Coffee & HEMA: Overcoming Training Plateaus 

Yeah you're absolutely spot on here, I completely agree. One useful trick to do this is to record and watch your sparring and tournaments - and not just the cool bits that worked perfectly, but particularly the bits where you messed up or where your success was more because the opponent missed their opportunity. Honestly, watching it back can sometimes be painful but it's a much better way of being able to dissect your own fencing and find your weaknesses and patterns than trying to think about what happened (adrenaline makes it very difficult to have a clear memory, so particularly tournaments need to be recorded if you want to have an accurate retrospective of your fencing). This is the main reason I record my tournament fights when I can.

@@PhilippoVadi Yeah, I can see that working really well! I am of opinion that both your worst and best should be paid extra attention to. Understanding how, why and in what situation you were able to pull off some sick move can help you understand the usefulness from tactical point of view. And for your worst... well you just explained it xP I'm planning to start recording my sparring, but I can imagine it getting awkward and find it in a way scary to approach people like that. I'll probably get a camera stand before I do start recoding them and spamming them on RU-vid xD

@@artifact2454 There are plenty of cheap and good phone stands that are light and robust enough you can just throw it in your bag. I use this one which is really good (I had some smaller ones before but they kept breaking, this lasts well): amzn.eu/d/gRAmHl7 Most people I find are only too happy to get filmed as long as you share it with them!