The Olympics are more than just any sporting event, they invoke within us something beyond. Hearing the Olympic fanfare alone is enough to make most of us experience a heart that rushes forward, pulse racing as we get swept away with the wonder and amazement. Olympic...
Academy of Fencing Masters Blog
Art of Fencing, Art of Life
Month: July 2016
How to throw an Olympic Fencing Party in Five Easy Steps
So you want to throw an awesome Olympic fencing party to share the excitement of fencing with all of your friends? Of course you do! But you don’t just want to order a pizza and pop some popcorn, this is a big deal. You’re raring to go and ready to pull out all of...
16 Things that Only Fencers Understand
There are many things in this world that, let’s face it, you can only understand if you’ve experienced them. One of those things is fencing – there is specific stuff that will only make sense to you if you’ve been a fencer. That’s not to say that there’s anything...
The Road to Rio: Profiles of the US Olympic Fencing Team
The Olympics are nearly here! We’re so excited to be rooting for the US in Rio (and of course following all of the other incredible fencers from around the world). Check out the profiles of the US Olympic Fencing Team so that you can find yourself more invested in the...
Why Our Kids Need to Dream Big
Are we teaching our kids to reach too far? It’s highly unlikely that our children will actually make it to the Olympics, so why fill their heads with big dreams that can’t possibly come true? The impossible happens all the time It’s true, the odds are long on a given...
Why fencers should write a resume of failures
It’s natural for us to parade around the amazing things that we do – we celebrate our successes. But just telling everyone out there what we did that was so great doesn’t really tell the whole story does it? Fencing is very much about learning how to grow from things...
23 Ways to Enjoy Fencing at Summer
The long summer days mean that there’s a lot more time to do things that we wouldn’t normally get to do, a time to hang out and get into all kinds of good stuff. Sometimes figuring out what kind of good stuff to get into can be a challenge - it’s easy to stay in our...