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		<title>You Could&#8217;ve Spent Your Time Better: My Personal Indictment Against Commercial Gyms</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Bratton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How’s your resolution going? We’ve recently made it through the two major eating holidays in Thanksgiving and Christmas, with New Years to hammer the fesitivities home for the lics in the house.  Carbs galore.  My point being that after the third holiday in the our overindulgent put your feet up holiday trifecta, a lot of&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://quickriposte.com/2012/01/19/you-couldve-spent-your-time-better-my-indictment-against-commercial-gyms/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quickriposte.com&amp;blog=28747431&amp;post=326&amp;subd=quickriposte&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons Beyond the Salle: Memoirs of a City Fencer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Bratton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[***Note:  Today we are graced to have a guest post from fencer and author, Caitlin Kelly of the the Broadside Blog.  If you'd like to learn more about Caitlin Kelly and her work offline you can check out her webpage at CaitlinKelly.com.   Sit back, relax and enjoy.***] I arrived in New York at the&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://quickriposte.com/2011/12/14/lessons-beyond-the-salle-memoirs-of-a-city-fencer/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quickriposte.com&amp;blog=28747431&amp;post=240&amp;subd=quickriposte&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Squiggly Arm Move (And Three Other Things You Shouldn’t Do When Meeting a Fencer)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Bratton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding out that someone is a fencer is something that is hard for people to grapple with for some reason.  More than likely because it’s a unique sport that people only really ever see if they are watching something major like the Olympics. The lack of exposure for this sport really sucks.  I feel like&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://quickriposte.com/2011/12/06/the-squiggly-arm-move-and-three-other-things-you-shouldnt-do-when-meeting-a-fencer/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quickriposte.com&amp;blog=28747431&amp;post=189&amp;subd=quickriposte&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Mutiny to a Minimum: How to Survive Teaching a Beginner Fencing Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Bratton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another Thanksgiving’s come and gone. Definitely topping Benny’s list of days that I spend all year salivating about.   But that’s only because I like eating way more than presents.  What other day do you get to just hang out with with loved ones, eat copious amounts of food and put your feet up with absolutely&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://quickriposte.com/2011/11/25/keep-mutiny-to-a-minimum-how-to-survive-teaching-a-beginner-fencing-class/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quickriposte.com&amp;blog=28747431&amp;post=174&amp;subd=quickriposte&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strategies to Avoid Overworking Yourself So You Don&#8217;t Get Dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Bratton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel like poop. Since I returned from World Champs, I’ve been fighting this freaking cold that I just can’t seem to get over.  I blame the weather, cause lately I’ve had no clue what to wear when I step outside.  For the non-believers out there who need proof that we are living in the&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://quickriposte.com/2011/11/13/143/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quickriposte.com&amp;blog=28747431&amp;post=143&amp;subd=quickriposte&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>G&#8217;On Brush Your Shoulders Off:  Tips For Bouncing Back After a Tough Loss</title>
		<link>http://quickriposte.com/2011/11/04/brush-your-shoulder-off-tips-for-bouncing-back-after-a-tough-loss-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Bratton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a reason why the first thing I do after I wake up is put on the TV and let SportCenter run over and over again every morning. I’m having a love affair with sports. But it goes way beyond the enjoyment that comes from just spectating or playing games.  What I really get into are the&#160;&#8230; <a href="http://quickriposte.com/2011/11/04/brush-your-shoulder-off-tips-for-bouncing-back-after-a-tough-loss-2/">Read&#160;more</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quickriposte.com&amp;blog=28747431&amp;post=128&amp;subd=quickriposte&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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