10 Ways To Make The London 2012 Olympics More Exciting
2. Fencing
Why it Sucks: Fencing, essentially a competitive sword fight, sounds awesome in theory. In theory. In reality, most fencing bouts are over quite quickly indeed and even the longer encounters are really just a fraction as entertaining as you might expect a sword fight to be. Yes it appears as we were lied to by the movies but would it really hurt if we were lied to by the Olympics too? How to Make it More Exciting: Fencing is now a Swashbuckling tournament, complete with ropes from which to swing, multiple levels on which the combat can take place and various props which can be incorporated into the competition for extra points. And its no longer about simply scoring hits either; points are awarded for dramatics, near-misses and hilarious repartee. Just like the movies! Potential Issues: While a live Swashbuckling tournament sounds potentially awesome, it could also turn quite quickly into an elaborate game of tag-youre-it. The focus here is on drama, so itd require the two athletes to ignore their urge to go for the kill and maybe research some classics Scaramouche, Zorro, The Count of Monte Cristo as part of the training. Lucky them!
