Another month and another competition!This one was in Cincinatti, Ohio. It was small but the best in the US were there. I had a couple excellent matches where I really started to shine and found my style, ultimately taking silver. We are early in the season and early into the last phase of the multi year development process so things are looking very promising. The biggest take away here was that I saw how to win using my abilities, not...
Hello! It's that time again.We started the new year and this season is starting to take shape. I'm going to be competing more and trying to get another 10 solid months of training in before the qualification cycle starts at the end of October.For this season I am going to focus on epee exclusively since I have access to the best epee club in the nation, but little to no saber access. I'll train from now through to the NAC...
It's the end of the year and time to reflect, think, and plan!This year had huge gains in terms of athleticism and skill and I saw the results in Thailand. I beat one of the best French fencers and went 5-4 with 2 more. My DE against a top Russian fencer was also very close. Taking a year to train and not go to competitions and training camps was the right move.I am going to redouble my efforts and begin...
Hello! Another month in the books.I am at a training camp in Vancouver, Washington in preparation for a World Cup in Thailand. Things are looking promising, I changed my chair to fix the red card issue from the NAC and saw immediate improvements in accuracy and control. It will take some time to get used to it but it is definitely progress.Thailand will be unique in that it is also a reassessment and I may be able to move categories...
Hello! Another month in the books and a promising but bumpy start to the season.I went to my first competition in quite a while and the competition rust was real. My performance was both very good and extremely frustrating. The competition started with epee day and I was a hairs breadth away from a clean 5-0 sweep of every match. However a year of practice without referees let a few bad habits creep in and my strongest attack was resulting...
Hello! Another month in the books.August and September was a lot of consistent work and a little bit of travel for events. Fencing, pilates, diet and actual job stuff. I did get to go to a training camp for 3 days in Washington and fence multiple paralympians and top rated people in my division and wow! The training is really paying off. I did about 8 months straight of saber and in my saber bouts the skill level was almost...
Hello! I know I say this every month but I can't believe another month has gone by already.Training has been going remarkably well, I know what it's going to take to earn a gold medal in 3 more years and what I am doing here is going to get me there. My apartment is on the 5th floor so every time I enter or leave I sprint up and down the stairs. At first it was hard but after about...
Hello everyone! July is almost over already.Another month and another series of big changes. I started training at a new fencing club in epee which is the best club in the US and one of the best clubs in the world. Epees are quite a bit heavier than saber so competing against top tier talent on a regular basis as well as the increased workload should really take me to the next level. I am now starting the push for...
Hello everyone! Another month is gone already. Time is truly flying these days. This was a solid month of dieting and practicing. I set a goal of bulking up to a lean 180lb and am nearly there, walking around at 176lb and feeling really good. Hopefully in the next month or two I'll reach it and then work on leaning out as much as possible.There's been some great developments on the fencing front. My hand and fingers are finally strong enough...
Hello again! May is already half way through and we are back on track.I started the month with a training camp in Vancouver, WA. It was my first workout back and my first camp since I started working on bulking up. The extra muscle paid off nicely and even with the long interruption in April I was able to handle the largest volume of training at one of these camps to date. It was also the amount of volume required...
