Every beginning foil fencer should read this book. It's more than a textbook - think of it as your coach's assistant. It guides you through your first classes and lessons, reinforces the basic principles of foil fencing, takes you to your first competitions, and introduces you to the terms you'll use throughout your fencing career. Here is just a partial checklist of the topics covered:* Sport Fencing and Stage Fencing * Foil, Saber, Epee - choosing your weapon* What you might cover in a typical fencing class * Safety: fencing's safe if you use common sense!* Equipment: what you'll need to start out * Warming Up, Stretching, Cooling Down* Footwork, Distance and Timing* How to Do Drills* Right of Way - the mysterious key to foil* Fencing Your First Bouts* Practicing at Home * Moving Beyond the Beginner Class* Electric Foil* Competitions and the Referee* Fencing Vocabulary, including the basic terms for On Guard, Footwork and Distance Lines of Target and Parry Positions Bladework Fencing Actions Strategy and Tactics ...and more...* Websites for Fencers* Fencing Equipment VendorsPlus a skills checklist and a couple of quizzes to keep you on your toes!

A Basic Foil Companion

Sports & Outdoors

Sise, Paul

Individual Sports

SKA SwordPlay Books

“A wonderful resource for blossoming fencers and aspiring coaches,” says no less than Vinnie Bradford, Olympian, National Champion in two weapons, and member of the USA Fencing Hall of Fame. Every beginning fencer should lay hands on this book! (And lots of coaches!)Author Paul Sise not only introduces you to fencing foil, saber, and epee, he shows you how it’s done, with copious photo illustrations and sometimes humorous sketches. It covers the basic techniques and progresses the novice fencer from raw beginner to eager competitor. Sise goes into depth, explaining the psychological and tactical differences and similarities between the weapons, and clarifies the often-confusing language of fencing. Finally, Paul enriches the book by offering illustrative stories from his own experience as a coach and fencer.

A Basic Fencing Companion

“A wonderful resource for blossoming fencers and aspiring coaches,” says no less than Vinnie Bradford, Olympian, National Champion in two weapons, and member of the USA Fencing Hall of Fame. Every beginning fencer should lay hands on this book! (And lots of coaches!) Author Paul Sise not only introduces you to fencing foil, saber, and epee, he shows you how it’s done, with copious photo illustrations and sometimes humorous sketches. It covers the basic techniques and progresses the novice fencer from raw beginner to eager competitor. Sise goes into depth, explaining the psychological and tactical differences and similarities between the weapons, and clarifies the often-confusing language of fencing. Finally, Paul enriches the book by offering illustrative stories from his own experience as a coach and fencer. This is an updated reprint of A Basic Fencing Companion which was originally published by SKA Swordplay Press.

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A Basic Foil Companion

A Basic Fencing Companion

A Basic Fencing Companion

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