The holidays are almost here! By almost we mean they’re right around the corner and we can see them pulling into the driveway. But oh no, you’ve forgotten to get the gift for them that you meant to pick up and now you’re feeling like a heel. There’s got to be a...
It’s a common thing that people don’t understand which color of fencing scoring lights belongs to which fencer. Parents often watch their children in a bout and don’t understand what’s going on and who’s scored. That’s especially true in a large venue like at an NAC...
Google “fencing” and you’ll get results that look like this: “Top Notch Temporary Fencers” “Fence Builders Inc.” “The Best 10 Fences and Gates” Obviously these results aren’t related to the kind of fencing that we all know and love, but rather to tall structures that...
Fencers tend to be pretty enthusiastic about our sport, whether we’re adult fencers or kids. We want to encourage other people to learn about the sport and so to share our passion, but how can we best do that? Sometimes we can be shy about putting our interests out...
Recently I had a thought-provoking conversation with a mom of one of our serious epee fencers. This experienced epeeist had gone to a fencing competition where he’d won all of his bouts against A and B rated rivals, but oddly lost two bouts against relatively...
Sports in popular culture is often about inspiration and driving towards success. How sports can bring out the best in human nature. Whether it’s in movies, television shows, books, or even music, these themes are everywhere. Fencing is increasingly in the spotlight...
Let’s first of all be excited that a fencer is part of the standard emoji set! The fencer was added to Emoji 3.0 and Unicode 9.0 in 2016. What that means that this is a standard emoji that you can use everywhere no matter what your device. You can send the little...
There’s a lot of conversation going on right now about what exactly it means to be a woman – what are the limits on women in our world and what should their role be? We see women and men competing in fencing with a shared vigor. That goes from our youngest new fencers...
This weekend, we celebrate Mother’s Day and as the mom of four fencing kids I look forward to the extra family time to connect and enjoy one another. While the joy of watching our children thrive in a sport they love and are passionate about is part of why we chose to...
Some fencers choose to compete because they feel pulled to better themselves and their skill. They love the thrill of the fencing competition. They enjoy the excitement of traveling and being a part of their fencing club team. They feel supported by their parents and...
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