There’s a range of what is difficult sport and what is not, with lots of places to start and lots of places to go. In the world of sports, this range is broad and always changing. No, fencing is not a difficult sport. We should start off by saying that. Is it...
A person's hand holding a crystal ball against the backdrop of the ocean, creating a unique and artistic perspective of the horizon reflected through the crystal. There is a widely held misconception that training is preparation for becoming a master in fencing. We...
It’s the seventh anniversary of the AFM blog! We launched this online resource on February 3rd, 2014, and it’s been a joy every step of the way, even as it’s been a lot of hard work. In that way, it’s a whole lot like fencing itself. From that time, we set out to be a...
Thanks to pandemic lockdowns, we have been forced to think differently about the way that we approach our training. Though fencing is an individual sport, it’s long been one that we practice in group settings, with coaches, classmates, training partners, and mentors...
beautiful young and sexy woman What does it take to become an elite fencer? This is a question that just about every fencer wants to know, and it’s one that we are always on the hunt for an answer to. There is actually not a simple answer, not in the slightest....
Back of woman standing happily at the lake while waiting to watch the sunset at the campsite. Ideas of travel and leisure time during the holidays. A mercantile goal is one that is based on trading up. You want to progress from where you are now to a place that is...
A new year means new goals and new possibilities. Though the last twelve months have been defining and challenging in ways that we haven’t seen for decades on a global scale AND on a personal level, there is every reason to think that things the new year 2021 will be...
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...
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