This Really Isn’t Fencing

Here's a recording of the national league from two years ago, sharing it with everyone. 🙂

May the first online military fiction novel become a huge hit, creating a new genre and reaching all the tough guys! May the author's inspiration burst forth, thoughts flowing like a spring, perfectly showcasing the confrontation between steel and will.

In a broad sense, "sword fighting" means "combat with (cold) weapons," referring to any form of cold weapon fighting and techniques from ancient times to the present worldwide. In a narrow sense, "sword fighting" specifically refers to the cold weapon fighting sports that are popular today, with complete protective gear, safety equipment, and reasonable rules.

This topic is really novel and I find it very interesting. The author's writing is excellent, and the synopsis is also fantastic! It really gets your blood pumping! "Why shouldn't a man carry a Wu hook and seize fifty states beyond the passes?" Although it appears to be about combat games at first glance, it's clear that the worldview is gradually being revealed.

It's well-written, with a good subject matter and decent writing style, but there are still two issues: one is what I feel is lacking, and the other is purely my personal opinion. First, let me talk about what I think are the shortcomings of this book.

The author's setup is flawed. In the book, fencing is supposed to be the most popular sport, yet it's portrayed as a makeshift operation. Does the author even know what involution means? If a sport were truly this popular, there would at least be selection processes and youth training programs, instead of it being treated like a game where any amateur can compete after a few months of training.

Here are a few points for the author's reference. If you don't like them, you can delete them. 🙂 I feel there are some logical flaws... First, there's the issue of Kyoto University's team composition. It's incredibly illogical. According to the author, this sport is so popular worldwide, with international competitions, university leagues, and strong national and institutional promotion, offering…

I found the new book title quite interesting; it's a bit clickbait, but it seems alright too. It's much easier to remember than those weapon-themed books with titles like "The World" or "The World"... "Bingji" is an abbreviation for "historical weapons combat sport", which is similar to fencing, but not entirely the same thing.

I've read 100 chapters. To be honest, I really liked the theme and the early writing style. However, after the protagonist's identity was discovered, the writing went completely off-track, and there were a few things that bothered me. First, the Olympics incident—not that I was trying to ride the wave of popularity, but Japan came to the exchange and directly defeated everyone except the…

The first dozen or so chapters were readable, but the rest became a formulaic work that's been used by Qidian (a Chinese online literature platform) for years. The author seems to think things like "exciting," "explosive," "climax," "foreshadowing," "excitement," "comments," and "a sudden burst of brilliance" are good, but the reader response is lukewarm. The narrative often doesn't align with the author's. These days, if a book wants to do well, simply writing simple things won't work.