Integrity and Sportsmanship: Building Character on the Piste
Discover 7 best practices for building character in athletes — from piste etiquette to mental resilience.
Discover 7 best practices for building character in athletes — from piste etiquette to mental resilience.
Henry Koh’s profile as Program Director, Head Coach and Founder of Blade Club Singapore — with more than 20 years of coaching experience and an FIE coaching diploma — represents the kind of sustained commitment that transforms young talent into international champions.
I was recently asked why I started a fencing academy. Back then, I had been at the twilight of my competitive career, about to embark on a path of entrepreneurship. I was the top-ranked fencer in the country (Men’s Foil) and had made many sacrifices and dedicated a lot of time to the sport. Two…
Embark on an exhilarating journey of mind and body mastery with the timeless sport of fencing! One of the original events in the modern day Olympic games, whether you’re a seasoned athlete or a complete beginner, fencing is the ultimate adventure! Ageless Excitement: Here at Blade Club, we welcome the youngest aspiring musketeer (usually ages…
On 13 May 2022, at the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, 14-year-old Elle Koh made history by becoming the youngest Singaporean fencer to win a gold medal at the SEA Games. Her victory in the women’s epee individual event was not just a personal triumph — it was a defining moment for Singapore fencing….
Kiria Tikanah, Singapore’s first ever Epee Olympian, was recently interviewed by CityOfGood.sg enroute to her first Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, after winning the Asian Qualifiers 2021 in Uzbekistan in scintillating fashion. We love the article and particularly want to highlight some of the more important points the writer and Kiria put forward: “In Singapore,…