first fencing tournament

ascension day 2005 fencing tournament

a week ago almost our whole beginners' class went to a fencing tournament in veldhoven. some already had competition experience, but it was my first time. we gathered early in the morning and drove off. although it took a while before we found the sports centre... we were in time. especially the women electric, because we had to wait for over two hours to get started. which in the end came in very handy because i had to buy an electric foil.

the women electric started in 2 groups. the first round i won 2 out of 6, so in the second round i ended in the A-group. this round i also won 2 matches.
the first time i stood against a 'real opponent' i did realise i seriously wanted to win. but i did my utter most best to stay relaxed. maybe i should be more competitive the next time...

when i was young i was a very bad loser... yeah really. especially with board games and playing tennis. i was like mcenroe. most of the times i was harsh on myself though. but with age comes .... duh
let's say nowadays when playing games my motto is: have fun, 'tout est relative'.