Adolescence is a challenging time for lots of reasons. It marks the transition from being a kid to being an adult, but those intervening years are anything but easy on pre-teens and teenagers. Fencing can really help young people navigate this often unbalanced time....
Academy of Fencing Masters Blog
Art of Fencing, Art of Life
Month: September 2023
12 Ways You Can Improve Your Fencing Skills Right Now
There are no quick fixes in life, and mastering fencing takes a lifetime. However, there are absolutely things that you can do right now to improve your fencing, and they aren’t all that difficult nor do they all take that long. Here are a dozen quick ways that you...
Why Kids Should Try Lots of Activities (Including Fencing!)
One thing that parents are always looking for is new things for their kids to participate in. We want our kids to have the opportunity to learn new things, even as we want them to find that perfect activity and focus on it so they can excel. Keeping their bodies and...
How Hard Should Parents and Coaches Push Young Fencers?
As parents, we want our kids to be successful. It’s our job to make sure that kids have all the tools they need to reach their full potential and to be as fulfilled as they can be. That goes for fencing, but it also goes for school and other activities. There’s a...
42 Fascinating Fencing Facts Every Fencer Should Know
We all know that fencing is a cool sport, but how up to date are you on the outlying, and honestly super weird facts of fencing? To help you expand your horizons in fencing, we’ve put together forty-two fascinating and (sometimes) obscure facts about...