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Flicking in Epee is often an exercise in feeling the pain of 500g of steel clubbing your hand and landing flat. When utilized properly as a preparatory action, it presents a lower risk means to aim for shorter targets, setting the fencer up for a deeper, explosive closing attack. This post is intended to discuss … Continue reading Flicking in Épée as an Offensive Preparatory Action
Fencers like to debate about yelling in the sport and whether or not this is unsportsmanlike, whifferninnious conduct. The truth is, yelling is a part of fencing, and those who are offended by it are likely the same people who were tattle tailing on the playground until they were 18 years old. Yelling in the … Continue reading The 10 Commandments of Yelling in Fencing
In the 2012 Milwaukee Division I Men’s Epee NAC, Benjamin Wieder was facing Jimmy Moody in the round of 32. Moody secured a 4-5 touch lead at the end of period one. Entering period 2, Moody proceeded to withdraw his blade from reach, fully understanding that Wieder’s forte was in his blade work. Wieder desperately … Continue reading Using Non-Combativity as a Tactic
At the young age of 10, you could tell Jonathan Yergler had a rare knack for the game of fencing. My mother once turned to me during a tournament and said: "That boy is going to be an Olympian one day." I agreed. I have had the pleasure of being Jonathan's teammate at various Florida … Continue reading An Interview with 2012 NCAA Epee Fencing Champion Jonathan Yergler
Speak to any fencer, regardless of his/her weapon, and the name "Sergei Golubitsky" echoes in the fencing world as the name "Michael Jordan" does in Basketball or the name "Muhammad Ali" in boxing. Growing up in Florida and learning fencing, the maestro of our salle would always have Golubitsky's "Golden Bouts" DVD playing, highlighting his … Continue reading An Interview with Fencing Legend Sergei Golubitsky