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TRIVIA TUESDAY: Some of the principles that Bruce Lee used to develop his Jeet Kune Do were derived from fencing and often called his art "fencing without a foil"


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A few of these principles were...

• a well balanced stance with fast and efficient forward and backward movement
• "The Way of the Intercepting Fist" known to fencers as "Attack on Preparation" and the "Stop-Hit"
• principle of economy of motion by combining attack and defense into one movement
• timing, tempo, and distance
• The 5 Ways of Attack (Fencing equivalent in brackets)

- Single Direct Attack (Single Attack)
- Attack by Combination (Compound Attack)
- Attack by Drawing (Invitation / False Attack / Second Intention)
- Progressive Indirect Attack (Indirect Attack / Feint Indirect)
- Hand Immobilization Attack (Attacks on the blade - Attack au Fer / Prise de Fer)

Bruce learned these principles from his brother, Peter Lee, who was a champion fencer in Hong Kong.

BONUS TRIVIA: This is a clip from Bruce Lee's final film "Game of Death" which that, although was released to theaters, was never completed in terms of filming. Lee died during the making of the film on July 20, 1973.



The opponent in the above featured video clip was Philippine-American Dan Inosanto who was one of Bruce Lee's students. Inosanto is one of the lead proponents of Jeet Kune Do as well as Philippine Escrima and has many credits as fight trainer and stuntman in films.

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We're gearing up for our club ranking competition!



You are all welcome to come by and cheer us on

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Results from last Saturday's club rankings...

At the end of finals the for SABRE...

GOLD Kévin Hoffert (CFL)
SILVER Robin Cañete (CFL)
BRONZE Faith Leal Garcia (Blessed Trinity) and Marco Cotia (CIE)

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Results of pooling for FOIL...

1st Marco Cotia (CIE)
2nd Robin Cañete (CFL)
3rd Jacob Lipat (Sacred Heart)
4th Meg Alquiza (Blessed Trinity)
5th Kate Young (CFL)
6th Faith Leal Garcia (Blessed Trinity)
7th Haron Ybañez (CIE)

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Results of pooling for ÉPÉE...

1st Jacob Lipat (Sacred Heart)
2nd Robin Cañete (CFL)
3rd Marco Cotia (CIE)
4th Kate Young (CFL)
5th Haron Ybañez (CIE)
6th Faith Leal Garcia (Blessed Trinity)
7th Kévin Hoffert (CFL)

A big THANKS to everyone for competing.

Let me know you want to see your school represented here

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It's Saturday!!! Time to suit up...



Join us on the piste 3:30pm at Sacred Heart Center Sports Club
on the 3rd level of Sacred Heart Center, Jakosalem Street

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Love this nugget from r/Fencing written by /u/Julio_ElChileano in which he describes why Fencing is not physical chess:

"The analogy of fencing being a physical chess comes from the assumption that each fencer has an equal opportunity and ability to win, and that winning is purely a result of better strategy. While this sounds poetic, it is not reality. Fencing (just like all sports) does involve heavy use of strategy, but not all fencers will be able to achieve the same strategy. In chess, each player has the same pieces that can perform the same action and are located in the same position as each other. Fencing has something much more beautiful: diversity. No two fencers are alike because every human being is unique. Different traits allow for different fencing. Some are faster, some are taller, some have better balance, some are stronger, some have more endurance, etc. This means that if fencing was chess, then each player would have to bring their own unique set of pieces to matches. If this was the case, then very few players could actually implement the same strategy.

Fencing is all about matching your strengths to your opponent's weaknesses and protecting your weaknesses from your opponent's strengths. No two fencers have the exact same strengths and weaknesses like two chess players would."

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Yesterday's general training at Sacred Heart Center Sports Club, September 5, 2015...



















Bon Voyage, Kévin!

Merci beaucoup for all the days fencing with us and sharing your passion for sabre.

We wish you all the best in Manila!

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September 6 is worldwide ‪#‎fencingmob‬ day where fencing clubs from around the world are asked to do a fencing themed flash mob in iconic places that represent their city.

This group receiving a "polite no" from these locations decided to take matters to their own domestic level... ‪#‎fencingmob2015‬ ‪#‎fencingmob15‬

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Cebu Fencing League will be unplugged for a while.
There will be no training this Saturday, September 12, 2015.
Training will resume again next Saturday, September 19, 2015.

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Aaaaaand... we're back!!!



See everyone tomorrow for another swashbuckling Saturday!!!

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Why just play games? Take up the sword and join us on the piste!



All in glorious 4D motion realtime HD enhanced imagery haptic touch force feedback