This week is review test week. :S
Fencing will probably start next Wednesday.
Good luck for RTs, everyone.
wenjing
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Apparently, i was the only one who went for fencing today. And i survived through the whole session in a room of guys. :S I should have just slept at home... But at least i learnt something. I hope.
By the way, coach is still promoting his private lessons. (If you wanna take and you need to convince your parents to pay for it, coach can teach you how to make them pay for it willingly. ;D)
-wenjing
By the way, coach is still promoting his private lessons. (If you wanna take and you need to convince your parents to pay for it, coach can teach you how to make them pay for it willingly. ;D)
-wenjing
Friday, June 11, 2010
2010. :D
Okay. It's 2010 and we've had our handover. There are some changes to the exco positions, with the treasurer and secretary merging into one position and now, we have one male vice captain and one female vice captain namely bryan david and lesley. Secretary's Amanda Esther and captain's Bryan Leong.
We've fencing every wednesday mornings for the holiday, plus saturday morning from 8.30am to 2pm (?) for sabre girls (since all the guys took epee).
For your information, i'm currently the only IP1 in fencing and there're no IP2 in the club. SO, IPs, IF YOU SEE THIS BLOG AND YOU FEEL TEMPTED TO JOIN, PLEASE DO. ;D ;D ;D
p.s our new captain would love to have more kids to torture...
okay i shall go prepare for tomorrow's fencing. DO TAG!!!
wenjing =)
We've fencing every wednesday mornings for the holiday, plus saturday morning from 8.30am to 2pm (?) for sabre girls (since all the guys took epee).
For your information, i'm currently the only IP1 in fencing and there're no IP2 in the club. SO, IPs, IF YOU SEE THIS BLOG AND YOU FEEL TEMPTED TO JOIN, PLEASE DO. ;D ;D ;D
p.s our new captain would love to have more kids to torture...
okay i shall go prepare for tomorrow's fencing. DO TAG!!!
wenjing =)
Thursday, January 11, 2007
First Aid 101
Within the next 48 hours, most of us Year 3 fencers would be boiling in tekong, and the rest of the team should be asleep, with visions of Novices dancing in their heads haha...
Am not going to write some inspiring posts cos actions speak louder than words, as the much-used cliche goes, and we've seen some pretty inspiring performances by people both within our team as well as those from other schools etc...
Rather, lets talk about hmmm battlefield first aid haha...
Now what can go wrong during competition with the body? Besides, of course, getting heavily corps-a-corpsed and landing on the nearby extension cord on the unplastroned side of the body? (Such things only happen once in a millenia, and since it already happened last year, it shouldn't happen this year)
Firstly, cramps, usually a result of not stretching. How can these be cured?
1. DO NOT apply ice cos it makes the muscle contract further and its becomes more painful.
2. Straightening the limb IS NOT the cure for cramp. Straightening the MUSCLE is. This especially applies to cramps to the calf and the upper thigh. At least some of us would probably have seen the effect of misguided cramp treatment during competitions in 2006. Suffice to say, the effect can be devastating.
3. The treatment is, straighten the muscle then massage upwards towards the heart. If one has the deep heat rub thingy, it helps too of course.
SO note: Do a proper warmup before the comp. And drink isotonic drinks etcetcetc during the comp. That's just about the best you can do.
Secondly, sprains and strains, usually a result of the joint being bent in a position which God did not intend our joints to go. This one, just use the RICE treatment
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Of course, usually only ice and compression is available during comp, so play it by ear.
Well these two are the usual two that plague me during comps haha... Of course, the list of possible injuries are endless... ranging from cuts to penetrating chest injury (say, if one trips and falls while running about holding a broken blade looking for a spare). For those, I guess you could ask our other resident first aider Atikah...
Anyway just to end off, this is a small slide show which I made of the 2005-2006 season... Just some memories yea...
So cheers all, be you NSF or student. Have a good term ahead!
Jon C
Am not going to write some inspiring posts cos actions speak louder than words, as the much-used cliche goes, and we've seen some pretty inspiring performances by people both within our team as well as those from other schools etc...
Rather, lets talk about hmmm battlefield first aid haha...
Now what can go wrong during competition with the body? Besides, of course, getting heavily corps-a-corpsed and landing on the nearby extension cord on the unplastroned side of the body? (Such things only happen once in a millenia, and since it already happened last year, it shouldn't happen this year)
Firstly, cramps, usually a result of not stretching. How can these be cured?
