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The Importance of Seeding, or Why Can’t I Win Any DE Bouts?

When I had only been fencing about a year, I started to become a regular competitor. I went to all the tournaments I could find.

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Sabre Coaching Seminar

The Pan American Fencing Academy (PAFA) is hosting a Sabre Coaching Seminar DECEMBER 12-14, 2003.  PAFA is part of the United States Fencing Coaches Association

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Fitness Routines for Fencing

The following fitness routines are courtesy David Littel of the Liberty Fencing Alliance.  David has been coaching foil fencing for the last 10 years on

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Tactical Practice

Practice each of the following for 90 seconds without stopping.

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Tying It All Together–The Hungarian Methodology

In August 1998 I went to a fencing camp (combined with a coaches program) in Hungary. I learned about the Hungarian methodology for teaching fencing.