Fencing in Finsbury

Had my first fencing class on Saturday morning near Old Street with my friend Chris. We both cycled there from south london so I got a bit of a warm-up.

I have to say the class is a lot more physically demanding than I thought, you train with a practice blade called the Foil, which is thin and flexible and has a blunt end, although the blades are light (500g) what really takes it out of you is having to squat and move/jump backwards and forward while you are in that position for hours on end. It was a lot of fun, can't wait for the next class where we actually get to learn some parrying and counter-attacks.