So I’ve finally made it back to fencing after an extended period of injury and illness. Back at the start of March a small infection in my right (sword) arm spread aggressively from elbow to chest and I had to be admitted to A&E for some swift surgical intervention. It would be nice, or...
We held a little friendly competition in place of our regular training session on Thursday, partly in preparation for this weekend’s Irish National Competition and partly because all fencers are competitive at heart. With nine épéeists participating it was possible to squeeze one full round of poules and the direct eliminations, albeit to 10...
The Irish Fencing Federation will be running a foil and épée training day at Rathdown School, Glenageary, Co. Dublin on Sunday 14th March, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at a cost of €25 for licensed fencers. Coach for the day will be Tristan Parris. Application can be made by email to the...
Another training session and another two hours of wondering will I ever get the hang of fencing epee. Like most novices I have huge problems putting it all together; stance, guard, footwork, distance, bladework, and that’s without thinking about first, let alone second, intention. Of course, a lot of this is down to practice...
So last night was my first night back training since the Intermediates. I had been laid low with a bad chest infection and, as I haven’t fully recovered, I was taking it easy, but with another competition on this weekend, I thought it might be useful to get in a couple of hours of...