this manga would've been a lot better if they were taking about saber..because saber has so much action that's decided within seconds while epee and foil is basically a dancing game that people tend to exaggerate about. the physical chess crap. get in..get out-thats saber. everything will be decided within 2-4 moves. i can still remember the times when i make a retreating wrist cut and how i would time my opponents cuts or thrusts and retreat at the right moment and slit their wrist. sooo fun. i can totally see this as a tsubame gaeshi type of move haha