Need some help on abilities

[FencingTeam]

I'm a beginner and there's a lots of things that i still had to learn, but i want to learn faster than my classmates, so can anyone teach me how to rip??

[Craig]

Go to club every night, ask some of the experienced fencers or your coach what to do and spend a good 2-3 hours working on it.

Maximize your club time. By 2-3 hours I mean the timr you are actually working, not the time you spend socializing with other fencers.

Cheers,
Craig

[oiuyt]

Compete.

A LOT.

Every chance you get.

Then figure out how you can travel a bit further and add another comp.

Repeat as above.

-B :)

[achilleus]

In addition to practicing and learning your fencing, hit the gym.

Get faster, stronger, and more endurance.

[pkt]

FT,

All the others gave you excellent advice but I'll amend Craig's:
"Go to club every night, ..." and if you can, during the day tiem too.

If the experienced fencers wil allow you, train with them. Fence with them. Do weights with them. Do footwork with them. Like a boat on the tide, you'll float to their level soon.

But don't forget to enjoy yourself while doing all these things.

PK

[FencingTeam]

I keep on asking the senior fencer and the coach, but the only they keep on telling me that I'm still not suitable for learning it which made me mad.

[Zelda]

If thats their attitude change clubs. Most coaches should be estatic to have someone who desperatly wants to improve. And if the senior fencers dont want to help get someone up to their level so that they can have more high quality competition then they dont deserve you!

[jusplainfencing]

thats crazy you should really think about switching to another club...no coach should tell a studnt that for any reason.......

[whtouche]

Before everyone goes suggesting he switch clubs let's consider we don't know the facts of the situation. Such as, what is he trying to learn? If he still can't advance/retreat/lunge and make simple attacks quickly and cleanly, there's no reason he should be learning anything more advanced, fleche etc.
My advice, work hard on the basics, this should be enough to subdue anyone who you're working on outpacing. On top of that solid foundation start building on with other things. But you have to consider that fencing is more than 90% use of the basics, with more advanced 'moves' thrown in for variety.

[epeemike81]

Originally posted by whtouche
Before everyone goes suggesting he switch clubs let's consider we don't know the facts of the situation. Such as, what is he trying to learn? If he still can't advance/retreat/lunge and make simple attacks quickly and cleanly, there's no reason he should be learning anything more advanced, fleche etc.
My advice, work hard on the basics, this should be enough to subdue anyone who you're working on outpacing. On top of that solid foundation start building on with other things. But you have to consider that fencing is more than 90% use of the basics, with more advanced 'moves' thrown in for variety.

I agree. if your coaches are telling you you aren't ready to learn those actions, ask them to suggest ones you ARE ready to learn. master those, then ask them again.

Example: I have seen people demand to be taught to flick after a few weeks of bladework. they were not to the point that they should be learning that yet. to be told that made them mad, but for it to be enforced made them better.

ft, your enthusiasm is GREAT, but your coaches are there to channel your energy. if they say you should be concentrating on the basics right now, they are probably right. I know many fencers who would benefit GREATLY from a revisit to basics. the problem is that they were rushed along and given other things to work on when they hadn't sufficiently learned the simple actions yet. listen to your coaches and work hard, and you will progress VERY quickly.

-m