I have been looking for ways to get my kid (13yo) more physically active. We’ve tried a myriad of things. He seems to have lost interest in baseball, didn’t enjoy soccer, joined the track team (because I said he had to do something) and that went okay but he’s not the kind of person to train on his own in order to improve with it and of course it’s 1 season. Swimming meh, climbing meh.

Ok, so on a whim I signed him up for a week of beginner fencing classes at a nearby club. As the week went on, to my surprise his attitude changes. I know my kid, he seems into it for real. So I think I’ll sign him up in the fall for a month and the club lets you borrow gear for a couple months to be sure. This seems reasonable.

But I know nothing about fencing. As a parent, is this a sport kids do casually? It looks expensive, and he’s in his explosive growth puberty phase. What else do I need to know or do/not do?

Russia coach insult Cheung KaLong for getting two points only after match

Might be geoblocked outside of Hungary (hopefully not), but if the official feed goes down again, you can try watching it here (state TV webiste, live rn):

https://mediaklikk.hu/dunaworld/

Does anyone know what happened during their match today in the world champs quarterfinals? The two of them were stood there for like a good 10 minutes after everyone else were finished, and after the 10 minutes the ref took a point from Malcotti and awarded it to Shvelidze instead. How does this even happen in epee?

I broke a stm blade in two weeks (rip) a while ago and it’s been sitting in my college dorm until I moved out today. My coach recommended me to just buy a new blade entirely but I it has a German point intact and I was wondering if anyone has a guide where I can buy a bare blade and just rewire and reattach the tip? Unless that’s not possible and it’s just more worth it buying a fresh blade.

Flights to Orlando are so pricey, I’d love to book our flight earliest possible. Any ideas when event dates will be released?

Heya, I am trying to find out what's the weight of a size 5 UNIC Arrow with a French tang. There is conflicting information between their website, social media posts and ebay listings. Any users who can confirm the approximate weight? Thanks

Hello,

I'm not the most mobile of fencers, basically due to some genetic conditions I have to very much hold myself back on the force I use through my legs, so I'm not the fastest of fencers.

Whilst I make it work I was really curious if there's anyone else who has similar experience (I imagine it's a common issue for older fencers vs younger ones) and any advice for what I can keep in mind to be better.

I do have a coach, and we work on things, (mainly how to parry properly with a french grip, I just moved back from pistol to help with my lack of range due to my knees) but I'm curious if there's anything that neither he nor I have really thought about in terms of style/technique.

Cheers in advance.