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Hand positions refresher

Two diagrams side by side. They’re the same, but with different labels. Each diagram is a circle, with lines crossing it. A horizontal and a vertical line span its diameter, and two other lines come from the centre to the edge of the circle at plus and minus 45ยบ. Starting from the point at which the vertical line meets the bottom of the circle, each point where a line meets the edge of the circle is numbered in the order 1, 2, 6, 3, 5, 4. On the diagram for the left handed fencer this sequence runs anticlockwise, and on the diagram for the right handed fencer it runs clockwise.

You might say that what you do with your arm and hand matters rather a lot in fencing. Being able to talk about all the aspects of movement in a way other can understand is also important as it helps us learn together.

This week’s news post is a bit of a refresher on one aspect of that movement – the six standard hand positions – using the common language we use at training. As it’s been a long time now since we’ve had the opportunity to talk about this at training brushing up on the theory might be handy (pun intended, no apologies!).

You’ll find the descriptions along with some helpful diagrams at this newly created page on the website that we’ll add to over time with more of these guides.

If you’re really keen, why not think through which hand position you would use for each of the parries?

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