1. DO NOT apply ice cos it makes the muscle contract further and its becomes more painful.
2. Straightening the limb IS NOT the cure for cramp. Straightening the MUSCLE is. This especially applies to cramps to the calf and the upper thigh. At least some of us would probably have seen the effect of misguided cramp treatment during competitions in 2006. Suffice to say, the effect can be devastating.
3. The treatment is, straighten the muscle then massage upwards towards the heart. If one has the deep heat rub thingy, it helps too of course.
SO note: Do a proper warmup before the comp. And drink isotonic drinks etcetcetc during the comp. That's just about the best you can do.
Secondly, sprains and strains, usually a result of the joint being bent in a position which God did not intend our joints to go. This one, just use the RICE treatment
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Of course, usually only ice and compression is available during comp, so play it by ear.
Well these two are the usual two that plague me during comps haha... Of course, the list of possible injuries are endless... ranging from cuts to penetrating chest injury (say, if one trips and falls while running about holding a broken blade looking for a spare). For those, I guess you could ask our other resident first aider Atikah...
Anyway just to end off, this is a small slide show which I made of the 2005-2006 season... Just some memories yea...
So cheers all, be you NSF or student. Have a good term ahead!
Jon C
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
how to take good care of ur precious blade 101
china blade - about 70 bucks
FIE blade - about 280 bucks i guess
So everytime you break a blade, you will help to pay the rent.
Blades usually break when:
1. you exert too much force
2. your opponent exert too much force
3. it's an old blade and you can feel the edges being very jagged
micro-cracks can occur and affect the strength of the blade.
yes, im serious, micro-cracks.
to prevent 1 and 2:
a. don't hit too hard
b. don't lunge or fleche too close to your opponent
c. if you know the guy is not able to control his speed and strength, play the distance game so that your blade won't have to bend too much.
to prevent 3.
you cannot really prevent it. no blades last forever. wear and tear will destroy everything eventually. but you can like keep ur blade properly in the bag, pvc pipe or a plastic hose. that way it won't like knock into stuff. it's more safe that way lar. for the blade. and for the people around you.
Fe2O3. more commonly known as rust.
most blades will rust (besides maraging blades). maraging blades have those stuff(chromium nickel and what not) in it to prevent it frrom rusting. however the dots that you see on the metal maraging blades are supposed to be impurities.
your china blade will rust. how to prevent it from rusting? keep it a nice dry cool place. or you could use silica gel i guess. just kope a packet of it from the next bag of "wang wang" you buy.
don't oil it unless you know what you're doing. cos some oil are not suitable and will remain on your blade. then you will have an oily slicky blade. maybe it will turn out to be like the rainbow "oil slick" blade.
This post is dedicated to our beloved comrade daniel who has went on ahead before us.
Yup, have fun in tekong, daniel! =p
we miss you!
- Maurice
FIE blade - about 280 bucks i guess
So everytime you break a blade, you will help to pay the rent.
Blades usually break when:
1. you exert too much force
2. your opponent exert too much force
3. it's an old blade and you can feel the edges being very jagged
micro-cracks can occur and affect the strength of the blade.
yes, im serious, micro-cracks.
to prevent 1 and 2:
a. don't hit too hard
b. don't lunge or fleche too close to your opponent
c. if you know the guy is not able to control his speed and strength, play the distance game so that your blade won't have to bend too much.
to prevent 3.
you cannot really prevent it. no blades last forever. wear and tear will destroy everything eventually. but you can like keep ur blade properly in the bag, pvc pipe or a plastic hose. that way it won't like knock into stuff. it's more safe that way lar. for the blade. and for the people around you.
Fe2O3. more commonly known as rust.
most blades will rust (besides maraging blades). maraging blades have those stuff(chromium nickel and what not) in it to prevent it frrom rusting. however the dots that you see on the metal maraging blades are supposed to be impurities.
your china blade will rust. how to prevent it from rusting? keep it a nice dry cool place. or you could use silica gel i guess. just kope a packet of it from the next bag of "wang wang" you buy.
don't oil it unless you know what you're doing. cos some oil are not suitable and will remain on your blade. then you will have an oily slicky blade. maybe it will turn out to be like the rainbow "oil slick" blade.
This post is dedicated to our beloved comrade daniel who has went on ahead before us.
Yup, have fun in tekong, daniel! =p
we miss you!
- Maurice
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