This highly readable, low-cost text meets the needs of beginning students and more experienced players by providing a comprehensive resource. It covers all aspects of fencing, from clear explanations of techniques, strategies, and physical preparation/conditioning to the rules of the game, tips on care/selection of equipment, and a history of the sport.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good basic guide to the sport,
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This review is from: Foil Fencing (Wm C Brown Sports and Fitness Series) (Paperback)
This is a clearly written basic introduction to Olympic-style sport foil fencing, with good illustrations. It is much more readable than most others, and is written for a U.S. audience. Foil is the weapon most often used to teach beginners, and though I am a sabre fencer I found this book very useful during my first year.
1.0 out of 5 stars
this is awful.,
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This review is from: Foil Fencing (Sports and Fitness Series) (Paperback)
a really, really bad high school paper might start out with "since the dawn of time, mankind has engaged in war. world war 2 was one such war."
this book starts out with, and i paraphrase, "since the dawn of civilization, mankind has engaged in fencing. when man first invented clubs, they beat the snot out of each other with them, and that was the earliest form of fencing. then, they made swords out of metal, and fencing with swords was born." and it doesn't get any better from there. sweet monkey christ, i've got a couple of five year olds who could probably write something more meaningful about the history of fencing. the most mockable feature is, hands down, the thought-provoking question asked at the end of each section. for example, "why might it be important for a mask to fit well?" seriously? trees died for this? this book offers a lot of filler, an impressive feat given that it barely tops 100 pages. it's like a bunch of fencing-themed verbiage that was slapped together to fill some pages in the "fencing" volume of this series of books on various sports. it offers very little in the way of actual instruction in the sport. the explanations of various moves are clear and concise, but nowhere near detailed enough for the reader to better understand exactly what the body should (and should not) be doing. if you're looking for an instructional book, i recommend instead fencing: steps to success. it's much more detailed, with excellent drawings, and breaks down exactly what every part of your body should be doing, what moves first/last, how your weight should be distributed, etc, and is filled with very helpful drills for both solo practice and practice with a partner. "steps to success" covers only the "beginner" moves. you'll want another book later as a companion to more advanced instruction - and i'm guessing "foil fencing" is by far not the best choice out there. there's one purpose for which i could highly recommend this book - if your child or boyfriend/girlfriend is a fencer and you're going to be watching them fence and want to know what the heck is going on. if you're looking to enhance your own fencing however, save your money.
5.0 out of 5 stars
classic always good,
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This review is from: Foil Fencing (Sports and Fitness Series) (Paperback)
This book is a good introduction to Foil fencing. It does have some dated pictures but the information given still serves favorably for the new foil fencer. It should be clear this book should be used in addition to current lessons being taken to be able to extract the information correctly.
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