The swordplay continues
Tyshler's son, Pavel, a top South African fencer, has had his own record of 33 strikes broken a few times by various other avid fencers.
Fencers can, and in fact should, continue their swordplay at home during the lockdown.So said Dr Gennady Tyshler of Tyshler Fencing School, which is based at the Randburg Sports Complex.
The school will soon be posting online video lessons for fencers, accomplished or brand new, to train with.
An online challenge doing the rounds has seen many local fencers challenge themselves to see how many targets they can hit at home within 30 seconds.
Tyshler’s son, Pavel, a top South African fencer, has had his own record of 33 strikes broken a few times by various other avid fencers.
The school has its own shop that sells fencing gear, and as soon as the legalities are in order, will be able to deliver swords and suits to the public.
Unfortunately for Pavel and the school’s Nomvula Mbatha, the Africa qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics were postponed. But just because they could not travel to Egypt to compete with the continent’s best, it does not mean they shoud sit on their couches and do nothing.
“Fencers must keep training, especially at target practice,” Tyshler said. “Once our online academy is running this will be easier and even new people can start fencing for the first time through this.”
He said exercise and the maintenance of technique are important for sportspeople during the lockdown.Important too is the need to maintain a positive attitude by training at home.
Details: Tyshler Fencing School mail@fencingschool.co.za; 011 792 4338; 082 457 45 43.
