Fencing was introduced about 50years ago in korea. But fencing was an elite sport, not a sport for all. Therefore, there haven't been any programs for adults or children starting fencilng in korea. The optimum age to begin learning fencing is 7~10 yea...
Fencing was introduced about 50years ago in korea. But fencing was an elite sport, not a sport for all. Therefore, there haven't been any programs for adults or children starting fencilng in korea. The optimum age to begin learning fencing is 7~10 years old, but fencing in korea is started until junior high school.
For these reasons, there are not any fencing clubs for children and no teams for elementary school students. All competitions by KAFA(Korean Amateur Fencing Association) and KSC(Korea Sports Council) are the games among junior high school students.
If fencing teams are organized by elementary schools, competitions will be held by KAFA. But it is very difficult, because there is no effort to spread money on fencing in elementary schools.
In this paper, a program for youger fencing beginners is proposed. This program is studied by referring to programs of advanced countries with an eye to the future. If there are coaches for elementary school students in the future, they will be a help to this program.