[quote]Kuz wrote:
luburic wrote:
Kuz wrote:
luburic wrote:
Lou Garu wrote:
Am I on T-Nation or watching ESPN 5?
Are you suggesting that competitive fencing is not testosterone-fueled?
Or hard-core?
No, just that’s it’s the kind of sport only found in the media and on TV in the U.S. at about 2 AM in between curling and tractor pulls.
So,it seems that you watch television a lot.
Try playing some sport,instead.
head shaking
Your reading comprehension needs some work, but then again, so does your English. Just because it’s on, doesn’t mean I watch it.
I am fairly confident in my sporting abilities. I’m terribly sorry if I haven’t gotten around to do something as “neat” as fencing. Probably too busy playing soccer, golf, football, mountain biking…[/quote]
When you say neat,you really mean sharp and quick,right?
Or you mean having precise coordination is the most important trait of a good fencer?
Italian fencing national team does ungodly amount of plyometrics. Russian fencing team do almost no weightlifting-they also rely on doing tons of plyometrics.
Fencers who tried doing these programs(availability of those prove that they may be little obsolete now) failed to progress to advanced drills.
It seems high levels of basic strength is needed to even begin with this drills.
I haven’t read any of the posts but how pysically fit do you need to be to fence? I mean come on seriously. You poke somebody with a stick, you dont make contact your barely even move. No offence or anything.
[quote]Deadend66 wrote:
I haven’t read any of the posts but how pysically fit do you need to be to fence? I mean come on seriously. You poke somebody with a stick, you dont make contact your barely even move. No offence or anything.[/quote]
I did a little bit when I was younger and I have to disagree. The best athletes move their bodies up and down the strip with tremendously speed and agility while their upper body motions are just a blur. As is the case with just about anything which really is a sport, when you put highly competitive top quality athletes into the mix, the results are amazing.
[quote]Deadend66 wrote:
I haven’t read any of the posts but how pysically fit do you need to be to fence? I mean come on seriously. You poke somebody with a stick, you dont make contact your barely even move. No offence or anything.[/quote]
So, you’ve never actually fenced then!!
When you’re fencing you move for the whole fight, if you stay still you get hit!! Fencing is alot like boxing in terms of the kind of fitness and explosive movements required.
[quote]Deadend66 wrote:
I haven’t read any of the posts but how pysically fit do you need to be to fence? I mean come on seriously. You poke somebody with a stick, you dont make contact your barely even move. No offence or anything.[/quote]
A goof fencer has reflexes and dexterity of a cat,speed of a sprinter and brain of a chess master.
You cant poke a good fencer!
[quote]Deadend66 wrote:
I haven’t read any of the posts but how pysically fit do you need to be to fence? I mean come on seriously. You poke somebody with a stick, you dont make contact your barely even move. No offence or anything.[/quote]
Fencing is one of the most athleticaly demanding sports!
[quote]Deadend66 wrote:
I haven’t read any of the posts but how pysically fit do you need to be to fence? I mean come on seriously. You poke somebody with a stick, you dont make contact your barely even move. No offence or anything.[/quote]
[quote]cadav wrote:
texas-supreme wrote:
I am calling all fencers to share their weightlifting routines,plyometric training and conditioning and other training they do beside fencing on this thread.
Such information is very rare on the net and as you all know many fencers use traditional only fencing routine.
So,any bit of advice is very valuable!
Im not a “modern” fencer. However i do Historycal and Ancent Sword combat.
I mean I have done
I train on old (from 1400 AD to 1700AD) books. The weapon are different, heavier and you need to improve control and resistence on both shoulder/arm and legs
my weapon of choices are the “one hand and half” sword and the small axes (“francisca”)
the better results I get from training was improve the grip and the shoulder resistence. Also abs workout is very important…[/quote]
You have piqued my curiosity. How does one go about getting involved in such a thing? Is it some sort of medieval fare thing or are there actual dedicated organisations that host these?
[quote]Nikiforos wrote:
cadav wrote:
texas-supreme wrote:
I am calling all fencers to share their weightlifting routines,plyometric training and conditioning and other training they do beside fencing on this thread.
Such information is very rare on the net and as you all know many fencers use traditional only fencing routine.
So,any bit of advice is very valuable!
Im not a “modern” fencer. However i do Historycal and Ancent Sword combat.
I mean I have done
I train on old (from 1400 AD to 1700AD) books. The weapon are different, heavier and you need to improve control and resistence on both shoulder/arm and legs
my weapon of choices are the “one hand and half” sword and the small axes (“francisca”)
the better results I get from training was improve the grip and the shoulder resistence. Also abs workout is very important…
You have piqued my curiosity. How does one go about getting involved in such a thing? Is it some sort of medieval fare thing or are there actual dedicated organisations that host these?[/quote]
For more info visit ARMA site…its great stuff to read enen if you dont intend to do historic fencing and unarmed combat.
[quote]Nikiforos wrote:
cadav wrote:
texas-supreme wrote:
I am calling all fencers to share their weightlifting routines,plyometric training and conditioning and other training they do beside fencing on this thread.
Such information is very rare on the net and as you all know many fencers use traditional only fencing routine.
So,any bit of advice is very valuable!
Im not a “modern” fencer. However i do Historycal and Ancent Sword combat.
I mean I have done
I train on old (from 1400 AD to 1700AD) books. The weapon are different, heavier and you need to improve control and resistence on both shoulder/arm and legs
my weapon of choices are the “one hand and half” sword and the small axes (“francisca”)
the better results I get from training was improve the grip and the shoulder resistence. Also abs workout is very important…
You have piqued my curiosity. How does one go about getting involved in such a thing? Is it some sort of medieval fare thing or are there actual dedicated organisations that host these?[/quote]
People involved in it sometimes organize battles involving dozens of people in armor wielding heavy swords!
