Fencing Stuff

Fencing on Access Hollywood

2011-01-18T11:55:00.001-08:00

Tim Morehouse promoted fencing and his meal sponsor Bistro MD on Access Hollywood yesterday and posted the video on his blog:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWqe2MUwlJ4

Among the tidbits from Tim's clip:

Listing of actors/actresses who've done fencing, including Jerry O'Connell who was captain of the NYU Fencing Team

Fencing burns 600 calories per hour

Great workout for the butt & thighs

Qualification for the London Olympic Games starts soon

We're also thrilled that the sabre fencing masks and jacket used came from Fencing.Net. (Yeah, I slowed down the video to check!)

Kiefer earns 2nd Gold at Dallas Fencing Competition

2011-01-18T07:20:00.001-08:00

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Lee Kiefer defeated Nzingha Prescod for the second time this weekend to claim the gold medal in the Division I Women's Foil event at the Dallas NAC (North American Cup.) Earlier in the weekend the two met in the finals of Junior Women's Foil to the same result. The score in the Division I final was 12-7.

In the Junior (U20) division, Kamali Thompson won 15-8 over Erica Zhao in women's sabre and in men's epee Alexander Eldeib beat Canada's John Wright 15-11.

The Cadet (U17) events concluded with men's sabre. Shaul Gordon (CAN) defeated Gordon Long 15-11 in the final bout.

This was the 4th of 6 North American Cup events held across the country for the 2010-2011 fencing season. In Dallas, over 3,000 fencers competed. Several foreign competitors attended from nations including Israel, Canada, Great Britain, Mexico and more.

Competitors in these events are vying for spots on the US Senior, Junior, and Cadet teams which will travel to their respective World Championships.

Results Summary:

Division I Women's Foil
1. Lee Kiefer
2. Nzingha Prescod
3. Jacqueline Dubrovich
3T. Emily Cross
5. Ambika Singh
6. Margaret Lu
7. Doris Willette
8. Adi Nott

Junior Women's Sabre
1. Kamali Thompson
2. Erica Zhao
3. Faizah Muhammad
3T. Lian Osier
5. Francesca Russo
6. Skyla Powers
7. Kara Lee
8. Margaret McDonald

Junior Men's Epee
1. Alexander Eldeib
2. John Wright (CAN)
3. Joseph Wiley
3T. Simon Jones
5. Justin Yoo
6. Peregrine Badger
7. Alex House
8. James Kaull

Cadet Men's Sabre
1. Shaul Gordon (CAN)
2. Gordon Long
3. Travis Clarkson
3T. Geoffrey Loss
5. Peter Pak
6. Christofer Ahn
7. Miguel Breault-Mallette (CAN)
8. Eli Dershwitz

Rowing Machine Guide Posted

2011-01-08T10:42:00.001-08:00

http://www.fencing.net/3708/selecting-and-using-a-rowing-machine/

Rowing is an efficient and effective low-impact exercise that utilizes the arms, abdomen, back and legs, providing a total-body workout. This activity offers the opportunity for a wide range of training from fat burning and aerobic conditioning to high-intensity anaerobic and interval VO2max training. The rowing stroke is a smooth continuous, non-impact movement. If you have a history of low back pain, special attention must be given to developing proper rowing technique to prevent injury.

Is Foil Broken?

2009-01-05T14:24:00.000-08:00

From the forums:

foil is a great deal less complex under the new timings. Foil strategy has been reduced to one word: counterattack. (And, of course, move around a whole lot while you do it so your opponent's light doesn't go off.) Whereas before there were actually phrases in fencing, now most touches end with one fencer suddenly bailing on right of way and running wherever he thinks the point is least likely to wind up, while his opponent gets to play pin the tail on the donkey. This has had several immediate effects: first, bouts are longer as aggression is more risky. Second, actions are shorter as the window in which an opponent can safely counterattack is much wider. Third, infractions such as turning the back or covering target (especially with the mask) give huge advantages to the defender, and it's rewarding to get as close as possible to committing them without actually receiving a penalty. These are all huge problems in my opinion, in decreasing order of importance, because they all give an unearned advantage to the reactive fencer.

There are fencers who need some extra chest protection because they are small (youth fencers) or have an injury to their sternum or something. There are others, however, who wear the hard plastic chest guards because sometimes a direct hit won't light the scoring box, even though it should. Those people are then counterattacking a lot more and reducing the foil game to counter-counter - hit.

Is Foil Broken?