How To Do Fencing Moves
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How To Do Fencing Moves
Footwork is crucial to fencing; you can have the fastest hands in the world, but without footwork, you are a sitting duck! In this Videojug guide Karim Bashir, fencing coach and former international fencer for Great Britain, shows you the basics of fencing footwork.
Top Tips
- The basic starting position in fencing is the en garde position; from this position you can step forwards or backwards.
- The basic attacking move in fencing is called the lunge.
- The idea is to combine backward and forward movements, and to create a position from which you can attack your opponent.