The thrust you make could possibly go in, that that you don’t make will definitely not go in.

This is one of the sentences i more often tell my athletes; and, while usually making fun of them, i add that they have an amazing collection of “non-made thrusts”, kept in their arm rather than freely released through a beautiful lunge.

Thus, i ask myself how could one possibly practice a sport such as fencing, where the main goal is that of touching, but being afraid of doing it. And it’s the supidest fear, because it is that kind of fear that will make what you don’t want to happen, precisely happen instead. What i mean is: if i am scared Continua a leggere→