The Importance of a Team in Fencing - By Aditi Soin When people think of fencing, they think of two people on a strip trying to stab each other. That it is an individual sport and fencers fence one on one. In fencing, we do have team events in addition to the...
AFM Receives Best Fencing Clubs 2015 - 2016 National Club Rankings! This year has meant a lot to AFM – it’s been a season of growth and achievement for our fencers as we build on our success and push forward towards the future. And once again we’ve got some amazing...
Getting ready for back to school is something that all families do, but for fencing families the whole process is doubled down as fencing competition season starts to get going in the fall as well. That means that we’ve got to worry about both our sport as well as all...
What does life look like for an Olympic Fencer? It’s one of those intensely burning questions that many of us have, trying to figure out how these amazing athletes get there so that we can try to emulate what they’re doing and get that much better ourselves. We’re...
I love losing. Don’t get me wrong, I hate it in the moment. I cry, I throw (mini) tantrums. I get upset at my coach. I get upset at my parents. I get upset at myself. But soon after, I no longer feel upset. Losing always seems like a terrible thing to people. As if it...
It’s no secret that the American fencers are roaring and ready to go for Rio. And we really think that this year is our year! The U.S. fencing team this year has a lot going for them, with talent, passion and experience all contributing to what we know will be an...
Though we’re all very much familiar with the competition and the ceremony surrounding the Summer Olympics, and though most of us in the fencing community know a great deal about the kind of dedication and hard work that it takes to get to those high level...
