Learning Fencing

by Barth, Berndt; Barth, Katrin

• ISBN13: 9781841260952
• ISBN10: 1841260959
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Sport

Summary

This work, with its child appropriate uncomplicated text and motivatingllustrations, was written for a child's hand. By inviting the child toomplete individual tasks, to solve puzzles, to answer questions and toomplete drawings, the book achieves the feel of a workbook. The littleartoon character "Foily" accompanies the reader throughout the book, as heffers tips and invites the child to practice independently. The contentsorrespond to the most basic level of fencing training. It is intended as aeaching tool for fencing instructors and trainers, to help promotenderstanding of the sport of fencing with the fencing students, and tomprove independence in training. For the parents of fencing children it isn important motivational companion to fencing instruction.

Table of Contents

Let's Talk	9	(13)
Dear fencing child, some tips from the authors
About the Fight to the Death	13	(4)
Something about the past and present of fencing
A Chat with the Olympic Champion	17	(2)
Hi there, Arndt Schmitt!
No Pain, no Gain	19	(8)
The right attitude about fencing, health and lifestyle
The Equipment	27	(8)
The proper fencing attire for safety
No Weapons, No Fencing	35	(6)
The three types of weapons and how to hold them
The Three Disciplines of Fencing	41	(6)
What You Need to Know About Technique	47	(36)
The basic position, the salute, the fencing stance, blade-in-line, step forward and back, the lunge, the thrust, the beat, the stab, the most important positions and position changes, sweeping movements
Be Quick and Clever -- Fencing with Tactics is Really Fun	83	(18)
Attack, defense, measure, the moment, the sweep attack, the disengagement attack, the feint attack
Keeping Things Straight	101	(18)
The strip (piste), the bout, the penalties, the referee, the score sheet, and the scoreboard
Ready For a Tournament	119	(6)
Tips and sample questions
Little Fencing Encyclopedia	125	(2)
Solutions and Answers	127	(4)
Solutions to the puzzles, and the correct answers to the questions
Let's Talk	131	(10)
Dear parents, dear fencing instructor, some tips from the authors
Photo & Illustration Credits	141