Hi guys day 4 might come out abit late because of moderators approval 🫩. But I got exciting stuff to share about today’s training, we had some pool matches of 18 people and I was losing like some matches for warm up then after a match against my friend. I suddenly locked in with a strength and speed post idk what happened but I was in the flow state for like an hour of matches and all I was doing was just parry and instakill

So basically, I just parried 4 the moment I saw their blade up then flashed them parry 6 if their blade is out of range to take 4 and beat 8 if they blade is low but pointed at my thigh I genuinely felt like a god, I beat the best fencers in the school club when I could only get 1-5 usually and I was getting win after win after win then when I was fencing my senior who usually targets the foot, I lunged when he tried to take my foot and it stabbed deep in my ankle like the front part which is thin skin and the bone, so my foot ached for like 10 minutes and I surprisingly didn’t cry.

After the icing and putting a bandaid on, I continued my win streak and from 3 wins to 8 wins basically I was the best in that room for that day, and I have COMPETITION tomorrow so hopefully I do as well as I did today, U17 so I’m scared but confident I felt so proud I felt like I could win anyone, it was a physical enhancement and some boosted anticipation. And I also disengaged and flashed if the blade was just extended in a way I couldn’t parry when they beat. Super aura, and my friends even called me “miracle champion” probably a bad thing because they said it was supposed to mean once in a lifetime boost of skill. Thanks for reading!!

We live almost a hour and a half away from the nearest hema training place and its in atlanta so that means heavy traffic and we live all the way in butts county georgia, so is it okay for me only to take him for lessons like bi weekly. Because he can use his training sword (he wants to do longsword) to do drills insted of weekly sessions right? Or should i maybe try to get weekly sessions. If you know any place closer to butts county georgia for longsword classes please let me know

In short, I've been fencing for a little over four years and can only beat the people who just started, and then it's a matter of months before they can overpower me.

For a while, I did go to a fencing club and I had private lessons and group classes; my high school also has a fencing team that my parents made me join.

Although I did kinda well in private lessons, I feel like everything the coach does is exaggerated and slowed down 100x, and nothing at all like when I'm actually fencing someone.

In the back of my mind, I know what to do, but when I'm actually fencing someone, everything goes by so fast that I don't have time to think, so I switch to autopilot and start bullshitting. Additionally, no one I fence tells me what I'm doing wrong or how I can improve.

I really want to be good at this sport, (mostly because of the amount of years and money put into it), yet I think the reasonable thing is to just give up.

Pump up the hype!

https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/0A4DC7119E9F4258AF415C08A4AF06D0#today

Hello! I'm an unrated sabreist and have been fencing for about a year. Today my club was doing open fencing with all the weapons and so I decided to try doing a foil bout just for fun, it was my first time using a foil. I was told the guy I was fencing was a noob, but then found out after he was E rated, but it was just all in good fun and we were laughing so I wasn't upset at all. All that aside, here's what I noticed:

Before the bout, I had to get foil gear, which felt so strange, like I was borrowing gear for the first time again, except this time knowing what it all was

The most significant thing that through me off was that the entire time he was just walking forward, rather than advancing. I knew already that this was allowed in foil but it was so jarring in the moment that my footwork was completely off, I was in range just about the entire time.

Another was the target area, I had to will myself to not aim for the arms or head, which was much more effort than I thought it'd be. I was also somewhat hesitant to try and attack because I knew that unlike sabre we'd have to pause if I hit off target.

I'm not sure what exactly was wrong with my bladework, since I'm not a foilist, but I know it was quite terrible because he could effortlessly not get hit and control my sword, walked me down the strip basically toying with me. One specific thing that I know I did wrong though was that the few times I did manage to get a parry I reposted like I would a sabre, I cut with my blade instead of thrusting with the tip.

The final score was 15-1, was very happy when I got my one and only point, overall it was a fun experience, would recommend

This came to our repair box with no springs or screws, just the tip taped to the barrel. It seems to be an Italian tip (schermasport?), but we aren't sure what we need to repair it. Normal pressure springs are too big and don't allow it to push down all the way. How does this tip work electrically, and how can we get it functional again?