It's all practice

I was observing the salle the other day and was thinking to myself how easy it is to forget to practice. Every fight should be practice for the "big fight". Ultimately even the "big fight" will turn out to be practice for the next one. During a session in the salle it is easy for us to forget why we are there. Fencing is ultimately a sport and should be fun and I personally have a lot of humour in my lessons but when engaged in the league match, ladder match or even simple practice, how many of us give it total concentration? Enjoy yourself in the salle and on the piste but above all take the spirit of it sensibly.

The more you put in, the more you will get out.