Traditionally, fencing is a sport that has been niche for many reasons, not the least of which is that fencing clubs are not easy to come by. For people who live in rural America, fencing is often totally inaccessible because they don’t live close enough to a place to...
This year has been one that we will never forget, but also one that we might wish not to remember, as we are saying to it - farewell 2020! There is a running sentiment among everyone that 2020 is a year that we need to just put behind us. It’s been horrible,...
Kitoo Dubb (third from the left) and her X'Pressions team Bright things are happening, even in the seeming darkness of winter. We have experienced some wonderful, uplifting and beautiful acts during the pandemic. It is easy to focus on the hardships that the...
It can feel like the last year has been nothing more than one long and impossible series of choices that are gut wrenching for us to make, yet they have to be made. Gratitude is not an easy sentiment to come by as the months drag on and on, especially when we realize...
After months of slow upticks in coronavirus cases, it looks as though the winter is bringing with it a new wave of cases and a new reality for us to face. Safety has to be our priority, and so we find ourselves having to step back and restock how fencing training will...
There has always been a careful balance between school and sports, but now the facets of this challenge have changed completely. Not only is school and sport totally different than it has been before, there is also the added struggle of navigating a crisis. Everyone...
Six months ago, I would have told you that this isn’t worth it. I would have said to you that it was all temporary and that start fencing online was a stop gap for a few weeks until we figured things out. Today of course we know differently. We know now that we have...
How can this possibly be a good time to start a new sport? Is it even possible to start a new sport right now? The answer is that yes, it is absolutely possible to start a new sport right now. In fact, now is a really awesome time to start a new sport. We are all...
There are many people asking the important question of whether to mask during exercise or not. It’s a valid question, because once again we are in uncharted territory in this new era of coronavirus. There are articles and advice on the subject all over the internet....
The "AFM Safe Shield" Returning to Training Guidelines are based on CDC health considerations and tools for operating during COVID-19, California schools’ guidelines, CDC Considerations for Youth Sports and Summer Camps, and Santa Clara County’s Public Health...
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