Library of Memory

Again… i’m talking about fencing… guess my friend is gonna sigh and leave this page… hope not to…

Ever since i watch zorro’s cartoon for the very first time, i seem to fell for the art of fencing… i even try out my first time fencing with cane together with my sister, though i don’t really know what was i performing, but i just enjoy swinging the cane as if it’s a weapon.

I was looking for a chance to get into this sport, but the strange thing is that i never found someone fencing around in penang. So i took up badminton when i was 10. Then i love badminton until i discover my talent on basketball when i manage to shoot for the 3 point basket, hmm… still don’t feel like any of it is my cup of tea. Then i thought maybe what i like os a combat sport like judo, karate or teakwando… but i pick none of those.

Until i went in to pcghs, i was told that pcghs got the most activities in girls’ school, but there’s still, not a word of FENCING was printed on the cocu-registration paper. Under no option left, i pick up basketball again when i was in form 1. Actually i was aiming for ping pong, but couldn’t get it…

Then until around April of 2002 if i’m not mistaken, the’re intro about fencing after assembly, i was so surprise and had thought of joining the fencing club right the way. But i did not dash to register ’cause fear no friend will join in with me, so i went back to classroom with my head still full with fencing perfomance. Then when the girl sitting infront of me turned and asked if i want to join, i almost drag her down the hall way to register as member.

When i first join, i don’t understand why my coach keep on asking us to do forward n backward in fencing way of walk, i get bored sometimes and wanted to quit, but i still tell myself to go training and get improve until i can learn the art of fencing. Finally i was good enough to fence with foil, though i can’t control it as a part of myself, but i still able to swing it around just like what i did with my sister when i was small.

As time goes along, i’d improve and never had a thought to put a halt on the game. Finally, i get to be the president of fencing club when i was in form 5, though it’s a bit late, but i still try my best to promote the club and strive for medals in competition. I never look at myself when i was fencing before because we’re moving too fast, of course your eyes are looking at your oponent, not the mirror or other things. Thanks for my friend, i finally get to see my own fencing form.

But, i think that is not the best in me, i know i can do much better and there’s room for improvement. Now i was playing sabre, a weapon i wanted to try so long ago, but it’s quite tiring sometimes because it’s a bit different in the way of holding it and using it. Just now got my hand cut because of my slow reaction when fencing with my coach, though i’m faster than my juniors but i’m still slower than my coach, hmm… wonder when will i be able to be faster than my coach… really hope that i get to still fencing fast like my coach when i’m at his age, he’s going 60 now and still fencing like a young boy, SALUTE!

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