Fencing night! :)

Today is fencing day!!! Wheeee!! :) I couldnt really make up my mind whether to go or not. Cause I had to go Uni in the morning, and then come home. U know how after u go home u really dun wanna go out? that's how I felt. Anyway, I still went for fencing today. It was a good workout, though I didnt do very well today in the bouts. I got thrashed in the first bout. 6-15. Sigh. I really need to work out more often. My legs get so tired easily. And I think there's something wrong with my grip, cause for the first time, my thumb hurts. Will have to check with the experts next week.

I won the second bout though, but it was really closed. 15-12. A lot of things to work on!!
1) Hold the blade up
2) Extend the arm first before moving the legs
3) Tempo
4) Take small steps
5) Use cutting action, not swiping
6) The fastest action should be:
- when attacking
- riposte is to be faster than parry
7) Do not anticipate
8) Do not take too many steps at the beginning

I get new things to work on every week when I go! Lots of room for improvement... Ahhh!! and I must improve before the competition in June!!!