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“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...
Rule regarding Epee Inside Guard Sockets.
By benpaul on 20th May 2020

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The FIE Congress made a new rule regarding Epee Inside Guard Sockets, so if you are an Epee fencer who competes at FIE competitions this post applies to you, please read carefully. The new rule is as follows: Epee Guard Sockets – NEW – Application 2020-2021 Season m.18.3 The socket inside the...
A Mask Strap Hack
By benpaul on 1st May 2020

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I was thinking about how fencers could repurpose items of equipment to make any face covering mask fit better and be easy to take on and off one handed. I came up with this great hack, check out the video below: Basically, you can take the Contour-fit plus strap off your...
Learning at Leon Paul
By daniellelawson on 15th April 2020

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Seven months on from the start of my nine-month placement at Leon Paul and I can honestly say I have learnt so much. The degree I’m studying at Nottingham Trent University is Sport Engineering, so being part of the Product Development Team here has been the perfect application of my...
Not running the London Marathon, yet…
By jonwillis on 8th April 2020

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As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I was due to run the London Marathon at the end of the month (April 2020). Due to the COVID19 Pandemic, all major sporting events have been cancelled in the UK and around the world. This blog was going to...
DT, Run, Sleep, Repeat – Life on the Directoire Technique
By jonwillis on 1st April 2020

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The 2020 European Cadet & Junior Fencing Championships took place in Poreč, Croatia, during the backend of February and start of March this year. I was selected as one of the 5 DT members for the 10 days of competition. It felt like a nice follow up to...

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“Because it’s there”

Nutrition for Fencing by Kat Holmes

Switching to Team GB

International Lunch Club

Please help a future fencer

Rule regarding Epee Inside Guard Sockets.

A Mask Strap Hack

Learning at Leon Paul

Not running the London Marathon, yet…

DT, Run, Sleep, Repeat – Life on the Directoire Technique

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