The Footwork
March 21, 2021
Won Wooyoung didn’t move the way coaches taught people to move. He moved the way he wanted to. Or, more accurately, the way he needed to. … More The Footwork
Category: Sabre Codex
The Break
March 21, 2021
Fencing was one of those curious niche sports where a mid-level government executive like me, playing in his spare time, could claw his way up the gateway competitions, pay his blood money to his national federation, then take his chances against the best fencers in the world who did this for a living. … More The Break
Week 9: Point-in-Line
August 6, 2020
Actually scoring with the point in line isn’t where its strength lies. It’s in the possibility that you could score … More Week 9: Point-in-Line
Week 8: Preparatory Beat Attack
August 4, 2020
The most dangerous phase for the attacker is during the charge through the defender’s danger zone. But unless the attacker can vault through the danger zone in a single bound, they must enter the danger zone before they launch their final attack. And at that moment, the attacker is vulnerable. … More Week 8: Preparatory Beat Attack
Women’s Squad Drills #1: Deception of Attack
November 10, 2017
Some notes from the womens’ sabre squad training session at Sydney Sabre on Wednesday 8/11/2017: Sabre is all about deception. The types of deception used are generally different for women’s sabre and men’s sabre. For men – and frankly, only the young guns before their joints start to go and their brains start working – … More Women’s Squad Drills #1: Deception of Attack