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How hot do you get when fencing?
By lindsaybottoms on 9th November 2021

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You will have frequently experienced coming off the fencing piste dripping in sweat and red in the face. Essentially, when we use our muscles, we use energy. But believe it or not, it is a very inefficient process and only 25% of the energy is used for the muscle to...
Leon Paul High Performance Project
By jonwillis on 20th August 2021

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During the COVID lockdown, the team at Leon Paul wrestled with the age-old question, what are the barriers to fencers in the UK to achieving results at national level and more importantly, at International level, and how can we help them. We spoke to top fencers and coaches from around...
Hertfordshire Combat Centre
By alexpaul on 1st July 2021

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Paul Davis has for many years been one of the most progressive fencing coaches in the country. His youth program the Paul Davis Fencing academy has created thousands of young fencers since it was founded. Seeking a permanent home Paul has worked tirelessly to get the funding together to build the...
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...
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...
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...
After 10 years of fencing, this will be my last year with the youth...
By danielgiacon on 5th February 2020

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Let me introduce myself. I am Daniël Giacon, a 19-year-old Dutch foilist. When I was a little kid every branch or stick I found I’d use it as a sword. At the age of 5 someone suggested my parents to see if fencing would be a suitable sport for me...
Running into Retirement
By jonwillis on 8th January 2020

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What does an international fencer do when they retire? I stopped fencing in June 2012 with the European Championships in Italy being my final event. Barring a few little fun outings at small UK domestic events, I have not picked up an epee in anger for over 7 years...
"Epee fencing" by Steve Paul - a review from fencers for fencers
By Johanna on 22nd August 2019

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"Fencing and books – two of my favourite things together in one picture". The comments to our Instagram celebration of world book day back in April suggest that we’re not the only ones to enjoy a good read from time to time. All the better, if it’s fencing-themed. So what could we do better than to share our finds and have the books available on our website reviewed by fencers, from international top athletes to fencers more like you and me? We start with a review by our Instagram girl and epee fencer Johanna (who definitely belongs into the latter category ;) ) .

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(Fencing) Lessons Learnt – And Fun Had. My Experience at the Leon Paul Sabre Camp.
By Johanna on 21st June 2018

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Six weeks of summer holidays without fencing? That does nothing for true fencing lovers, who will start to miss their fencing life after a couple of weeks. So Leon Paul's training camp in London in early August was the perfect match (and best mix of city trip, fencing fun, and language holiday) for Leon Paul sponsored Valentin Meka, a U14 sabre fencer from Dormagen, Germany. Want to know what happened when he decided to give up on his sunbed at the beach for a fencing piste? Read on...

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Training and Coaching

How hot do you get when fencing?

Leon Paul High Performance Project

Hertfordshire Combat Centre

What do you do when the world shuts down?

Maraging Sabre Blades

Nutrition for Fencing by Kat Holmes

After 10 years of fencing, this will be my last year with the youth...

Running into Retirement

"Epee fencing" by Steve Paul - a review from fencers for fencers

(Fencing) Lessons Learnt – And Fun Had. My Experience at the Leon Paul Sabre Camp.

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