Episode 16: Donning the sorting hat for the World Championships!

This week is the final few days before this year's World Championships in Leipzig! Sean and Gav are a wee bit excited.

Keep an eye on the FIE Video Channel: we expect a lot of great content.

But first, success! We've won the Viveca Abrahams Memorial Innovation Award at the British Fencing awards, we'd like to thank all of you out there who supported us over the last year. Many thanks to our Patrons and sponsor's Leon Paul! Also a shout out to our sinificant others for letting us fill our houses with audio junk!

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 In this episode we mostly we gaze into our crystal ball, consider what we’ve seen this season and generally speculate wildly about possibilities in Leipzig. It also turns out we know almost nothing about the host city for this year’s world championships, given we're spending most of our time in a sports hall we almost expect to know almost nothing when we get home.

We also explain how you can get our daily reports from the individual events at the Championships (Friday 21st, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd July). Follow our progress on social media.

You'll hear part 2 of Karim's interview as he shares his insights for the coming tournaments.

Finally Gav has been his usual nerdy self and put together some spreadsheets. Take a look, let us know if you spot anything interesting! Click here to download them.
Note: use the dropdowns to the select the events, gender, discipline and even birth year.

Episode 15: Time for Zonals, Karim talks about talking about Fencing!

As we near the end of this first season we want to beginwith a shout-out to our Patrons, without you this show would not be possible: Thanks to all of you from Sean and Gav.

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Also a massive goes to Leon Paul not only do they make great kit but they have also enabled us to attend the World championships AND improve our sound quality. Pints at the bar for them in Germany!

We're now focused on the upcoming Leipzig World Championships and the final round of events have finished: the various zonal championships.

Sean also chats to Karim Bashir Fencing commentator extraordinaire. This is part 1 in which Karim talks about his how he became the voice of fencing and his experience talking about the sport for a living. Part 2 follows in the next episode.

Show notes:

African Championships:
Full Results here: http://www.engarde-service.com/files/egyptianfencingfedration/african2017/

Pan Americans:
Full Results: http://www.fencing.ca/results/2017_panam_montreal/
Don't forget to watch the video playlist.

Asian Championships:
Full Results: http://www.engarde-service.com/files/hkfa/afc2017/
There's some video available for this one too.

European Fencing Championships:
Full Results: http://www.fencingonline.ru/
There's a full video selection on the FIE Video channel

And if there's any match to watch, watch France versus Russia in the mens Foil teams and be amazed. This link will take you straight there! https://youtu.be/XxBYY7eCALY?t=2h27m

Episode 14: Grand Prix round up, Sean chats with Cecila Berder

Quite a lengthy episode this time around. There's tons to get through as the season winds down in preparation for the World Championships.

Finance has been an issue for Fencing for a very long time but it seems Fencing's main backer, Alisher Usmanov has solved that.
One day, while on Twitter, Gav stumbed across a link to coaching advice from Italian coach Cipressa. He clicked it thinking it would be a simple piece about the man and his methods... But he'd actually wandered into the Athlete Hub. It contains tons of valuable information. Sean had already seen the hub but then he's seen everything! Check it out: 

http://onlinecourse.olympic.org/local/login/index.php
If you're an athlete or coach can thank us later.

BetterFencing.com have released a really great article on keeping your kit smell free. Gav complains that his foul stench is part of his game! https://betterfencer.com/articles/how-to-care-for-fencing-equipment
SabreCoachKate joins the podcast party. It's nice to know we're not alone out there. http://sabrecoachkate.libsyn.com/

Results Round Up!
Bogota Epee Grand Prix! Then it's off to Moscow for the Epee Grand Prix. You can find the fights here on the FIE Fencing Channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdNA_ybrJjfkfpwSbQXrmNpiG7TO9bHh-

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Episode 13: Baby News & Senior Fencing

Sean and Gav have some good news - it's a baby! And they wonder what you coul do with all of Usmanovs money, Usmanov would like to buy Arsenal with it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39981841

The new issue of the FIE video magazine is out with a great discussion on Hughues Obry, check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kth64EymhgU&list=PLdNA_ybrJjflSLflb98xGiCEEaZI7tC4F&index=3

Then there's some discussion of recent senior events. The duo celebrate and lament the FFE's use of Dailymotion for their videos.

Seriously, go look at the Paris Mens Epee World Cup links: http://www.dailymotion.com/ffescrime 

In Tunis it's sabre time for the women:
Individual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-RRfCnaLLk&list=PL_pQQho0KExyDmkgd0ZID3UlhkOoEF9v-

Team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68CFIfDklLQ&list=PL_pQQho0KExzDSrfP3NYcCjYyX78L5VE2

Meanwhie the men are fencing in Madrid:
Individual: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOc5neYoyve0EtseOOFGL0VET5OJCfYR5

And finally there's Grand Prix action in foil in Shanghai:
Womens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2mMB0a5LEg&list=PL_pQQho0KExwVUlv0NIXAUPQOTDvkeL_R
Mens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHTeRs0Fe94&list=PL_pQQho0KExwEv8JTpF5wI5BYOSZm6MxO

Note: Womens Foil ony became available after we had recorded.

