Start Fencing the Right Way: Why Private Lessons From Day One Matter
Start Fencing the Right Way: Why Private Lessons From Day One Matter Every parent who walks into Lilov Fencing Academy asks some version of the same question: how should my child begin? The short answer is a simple formula that has worked for our beginners for years: at least two group classes per week, plus […]
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From Beginner to Olympian: The Three Levels of Fencing Self-Improvement
From first lunge to Olympic strip: how fencers upgrade a skill, the athletic system beneath it, and the learning loop that reads an opponent mid-bout.
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Training Hard, Not Winning Yet: A Guide for Parents of Youth Fencers
Your child trains hard but youth fencing results are not coming. Why the scoreboard lies before 15, what college recruiters really look at, and what to do now.
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Before There Was AI, There Was the Fencer’s Mind: The Hidden Logic of “Physical Chess”
Before There Was AI, There Was the Fencer’s Mind: The Hidden Logic of “Physical Chess” Watch a fencing bout for the first time and you might see a blur: two fencers lunging, retreating, blades flashing faster than the eye can follow. It looks like pure reflex. But ask any coach why fencing earns the nickname […]
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A Parents’ Guide on How to Stay Cool (and Keep Your Cool) at Fencing Academies
A Parents’ Guide on How to Stay Cool (and Keep Your Cool) at Fencing Academies Welcome, new fencing parents! You’ve officially joined the ranks of “people whose kids do a sport involving swords.” Before we get into survival tips, one thing worth saying up front: here’s something many parents don’t realize — at many fencing […]
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Quality over Quantity. How we coach Young Fencers
Quality over Quantity. How we coach Young Fencers Why We Coach the Way We Do Walk into many fencing clubs and you’ll see a familiar scene: a line of kids waiting for their turn with a coach who has already given ten lessons that day and has ten more to go. The coach is competent. […]
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