Fencing activities in practice may include warmups, footwork, solo drills with or without a weapon, paired drills with weapons, private lessons with a coach, and bouting on the fencing strip. For these activities you will need:
Solo drill with a weapon: glove, weapon
Private lesson with the coach: glove, weapon, chest protector, underarm protector, mask
Paired drills: glove, weapon, chest protector, underarm protector, mask, jacket, knickers (fencing pants), long socks
Bouting on strip: glove, electric weapon, chest protector, underarm protector, mask, jacket, knickers (fencing pants), long socks, body cord, mask cord, lame (electric jacket)
To compete you will need:
Jacket
Knickers (fencing pants)
Chest protector (must be FIE chest protector with padding, if female competing in foil)
Underarm protector
Mask
Glove (must be FIE electric glove, if competing in saber)
TWO electric weapons
TWO body cords
TWO mask cords
Long socks
*We'll add a picture or diagram to this page, soon
*for MORE information on competing, go to our page on the subject, here.
I am going to post some useful information for parents of athletes here, soon. Fencing IS a team sport, and our fencing families are an important part of our team! :)
coming soon
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