by jwischniafap | May 8, 2023 | Experienced Fencers, Fencing Beginners
Fencing Ratings You may have heard of rated fencers, but what does it all mean? In this article, we’ll discuss what ratings are, how you earn them, and what their use is. Please note that for purposes of this discussion, we are setting aside the intricacies of fencing...
by jwischniafap | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sabre fencing has been present since at least 18th century Europe even though there are accounts of similar games during the Middle Ages. The sport became more well-known in the 1800s, with the first competitions taking place at about this time as well. Today, sabre...
by jwischniafap | Dec 20, 2021 | Fencing Beginners, Fencing Facts
The History of Fencing is a long and storied one, and while sword-fighting has been around for thousands of years, the sport of fencing has ancient origins and is believed to have developed from the similar techniques of swordplay, wrestling, and boxing. The first...
by jwischniafap | Dec 13, 2021 | Fencing Beginners
As a fencing school that works with all levels of fencers – from absolute beginners to Olympic alternates, we field a few of the same questions in each beginner class, so we’ve written this post for those of you that might be completely new to fencing. It...
by jwischniafap | Dec 6, 2021 | Fencing Beginners, Fencing Facts
When you think of fencing, you might think it’s a dangerous sport – after all, swinging swords at each other must be dangerous, right?! Well, our experience (and studies!) have shown it’s one of the safest sports you can take part in. Everything about modern...
