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Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic special!
A bit of a delay and some overdue updates…Ben is flying to Tokyo and Chris is recovering from a broken rib! What a great opportunity to to hear about what goes on ...
“We are part of an historic Olympics"...the Women’s Foil Dream Team competing in the Tokyo 'Pandemic' Olympic Games
“We are part of an historic Olympics"...the Women’s Foil Dream Team competing in the Tokyo 'Pandemic' Olympic Games We’re celebrating 🇨🇦 Day🍁 by bringing you an int...
“Routine is a way of getting a colossal amount of work done” says GB’s ex world #1 and world championship silver medalist, Richard’s Kruse
After taking his first real break from fencing since he started in 1994, Richard joins us to discuss his career, travels and all sorts of nonsense while sipping his af...
Who is the Federer of fencing? What makes fencers from Guadeloupe so successful? The Olympics are on!
Be brave, have fun, stay curious. Play the game Ben and Chris talk about the latest developments in their training and what we can all continue to work on from hom...
"Don’t ever lose hits on the things that you can control” says British Fencing's Olympic Team Manager
“Commit to the moment so that you finish with no regrets - don’t ever lose hits on the things that you can control” As a two time Olympian, this is the approach tha...
An interview with the founder of Fencing Time - you’ve probably all used it at some stage!
Dan Berke is a tech head turned fencer who spotted an opportunity to make life at his club a little easier through technology. Now it’s 2021 and you have probably all ...
“Practice makes permanent”, how sports psychologist Jonathan Katz deals with things not going smoothly
As COVID continues to reek havoc through all of Europe and with stricter measures being taken Nationally, what effect is this having on our mental health and our fenci...
Ben forgets how to keep score and Chris can’t put on a jacket...the longly anticipated return to fencing!
Ben forgets how to keep score and Chris can’t put on a jacket...the longly anticipated return to fencing! It’s finally time...we’re back to sparring! It’s the momen...
This is arguably Scotland’s greatest ever fencer!
“The life skills that can be taken from fencing are massive” ‘The Fenced In’ podcast meets arguably Scotland’s finest fencer, ever! Growing up with all the odds sta...
The dream team behind some of GB's biggest successes - Maria Goriup and Sonia Aggio-Fierro
The fenced in podcast meets Maria and Sonia. British Fencing’s physiotherapist and sports therapist respectively. The dream team behind some of GB’s biggest successes!...
The only athlete to have won a medal at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games - Pàl Szekeres
“In Hungary, if you want to be an icon you have to be Olympic champion" As he is the only athlete ever to have won a medal at both the Olympic and the Paralympic Ga...
Paralympian, world #1 and former double world champion - Dimitri Coutya
The ‘Fenced in’ podcast brings you its third guest: Paralympian and current World Number 1 - Dimitri Coutya. In this episode you’ll learn all there is to know abou...
Olympian, head coach at Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club and to GB’s World silver medalist Marcus Mepstead - Dan Kellner
“We are fencers - we are trained to deal with change and adapt at a moments notice ” An opportunity, that is how our latest guest views the current situation. Da...
GB Sabre coach, Truro high performance lead and published fencing co-author - Jon Salfield
“Tough times don’t last, but tough teams do” This is exactly the mantra the head coach for Great Britain’s Sabre team lives by. Jon joins Chris and Ben to disc...
Diet and nutrition
Diet. Nutrition. Stoke the fire and feed the flames. This episode is about understanding what you put into your body and how it can be as effective as the training you...
Recovery and periodisation
What’s just as important as your training? Recovery and how to schedule it! Ben and Chris delve deep into recovery to understand how being smart will get you back to y...
Strength and conditioning
Deep into lockdown and it’s time to power through! This lasted edition is exactly that - strength and conditioning! Ben and Chris build on the foundations from last...
Reach further - mobility, stability and flexibility
In week 5 of lockdown, Ben and Chris get their teeth into mobility, stability and flexibility - isn't that a mouthful! They talk about how this foundation supports fen...
Footwork and technical training
Ben Peggs and Chris Mollard - who both represent GB in the sport of fencing - bring you the next chapter of their podcast, following on seamlessly from last weeks epis...
Tactical analysis - from home, how to do it and how not to! With video example
Ben Peggs and Chris Mollard bring you another informative episode on tactical analysis - how to do it and how not to! They discuss how this can be done, both at home a...
Psychology and keeping a good state of mental health
Ben Peggs and Chris Mollard - who both represented GB in the sport of fencing - bring you the second chapter of their latest podcast. This week they talk about psy...
Training under lockdown
Ben and Chris who have both represented GB in the sport of fencing talk about what they have been doing in the first week of lockdown in the UK and how to keep fit an...