Final exam fencing master course
After a 2 year course for fencing master level 3, Danny and Nico were allowed to take the exam this Saturday.
Reflection cycle for fencing
In previous blogs I talked about Strip Coaching and Getting the Most Out of Your Practice. Both topic require you to be able to honestly and critically reflect you performance. To help you improve the reflection process I will introduce a model that is often used in education: the Reflection Cycle.
The sexual assault problem in fencing
The other day a was frequenting reddit.com and found a disturbing article from r/fencing on my front page ‘The sexual assault problem in fencing’. The author wrote that she is quitting the sport because sexual assault from coaches goes unaddressed.
Strip coaching
The other day I was watching sports news. Dutch top tennis player Kiki Bertens (ranked 10th in the world at the time) had beaten Wimbeldon winner Angelique Kerber (ranked 2nd). The result was exceptional, as Bertens fought her way back from a 1-0 deficit in sets to win 1-2, after being down 2-1 in games […]
Fencing and social media
In this blog I will show which social media outlets and old fashioned web sites I follow to keep mup with developments are taking place in modern fencing. Most of these media are related to sabre fencing, but I also follow a few that are more generally related to fencing.
The Tactical Wheel
The Tactical Wheel During last week’s practice I discussed a basic tactical model to analyze your opponent and build a game plan in foil fencing. However, the Tactical Wheel applies to all weapons and is really helpful to beginners to get a deeper understanding of the game. In fencing, like in chess, you can only […]
Are you getting the most out of your practice?
When we practice we hope to learn and improve (and beat our nemesis just for once). After all, if you keep improving and growing as a fencer, you can get joy out of our great sport for the rest of your life! However, we do not always practice with a clear focus and make the […]
Fitness training
In this blog I discuss how to combine the previous two blogs to structure a consistent the trainings in a week.
Leg day
In this trainer’s blog I will discuss a set of exercises to improve the strength and explosiveness of our fencers.
Core-stability training
In this trainer’s blog I will discuss a set of exercises to improve the balance and mobility of our fencers.