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[Knaight]

I just question the idea that semi-trained fencers - with any weapon - had little to fear from the inexperienced. I think self-defense is a harder problem than that. Also, double kills don't necessarily imply a complete lack of skill; they can result from aggression. Duelists sometimes acted with little regard for their own safety.

I'd also note that the assumption that there is "little to fear from the inexperienced" tends to assume a duel situation. Using myself as an example - I generally don't have issues dealing with one extremely inexperienced fencer. However, outside of duels there is nothing stopping that one fencer from bringing a few friends. Two against one is a problem. Three against one is a much bigger problem. Past that point, any victory of the one becomes some miraculous thing to be celebrated for years.