Olympic style fencing is pretty interesting too, to be fair. Physical Chess
Also it's less... scary? At least you'll get less scary-looking bruises (though probably more total number of bruises)
Also it's less... scary? At least you'll get less scary-looking bruises (though probably more total number of bruises)
It just seems incredibly divorced from it's martial origins. To each their own.
Just don't go into it if you are looking for realism.