January 2017 - Page 2 of 2 - Academy of Fencing Masters Blog

Beginner Fencing Summer Camp 2017 (San Jose, CA - San Francisco Bay Area) 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 fencing club is, it’s certain that they’re already getting their plans together for summer camp. Dates are being set and coaches are making out their curricula. If there’s anything that can be said about the sport of fencing, it’s that fencers tend to be planners. That’s because solid planning makes for better training.

Whether your family is new to fencing or has been doing this for a long time, figuring out fencing summer camp in the winter is a good idea. Here are five reasons why winter is the perfect time to plan for fencing summer camp.

10 Ways to Be a Fencing Mentor

By Irina Chirashnya

On January 10, 2017

In Mosaic

Hello I am your fencing mentor 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 things that a fencing aficionado can help them with to make the newbie fencer have an easier time getting into the swing of things. Here are some ideas for becoming a fencing mentor:

Cadet and Junior Point Reset – New Year, New Points

By Igor Chirashnya

On January 5, 2017

In Rules and Regulations

Cadet and Junior Point Reset on January 10 for Regional Junior Cadet Circuit

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 Olympics next year.

Junior and Cadet regional points run on a yearlong basis – from 1/10/2017 to about this date in 2018. This is of course completely different from other regional points (i.e., youth, Div1A, Div2), which run from summer to summer.

12 Ways to Become a Happier Fencer in the New Year

By Irina Chirashnya

On January 3, 2017

In Spirit

12 Ways to become happier fencer in a new year 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 the way.

One of the things that we love most about fencing is the joy that it brings us, just in the doing of it. Fencing is a sport full of happy people! To that end, we wanted to share some of what we’ve learned about happiness and fencing.