Fencing parent, I see you.
You drive to practice, pay for lessons, and for some reason you've been to Ohio three times in the last year. You've gone to more RYCs than . . . well, anything pretty much.
And you've told your kid over and over they need to pause, take a breath, and calm down, but they just can't hear what you say.
I've talked to a lot of fencing parents. You can see what a few of them have to say about my work below, or click the button to get the course now.
What my clients say
These are all direct quotes from my clients in our first progress review, after 8 weeks of working together:
- “DEs even in the past I would be like ‘it’s over’ . . . it’s not over yet.”
- “I feel like I’m getting better—like, gradually getting better. Not to the point where I can completely control my emotions, sometimes I still freak out . . . but it’s less, and it’s less severe.”
- “I think I’ve definitely become better at controlling my emotions before bouts. After bouts I’ve gotten better at controlling emotions too”
- “I think I beat myself up less now. I still get, like, mad, but it’s like to a reasonable level.”
- “The techniques—they definitely helped in calming me down . . . also the 5-second resets are like a godsend”
- “I feel like the process orientation—like focusing on things you can control, and not as much things you can’t control—because I was doing that . . . now, I have less things in my brain now. I gotta drink this, I gotta eat this, and focusing on my actions; it’s less stress.”
- “I feel like I’ve made progress”
- “I’m managing my nerves a lot better—I think that’s the big one, I’m just not as nervous as I was before.”
- “Taking my time, instead of rushing through it just to get it over”
Course info
Thie is the foundational mental training program that trusted by national team members from four countries, two world champions, and countless regional and national competitors.
The program consists of 8 lessons, each with a conceptual framework or elements of practical psychology / mindset advice, as well as guided practice in a proven set of skills, tailored specifically for fencers.
Once you purchase this course you'll have immediate access to the first lesson—you can start right away and get a boost for the SJCC, and finish in time for summer nationals. You'll also have this course for life, so you can review it anytime.
Lesson 1
— Two foundational skills and concepts, and an analysis of the current state of your fencing
Lesson 2
— Skills practice, positive goal setting
Lesson 3
— Core principles of mental training, and a simple guideline to immediately boost your mental preparation, and a new skill, Diaphragmatic Breathing
Lesson 4
— The 'stairway of stress / invisible backpack' model of stress and a new skill, Activation Breathing
Lesson 5
— The impact of stress on the mind and body and breathing for emotional regulation—Box Breathing
Lesson 6
— Process orientation—the elite mindset that immediately improves performance and reduces stress—and the Mental Warm-Up
Lesson 7
— Competition day planning and guided skills practice
Lesson 8
— Review of all topics, progress review, and guided skills practice
Bonus
— Competition review—how to get the most from every competition
My guarantee
If you're not completely satisfied with the course, I'll provide a full refund.
This year at summer nationals, there will be tears, anguish, and declarations of quitting fencing. There will be fencers who go in with great expectations only to crumble under the pressure—and beat themselves up for weeks.
It's heartbreaking.
I've seen it, and I've talked to parents who have watched it play out more times than they can count.
National competitions are hard, yes—but they don't have to be bad and stressful every time, end with crying, or make your kid doubt their love of this amazing sport.
