Fitness and Martial Arts tips
I was super proud of all of my fencers who participated in the SYC this weekend. This is the largest tournament on the eastern seaboard and there were fencers from all over including, Canada, Texas and Virginia to name a few. This is the tournament where all the best fencers come to compete so needless [...]
Displacement in fencing is a form of covering and can be penalized by a yellow card. The USFA stated rule is… “In foil and sabre, it is forbidden to protect the target area or to substitute another part of the body for the target area either by covering or by an abnormal movement.” Additionally, earlier in [...]
Quick reminder. All fencers ready for competition should plan on competing at the SYC in Wellesley on March 19,20,21. This is the most important tournament of the year. Your age group will only be on one of those days but if possible you should fence in two age categories. More info here. www.askfred.net
I know that just about everyone in foil fencing competition uses a pistol grip of some sort. Surely this means we shouldn’t question the pistol grips superiority and take it on faith that the pistol is the way to go. Of course anyone that knows me, either as a trainer or a coach, knows “conventional” [...]
The only thing that makes foil fencing anything other that a reactive sport on a par with being a hocky goalie is “right of way”. Not that I have anything against hocky goalies. We even have a NHL goalie at Warriors. But foil fencing without concentration on right of way assures that the hocky goalie, [...]
Well, Warrior’s Way Fencing has reached a milestone. Our first fencing student has achieved a USFA ranking. Congratulations to Robert who has today become an E2010. The way the fencing ranks work is that it goes from E to A. In order to move to a higher rank you need to place in certain tournaments. [...]
March 23, 2010
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