Dedicated to the memory of David Tyshler (1927 – 2014)
The authors would like to express immeasurable gratitude to our teacher and mentor David Tyshler for the assistance in creating this work. This manual would not have seen the light of day without constant assistance, advice and direct participation by the honoured maestro.
David Tyshler, Member of the FIE Hall of Fame since 2013
SPORTS FENCING
Professional Coaching Manual and
Special Training Methodology
The present reference is aimed at
attendees of seminars for coaching qualification advancement in sports fencing
disciplines. It contains a complex of technical and combat actions, as well as
exercises for mastering such. Also shown are tactical skills, aimed at,
primarily, at selection of specific actions in combat conditions, methodologies
for mastering footwork techniques and exercises for specialised motor skills.
Additional independent sections are ‘Management of Combat Practice’ and
‘Fencing Terminology’.
G D Tyshler, Doctor of Pedagogic
Sciences, award winning USSR coach, award winning Ukraine coach.
V N Logvin, award winning USSR Master
of Sports, 1982 World Champion in foil fencing.
Educational Methodology Reference for
coaching qualification advancement
seminars,
specialising in sports fencing
disciplines
The present reference is aimed at
attendees of seminars for coaching qualification advancement in sports fencing
disciplines. It contains a complex of technical and combat actions, as well as
exercises for mastering such. Also shown are tactical skills, aimed at, primarily,
at selection of specific actions in combat conditions, methodologies for
mastering footwork techniques and exercises for specialised motor skills.
Additional independent sections are ‘Management of Combat Practice’ and
‘Fencing Terminology’.
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
4
FENCING AS SPORT
5
FOIL FENCING
8
SABRE FENCING
32
EPEE FENCING
52
TACTICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF PREPARATION
AND APPLICATION OF COMBAT ACTIONS
77
TACTICAL KNOWLEDGE IN BASIC TRAINING
82
FOOTWORK TRAINING
85
PEDAGOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING AND BASIC SPECIALISATION
93
SPECIAL INFORMATION IN COACHING AND
TRAINING OF FENCERS
110
MANAGEMENT OF COMBAT PRACTICE
115
TERMINOLOGY OF SECTIONS ‘TECHNICAL
ACTIONS’ AND ‘COMBAT ACTIONS’
12
INTRODUCTION
The
present reference compiles and systematises the contents of a basic education
in sports fencing, presents in detail methodologies and exercises for
application in technical and tactical areas.
The
guidelines presented are scientifically based and extensively tested in
educational systems of children-juniors sports schools of Russia. The sections
of the reference containing composition of technical actions, variants of
combat actions and the sequence of their mastering in fencing disciplines,
special information in coaching and training system, as well as terminology
have all been previously published.
The
present reference is aimed at attendees of seminars for coaching qualification
advancement in sports fencing disciplines. It contains a complex of technical
and combat actions, as well as exercises for mastering such. Also shown are
tactical skills, aimed at, primarily, at selection of specific actions in
combat conditions, methodologies for mastering footwork techniques and
exercises for developing specialised motor skills. Additional independent
sections are ‘Management of Combat Practice’ and ‘Fencing Terminology’.
The
section ‘Tactical Knowledge in Basic Training’ is edited by L Ryzhkova. Section
‘Special Information in Coaching and Training of Fencers’ is edited by A
Korolyova. Terminology of sections ‘Technical Actions’ and ‘Combat Actions’ is
edited by E Tyshler.
Dedicated to the memory of David Tyshler
(1927 – 2014)
The authors would like to express
immeasurable gratitude to our teacher and mentor David Tyshler for the
assistance in creating this work. This manual would not have seen the light of
day without constant assistance, advice and direct participation by the
honoured maestro.
David Tyshler, Member of the FIE Hall of
Fame since 2013
Renowned fencer, multiple award recipient
in World Championships and Olympic Games.
Unsurpassed coach, whose students won 18
Olympic Games medals (11 gold) and over 50 medals in World Championships.
As the Head and Professor of the Fencing
Department at the Russian University of Physical Culture, David Tyshler has
prepared over 400 coaches, who are currently working in various countries and
are proud to call themselves his students.
A renowned scientist in the field of
Sports, Doctor of Sciences, he has published over 170 scientific works, books
and created a cycle of educational films. Tyshler’s works have been published
in the Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Polish, Romanian and Chinese
languages.
David Tyshler has been awarded with a large
number of national and international titles and government awards. In 1995,
Tyshler was recognized as the ‘Russia’s Top Scientist’ in the field of all
Olympic sports disciplines.