Fencing Clinic Photo Gallery

Fencing Clinic:
AFC hosted an enjoyable and informative all-day fencing clinic on Sunday, 7 May, at the Boys & Girls Club. The clinic coach was Sebastien dos Santos from the Fairbanks Fencing Club.

See the Fairbanks Fencing Club web site for Sebastien's bio.

Instruction:
Each clinic participant was given an hour of individual instruction tailored to their individual skill level, and focused on improving techniques that Sebastien observed in bouts at the beginning of each session.

Explanations:
Sebastien spent plenty of time explaining the techniques and moves he was teaching, and was effective at using repetitive drills to reinforce the newly acquired skills.

Demonstrations:
With the hour devoted to each clinic student, there was plenty of time for demonstrations of each skill prior to trying out what we had learned.

Repetition:
With each technique we learned, Sebastien put us through the paces over and over again until it could be done proficiently several times in a row (or start over again!)

Point control:
It's all about timing, distance and tempo  ... and the all-important point control.