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Articles and Papers


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


Books

A Basic Foil Companion

This is a short companion guide designed for students of intro foil classes.  It has excellent reviews and is 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.
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