Just to prove that this Blog is not just used for the Blademaster to pretend how good he is, I have to report yet another defeat that has been on the cards for a while; I knew it would happen one day, but was hoping to hold out for a few years more. In Last nights 15th anniversary tournament, I lost 5 - 4 in a superb fight to the pretender to the family crown ( not to the Welsh nephew ) but to my son Blademaster junior. Those that were watching would surely agree that this was a deserved victory, and by the applause at the end of the fight a very popular decision as well. The spectators will also be able to confirm that this fight was not thrown in any shape or form, I was certainly trying my hardest, after all the anniversary trophy was at stake, and also family pride. I was also fighting really good myself, but Phil was just fighting better, and was the better fencer.

This also gave heart to Rowdy who was my final opponent of the night. Never seen anyone in my life come out of the traps as fast as he did, so looks like fights in the future could be getting harder. Time to step up another gear.

 Congratulations to Phil for the time being, I will soon want my crown back. As for the tournament itself, some great fights took place on every piste. The results have yet to be confirmed due to a miscalculation in the scorecards...I will put down to tiredness at the end of the fights for the basic errors being made on the score cards and the final adding up. Hey we are fencers not mathematicians.

Thanks to all that took part. PS. Prize for the person who can name the title quote.