How long has your child been fencing? What’s your child’s fencing rating? What was the result from the last fencing competition that your child competed in? What’s the highest level competition that your fencing child has competed in? If you’re a fencing parent, then...
The nuance of fencing becomes automatic to people who have been in it for a long time, but to newcomers, whether fencers or parents, the terminology can sound very unfamiliar. The detail can be challenging to master for those who are new to it. Epee grips are one of...
Who’s fault is it when a fencer loses a match? Here are your multiple choice answers: The parent The coach The ref The opponent The child All of the above There is a correct answer here, and we all know it. It’s not your fault that your child lost the match, after all...
Practice makes perfect is a cliche for a reason. The more a fencer practices, the better they will become. It’s a simple truth. If you work on your fencing for two hours per week in class, then you’re going to get better at a rate consummate to those two hours and not...
It’s a common thing that people don’t understand which color of fencing scoring lights belongs to which fencer. Parents often watch their children in a bout and don’t understand what’s going on and who’s scored. That’s especially true in a large venue like at an NAC...
Google “fencing” and you’ll get results that look like this: “Top Notch Temporary Fencers” “Fence Builders Inc.” “The Best 10 Fences and Gates” Obviously these results aren’t related to the kind of fencing that we all know and love, but rather to tall structures that...
