I finally figured out.
It's been a difficult year of fencing coz you always lose when you're noob.
I ask myself why I fence, ever so often.
If it's to win, well... I'm not winning.
So what's the point?
As of late I understood:
You know in university, you get to choose modules? There are some modules you want to take because they are your specialization and you know you can score. Then there are modules you want to take because of what you can learn from it and grow. You take these latter modules because you want to, in the end, be knowledgeable in this area that you were not before. But... these modules are the toughest because you're not good at them at all.
Fencing is like that. I suck at fencing. But I do it to learn.
To learn what you may ask?
To learn to fight. To learn to compete.
To learn that sometimes I cannot just be a nice pushover. Sometimes there is a need to advance and overcome, and I need to be ready to strike swift and deadly when the need arises.
This is why I fence. Because I'm not like that, but I need to be capable of doing that.
I'm still not winning.
But I'm still fencing.
It's been a difficult year of fencing coz you always lose when you're noob.
I ask myself why I fence, ever so often.
If it's to win, well... I'm not winning.
So what's the point?
As of late I understood:
You know in university, you get to choose modules? There are some modules you want to take because they are your specialization and you know you can score. Then there are modules you want to take because of what you can learn from it and grow. You take these latter modules because you want to, in the end, be knowledgeable in this area that you were not before. But... these modules are the toughest because you're not good at them at all.
Fencing is like that. I suck at fencing. But I do it to learn.
To learn what you may ask?
To learn to fight. To learn to compete.
To learn that sometimes I cannot just be a nice pushover. Sometimes there is a need to advance and overcome, and I need to be ready to strike swift and deadly when the need arises.
This is why I fence. Because I'm not like that, but I need to be capable of doing that.
I'm still not winning.
But I'm still fencing.
Hello, I was searching through Google for some fencing pictures, and I chanced upon your blog... I've always loved to hear about what fencers have to say about fencing. Can I share why I adore fencing? To feel the blade between my gloves, to put on the jacket and lamé, it felt right. As if I was born to fence. I gather you're a saber fencer? My coach says I'm not aggressive and fast enough:))
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ReplyDeleteI actually felt the exact same way! The first time i held the blade i felt something click in me. It felt exactly like you say - right.
I am a sabre fencer but am not very aggressive in nature. I've come to realise that aggression only helps when you're starting out, for once you start fencing at a higher level, it's all speed and mind games.