Craig Harkins
Craig has been fencing since he saw Peter Westbrook win a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics. Craig has covered the sport of fencing since 1995 via articles and newsletters on Fencing.Net. He has most recently re-entered competitive fencing in the Vet40 age category.
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Preparations of Attacks – Preparations D’Attaque
These drills are designed to help you to learn various ways of usingpreparations. Most of these are done without movement, and should be used to
Decision Point Exercises Part II
These drills point out the necessity of starting an attack with a plan, but without commitment to one set of actions.
Decision Point Exercises
Concept: Each action you take in fencing contains a decision point. At the end of an advance you ask yourself: Am I close enough to
Beat Attacks and Timing
Beats. Timing of the beat during the attack. When bouting in the fencing club, or even when executing drills, you will notice that fencers beat
Preparations of Attacks – Beats
Beats. How to use different types of beats for different situations. When bouting in the fencing club, or even when executing drills, you will notice