What’s the thing that is always full, a bit mysterious and goes with a fencer everywhere? It’s the fencing bag! Choosing the right fencing bag can be a bit of a challenge, as there are tons of options out there - some of which you might be more familiar with than...
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...
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...
If you have been in fencing for more than 10 minutes, then you’ve probably noticed that it is dominated by Russian speaking coaches who came from the big old Soviet Union and who share many similar traits and habits. Generally speaking, all Russian fencing coaches...
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...
I recently ran across this fantastic motivational tool, something that I found to be just mind blowing! A simple formula The concept is a simple one: If "1" is 100% of your effort yesterday, then if today you do only by 1% more, you will do 1.01. If every day you do...
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...
Do children need to have their favorite superheroes ? Of course they do! Children are looking for examples of ideal characters to which they can aspire - they feel compelled to find moral references in people they want to be like. People have always created legends...
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