Every time USA Fencing publishes a schedule, a huge portion of parents start complaining, both about event days and event start time. I'm among these complainers. We don't like anything: why does this age group event end at night and the next age group event start at...
One of the most frustrating moments for parents of USA Fencing is when their absolutely perfect video wouldn't be accepted by a referee as proof of a devastatingly wrong call the referee made. So often such crucial mistakes are made at every level of competition, from...
Solar Eclipse Update (April 8)— There appears to be considerable excitement and inquiries made to USA Fencing regarding implementing the double-flighted events policy. Please note that changes announced on April 1st were part of our annual tradition of playing with...
The sheer volume of fencing videos on social media channels like YouTube, Tiktok, and Instagram Reels, offers us a gold mine for analysts doing theoretical research on the sport of fencing. A couple of such recent studies inspired me to conduct my own research. I...
Coming soon for the 2022-23 fencing season is a fantastic fencing competition service that will support competitive fencers like never before. The hassle and struggle of carting gear back and forth to the venue, all while making sure it’s clean, sanitized, and...
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...
Challenging times require new creative solutions. For fencers, one of the biggest challenges of a new lockdown reality is their inability to fence against real opponents. But don't worry, we have you covered. Introducing World's First Zoom Fencing Competition! While...
The new unwillingness to fight rule in fencing has created a lot of confusion among fencers, even veteran fencers. It’s something everyone has been talking about since it went into effect earlier this year, and we’re always working to find new solutions for fencers...
One of the most problematic areas of detecting a valid touch in epee is a foot touch. Even at the highest level of competition with grounded pistes there is always a concern whether the touch was valid or not, especially near the strip’s boundary. Many epee...
If you have been in fencing for more than 10 minutes, then you’ve probably noticed that it is dominated by Russian speaking coaches who came from the big old Soviet Union and who share many similar traits and habits. Generally speaking, all Russian fencing coaches...
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