As always a large shout out to our Patreons! You guys rock! Become a Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4988869.

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Episode 12: Seniors are back! Tauberbischofsheim women's foil, St Petersburg men's foil and a social media storm.

Episode 12: The senior fencers are back in action with the women's foilists in Tauberbischofsheim, Germany, the men's foilists in St Petersburg, Russia and, apparently, the women's epeeists in Rio de Janiereo, Brazil. Gav has some big news. Sean struggles with some podcasting basics. We interview Brazilian Olympic hero Guilherme Toldo. And there's a social media storm to discuss. Our Coolest Fencer on the Planet collects his most prestigious accolade in a glittering career. 

FIE Results: http://fie.org/results-statistic

Tauberbischofsheim women's foil individual playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_pQQho0KExw7dv1npqpcfqIREvEYfkis

Tauberbischofsheim women's foil team playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_pQQho0KExwFqBtHIkHUOtFYfc3cujKy

St Petersburg men's foil individual finals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VleOCfG6PNQ&t=250s

St Petersburg men's foil team final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUW14V-F27I&t=79s

THAT St Petersburg men's foil team semi-final: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdoq8H9psx8&t=2577s

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Episode 11: A jumbo recap from the Junior and Cadet Worlds

Episode 11: A jumbo recap from the Junior and Cadet Worlds

This episode has been brought to you by our new sponsor Leon Paul. Welcome aboard guys we couldn't have made this episode without you!

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Gav loves the X-Change masks and we've been using their new wireless at the club (it's pretty reliable)

Sean and Gav watched the the Junior and Cadet World championships and want to talk to you about it. We really like hearing from the fencers at these large events and this time around we hear from Gaelen Wort of South Africa and Sam Moelis of the US. Thanks for putting in the effort it was a joy to hear from you.

You can watch the Junior and Cadet Worlds over on the FIE Fencing Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJEy8aBnqDymMIcJCh72gMw

Day1 finals are here (for example):https://youtu.be/Y71_f_-znPw

We also hear a rumour.... Sean isn't pleased.

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Episode 10: International Epee and Sabre, Sean sits down with Ziemek Wojciechowski

Welcome to Episode 10! Our first milestone, Gav thought we should throw a party but that somehow slipped off the agenda. Maybe next time though as we share our excellent news - we are now sponsored by Leon Paul UK!

So we bought some new kit (which we're getting used to) and booked flights to Leipzig to bring you all the action from the upcoming World Championships!

In the news:
Yangzhou Women's Sabre World Cup results.
Individual http://fie.org/competitions/2017/151/results/rank
Team http://fie.org/competitions/2017/756/results/rank
Seoul Sabre Grand Prix Action finals https://youtu.be/DMPG6hhKEb0
Terrific Epee from Budapest. Gav continues his love affair with Japanese and Korean fencing. https://youtu.be/CFFxNtwI-ok

You can learn more about Ziemek and where he coaches here: https://www.zfw-fencing.co.uk
If you have the time we recommend you attend one of his seminars. It's impossible to walk away withouth feeling enthusiastic, having learned something new. Details here: https://www.zfw-fencing.co.uk/coaching-course-2017

Episode 8: Death to 3m Sabre! We also chat to Georgina Usher

In our latest show we:

Discuss coaching moves: We wonder, why we only ever hear about Foil coaches, occasionally Sabre coaches and almost never about what's happening in the world of Epee? Why is that? If anyone has any thoughts, let us know.

Bring you up to date with results. Not many this time around but we're surprised by Epee. Gav tries to control his glee.

• Vancouver men’s epee World Cup https://www.viasport.ca/events/live-stream-2017-peter-bakonyi-fencing-world-cup
• Athens women’s sabre World Cup individual finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGgVMzBRum4
• Athens women’s sabre World Cup team finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGgVMzBRum4
• Warsaw men’s sabre World Cup individual finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCnwtqvyvw
• Warsaw men’s sabre World team finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuUskj30iqU

Sean gets an update on the FIE from Dave Baker. The biggest news is the demise of the Russian Box of Death.... long live 4m Fencing!

And finally Sean catches up with Georgina Usher CEO of British Fencing. British Fencing has lost its funding from UK Sport. This is obviously bad news which has culminated in the mothballing of the World Class Programme and yet there's hope...

If you have some spare cash please give generously to British Fencing Crowdfunder http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/fundfencing

Next time we will prep you for the Junior and Cadet World Championships*!

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^{*We hope it's not held in a Bulgarian car park.}