This is the second posting supporting our work on systems. To refresh your memory, and to say anything I need to say that I didn’t say last time, a system is a combination of actions, chosen based on your tactical doctrine, that naturally work together to maximize the potential of…
The modern fencer faces a very complex tactical environment. It is not enough to know blade technique and footwork – risk assessment, statistical influence of hits in the bout and the pool, timing control, distance control, retention of the initiative, energy and hydration management, management of the fencer’s psychological state,…
… to do the same thing, but in different ways. Over the past year we have discussed on several occasions the reality that there are many cases in fencing where the same movement pattern is used to achieve the same basic goal, albeit with a different name. Today we are…