Beginners Fencing Guide, Rules & Techniques!

If you are new to fencing or are just checking it out for the first time, here’s a quick roundup of the basic techniques you should be aware of.

When starting to fence as a beginner there can be so much information to learn it’s hard to know where to start.

You might want to develop your technique but not know how, or want to know how best to use your club time for maximum results. You might even be facing frustration at lack of progress, or be at a crossroads where you’re reconsidering whether you even want to continue with the sport of fencing.

Scoring a point in fencing in most cases requires accuracy, and precision with the blade is critically important for fencers. The point is to get the point where you want it to go. That point gets there through a combination of the lower body and upper body movement. The coordination of the two must be developed thoroughly by fencers in order to get that accuracy that will win them points first, then matches.