Fencing Training

Tips and Tricks for your Fencing Toolbox

En Garde is taking the opening position for action.

Shayen Locke March 19, 2020 No Comments

Balance and Imbalance in a Fight

This article will go over how to stay in the balance and how to keep the advantage during imbalances of a fight.

Veron Tepes March 7, 2020 1 Comment

Want to improve in fencing? Maybe try doing something else.

When I first started fencing, I thought it was vastly different from dancing. While there still are plenty of differences, I’ve noticed during my fencing journey that my dance training carries over to my fencing.

Becca February 16, 2020 1 Comment

What is a Tournament Experience?

A Tournament Experience is a unique experience because it really depends on each and every one of us. If we can come together and work towards having a tournament experience, we can all walk away with the memories of a wonderful and exciting event!

Kane Driscol October 21, 2019 No Comments

How to Analyze a Fight

Learning to analyze a fight is a crucial skill for every fencer. We can all benefit from breaking a fight down into smaller, more manageable pieces.

Kane Driscol July 19, 2018 5 Comments

Don’t Miss Out on a Valuable Opportunity

Every three weeks you have an opportunity to dedicate time towards your own goals, along side your fellow fighters. Do you take full advantage of it?

Kane Driscol July 12, 2018 2 Comments

Starting Your Own Study

In art, a Study is a drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation for a more elaborate piece. Studies are often used to understand the problems involved and to understand a particular skill or subject in more detail. In this Woodland Watch, we can apply that skill to fencing.

Kane Driscol July 5, 2018 No Comments

What Works

Fencing can frustrate us, it can infuriate us, it can confound us and inspire us. There is always more to learn, and I love it!

Shayen Locke June 30, 2018 No Comments

Activities That Can Help Get You Out of a Slump

We’ve all been there. We fall into a slump in our fencing and we don’t know how to get out of it or how to push our fencing skill forward. Luckily, slumps are just temporary challenges we can work through.

Kane Driscol June 26, 2018 2 Comments

The Power of 20 Minutes

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take

Shayen Locke June 14, 2018 1 Comment

Creating a Mind Map

In this weeks Woodland Watch, I want to share a helpful technique to organize your thoughts and is a great exercise for your fencing journal. It’s called Mind Mapping.

Kane Driscol June 7, 2018 1 Comment

Distillation

Distillation is the process of separating a liquid from chemicals, minerals, and other solids.

Shayen Locke June 2, 2018 No Comments

The Near Universal Hatred of Cloak

For some reason, when asked what their least favorite side is, most people will say “Cloak”. I hope to change their opinion.

Kane Driscol April 26, 2018 1 Comment

The Power of the “Sleeping Mind”

In each of us there is a mind we use for all our waking deeds. But there is another mind as well, a sleeping mind. It is so powerful that the sleeping mind can accomplish in one second what the waking mind can’t comprehend until afterwards.

Kane Driscol April 18, 2018 No Comments

Masters & Apprentices

The Master/Apprentice Program allows Swordsmen to continue their journey and to learn from their fellow fencers.

Kane Driscol April 3, 2018 No Comments

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