The Tactical Wheel: First Intention Attacks
First Intention Attacks The first “spoke” in the Tactical Wheel is the First Intention Attack. By definition, this is an attack that you launch in
Tactical Progression of the Bout – The Tactical Wheel
This edition concerns itself with the tactical progression of a bout. Most fencers learn these concepts through the progression of drills and lessons with a
General Footwork Exercises
There have been several discussions on the rec.sport.fencing newsgroup and in the fencing.net forums on the different types of exercises one should do in order to
Conditioning Footwork Exercises
While most of us do some amount of footwork drills, how many make footwork into an aerobic workout? Not too many is my guess.
A Championship Effort
Since retiring from competitive fencing I have turned my fencing energies toward coaching juniors. I expected that this experience would require teaching fencing skills, strategy,