2020-2021 Class Schedule 30 Aug 2020 18:02 Red Deer Fencing Club Hello Everyone, Red Deer Fencing Club Fall 2020 Schedule and Fees Fencing Lessons Ages 9 to Adult. Fencing […]
200830 Before and After – the Options 30 Aug 2020 16:26 Salle Green In earlier posts I have argued that a one tempo action can be subdivided into a start, an in-between period, and an end and that these subdivisions are what allow actions into an opponent’s tempo. This...
Vote for All-American Fencing for Fayetteville Observer’s Reader’s Choice Awards! 26 Aug 2020 13:02 All-American Fencing Club Please vote for the All-American Fencing Academy for Fayetteville Observer’s Reader’s Choice Award! Ok, thanks to everyone’s nomination, we made the top 5. We’ve never been nominated or won before because, honestly, we just didnt fit in any category!
ON/AH Series: August 2020, Week 4 Class and Updates 24 Aug 2020 13:04 All-American Fencing Club Quick Updates USA Fencing Membership: IMPORTANT! Make sure you renew your USA Fencing membership! Non-competitive is fine to start with: https://member.usafencing.org/ Prepare for a return to classes: We’re not totally certain when that will happen yet, but we want you to be prepared for it.
Limited Time Beginner Fencing Private Lessons 22 Aug 2020 23:44 All-American Fencing Club The All-American Fencing Academy is offering limited time Beginner Fencing Private Lessons. Private lessons are available for ages 10-13 only, on Thursdays at 7PM (September 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th).
OS/AH Series: August 2020, 3rd Week, Updates, and New Section! 17 Aug 2020 13:49 All-American Fencing Club Ok, first thing…there is a new section in our On Strip/At Home Series! We’ve added a bout analysis section where Coach Gerhard reviews a bout he hasn’t seen before. Hopefully this provides you with some insight and what Coach is looking at when you’re fencing...
20200816 Syncopation 16 Aug 2020 16:10 Salle Green How can you defeat an opponent? How can an opponent defeat you? There are a number of possibilities: (1) be faster, (2) be stronger, (3) be better known (yes, your reputation is worth touches in tight situations)...
Price Changes Effective September 1st 16 Aug 2020 00:14 Rain City Fencing Center To help cover rising staff and facility costs, we will need to increase our prices for classes and lessons as of September 1st. This is our first price increase in two years. While we want fencing to remain affordable for everyone...
Open Fencing Rules – Phase 2/3 16 Aug 2020 00:07 Rain City Fencing Center The following rules apply to all open fencing sessions at RCFC during Phase 2 and Phase 3. We will update these rules as more guidance updates from state and county governments become available. A maximum of 5 fencers per session are allowed.
OS/AH Series: August 2020, 2nd Week, Class and Updates 11 Aug 2020 15:56 All-American Fencing Club Ok…some quick updates. UPDATE YOUR USA FENCING MEMBERSHIP!Remember, this is important. Everyone needs to make sure you renew your USA Fencing Membership at https://member.usafencing.org/ Remember there are non-competitive memberships and competitive memberships...
New Phase 2 Guidelines 10 Aug 2020 00:35 Rain City Fencing Center Effective August 10th, 2020, Washington State has announced new guidelines for fitness businesses. These new guidelines include occupancy limits based on space available, and allow us to expand our offerings somewhat.
200809 What Is In A Word? 09 Aug 2020 16:27 Salle Green The other day on video I saw a fencer execute a Spike of the Cactus against a same handed opponent and then a Miyake against an opposite handed opponent. Both of them were prepared with Vezzali Steps. If we are to be successful as competitors...
OS/AH Series: August 2020, 1st Week, Class, and Updates! 06 Aug 2020 17:56 All-American Fencing Club Sorry I’m late this week. It’s been a busy week. I’ve added more time available for private lessons, 3 days a week. So if you would like to take private lessons, there are never more than 5-6 fencers in the fencing club at any time.
When It Rains, It Pours, Literally 03 Aug 2020 19:36 All-American Fencing Club Not only are we dealing with COVID-19 closures, now we have to deal with Hurricane Isaias. Current news shows that Isaias will go right through Fayetteville. But it appears to be a fast moving system and hitting our area between 11pm tonight and 12am.
200802 One Tempo, Two Tempo, Three Tempo, etc., etc. 02 Aug 2020 16:22 Salle Green Recently a colleague (Chuck Alexander, a Prevot and very accomplished epee fencer) sent me a slide deck to review and comment on. As I read through the slides, I realized that it was perhaps important to review in this blog some thoughts on tempo and distance.