Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
SALLE GREEN
Competitive and recreational Modern and Classical Fencing and Professional Trainer Training in Glen Allen, Virginia
 
Skip to content
  • Home
  • The Salle Green Catechism
  • Welcome To Fencing
  • About
    • Choosing a Club
    • What Is A Salle?
    • Our Trainers
    • Our Services
    • Center of Excellence
    • Club Of Excellence
    • Engagement
    • All-Academic Team
    • Names To Know
  • Programs
    • Fencing Primary Course
    • Modern Fencing
    • 3 and 5 Minute Lessons
    • What Type of Lesson?
    • Fencers with Disabilities
    • Lancet Epee Fencing
    • Coach Training
    • Classical Fencing
    • Historical Fencing
  • Schedule and Fees
  • The Virtual Salle
    • Athletes Handbook
    • Glossary
    • Knowledge Base
    • Pre-Competition Checklist
    • Salle Competitions
    • Self-Assessment and Scouting
    • Training Tips
  • Contacting Us
  • Store
Home Archive by category "Training" (Page 2)

Category: Training

180415 Synchronicity

Okay, big word warning – synchronicity is the state of being synchronous … in other words, occurring in the same time period.  I am using the term in the context of synchronized, events happening in an arranged manner in the same time period.  If you are confused as to why…

Continue reading

Walter Green 15 Apr 2018 15 Apr 2018Fencing Actions, Training

CAA Apprentice Instructor Course

Salle Green will be running a Classical Academy of Arms Classical Fencing Apprentice Instructor course, starting 29 April.  If you are interested in exploring whether training fencers is a possible path for you, contact Maitre Green for details on this combined self-study and practical teaching course.

Continue reading

Walter Green 15 Apr 2018 13 May 2018Training, Uncategorized

180408 Motivation, Goals, Success, and All That Stuff

Recently in a conversation with a colleague the question was asked “how do we motivate our fencers to work harder and get better?” That question stemmed from a triad of behaviors observed in practice: (1)  Fencers who could not answer the simple question “name a simple attack.”  [Just for grins…

Continue reading

Walter Green 8 Apr 2018 8 Apr 2018Mental Preparation, Training

180401 The Simple Attack

We tend to think of things that are simple as, well … simple.  They are easy to do.  They do not require much thought.  Anyone can do them.  No assembly (translate as training and practice) is necessary.  After all, you learn them in a beginner class, so how hard can…

Continue reading

Walter Green 1 Apr 2018 1 Apr 2018Fencing Actions, Offense, Strategy and Tactics, Training

180325 Drills … No, Not That Kind

In fencing when someone says “drill,” we all know what that means – boring stuff where lines of fencers poke at each other, some halfheartedly going through the motions, some working with determination to get better, some completely confused by the idea that an attack in 6th or 3rd is…

Continue reading

Walter Green 25 Mar 2018 25 Mar 2018Fencing Actions, Strategy and Tactics, Training

180318 The 5 Minute Lesson

Do you want to be a better fencer?  This is not just a question for the sake of a question to start a blog post.  It is a core question about why you fence.  People fence for a variety of reasons: (a) for social contact with others, (b) for recreation,…

Continue reading

Walter Green 18 Mar 2018 18 Mar 2018Training

180304 What Do You Need To Fix?

This is a topic we have addressed before, in fact several times, in the Salle Blog.  But it is an important enough topic that it needs to be addressed every 6 to 9 months because in that amount of time it is easy to forget that there is only one…

Continue reading

Walter Green 4 Mar 2018 4 Mar 2018Fencing Actions, Strategy and Tactics, Training

180211 Skill and Luck

I have been reading a very interesting book by a poker player (Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets) that has significant insights that apply to fencing.  A poker player?  What could someone who plays with cards know about fencing, an athletic endeavor?  Besides, we are physical chess, not a silly card…

Continue reading

Walter Green 11 Feb 2018 11 Feb 2018Fencing Actions, Strategy and Tactics, Training

180128 On the Precision of Preciseness

Fencing demands that you place a small point or blade edge on a target.  When we say small, the diameter of the scoring tip in foil is from 5.5 to 7.0 millimeters (rule m.11 subparagraph 1), in epee the diameter is 7.95 to 8.05 millimeters (rule m.20 subparagraph 4.b), and…

Continue reading

Walter Green 27 Jan 2018 28 Jan 2018Training

180107 Why Do Swords Have Pointy Ends?

This seems like a silly question.  After all, modern fencing weapons (foils, sabres, and epees) don’t have pointy ends, just blunt tips.  But our modern weapons are of some antiquity in their design, designs that come from fully functional weapons built to inflict puncture wounds.  And our rules in two…

Continue reading

Walter Green 7 Jan 2018 7 Jan 2018Fencing Actions, Training
123
  • Categories

    • Announcements
    • Awards
    • Competition
    • Counteroffense
    • Defense
    • Fencing Actions
    • Fencing in the Salle
    • Footwork
    • Instructor Training
    • Mental Preparation
    • Offense
    • Our Centers
    • Strategy and Tactics
    • Training
    • Training Qualifications
    • Uncategorized
  • Recent Posts

    • 201018 A New Approach – Part 6
    • 201011 A New Approach – Part 5
    • 201004 A New Approach – Part 4
    • 200927 A New Approach – Part 3
    • 200920 A new approach – Part 2
    • 200906 The Iconoclast – a new approach to fencing doctrine
    • COVID-19 SERVICES
    • 200830 Before and After – the Options
    • 200816 Syncopation
    • Congratulations Kapil!
Thank you for visiting our website. We post regular updates on our programs and the successes of our members on the social media sites linked below. We appreciate your liking or following us.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
Powered by Tempera & WordPress.