Profiled.
I can testify to the issues of being a shorter fighter, from the perspective of the guy who's the tallest in his fencing class.
In the event of drastic height differences, there are the people who have their pres-de-fleur and other techniques down well enough to force my blade aside, close in and attack before I can reposition myself. If they're fast enough, they'll strike me before I can reset the distance between us to something that suits my tastes. The ones who haven't aced the techniques for dealing with notably taller people will usually perform the technique, but poorly enough so I parry, and fighting continues, usually in my favor.
23-Apr-2015 23:49:14