BASIC EPEE THE FIRST STEP IS RECOGNIZING THERE’S NO ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACH BY COURTNEY HURLEY
I HAVE BEEN FENCING COMPETITIVELY FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I remember my first competition when I was 8 years old. I have made 15 consecutive senior national teams and three Olympic teams in women’s epee. Epee is one of the most difficult events in which to compete, primarily because of the absence of right-of-way and passivity rules. Because of this, developing a successful and consistent winning strategy becomes very complex. Most of the strategy I have learned may be attributed to my father. My dad was my coach in my younger years and traveled with us all over the world to competitions. Our extended European trips would often find us eating dinner in a rented apartment discussing strategy.
36 AMERICAN FENCING B
