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A Coaching Compendium – What is Preparation?

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What is a Preparation? On the preparation by the left, the attack from the right arrives. Touch right." When the referee says "preparation", what does that mean? What is a preparation? Is a preparation always done before an attack? Why, or why not? A BRIEF HISTORY OF PREPARATION. They have responded to one preparation by a type of preparation in return, giving the opponent misleading information.". Fencing Masters speak of the "conversation of the blades". Decades ago, that conversation was the inter...

A Coaching Compendium – Lesson Adaptations to the New FIE Timings

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A FENCING COACHES COMPENDIUM. Lesson Adaptations to the New FIE Timings in Foil (redux). Allen Evans, Dominion Fencing. The more things change.". In that article I mentioned that I would be changing my lessons in some ways. I am spending perhaps 5% of my lesson time on flicks.". 1 I would save flicks for only the most advanced fencers. 2 I would emphasize the coupé more in lesson. 3 Hand placement on the attack was going to be critical. 5 I would be teaching the remise more. The end of the flick? Immedia...

Coaches Compendium - Lies, Damn Lies, and Feints

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Feints. If you can hit with a straight attack, who cares about the parry? If you can't hit with a straight attack, why should the opponent parry.or care? Why Do We Feint? Essentially, the role of the fencer is to lie. To the opponent, while discovering what lies the opponent is telling in turn. The feint is the lie that the attacker tells the defender and gives the opponent misinformation about the attacker's timing, target placement, intention, or all three. Century fencing, though ...

A Coaching Compendium - Lesson Adaptations to the New FIE Timings

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A FENCING COACHES COMPENDIUM. Lesson Adaptations to the New FIE Timings in Foil. Allen Evans, Dominion Fencing. Change is in the air. The first tournament that I observed with the new timings was the Div 2/3 in Atlanta Georgia, in October of 2004. It was the first National tournament in which the new settings on the box were in effect. I observed a number of saber bouts and foil bouts (perhaps 30 of each, in all) up to the final 16. Changes in my lessons. Obviously, the flick is going to be pushed even h...

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The Hungarian Method—Tying it All Together. As a caveat and as an apology to Aladar Kogler—an extremely patient and generous teacher—I guarantee that my reporting of the Hungarian system is somewhat inaccurate and colored by own prior fencing experiences. Also, the Hungarian system does apply to all three weapons, but here I've only tried to discuss the implications for foil. Fencers are at fencing distance (advance lunge). Fencer A begins to move the front foot forward (begins an advance) and fencer...