Foil fencer Inna Deriglazova has proven to be a powerful force in the fencing world, challenging the best female foilists at the highest levels of competition over the course of many years. A recent interview with her by TASS correspondent Veronika Sovetova, following...
Academy of Fencing Masters Blog
Art of Fencing, Art of Life
Month: July 2019
50+ Amazing Smartphone Fencing Backgrounds
Smartphone fencing backgrounds are very popular! Everyone has a smartphone. When you have this little device in your hands all the time that you don’t have a sword in your hands, of course, you want to put your fencing mark on it - create your own smartphone fencing...
Lost bout: How to Cherish Every Fencing Bout Your Kid Loses
This post was borne out of my personal parental experience at 2019 Fencing Summer Nationals in Columbus, OH, watching as my kids lost their bouts. How they cried. How they struggled. How they processed their defeat. How they talked about their lost bout afterwards,...
Why Fencing is Good for Kids [Infographic]
We recently published a post "9 Reasons Why Fencing is Good for Kids" which received a lot of positive feedback from many people. So I decided to create an infographic inspired by that and other posts, since a picture is worth a thousand words. I hope you enjoy this...
Fantastic Performance from AFM Fencers at the 2019 Fencing Summer Nationals
Wow. Just wow! We are still reeling from incredible performance of the AFM fencers at the 2019 Fencing Summer Nationals in Columbus. After a memorable 10 days in Columbus, Ohio, we are home and still stunned by the marvelous results from our AFM athletes. It’s...
Important Fencing Safety Rules
There are some general fencing safety rules that all fencers should follow, though sometimes they aren’t as obvious as we imagine they should be! Fencing is naturally a sport of weapons. Despite this, it’s consistently one of the safest sports that anyone can...
Eight ways to Improve Your Summer Fencing Regime
Summer is here, school is out, and for fencers that means there’s a break in the fencing season. For those going to Fencing Summer Nationals in the middle of the summer, there is some major motivation to keep training until then. For those not going to Fencing Summer...