One of our Y12 epee fencers, despite being very early on in his fencing career, wowed us all with a great performance today. Michael started fencing just last fall and has very few competitions under his belt; we don’t have many Youth epee competitions in the Bay...
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Month: June 2014
Summer Nationals Tips: Packing your fencing gear for air travel
As you can imagine, we’re finding it hard to think of anything BUT Fencing Summer Nationals as we get more excited to travel to Columbus. I realize many of you might be flying with your fencing gear for the first time (*), so I wanted to share this post on tips for...
Summer Nationals Tips: Cheering for Your Fellow Fencers
Summer Nationals has begun! Excitement is in the air! Knowing that the youth events start soon, we thought this would be a good time to post some tips and advice for our newer fencers, for this and all competitions. Specifically, today’s post is about cheering on your...
Always Respect Your Fencing Opponent
With US Fencing Summer National Championship quickly approaching, it’s a good time to remind ourselves that each and every opponent deserves our respect. With a large group of competitors, you are likely to come up against an opponent with less experience or a lower...
Fencing Rules for the Novice Parent: Objective and procedures
You’ve probably noticed that the rules of fencing are a bit complicated. Not to mention they also change often as both the FIE and the USFA experiment with different rules to make the sport attractive to a wider audience. For example, the FIE is experimenting with...
Now Available: AFM’s FREE Online Book for Parents of Fencers
We've been working hard to provide you with a consolidated resource for all the things parents need to know when they’re new to fencing. Our new book, “Parents' Guide to Fencing: Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Child in the Sport of Fencing,” is available...
Can parents train their children for fencing at home?
“Can I train my child for fencing at home?” We hear this question from passionate parents quite often. In soccer, baseball, and basketball, it is quite common to see parents playing with their kids in parks and helping their children develop sport-specific skills. So,...
Exciting News! 2015 Summer National Fencing Championship to be held in San Jose, CA
USFA has just announced that the 2015 Summer Nationals will be held in San Jose, CA … for the first time since 2008! This is great news for all competitive fencers because who doesn’t love to travel to California? It’s particularly exciting for us here at AFM and all...
Fencing and the college advantage
Having fencing listed as an interest on your child’s college application could “make the difference between going to a ‘good’ college or university and a ‘great’ college or university.”[1] Fencing gives that extra advantage when applying to higher education. Of...