A familiar refrain that I hear from parents at fencing competition goes something like this: “The ref was completely wrong. He called so many touches incorrectly, and he gave way too many red cards.” The might go on about some other issue with the fencing referees,...
What is it that drives us to keep going? To keep achieving as fencers? And how do we even define achievement? Fencing tends to be viewed as a pursuit of the young. Clubs are brimming with kids holding swords, teenagers on the strip, college students in fencing masks....
High school is a seminal time in the life of just about everyone. Young people are starting to form their own identities during this critical point in life. They’re figuring out who they are and getting ready to step out into the world beyond their home and family....
Maybe it’s the fact that we’re holding weapons, but many people believe that there is a fair amount of danger in the sport of fencing. It’s one of the things that makes the sport romantic, even though it is one of the safest sports that a child or an adult can...
When it comes to fencing, unfortunately there are very few quality resources online. We’d love to see more fencing blogs or YouTube dedicated fencing channels for people to read and learn about fencing. But fencing is a very niche sport, so most people have a very...
Summer can seem far off as we sit here in mid-January, but it’s not nearly as far off as you might think. Time flies through the spring semester of school in the blink of an eye. Now is a great time to start preparing for fencing summer camps. No matter where your...
Unlike many other sports, fencing is not mainstream. Most likely the newbie fencer - be it an adult fencer, a child fencer, or the parent of a fencer, has no clue about it. They can often be intimidated by the sheer volume of information. As a result, there are many...
JANUARY 10th is the first day of the year for Cadets and Juniors when it comes to the Regional Junior Cadet Circuit (RJCC) season reset. This is critical for parents, coaches, and fencers to remember as it affects qualification for Fencing Summer Nationals and Junior...
There’s fencing and then there’s life. One and the other really go together! The other thing that goes with those two pillars is happiness. The goal of this sport isn’t the hardware on the shelf - it’s personal growth that we seek and the happiness that we find along...
