Articles and Papers
All articles are copyright by Paul Sise
Epee Lesson Manual
Coaching Fencers with Learning Disabilities
Co-authored by Robert Ferullo, published in the Winter 2006 edition of The Swordmaster
What I Look For as a Reviewer
A guide to writing the thesis that is required for Fencing Master certification. Published in The Swordmaster in 2014.
Backward Chaining as a Method of Teaching and Error Correction in Fencing
Published in the Winter 2018 edition of The Swordmaster
Tips for passing the USFCA's Moniteur level practical exam.
Published in the Summer 2019 edition of The Swordmaster.
Quick Coaching Tips - Teaching the Student to Parry at the Last Moment of the Attack
Published in the January 2021 edition of The Swordmaster.
Thinking about Fencing - The Fencing Pyramid
Published in the Summer 2021 edition of The Swordmaster
Flip the Ratio to Teach Your Student Patience
Published in the Summer 2022 edition of The Swordmaster
Lessons from Pop Culture
Published in the Winter 2022 edition of The Swordmaster
Using Your Fencing Classes to Train Assistant Coaches
Published in the Summer 2023 edition of The Swordmaster
Thinking about Fencing - The Aggression Scale of Fencer Tactics
Published in the Winter 2023 edition of The Swordmaster
Quick Coaching Tip - Language and Goals Used in the First Lesson or Class
Published in the Summer 2024 edition of The Swordmaster
I Can: The Intersection between Language, Education, and Sports Psychology
Published in the Winter 2025 edition of The Swordmaster.
Epee Lesson Manual
Coaching Fencers with Learning Disabilities
Co-authored by Robert Ferullo, published in the Winter 2006 edition of The Swordmaster
What I Look For as a Reviewer
A guide to writing the thesis that is required for Fencing Master certification. Published in The Swordmaster in 2014.
Backward Chaining as a Method of Teaching and Error Correction in Fencing
Published in the Winter 2018 edition of The Swordmaster
Tips for passing the USFCA's Moniteur level practical exam.
Published in the Summer 2019 edition of The Swordmaster.
Quick Coaching Tips - Teaching the Student to Parry at the Last Moment of the Attack
Published in the January 2021 edition of The Swordmaster.
Thinking about Fencing - The Fencing Pyramid
Published in the Summer 2021 edition of The Swordmaster
Flip the Ratio to Teach Your Student Patience
Published in the Summer 2022 edition of The Swordmaster
Lessons from Pop Culture
Published in the Winter 2022 edition of The Swordmaster
Using Your Fencing Classes to Train Assistant Coaches
Published in the Summer 2023 edition of The Swordmaster
Thinking about Fencing - The Aggression Scale of Fencer Tactics
Published in the Winter 2023 edition of The Swordmaster
Quick Coaching Tip - Language and Goals Used in the First Lesson or Class
Published in the Summer 2024 edition of The Swordmaster
I Can: The Intersection between Language, Education, and Sports Psychology
Published in the Winter 2025 edition of The Swordmaster.
Books
A Basic Foil Companion
This is a short companion guide designed for students of intro foil classes. It has excellent reviews and was the publisher's best selling fencing book.
A Basic Fencing Companion
This is a more thorough and in depth three-weapon book than A Basic Foil Companion that includes tactical discussion, psychology, tips for competitors and beautiful pencil drawings as illustrations, in addition to many photos. It is used as a textbook by Vassar for their fencing PE classes.
Height Differences in Epee Fencing and Strategies for the Shorter Fencer (Copyright 2008 Paul J. Sise)
This thesis was submitted to the United States Fencing Coaches Association in 2008 as one of the requirements for the certification of Fencing Master. It looks at the advantages and disadvantages of being taller and of being shorter when fencing epee. Technical and tactical advice is then given to help the shorter fencer overcome some of the advantages innate to their taller opponents. This thesis includes an analysis of the 2005 world championship gold medal bout between Kolobkov and Jeannet.
A Basic Foil Companion
This is a short companion guide designed for students of intro foil classes. It has excellent reviews and was the publisher's best selling fencing book.
A Basic Fencing Companion
This is a more thorough and in depth three-weapon book than A Basic Foil Companion that includes tactical discussion, psychology, tips for competitors and beautiful pencil drawings as illustrations, in addition to many photos. It is used as a textbook by Vassar for their fencing PE classes.
Height Differences in Epee Fencing and Strategies for the Shorter Fencer (Copyright 2008 Paul J. Sise)
This thesis was submitted to the United States Fencing Coaches Association in 2008 as one of the requirements for the certification of Fencing Master. It looks at the advantages and disadvantages of being taller and of being shorter when fencing epee. Technical and tactical advice is then given to help the shorter fencer overcome some of the advantages innate to their taller opponents. This thesis includes an analysis of the 2005 world championship gold medal bout between Kolobkov and Jeannet.
