#esgrime

[i-effing-love-fencing]

It's astonishing that after every bad day I can fence and I feel millions of times better

[i-effing-love-fencing]

tfw they cancel practice, but no one tells you

[i-effing-love-fencing]

Where do you think is the best place to position your epee? I've been fencing for 4 years but both of my teachers tell me different things during lessons. One says hold the point towards the arm because it's closest target area, and the other says point towards the face because its more likely if your opponent gets caught up with you they'll run into the blade. What are your thoughts?

In general I would say never to point your weapon at your opponents face unless that’s where you’re going for the touch.  The arm is the best place in my opinion partly because it is closest to you, but also because you can pick the wrist easily from there.  Not to mention, if your opponent extends and you have you blade in the right position, they can run into your blade there.  If you aren’t so good at picking the wrist, I would advise keeping the point at their armpit level or just below the collar bone.  That way there is a larger target area and it’s hard for them to “dodge” the blade.  Never hurts to try a couple of new things out though!

[i-effing-love-fencing]

I’m a little excited.  Tomorrow for one of my classes, I get to bring in my epee and talk about what fencing means to me.  Unfortunately, I only get 1 minute.  I don’t think I’d ever have enough time to explain everything fencing has done for me.

[i-effing-love-fencing]

HI

Hey guys, I know my blogs been dead for a little bit, but im gonna try to start posting more regularly.  Honestly, it kind of feels like i’ve lost my passion for fencing, but the one good thing about being home is being back with my team!

Watching them fence has reignited my love for stabbing people it seems.  Hopefully I can bring that energy back to my college club c:

Thanks for sticking with me!

[i-effing-love-fencing]

Post Practice Thoughts...

My muscles are dying. 

It was honestly a little disheartening to really see how much worse I’ve gotten just by skipping practice a couple.  Completely exhausted by just an hour or so in gear.  Even if practices are school are so much less intense, at least it was something, you know?  I do miss the drills though.  As much as I hate them, I know they really helped me become the fencer I was and hope to be again some day.

I think the big thing I’m missing is the competition and the team unity.  Its hard to fence in a club where most people are new and there is not a whole ton of motivation to get better.  It feels like the majority are just involved to mess around.  Obviously, I’m not trying to say that messing around doesn’t have its place, but I want to improve!  And that can’t happen when only two other people take fencing seriously.  It just sucks to have had a really big, strong family and then switch to a small club.

But I digress...

TLDR; sometimes small clubs suck and I need to hit the gym more 

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Corea del Norte esgrime su derecho a defenderse por hostilidad de EU

http://conectaabogados.com/corea-del-norte-esgrime-su-derecho-a-defenderse-por-hostilidad-de-eu/

Corea del Norte esgrime su derecho a defenderse por hostilidad de EU

El embajador norcoreano en la Conferencia de Desarme de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra, Han Tae-song, sostuvo que su país tiene derecho a la autodefensa.

Nota completa en : Aristegui Noticias