Rebecca is a beginning sabre fencer at our club who has started going to competitive tournaments this year. This review her recent experience at The Point Fencing Club in Champaign Illinois, one of our favorite clubs to go to for tournaments.
The Point hosted a marvelous tournament full of advice and camaraderie. This was only my second tournament fencing sabre with Bradley. Naturally, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but from past experience I was anticipating a large gym and a crowd of people. I was gladly mistaken. The Point offers the fencer a unique experience. The tournament is very well organized and is unique in that it offers a sort of “relaxed” feel to it’s participants. It is smaller in scale and fewer people to compete against. I enjoyed this aspect because it allowed for more discussion and feedback amongst the fencers and coaches. I received useful feedback from both my coaches and those of the Point. I did not win a bout-but I still got quite a few points! I was able to land an effective wrist touch/flick that impressed my opponent, and I made note of multiple other attacks I made that were effective. As before at the Burton, I gained valuable experience that I will add to my knowledge and apply to future tournaments. The Point might be my favorite tournament thus far!
The Point hosted a marvelous tournament full of advice and camaraderie. This was only my second tournament fencing sabre with Bradley. Naturally, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but from past experience I was anticipating a large gym and a crowd of people. I was gladly mistaken. The Point offers the fencer a unique experience. The tournament is very well organized and is unique in that it offers a sort of “relaxed” feel to it’s participants. It is smaller in scale and fewer people to compete against. I enjoyed this aspect because it allowed for more discussion and feedback amongst the fencers and coaches. I received useful feedback from both my coaches and those of the Point. I did not win a bout-but I still got quite a few points! I was able to land an effective wrist touch/flick that impressed my opponent, and I made note of multiple other attacks I made that were effective. As before at the Burton, I gained valuable experience that I will add to my knowledge and apply to future tournaments. The Point might be my favorite tournament thus far!
Rebecca Janus
BUFC Publicity '13-'14
Women's Sabre