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Practical guides for fencers who want to understand technique, footwork, strength, conditioning, mobility, recovery and preparation beyond the piste.

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Your first steps into fencing

Follow the complete fencing guide for beginners and learn what happens when you first enter a salle—from the salute and the three weapons to protective equipment, en garde, footwork, the lunge and your first bout.

  • Foil, épée and sabre
  • Uniform and equipment
  • En garde and footwork
  • Your first fencing bout
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Browse practical articles for beginners, club fencers and competitive athletes. Each guide focuses on one clear question and explains how it may fit into a wider fencing training programme.

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Fencing knowledge built over time

Carlotta’s perspective combines long-term experience in sport, fencing instruction and physical preparation. These guides are designed to make training concepts easier to understand without pretending that one exercise or method works for every fencer.

The goal is to help you connect strength, conditioning, mobility and recovery with the demands of your fencing schedule, weapon, experience and competitions.

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Common questions

Fencing training FAQ

Short answers to common questions. Open any topic for a practical starting point, then use the related guides for more detail.

How can I improve my fencing footwork?
Practise quality movement regularly: balanced advances and retreats, controlled direction changes, clean lunge mechanics and repeatable recovery. Progress speed only when position and rhythm remain stable.
Should fencers do strength training?
Strength training can support force production, control and physical resilience when it is appropriate to the athlete and organised around fencing practice, recovery and competition demands.
How can I improve fencing endurance without losing speed?
Combine an appropriate aerobic base with fencing-specific repeated efforts and sufficient recovery. More fatigue is not automatically better; the work should support rather than reduce the quality of technical sessions.
Can I practise fencing footwork at home?
Yes, if you have a clear, non-slip space and choose drills appropriate to its size. Prioritise control, distance awareness and safe stopping rather than maximal speed in a restricted area.
Is online fencing coaching suitable for beginners?
It can be adapted to beginners for physical preparation and structured practice. It does not replace the value of in-person technical instruction, partner work or supervised sparring.
Does fencing performance coaching include technical lessons?
The main online service focuses on fencing physical preparation: strength, conditioning, mobility, footwork support and training structure. Any technical coaching must be agreed separately.

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Personalised fencing performance coaching organises strength, conditioning, mobility and footwork support around your weapon, schedule, experience and goals.

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