Slow winter night practice

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Gregory giving lesson to Kevin.

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Gregory lashes out.

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Walter giving lesson to Paula.

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Now Walter lashes out.

Notice how the instructors lunge with straight leading leg, even the demo lunges. New fencers always try to lunge with a bent front leg: they can't lunge as far or as fast, because they use their knee to stop, rather than their foot. It's a dead giveaway in tournaments.

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Doc orienting new recruits...

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...didn't know they'd be on camera.

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They said they liked fencing (so far).

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Clay and Garret fencing

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From 2001–2003, we worked on getting Clay to not wear jeans.

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The cameraman (center) makes this scene uniquely his own.