today in Caserta, hosted by the fencing hall Giannone of Caserta, a meeting was held between the Masters and Instructors of the sword of Campania and Basilicata. The internship, which was attended by Federal Councillor Louis Campofreda, the representative of technical Aldo Cuomo, the leaders of Vozza Giannone and Parisella and President of Nedo Nadi of Salerno Teresa Gallo, was conducted by Maestro Peter Gnisci with collaboration of his pupil Francesco Campagna.
Master Gnisci, stimulated by the questions of the speakers, he argued effectively, both theoretically and practically, the following points:
- the child is educated with the fencing and fencing with the weapon of the appropriate weight age ;
- no difference between the three specialties in teaching the child to the first approach;
- age appropriate (9-10-11 years) directly teach the special opportunity (in our case a sword);
- needs of the armed wing backlog, especially in the youngest, to prevent the stiffening of the shoulder;
- importance of measurement in education and development over time of various sizes in the sword;
- compared the physical characteristics and motor skills of the athlete, without forcing the positions natural
- looseness of the wrist, arm and hand;
- controffesa fundamental concept of epee ("parade with the tip and the guard")
- concept of attack almost always secondary intention (intentional or otherwise), and lunge with back leg is not fully extended;
- importance of the position of the weapon at the end of each action, with guard and center points in the direction of the target central
- technical training, lectures and athletic training;
- importance of freedom of interpretation and imagination of the pupil. Encourage the students to find their own solutions.
The initiative has aroused great interest among the participants and was then scheduled a second appointment at a date to be agreed.
were present also, the Masters: Antonio Furno, Rossacco Clemente, Joseph Pinto, Omar de Carlo, Mauro Barionovi, Mario Renzulli, Ewa Kowalcsyk, Emilio Basile and instructors and aspiring John Gargiulo, Olga Campofreda, Nicola De Matteo , Giovanni Della Corte, Roberto Still, Willy Loyola, Carlo Gallo, Alina Rossacco.
