Big dreams take serious goal making and a great deal of patience in order to get there. Putting things on a calendar or jotting down what you want to make happen aren’t enough to create the success that many young people and their families are looking for when they...
How can you fence if you can’t wear a fencing mask? A real world story of fencing mask claustrophobia We once had a little boy, an eleven year old in our beginner fencing class. For a couple of years he’d asked parents to find him a fencing club because he absolutely...
Where does greatness come from? Does it come from natural talent? Or the right teacher? Or a hearty work ethic? The truth is that greatness doesn’t come from any one thing. As parents, we want to give our children the best and most opportunities that we can. And...
If you fence foil or sabre long enough you learned that fencing lames fail, and that this can happen in just 1 day. But before you buy a new lame, let’s step back for a moment to realize that you still can resurrect your broken one. If you are doing this for your...
Ah . . . the fencing bag. Is there anything more ubiquitous in the fencing gym than this little gem? For fencing mom’s the fencing bag is loved and feared. We love it because it helps our kids to become more independent, taking control of their gear and showing their...
Fencing shoes are among the least glamorous and least talked about pieces of fencing equipment. Once a fencer gets into the groove of finding the right shoe, they tend to just throw them in the bag and forget about them. And rightly so. (for more on choosing the right...
What is the thing that we love most about fencing? It’s FUN!When a child first signs up for fencing, they see before them the cool factor - an adult is about to hand them a sword. There’s really very little that’s cooler that could happen to a child beyond that! After...
How do you raise a girl who has high self esteem? Empowering girls is important work for parents, not only because it helps them to feel good about themselves but also because positive self esteem leads girls to better decision making and success in life. Fencing’s...
Parents of fencers often worry that they haven’t done enough to get ready for out of state competition, and even that lack of good prep is going to somehow lower the performance of their children. Rest assured that your child is going to be fine! We travel with...
When we think about fencing, one of the things that we really think about is passion. That’s what Tim Morehouse brings to the web with Fencing University. Tim is an Olympic Silver Medalist and the founder of Fencing in the Schools, a program that promotes access to...
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