went back to Ubi Ave 4 for the 2nd part of the fencing lesson. the instructor was Jeffrey Lopez. for the first time, we put on the actual fencing gear and fenced with the actual swords.

we fenced using the Épée (there are 3 types of weapons - Foil, Épée & Sabre) coz we chose it during our first lesson. as long as we manage to stab the tip of the epee into the opponent, we'll get a point. each match will last either 3mins or till one fencer scores 5 points.

i was the first fencer up for my team and my opponent was Jack. he's from 06S14 and that's his name if im not wrong. i managed to get first blood in winning a point and i defeated him 5-3 though i didnt expect it since he had prior experience in fencing.

after our time was up, one of Jeffrey's students, Ben, appeared for his lesson. some of us stayed behind to watch how a typical training was like. halfway during the lesson, Jeffrey asked if we would like to fence with that student and i volunteered. this time round, the match time was 9 mins, with a 1 min break every 3 mins and the first to score 15 points wins. Ben was a tough opponent and he won 15-9. it was really tiring, especially for the fingers, since we had to constantly make quick movements around during the match but it was definitely a great experience getting to fence against him.