Entries by hss

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Free fencing for college students 12/13

Join Houston Sword Sports on Tuesday, December 13, for an end-of-semester celebration! All college students are welcome to fence for free. Celebrate the end (or almost the end) of the semester and blow off some steam. Bellaire Rec Center 7008 5th St, Bellaire, 77401 7:30-9:00 Questions? Concerns? Need to borrow gear? Email Liz@HoustonSwords.com.

What we’re thankful for

It’s Thanksgiving week, and at Houston Sword Sports we have a lot to be thankful for! Here’s a cheesy little blog post to get you in the mood for stuffing your face. I’m thankful that fencing burns calories One hour of fencing=one slice of pumpkin pie. Approximately. Don’t quote me on that. I’m thankful for […]

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The Future of Fencing: The Dual Meet Format

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has a stated goal of making fencing more audience friendly and many of the rule changes over the past 10-15 years have been made in this interest. This blog post is about two aspects of that, that I feel are generally overlooked – bout length and connection. Generally speaking, people […]