Great news! Fencing Summer Nationals 2021 looks to be on! After losing our biggest event to the pandemic in 2020, it’s exhilarating to think that we are on the road back to our capstone national tournament! The last year has turned the entire system of fencing...
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Art of Fencing, Art of Life
Month: April 2021
Why Most Fencing Coaches Start Students with the French Grip
The point at which the fencer and the sword connect is the grip, and it is an important starting point for fencers. In fencing, the French grip is the simplest. It is a straight or slightly curved piece of metal, wrapped in some kind of cushioning material, with an...
Is Fencing a Difficult Sport?
There’s a range of what is difficult sport and what is not, with lots of places to start and lots of places to go. In the world of sports, this range is broad and always changing. No, fencing is not a difficult sport. We should start off by saying that. Is it...
Fight Your Discomfort to Grow
We all like to be comfortable. Especially in times when things out there are making us feel discomfort. In fencing, we see comfort in all kinds of ways. Fencers learn that certain things work and begin to rely on this kind of parry or that kind of footwork to give...
Fencing Goes to Space!
It’s been hard to keep this secret for so long, but we are finally able to share our good news! After a long year of negotiating and working through concepts, we are proud to announce that we are taking fencing to SPACE! We are now the official training partners of...