Start your journey to understanding Wheelchair Fencing here. Wheelchair fencing is an adaption of fencing designed so that people with disabilities can practice the sport. Since fencing is a sport where leg work and movement is very important, any lower limb or spinal cord impediment will make it difficult to practice it.
Wheelchair fencing solves that issue, by having athletes sitting in a wheelchair at all times, which is fixed and does not move. The sport was first presented in , and become part of the Paralympic Games shortly after, in The goal of fencing is to use a sword-like weapon to touch your opponent and score a point.
Like able-bodied fencing, there are three different weapons; foil, saber, and epee, in wheelchair fencing, each with different rules and valid target areas. Not only have the academy's organizers worked with Paralympic Head Coach Maestro Les Stawicki, two of the Paralympic assistant coaches and current team member reside locally and are eager to groom the next generation of wheelchair fencers.
While most of the competitive U. They have picked Atlanta to create the first youth-oriented fencing program in the United States specifically for the development of world class fencers. Wheelchair fencers would train right along with other youth and club members and compete nationally. If you are in the Atlanta area, come to Abilities Expo on March and try your hand at fencing.
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Great News, Eh? You still need to protect all the same body parts! Also, the sport requires quick reflexes and agility. A n electronic signal box is connected to the athlete to detect when a touch happens. And finally, the actual fencing equipment used is the same. Wheelchair fencers are not allowed to move. The chairs are anchored to the ground, and if any movement occurs, the duel is paused until that competitor is secured again.
In traditional Olympic fencing, the first competitor to give fifteen touches wins, but in wheelchair fencing, the number is reduced to five. There are different categories of fencers for the Paralympics.
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