So last Sunday I fenced back home again for the first time in a while at South Florida’s Sabre Outreach Network’s December “Vidosa Memorial Cup” Fencing Tournament. You know, the SFSONDVMCFT. 
I don’t want to not be humble, but just from the way I fenced I can definitely tell I’ve improved my game since I’ve left high school fencing. I’m now a lot faster in both movements and reaction, plus I know more advanced moves and how to really “play the game”–especially when dueling electric. My favorite highlight of the day? I beat this fencer I’ve never fenced before in my life 5-2! He’s a C-rated fencer (classifications range from E to A, with A being the highest and U being unranked) and I’ve not even gotten a rating yet. YEAH! I was SO happy when that bout ended; I couldn’t believe it.
Regarding the rest of my performance, I was really just ok–I didn’t even place in individuals because I lost my first DE (to a fencer who has also improved much since I’ve left) and my team didn’t even make it past pools during the team events. Oh well. I still had a TON of fun and basically got to fence for 8 hours straight, leaving me very, very happy.
I get to fence again this afternoon at my old high school’s final fencing practice of their trimester–after this, though, I can’t fence again until I’m back up at UCF and my normal fencing schedule resumes. Unless I can find another fencing club here in Boca…
