Fencing Footwork You Can Practice at Home - Intermediate Workout (revised version)

Hi, my name is coach Tyler with Fencer’s Edge. I’m here to show you some footwork drills you can do to practice at home. As you probably know, Fencing is a unique sport that requires you to have excellent form, speed, balance, and endurance. It requires instinctual movements that occur in fractions of a second. In the middle of a touch, you don’t have time to think about how your going to move your body; your movements need to be automatic and reflexive. The best way to train your brain and body to execute these movements instinctually is through lots and lots of practice and repetition! We all have busy lives, and sometimes you just can’t make it to your favorite fencing club for practice. Or maybe you just want to keep training at home on days in between your lessons. Whatever your case may be, the footwork drills I’m about to show you are designed to help you to work on and hone your fencing skills at home, in your living room, bedroom, or at the gym. I’ve put together three video workouts with the intention to help fencers of all experience levels perform at their best!: there is a beginner, intermediate and advanced workout. So be sure to check out all three videos so you can decide which one is right for you! Also, make sure to warm-up and stretch before each workout to receive the greatest benefit from this training. And remember practice makes permanent. So make sure you’re practicing these exercises with proper form. I hope you find these workouts helpful, challenging and enjoyable! Let’s get started with the intermediate workout! Intermediate Workout: Exercise #1 - Hold En garde (15sec. Normal, 15sec. Deep, 15 sec. Flex) Exercise #2 - Hold En garde back leg only 15sec.; Hold En garde front leg only 15sec. Exercise #3 - Hold lunge for 30 sec. rock back, rock out 3x then recover back Exercise #4 - Stepping in place 30 sec. (15sec. slow, 10sec. medium, 5sec. fast) Exercise #5 - Step, Step, heal step 30 sec. (15sec. slow, 10sec. medium, 5sec. fast) Exercise #6 - Step, Step, toe step 30 sec. (15sec. slow, 10sec. medium, 5sec. fast) Exercise #7 - 1 Advance, 1 retreat 5x; 2 advances, 2 retreats 5x… up to 4 5x Exercise #8 - 3 Ballestras, 3 kick backs 3x Exercise #9 - Bouncing in place while in the en garde position 15sec.; Bouncing forward and back while in the en garde position 15sec. Exercise #10 - Bounce, bounce, forward back 15sec. / Bounce, bounce, back forward 15sec. Exercise #11 - 3 Clap push-ups into 3 sets of 10 micro push-ups Exercise #12 - 10 squat jumps Exercise #13 - Balance exercise right leg out and back 3x left leg out and back 3x Exercise #14 - Lunge and hold for 3 sec recover back 5x Exercise #15 - Lunge recover back fast 10x Exercise #16 - Lunge and hold for 3 sec. recover forward retreat 5x Exercise #17 - Lunge recover forward retreat fast 10x Exercise #18 - Slow advance lunge recover back retreat 10x Exercise #19 - Fast advance Lunge recover back retreat 10x Exercise #20 - Slow double advance lunge recover back small retreat small retreat 10x Exercise #21 - Fast double advance Lunge recover back small retreat small retreat 10x Exercise #22 - Ballestra lunge hold for 3 sec. recover retreat 5x Exercise #23 - Ballestra lunge fast recover retreat 10x Exercise #24 - Slow Advance gain lunge recover retreat retreat 10x Exercise #25 - Fast advance gain lunge recover retreat retreat 10x Be sure to check out the Beginner and Advanced workouts as well! Beginner Workout: And as always, please like, share, and subscribe. Thanks for watching. I hope you see improved results from your workout today! This video filmed, edited, performed and written by Tyler Kvols-Riedler Support my videos using the following links: One Time Contribution: Monthly Subscription: Purchase My Merchandise: Contact me for sponsorship information. Email: CoachTyler333@ Phone: (352) 682-2738