Quick Updates USA Fencing Membership: IMPORTANT! Make sure you renew your USA Fencing membership! Non-competitive is fine to start with: https://member.usafencing.org/ Prepare for a return to classes: We’re not totally certain when that will happen yet, but we want you to be prepared for it. One way is that are reducing the number of people […]
Ok, first thing…there is a new section in our On Strip/At Home Series! We’ve added a bout analysis section where Coach Gerhard reviews a bout he hasn’t seen before. Hopefully this provides you with some insight and what Coach is looking at when you’re fencing, and how some of the stuff we’ve been doing in […]
Ok…some quick updates. UPDATE YOUR USA FENCING MEMBERSHIP!Remember, this is important. Everyone needs to make sure you renew your USA Fencing Membership at https://member.usafencing.org/ Remember there are non-competitive memberships and competitive memberships, choose the appropriate one for you or your student. Membership Extension Policy: A new or first-time upgrading member whose annual dues are paid […]
Sorry I’m late this week. It’s been a busy week. I’ve added more time available for private lessons, 3 days a week. So if you would like to take private lessons, there are never more than 5-6 fencers in the fencing club at any time. Also, if you would like to take lessons, but spaces […]
Let’s do some quick updates… Current Phase 2 North Carolina restrictions will expire on August 7, 2020. Again, we will plan for a re-open during the week of August 10th. Schedules will remain the same. Be prepared to wear a mask, not just fencers, but for anyone that’s in the fencing room. We will continue […]
We’re inching closer to August and hopefully the opportunity to reopen. We must remain cautiously optimistic, because the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase. Even when we return, we must equally treat our environment as infectious and wear our masks (not just the fencing ones), wash and sanitize our hands, sanitize our surroundings, and […]
We hope everyone had a good July 4th weekend! This week’s YouTube video class:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPO59vdYzQ By Section0:00 Updates2:33 Warm Ups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPO59vdYzQ&t=153s9:09 Footwork https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPO59vdYzQ&t=549s18:55 Blade Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPO59vdYzQ&t=1135s27:15 Skill Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPO59vdYzQ&t=1635s32:49 Cool Down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPO59vdYzQ&t=1969s34:34 Update 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkPO59vdYzQ&t=2074s Update 1:As we continue to prepare to return for classes, Coach Gerhard is trying to block out time to provide some […]
First, here is this week’s class. These YouTube Classes will continue throughout July. Unfortunately, I’ll be stretching myself thin this month so I won’t be able to do Live Google Meet Classes this month. June 2020, 5th Week, Fencing Class:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB2TB_uGwns By Section:0:00 Updates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB2TB_uGwns2:53 Warm Ups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB2TB_uGwns&t=173s16:13 Footwork https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB2TB_uGwns&t=973s23:22 Bladework https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB2TB_uGwns&t=1402s29:46 Skill Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB2TB_uGwns&t=1786s40:31 Cool […]
I’m going to try to keep this post/e-mail a little short, because a lot of the information is mentioned before, so I’ll just post the link to a previous post. But up first is our YouTube class this week! This week’s class:https://youtu.be/SLxi-f3zBWw 0:00 Updates1:36 Warm Ups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxi-f3zBWw&t=96s10:40 Footwork https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxi-f3zBWw&t=640s20:37 Bladework https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxi-f3zBWw&t=1237s29:03 Skill Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLxi-f3zBWw&t=1743s39:35 Cool […]
There’s going to be a lot covered in this e-mail/post. We’ll be covering some usuals and some announcements, including:-This week’s YouTube video class-This week’s live video Google Meet Class-The return for to physical class-Other announcements This weeks class on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eR-hQE7Ud8 By Section0:00 Intro0:42 Updates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eR-hQE7Ud8&t=42s2:11 Warm Ups, Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eR-hQE7Ud8&t=131s6:31 Warm Ups, Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eR-hQE7Ud8&t=391s12:25 […]