On Strip/At Home Series: Bladework Exercises (Video!) + Updates
UPDATES I hope everyone is doing well during these times of social isolation. But above all, thank you for being members of the All-American Fencing Academy. Your continued membership is what will allow us to stay open during these times. As you can imagine, many small businesses like gyms, dance studios, yoga studios, crossfit gyms and […]
On Strip/At Home Series: Beginner and Advanced Footwork (Video!)
Here’s our first video training. It’s meant for our beginners, but I want our experienced and advanced to do it too. Video link: https://youtu.be/xfAgfq4UmIs BEGINNER FENCERSWe talked at the end of last class to do these exercises. Make sure you keep doing them! I went in depth in class, this will reinforce what we talked […]
Are You Connected With The AAFA?
Are you receiving our group e-mails? It’s good for both parents and if the fencer is a teen, to subscribe to our e-mail mailing list. If not, visit our website, under the “Current Members” menu, select “Subscribe to Mailing List”. Or you visit this link directly to subscribe to our mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/?nomobile=true#!forum/allamericanfencing/join You can […]
On Strip/At Home Series: Footwork Drills and Diaphragmatic Breathing
REVIEWFirst thing. Did you read the last e-mail/post? Did you try some visualization? Make sure you do! I encourage to try to do some visualization every day. Do a whole bout in your mind, from salute, through 5 touches, to the handshake. Make sure you have bouts that you win AND lose! Visualize the decisions […]
On Strip/At Home Series: Visualization Techniques for Fencers
As we try to this new normal, hopefully temporarily, we are faced with many new changes. Especially in the world of sports where there is almost a gathering of more than one person. Some sports, of course, you can continue to do on your own, like going out for a run, home yoga practice, and […]
3-Week Suspension of Classes at the All-American Fencing Academy
Upon Governor Cooper’s closing of all North Carolina Schools for the next 2 weeks and the announcement from USA Fencing that they will not be sanctioning any local, regional, national, or international events from March 16-April 6, we have decided to suspend our classes and programs for 2 weeks. Several fencing clubs in North Carolina […]
Update on Events and Classes in Relation to COVID-19
Bottom line up front, classes and events (tournaments) are not changing at this time. According to Cumberland County Health Director, there are no cases that have been reported in Cumberland County. Regardless, your health and safety are the utmost priority to us. We are always concerned about the health and well-being of our coaches, fencers, […]
Update on Downtown Parking
Here’s an update on parking policies around the fencing school. Good news is that parking on weekends will be free. This is great for our tournament days. New parking meters will be installed on April 1. $1 an hour to park from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday in several hundred on-street spaces […]
March Tourney, Regionals Volunteers, Fencing Camp at UNC
Ok, a few things to cover, but all are important, I’ll try to keep it short. First congrats to Bruce McRae for earning is E20 in foil in Wilmington. Wilmington are great events to get experience! Also special recognition to Greta Tart who fenced in the open epee and beat the eventual 3rd place winner […]
AAFA Fencers and Families Members Deploy
Nearly 6,500 soldiers from North Carolina have been sent to the middle east, and more are scheduled to leave. While this might be a news bullet or a distant concern for many fencing clubs, for the All-American Fencing Academy, this hits home. The All-American Fencing Academy is in the heart of Fayetteville where Fort Bragg […]