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//Fencing --D-//
Walking up to the strip with your epee In your hand, you tell yourself to focus. You've studied this girl, you have a strategy. She too, struts upon the strip, your opponent. The referee checks your equipment and keeps score.

The goal is to get touches, to get points, to score. Using your blade, your sword, your epee Salute to your enemy and then to the referee While maintaining your deadly focus. You are not the only one who wants to win, your opponent Does too. Who will have the winning strategy?

With every fencer you need a strategy. How will you score Against a french grip, a pistol grip, a tall or short opponent? Be one with your epee. Let all of your training focus For this bout, this moment. 'En garde. Prêt. Allez.' says the referee.

Watching the fencers closely like an eagle stalking its prey, the referee Motions for the fencers to fence. Implementing the strategy Begins now. From that moment it is the test of who is more skilled and who is in focus. For every action, there needs to be a preparation to score. Constantly moving and measuring distance holding your epee Ready to commit to your planned action. Your opponent

Is also trying to figure out your weaknesses. Keenly mask these from your opponent. Watching carefully the referee Yells ‘Halt!’. moments before the epee Tip had hit the target area. Your strategy. Worked. Even though are up, forget about the score You must maintain your focus.

Whether you are winning or losing, you must keep in focus. Try to trick your opponent, Deceive them to, outsmart them to score. You faint, parry, counter, lunge and fleche as the referee Watches and judges. Your coach gives you advice, he tells you to stick to the strategy. Heart racing, heavy breaths, sore hand from holding the epee,

You thought you knew what to do, you planned it out you had a strategy Telling yourself to focus isn't helping. Your epee Isn't scoring. The referee ends the bout. The bout is over. Victory goes to your opponent.