Strength Training for Fencers


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The first - and only - book written by a fencer for fencers, this book takes you through every step of the strength training process from the core to each of the muscle groups, and from static to dynamic and balance-challenging exercises. It's a must for the library of every serious fencer. Harry James is a certified fitness trainer, a fencer, and the long-time fencing coach at Somerville High School in New Jersey. The book is profusely illustrated to clarify each stage of each exercise.




Training Fencing


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Explains how to teach fencing techniques and tactics and presents exercises for building endurance, strength, and speed.




The Complete Guide to Fencing


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This teaching and reference book covers the most important concepts of training theory in the sport of fencing and their methodological application. Supplemented by the general teaching methods and experiences of Germany's most successful trainers, findings, theories, and methods of training, science-oriented basic concepts are integrated here with application-oriented editing. Through the collaboration of internationally renowned scientists and long-time successful trainers, a fencing book was created that is unique in fencing literature. From the Contents: • Essential information regarding terminology • Basic methods of fencing training • Youth training • Aspects of sports medicine in fencing • Foil fencing • Epée fencing • Saber fencing • International development trends in fencing




Mastering the Blade: A Comprehensive Guide to Fencing Excellence


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Unlock the secrets to fencing mastery with 'Mastering the Blade: A Comprehensive Guide to Fencing Excellence.' Whether you're a beginner eager to grasp the basics or an experienced fencer striving for perfection, this book is your ultimate companion on the journey to becoming a formidable swordsman. Delve into the rich history and evolution of fencing, learn the intricate footwork and blade techniques essential for success, and discover the strategies and tactics employed by champions. From mental fortitude to physical conditioning, competition preparation to the invaluable role of coaching, each chapter offers a wealth of knowledge and practical advice. With insights from seasoned experts and inspiring anecdotes, 'Mastering the Blade' transcends the sport, imparting life lessons of discipline, resilience, and sportsmanship. Whether you aspire to compete at the highest level or simply seek personal growth, this book equips you with the tools to excel both on and off the piste. Embrace the challenge, hone your skills, and unleash your inner champion with 'Mastering the Blade.'




Epee 2.0


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Johan Harmenberg had left his native Sweden because he had "given up" on serious competitive fencing. But when he came to MIT, he met an innovative coach - the late Eric Sollee. Scribbling on a napkin in a Cambridge bar, Eric, Johan, and the other MIT fencers sketched the "Three Conjectures" of a new fencing paradigm" - a way to force a more skillful opponent to play your game. On his return to Sweden, Johan developed it into an art and a science, then put it into effect with a vengeance. Despite being snubbed by the Swedish authorities because of his unorthodox style, he won the World Championship in 1977 and the Olympic Gold Medal in 1980. In this groundbreaking book, Johan reveals his methods, showing how to can neutralize the superior technique of even the best classical fencers. Plus Olympic Silver Medalist Bjorne Vaggoe adds his personal application of the new paradigm and Geoff Pingree tells how it was applied with stunning success at MIT.




Fencing


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Crowood Sports Guides provide sound, practical advice that will make you a better sportsperson, whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering more advanced techniques or reviewing the fundamentals of your sport. This book is illustrated in full colour throughout with photographs showing technique sequences, correct positions and competition situations. It covers fencing techniques in a logical progression, starting with the absolute beginner and culminating with the advanced competition fencer, and supplies detailed 'key points' as well as tips and advice on competition fencing. It discusses how to approach fencing as a left-hander and how to deal with left-handed opponents, and includes a valuable section on tactics which explains how to apply techniques in a fight situation. Presents footwork exercises and bladework training drills and provides an introduction to epee and sabre fencing. Aimed at fencers of all levels of ability and those considering taking up the sport and fencing coaches. Superbly illustrated with over 200 colour photographs showing technique sequences, correct positions and competition situations.




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Routledge Handbook of Strength and Conditioning


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Drawing on the latest scientific research, this handbook introduces the essentials of sport-specific strength and conditioning programme design for over 30 different sports. Enhanced by extensive illustrations and contributions from more than 70 world-leading experts, its chapters present evidence-based best practice for sports including football, rugby, tennis, hockey, basketball, rowing, boxing, golf, swimming, cycling and weightlifting, as well as a variety of wheelchair sports. Every chapter introduces the fundamental requirements of a particular sport – such as the physiological and biomechanical demands on the athlete – and describes a sport-specific fitness testing battery and exercise programme. Additional chapters cover the adaptation of programme design for special populations, including female athletes, young athletes and athletes with a disability. Drawing on the experiences of Olympic and Paralympic coaches and trainers, it offers original insights and practical advice from practitioners working at the highest level. Innovative, comprehensive and truly international in scope, the Routledge Handbook of Strength and Conditioning is vital reading for all strength and conditioning students and an invaluable reference for strength and conditioning coaches and trainers.




The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Fencing


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The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Fencing is the most comprehensive and uptodate fencingspecific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of nearly 100 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features yearround fencingspecific weighttraining programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.No other fencing book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will have fencers increasing agility, strength, balance, and flexibility, which translates into more precision and power in advances, lunges, and recoveries.Following the programs in this book will also enhance wrist speed and control, reduce the chances of injury, and make you an overall better fencer.Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!As an added bonus, this book also contains links to free record keeping charts which normally sell separately for $20.Rob Price is a first class certified personal trainer and a former fitness consultant at the University of Wisconsin. He is a national weight lifting champion and state bench press record holder who has been featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world, including the USA Today, for his sportstraining expertise. Rob is a contributing author to Golf Fitness Magazine, Swimmer's World Magazine, US Bowler Magazine, and OnFitness magazine and is the founder and head trainer of SportsWorkout.com's eTraining service. In addition to being an internationally recognized fitness expert, Rob also holds a Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University where he was honored as one of ten Moritz Scholars.