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Brought to life in 2016, this blog looks at our sport in all its forms and from all angles. Are you ready to explore the world of fencing?

Life of a bookworm
By susanmariasica on 6th January 2021

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I have always been a big fan of reading and have accumulated a bit of a book collection over the years. I started reading at a very young age and have since been badly “into” reading. My mum started reading board books to me at 4 months as she had...
What do you do when the world shuts down?
By benpaul on 2nd December 2020

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What do you do when everything shuts down?Get to work making everything you can better! The downtime in fencing has had one positive effect for Leon Paul, and that is time to work on design and development. In these challenging times, we have tried to look to the future and to...
FENCING SCULPTURES
By malcolmfare on 4th November 2020

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Following the revival of interest in fencing that began in France in the 1870s and swept across Europe, bronze and spelter sculptures became popular as trophies and retirement presents for fencing masters. More than 70 sculptors contributed figures in the 60-year period 1880-1940. Here are some that have appeared on...
Maraging Sabre Blades
By jameshoneybone on 28th October 2020

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I started fencing Sabre 19 years ago (makes me feel old to know I have been fencing longer than some of the young guys in the GB squad with me have been alive!), I competed at the 2012 Olympic Games and have been on the World Cup Circuit for over...
Timing is everything by Enzo Lefort
By benpaul on 21st October 2020

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Those who know me well, know how dedicated I am into training. When I’m at training, I’m always dedicated at 100% and sometimes more. I want to make count every training, otherwise I have the feeling to lose my time. But once I step a foot outside the gym, I...
“Because it’s there”
By jonwillis on 29th July 2020

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In March 1923, George Mallory was asked by the New York Times “Why did you climb Mt. Everest?” to which he replied “Because it’s there”. Probably the most famous three words in mountaineering. It was fitting that the first time ‘Everesting’ was described in relation to a cycling...
Nutrition for Fencing by Kat Holmes
By katharineholmes on 1st July 2020

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Six months before my team and I won the World Championship title in 2018, I made a drastic change in my diet that greatly impacted and improved my performance. I had always tried to eat healthy – eating my fruits, veggies, and protein daily - but I had done...
Switching to Team GB
By susanmariasica on 24th June 2020

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My name is Susan Maria Sica, I’m 22 years old, I live in Genzano di Roma in Italy (near Rome) and I’ve been fencing for 13 years, since I was 9. Last year, after fencing for Italy for 12 years, I decided to change teams and fence for Great Britain...
International Lunch Club
By jonwillis on 17th June 2020

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As Ben Paul mentioned in his blog ‘Cooking with Swords’, we have a Lunch Club at Leon Paul with only one simple rule… You never talk about Lunch Club! Ben chose to break this rule when he blogged about Lunch Club in October 2019, however he decided to go...
Please help a future fencer
By benpaul on 10th June 2020

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Dear Fencers, Sadly, I have bad news at this time and would like to ask the fencing community for support. Poldek a fanatical fencer at the age of only seven has been diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The last time I met Poldek, he had a plastic fencing mask and sword and...

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Life of a bookworm

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FENCING SCULPTURES

Maraging Sabre Blades

Timing is everything by Enzo Lefort

“Because it’s there”

Nutrition for Fencing by Kat Holmes

Switching to Team GB

International Lunch Club

Please help a future fencer

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