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Old 10-13-2009, 03:44 AM   #1
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I think I've hit the jackpot

I somehow managed to work myself into a position where i have fencing availability

MON - Foil/Sabre (Club)
Tues - Sabre (Varsity)
Wed - Sabre (Club)
Thurs - Sabre (Varsity)
SAT - Foil/Sabre (Club)
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Old 10-13-2009, 09:08 AM   #2
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Living the good life!

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Don't over train. Even for you youngsters, recovery/rest days are important. As are days spent not fencing. You often get more out of your fencing by training every-other day - with other physical activity on your off-days, or complete rest. You need the break to absorb your training/drilling.
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I somehow managed to work myself into a position where i have fencing availability

MON - Foil/Sabre (Club)
Tues - Sabre (Varsity)
Wed - Sabre (Club)
Thurs - Sabre (Varsity)
SAT - Foil/Sabre (Club)
I see a lot of Foil and Sabre. When do you plan on actually fencing?





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Old 10-14-2009, 02:16 AM   #6
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When you start fencing.
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Old 10-18-2009, 03:20 PM   #7
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Very nice. I've got:

Monday: UNCW Fencing Club (teaching and drills first, then bouts)
Tuesday: Bouting at Cape Fear Fencing Association
Thursday: CFFA Bouting

Off days are spent at the gym or on the bike.
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Old 10-19-2009, 12:34 AM   #8
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! What weapon? When I come back for summer, I might drop in and get some fencing on ya xD

Home is over in Asheville, NC... though I'm in Canada for school and the rents might end up moving to Brussels, BE sometime fairly soon :/
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Old 10-23-2009, 12:44 AM   #9
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Epee. I won't be in Wilmington during the summer though, I'll be in New Bern.
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I need fencing on friday and sunday! haha
i have:
Monday: private sabre lesson in morning
Tuesday: CFFA bouting
Wednesday: Private lesson in morning, sabre class at night
Thursday: CFFA bouting
Saturday: Sometimes CFFA bouting

Off days are also spent on bike or footwork.
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Old 10-24-2009, 12:52 AM   #11
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hehe... this week has been a little silly...


Tues: Sabre

Thurs: Sabre

Fri: Sabre with Felix Becker

Sat ALL DAY: Sabre with Felix Becker

Sun ALL DAY: Sabre with Felix Becker

next Tuesday: Probably more Sabre with Felix... I think he's sticking around

Etc.
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Old 10-27-2009, 02:17 AM   #12
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I'm somewhat confused. You all sound very committed to fencing and learning/becoming fencers yet somehow, I'm almost certain that I couldn't identify any of you even as someone I'd seen in passing. For better or worse there are only 2 places at best where you can find any real concentration of strong fencing in NC - Charlotte and the Triangle. Do you train, compete, or do anything fencing related in either of those areas ever?
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Old 10-27-2009, 03:28 AM   #13
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Ah! I was going over to the Knights of Siena (Now Knights of Malta) in Morganton, NC until recently.

I am now attending school in London, Ontario, Canada and training with the Varsity atheletes there. Hence why I am getting a lot of training and not seeing anyone in NC
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I'm somewhat confused. You all sound very committed to fencing and learning/becoming fencers yet somehow, I'm almost certain that I couldn't identify any of you even as someone I'd seen in passing. For better or worse there are only 2 places at best where you can find any real concentration of strong fencing in NC - Charlotte and the Triangle. Do you train, compete, or do anything fencing related in either of those areas ever?
I fence at WAC sometimes training with john Rae (mostly to train for JO qualifiers), and i also fence mostly at Cape Fear Fencing Association. I am starting to really compete next month with JO qualifiers in charlotte. since im still in high school its difficult to convince my parents to haul me around for fencing. Once i graduate next year i should be going to university of north carolina at charlotte, so i should be fencing at CFA. I also fence at my schools fencing club. Most of the training i do is with the other dedicated fencers in my area and private lessons.
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Old 11-03-2009, 11:29 PM   #15
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I'm somewhat confused. You all sound very committed to fencing and learning/becoming fencers yet somehow, I'm almost certain that I couldn't identify any of you even as someone I'd seen in passing. For better or worse there are only 2 places at best where you can find any real concentration of strong fencing in NC - Charlotte and the Triangle. Do you train, compete, or do anything fencing related in either of those areas ever?
No, but at my current level I don't think it's holding me back. The strongest folks I get to fence around here are generally rated as C's, with just a few with A's or used-to-be-A's that have stopped competing regularly and stick with coaching and the occasional local event. Now, I'm not 100% certain whether this is because these guys are only good enough for a C or because the largest tournaments around here are only large enough to award a C rating, but that's the way it stands on paper at least.

That's not a lot of high level fencing, but given that I'm pretty much just getting started, fencing a C is challenge enough right now. When I'm up to their level then yeah, it'll be time to start looking elsewhere so I don't stagnate, but that's really not my situation at the moment.
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