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King Calisthenics

Mar 8, 20244 min read

Difference Between Foil And Sabre Fencing

If you’re just beginning fencing and need to wrap your head around the basics, the best place to get started is learning the different...

King Calisthenics

Mar 8, 20244 min read

Is Fencing A Good Workout?

Fencing is a sport that has been around for centuries and was originally used as a way to defend oneself in war, but it’s also become an...

King Calisthenics

Mar 8, 20244 min read

Is Fencing An Expensive Sport?

Fencing is a full-contact sport where two combatants face each other at close range using foil or epee weapons. The sport has a long...

King Calisthenics

Mar 8, 20244 min read

How Long Is A Fencing Strip?

The strip in fencing, otherwise known as the piste, is the thin playing area where combatants perform their bout. Fencing strip’s date...

King Calisthenics

Mar 8, 20244 min read

What Is A Sabre In Fencing?

Fencing is split into three disciplines depending on the weapons being used, these are the epee which is the most tactical and defensive,...

King Calisthenics

Mar 8, 20245 min read

Sabre Vs. Fencing – What Is The Difference?

Fencing is one of the most popular combat sports in the world, but there are a lot of things that people unfamiliar with the sport might...

King Calisthenics

Mar 8, 20244 min read

What Are The Rules Of Fencing Sabre?

Whichever of the three fencing disciplines you decide to train in, the most crucial component that any fencer must know well is the...

King Calisthenics

Mar 7, 20244 min read

Why Do Fencers Scream?

Screaming and shouting are expressions of anger that we may relate with large conflicts or grand battles featuring men charging with...

King Calisthenics

Mar 7, 20244 min read

How Do You Hold A Fencing Sabre?

How do you hold a fencing sabre? This is one of the most common questions asked by new fencers and also by experienced fencers who want...

King Calisthenics

Mar 6, 20245 min read

Are Fencing Sabers Sharp?

Fencing is a prestigious sport that has been around officially since the mid 19th century. The graceful and powerful moves associated...

King Calisthenics

Mar 5, 20244 min read

How To Wash Your Fencing Clothes

Fencing equipment both lasts a lot longer and smells considerably better when you know how to wash and maintain it correctly. BUT it’s...

King Calisthenics

Mar 5, 20244 min read

Where To Learn Sport Fencing – How To Learn

The popularity of fencing as a hobby / sport is very different in different countries. In France and Italy for example, there is a strong...

King Calisthenics

Mar 5, 20245 min read

How Is Fencing Scored?

The three different styles of modern fencing, foil, epee, and saber, each have their own rules for scoring. There are some overall...

King Calisthenics

Mar 5, 20244 min read

What Fencing Equipment Do I Need To Start?

When you want to give fencing a try, the first question to ask is “what will I need?”. There’s a lot of equipment in fencing, the masks,...

King Calisthenics

Mar 5, 20244 min read

Is Fencing Like Chess?

Well in many ways the answer to this question is yes, it is. So why exactly did fencing get the nickname “physical chess”, or as it’s...

King Calisthenics

Mar 4, 20245 min read

Are Fencing Shoes Worth It?

Do you need to buy special fencing shoes if you want to perform your best in a match? The answer is – not necessarily. Fencing specific...

King Calisthenics

Mar 4, 20243 min read

How To Watch Fencing Online

The two best places to watch fencing competitions and highlights online are Youtube and Instagram. Fencing competitions are live streamed...

King Calisthenics

Mar 4, 20246 min read

Is Fencing An Individual Sport?

The three styles of Olympic fencing today, foil epee and saber, are all fenced as one-on-one individual matches. However, there are two...

King Calisthenics

Mar 3, 20245 min read

Can Fencing Kill People?

Despite how dangerous looking people poking at one another with swords looks, modern fencing is actually one of the safest sports in the...

King Calisthenics

Mar 3, 20244 min read

Can You Make Money Fencing? How Many Professional Fencers Are There?

Fencing is one of the more obscure and lesser-known sports in the Olympics. Being so niche, it doesn’t command the same level of views...