The United Lisbon Academy

Grade 1 to Grade 12
Fencing is an elegant modern sport practiced by people around the world since the Middle Ages. It is a physical and tactical challenge, a combat sport between two athletes using weapons called foil, epee, and saber. It is one of the fastest and most elegant Olympic sports. An opposition sport that strives for respect and cordiality towards the opponent. The manipulation of a fencing weapon gives the student great responsibility and self-control.

Fencing is an innovative, pedagogically rich sport that performs a cross-cutting and interdisciplinary work, contributing to greater reaction speed, more flexibility, development of general and specific coordination and lateralization.

Pedagogical Benefits:

• The face-to-face in a limited space, as well as the restricted visual field, favour the development of cognitive abilities concentration and attention.
• Each planned or unforeseen situation leads to an adapted response, developing the analytical and decision-making skills.
• Eye-hand coordination is developed by driving the blade tip in the direction of the valid surface, developing the accuracy.
• The use of the mask allows the student to express himself/herself more freely, contributing to self-confidence
• The need to constantly control their actions and to frame the opponent’s reactions force the student to control his emotions such as impulsivity, anger, abatement, and excessive enthusiasm, developing self-control
• The Ceremonial is the outward sign of a tactical commitment of respect for the adversary.
• At the end of the round after the salutations, the handshake recalls the fair play you express to your opponent, whether stronger or weaker, strengthening courtesy and loyalty.