Épée, foil and sabre: where to start
Understand the three weapons, then choose a first lesson.
Read the guide →FENCERLENS / THE FENCING FIELD GUIDE
Fencing knowledge
A practical library for athletes, parents and coaches, from first lessons to competition and bout review. Read in English or Chinese.
New to fencing? Start with the three weapons. Already competing? Explore the bout review guide. Open the bilingual glossary →
The reading room
12 articles
Before your first fencing lesson
A short list of questions that makes a trial lesson easier.
Read the guide →How to watch a fencing bout
Follow the score, the space and the referee, one phrase at a time.
Read the guide →Pools and direct elimination
Understand the structure before reading the result sheet.
Read the guide →Read your pool statistics
Worked examples for wins, touch difference and victory ratio.
Read the guide →Prepare for your first competition
A practical sequence from registration to packing your bag.
Read the guide →Find and verify a fencing event
Use a directory to discover events and the organiser to confirm details.
Read the guide →Record a bout that is useful to review
Keep the action in frame and preserve the context around each touch.
Read the guide →A simple bout review in three passes
Turn a recording into observations and one useful question for your coach.
Read the guide →Separate observation from interpretation
Make notes that another person can check against the same video.
Read the guide →Questions to ask a fencing club
Compare teaching, logistics and costs with a repeatable checklist.
Read the guide →A useful conversation after competition
Give the athlete room to reflect and choose a practical next step.
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