The Soviet Olympic champion in fencing died from a rapier shot in the eye. After his death, organs were stolen
Fencing is the most romantic sport reminiscent of the times of musketeers and dueling with swords. Now there is not much left of the fleur of Paris and D’Artagnan, and…

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Take the ready
When talking about fencing, swords and rapiers, most imagine the times of magnificent balls and daring duels. And only a few associate this word with modern sport. Why is it…

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MUSKETERS GAMES - ARTISTIC FENCING
Do you think the musketeers now live only in books, and the pirates only saber in the Pirates of the Caribbean? I assure you, the romance of a cloak and…

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Monthly Archives: September 2019

Fencing Equipment: What is needed? How to choose?

To make the child comfortable in fencing, he needs to purchase high-quality equipment. We will consider what items a young athlete will need for training. And also talk about the features of their selection.

Items of equipment that a child will need

Costume

Fencing is divided into categories. As part of this sport, children can compete in sabers, rapiers or swords.

In different types of fencing, the form varies slightly.

Let’s look at the features of choosing clothing sets and paraphernalia for this sport. Continue reading

Fencing weapons: Saber, sword, rapier

Weapons are one of the main elements of fencing equipment. What choice the child will use during training and competition depends on his choice.

There are several types of fencing weapons. Let’s look at them. And decide on the features of each type of guns.

Sword

Epee is one of the most common weapons in fencing. In appearance, it looks like a traditional ancient weapon.

The rules of sword fights are not complicated. They are as follows: Continue reading

About the principles of fencing
Imagine someone seriously telling you that a tennis racket weighs 15 kg. And then another someone says that in football, the main force is whoever kicks the ball harder will…

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Is it too late to start practicing Spanish fencing Destreza?
At what age is acceptable to engage in fencing, in particular the Spanish school Destreza? - It turned out that this question worries many readers. Today, fencing has several main…

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Loop Mukhina: A tragic page in the history of Soviet gymnastics
She was amazingly talented and persistent. Elena Mukhina was the absolute champion of the USSR and the world in gymnastics, showed an incredibly complex program, some elements of which are…

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