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Coaches Corner
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Written by David Maple
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What is a Parry? The definition of a parry is simply a defensive action of a bladed weapon where the forte opposes the foible of the attacking weapon. Simply put, a parry is an action that stops the attacking blade at its weakest point of the defending blade. Simple and obvious as this may appear, over three hundred years of practical experiments were required for their reduction to the smallest practical movements of the hand and weapon. Two of these we use today would be The Blocking Parry and The Beat Parry. So the next time you execute a simple parry keep in mind it was made simple over the last three hundred years. Till next time- David M. |
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Fencing Photos From Around The World On A Friday Night... |
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Technique, Tactics, Timing and Eastern philosophy... |
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Coaches Corner
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Written by David Maple
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I was thumbing through the book-Epee2.0, The Birth of the New Fencing Paradigm and came across a quote from an eastern philosopher, Sun-tzu (He lived a few hundred years or so ago) . For those of you that know me know how much I like to use zen like philosophy in my coaching, this quote caught my attention. Sun-tzu said. "In antiquity those that excelled in warfare first made themselves unconquerable in order to await (the moment when) the enemy could be conquered. "Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with the enemy. Thus one who excels in warfare is able to make one self unconquerable, but can not necessarily cause the enemy to be conquerable. Thus it is said a strategy for conquering the enemy can be know but yet not possible to implement." With this thought in mind it reminded me of what we cover in every class-Technique, Tactics, and Timing. Just something to contemplate the next time you step onto the Piste and face your opponent. Till next time-David M. |
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Coaches Corner
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Bringing you fencing from around the World...this past Saturday, Emily Cross and Hanna Thompson, two members of the U.S. 2008 Olympic Fencing Team, competed in the Coupe Buenos Aires tournament. Emily made the final, finishing 5th, slipping one place in the FIE rankings, from 11th to 12th. Hanna finished 9th, maintaining her 21st place ranking in the FIE point standings. For more results and info check out http://www.nahouw.net/page/rnk_result/rtr_id/2105/ Till next time-David M. |
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Written by Jamie Odom
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NATIONAL POINT LIST UPDATED JAKE HARBOUR and GAVIN MEDLEY are top on the Cadet Men's Epee point list. Jake is #1 and Gavin is #4 in the nation based on last years performance. They are working on making a world team at the end of next year. We are very excited for their opportunity to represent NMFF in London England and Bonn Germany this year. Good Luck! |
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