March Week 5 Lessons, Resources, and Recommended Videos

We hope everyone is doing well now the North Carolina is under stay-at-home orders.  We’re still able to get to the fencing room and make videos for you.

If you haven’t seen it yet, seen our brief update and thank you video, check it out, it’s only a minute long:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IN-toyUM1k

Here is this week’s video.  I’ve gotten a little more structured, the video emulates a full class, so it’s about an hour long if you follow along and do it with us.  Or you can do a section each day to break it up.  You can always go back to a section (like the footwork chain) and do that one each day.

(I recommend stretching beforehand.)
Full Class:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF6hXghXQw8

By section:
Remember in the bladework, I always start with exercises for fencers without weapons (these exercises are done by Liam).  If you have a weapon or pool noodle, skip to the exercises with Isabelle and Gabe.

• Warm Ups:  https://youtu.be/GF6hXghXQw8?t=5
• Glove Games – Agility and Reaction:  https://youtu.be/GF6hXghXQw8?t=374
• Footwork Chain #2: https://youtu.be/GF6hXghXQw8?t=675
• Point Control Exercises: https://youtu.be/GF6hXghXQw8?t=945
• Bladework and Footwork Exercises, Review of Previous Skills (need partner):  https://youtu.be/GF6hXghXQw8?t=1309
• Bladework and Footwork Exercises, New Skillwork (need partner):  https://youtu.be/GF6hXghXQw8?t=1721
• Fencing Development – Speed and Power:  https://youtu.be/GF6hXghXQw8?t=2286
• Fencing Game (need partner):  https://youtu.be/GF6hXghXQw8?t=2781

Extra Challenge:
Toss a Tennis Ball and Hit It With A Lunge:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXMEXpR3R8

Resources:

• All articles from the On Strip/At Home Series: https://www.allamericanfencing.com/category/news/on-strip-at-home-series/
• On Strip/At Home YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzRoSLhb3uVcOKf0dxKmdP85MAIWCHYGL
• Footwork Review Playlist (Not yet complete, new footwork being added each week): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzRoSLhb3uVcXVhHCHRCPdFnNL7lrw9Rd 

Crafts and DIY:

• Make your own weapon and tennis ball targets:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zijszHjshro
• Pam Dressel’s Jacket Target:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vndrhH5Rb3Y
• Wall Target: https://youtu.be/yBcXN40l0yQ
• Make a Target Using Your Jacket:  https://academyoffencingmasters.com/blog/how-to-build-your-own-home-fencing-target/

Time Killer:
If you have Amazon Prime, check out a documentary movie called Southern Fried Fencing.  It’s a movie about Andy Shaw, owner of the Fairfield Avenue School of Fencing and the Museum of American Fencing. https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Fried-Fencing-Andy-Shaw/dp/B01B6O0UGM 

Additional Training Videos You Can Use:

• Attacks on a target: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HheEb1Ng58Y (another good one from Redstar Fencing)
• At home fencing workout: https://youtu.be/D7oYVcKH6Y0
• Hitting ball exercises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGvD5_AD0Jc

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