ASYMMETRY IN DUELS I took fencing in my 20’s got reasonably good despite the fac

ASYMMETRY IN DUELS

I took fencing in my 20’s got reasonably good despite the fact that I have the wrong build for it. And here is the thing. The average person with very little training can point-shoot successfully to the point where differences are marginal. This is why the aristocracy was overthrown. The difference between skilled swordsmen without armor is much greater. The difference between skilled warriors with swords and armor much greater. The difference between skilled fighters without weapons even greater. My opinion on these things is that we solve the difference with numbers as we always have (go to court) if we cannot find a reasonable compromise between our size and ability. And as such, as long as ‘court’ is one of the available options, dueling is simply rational.