Summer Nationals has begun! Excitement is in the air! Knowing that the youth events start soon, we thought this would be a good time to post some tips and advice for our newer fencers, for this and all competitions. Specifically, today’s post is about cheering on your...
With US Fencing Summer National Championship quickly approaching, it’s a good time to remind ourselves that each and every opponent deserves our respect. With a large group of competitors, you are likely to come up against an opponent with less experience or a lower...
You’ve probably noticed that the rules of fencing are a bit complicated. Not to mention they also change often as both the FIE and the USFA experiment with different rules to make the sport attractive to a wider audience. For example, the FIE is experimenting with...
“Can I train my child for fencing at home?” We hear this question from passionate parents quite often. In soccer, baseball, and basketball, it is quite common to see parents playing with their kids in parks and helping their children develop sport-specific skills. So,...
“Balancing both my academic and athletic goals has always been important to me, and, as such, I have had a lot of practice juggling it all over the course of my fencing career,” says Gerek Meinhardt, who earned the #1 world ranking in fencing in last January and won...
I love sports. I have been involved in sports my whole life – especially fencing. This was a sport I was dedicated to and competed in throughout my youth. As an adult, I still enjoy the sport, which is why I’m so heavily enmeshed in it to this day. I believe...
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