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    Sites For Fencing. Books. Drills...

    Can you recommend sites and books... which help one learn more fencing skills?

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    Books and websites are not optimal for that. Fencing is very much a "learn by doing" activity; reading is likely to instill wrong technique ( based on misinterpreting the text or on poorly written instructions/photos ) and ingrain bad habits ( because there is no one to see and correct them ). Try to find yourself a person with fencing experience, if not a formal coach, to show you the basics. Once you have a grasp of those basics, then books can be useful; until then they're largely counterproductive.

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