I’m sure I mentioned elsewhere on the blog that I have developed an unhealthy running habit in the last year or so. Originally I saw it as a form of cross-training that would improve my general fitness and stamina for fencing, which it has done, and, rather more optimistically, as a way to lose...
It was a dark and stormy night. Too dark and stormy to go fencing. So I stayed at home and practiced straight thrusts in quarte and sixte to a fireside armchair. After half an hour the chair was definitely subdued and my shoulder was beginning to hurt. So I sat down by the fire...
Suddenly everyone got really good at fencing, except me. So, there I was – or more precisely, there I wasn’t - away from fencing for a few weeks and when I came back the standard in the club had shot up and I was left with standing on the sidelines wondering where did it...
As August draws to a close a middle-aged man’s thoughts return to… fencing! Yes, indeed, it’s that time of year again. Pembroke Fencing are preparing for a new season. Club nights and lessons begin on Thursday 4th September 2010 in the usual venue, St. Conleth’s School on Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. For anyone...
Our last training night was a free fencing session to help us get ready for next week’s league. Despite being exhausted after a particularly hard week in the office, I found myself fencing very well and, in particular, keeping control of my distance. It’s something I’ve been trying for a while but it seemed...