Don't Quit Showing Keep Trying And Quitter Fencing isn’t for everyone. We don’t assume that it is, and we don’t expect anyone to stay with it should they figure out that it’s not their thing. But how can you know that it’s not your thing? When is the right time to...
Cozy and adorable black and white bulldog puppy dozing off in a soft, fluffy grey blanket Getting lost in the role of parenting is easy to do - we want to give the absolute best to our children naturally. That’s especially true if you’re a parent who is heavily...
In the highest levels of fencing there is a saying: Half of your fencing career you work for your reputation. The other half your reputation works for you. This is true of every level of fencing, even at the local fencing competitions that seem so far from the...
Though people throw around the word “sport” as though it’s just one thing, that’s of course a blanket way to use the term. There are dozens of sports that have risen up to the mainstream in the United States, many more if you count those around the world. Even the...
At what point is it ok to just get by? You know, do the least amount of effort to get the biggest reward. It’s a strategy that we offer our fencers quite often on the strip. Conserve your energy, get that point with the least expenditure of movement as possible....
We’ve all had the experience of being nervous before an event that we needed to perform well in, whether in school or in sports. That feeling of butterflies in the stomach, a soup of jitters and self doubt, it can feel overwhelming and stressful, especially for young...
So many new year’s resolutions, so little likelihood that they’ll ever happen. Right? We all make these beautiful lists of beautiful things that we’re going to beautifully do in the new year to help our lives/skills/relationships improve, and then we get bummed out...
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