Breakthrough! A personal victory for me.

[Morion]

I'm an older newbie (49) and have been fencing a whole 6 months now. I have been slowly gaining on the conditioning and working the drills but I rarely ever win a bout. Last night out of the blue I suddenly found myself judging distance correctly and scoring touches! I even won a match! Better yet I started scoring touches on some of the more advanced students who are much faster than I am. There is hope!!!!

Now, are there any particular drills or exercises designed to improve speed or is just a matter of "practice practice practice"?

[Artisan]

Originally posted by Morion


Now, are there any particular drills or exercises designed to improve speed or is just a matter of "practice practice practice"?

Heh, heh.... fun ain't it. Remember that feeling. The best thing for fencing is fencing......

[ReverseLunge]

Well Morion I would like to challenge you to a match. Tijuana rules.

[OCTAVIA]

This sounds like things must have clicked. I would concentrate on accuracy rather than speed in the beginning.

We have many veterans in our area, many have fenced 20 or 30 years, they are very good, not fast, but they know what they're doing and they've really helped the younger fencers learn the ropes of fencing.

[cowpaste]

(Foil) I remember my first "breakthrough." It was when I finally realized that after my blade was parried, I should immediate get ready to counter-parry a riposte, since I had lost right of way. There was no point in remising. It took me forever not to remise. Bleah.

[MikeHarm]

There is a point in remising, if you have enough time to slip it in and do the parry too its a one light action.

[akaiyuki]

It was fun to finally be able to retreat fast enough that my opponent couldn't hit me, funny to see them getting pissed off when I just retreat and do nothing when they attack...
Not the best thing to do, but it sure was fun~

[glowstix]

It was fun to finally be able to retreat fast enough that my opponent couldn't hit me, funny to see them getting pissed off when I just retreat and do nothing when they attack...
Not the best thing to do, but it sure was fun~

i love when people do that to me..all i do is fleche and they can't avoid the touch.

[Cerian]

Unfortunate the fleche is illegal in HS Fencing in SF then...

[Namir]

i love when people do that to me..all i do is fleche and they can't avoid the touch.

I just stick my blade out and whould let you runthrew it. Then... I'm Gone...

[glowstix]

I just stick my blade out and whould let you runthrew it. Then... I'm Gone...

if we both hit which is a likely scenario then i have priority since i started my attack before you. point to me 80% of the time..the other 20% i land off target and run past before the opponent gets anything going...

[Superman]

Morion:
Remember, to quote my fencing coach: "Old age and treachery" Don't try to keep up with the youngbloods, just outsmart them. (not very hard sometimes)

[Namir]

if we both hit which is a likely scenario then i have priority since i started my attack before you. point to me 80% of the time..the other 20% i land off target and run past before the opponent gets anything going...

True... I whould only use it on someone shorter then me. So that I can outreach while retreating and 1 light-it.