Fencing instead of fitness
Fencing kneads the whole body, all muscle groups and ligaments. Fencing is possible not only with a sword, but also with a sword. This sport enhances strength, endurance, mindfulness. Fencing…

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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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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…

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Fencing styles

Fencing styles can be conditionally divided into Eastern and European fencing. European styles are usually called schools (eg: German school, Italian school, etc.). We systematize all our knowledge in one article so that it is convenient to navigate and choose the style of European fencing to your liking.

English school of fencing.
The main weapon: mainly a light sword, a buckler shield, broadsword.

Highlights: The English school combined the techniques taken from other schools (in particular the French), and supplemented them with the techniques inherent in the English light sword and broadsword. The English school used both injections and blows, prescribed various second-hand weapons: from the buckler shield to the pistol taken by the barrel. Stand in English fencing: legs slightly bent apart, straight back, arms in a bent arm at the level of the belt, the blade is aimed at the opponent’s face. Continue reading

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

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