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 directions. So, in children’s fencing more often come as children up to 10 years old and after 10-12 years of intensive training, some of them achieve significant results in one of the narrow specializations – epee, rapier or saber. They begin to engage in stage fencing in theatrical universities. Although fencing is enthusiastic and rather traumatic, historical fencing is done by people of a conscious age, usually after 18. Continue reading →