Fencing

FENCING REPORT

WORDS BY

Stirling Smallwood

Fencing is not a well-known sport, but it is a fun one. The rules are that you must hit your opponent on the chest area whilst trying to avoid getting hit yourself. I have been doing fencing for four years, and I have enjoyed every day of it. The sport has helped me to have better hand eye coordination, quicker reaction speeds and adaptability as you often have to change the way you are playing mid-fight, also, because it is quite a tactical sport it has helped me in my decision making and has helped me to be able to formulate plans, ideas, and strategies more efficiently. Fencing is probably the most enjoyable sport that I play, and it isn’t always the same, you have to always be coming up with new ideas and strategies if you want to beat someone. I would recommend doing fencing as you will get so much enjoyment out of it.

En garde! Sterling points out the joy of fencing.