by Peter Gustafsson | Feb 13, 2019 | OODA Loop, Strategy
I recently was at a competition, and saw an epee match that really stood out from the rest of them. The event was boy´s epee, age category U15. The first point was scored after 3 seconds, and after 10 seconds the score was 3-1. The match ended 15-12 after 2.02 elapsed...
by Peter Gustafsson | Feb 7, 2019 | Coaching, Strategy
Today, I was training two guys of significantly differing experience. The more experienced one will soon compete, so I focused the training session on sharpening his skills. I told that to both of them, so that the other one would not feel unfairly neglected. In the...
by Peter Gustafsson | Jan 11, 2019 | Coaching, Strategy
At the start of the latest training session, the first match was two quite unevenly matched fencers. As is my usual habit, I spent most of the coaching effort on the less proficient fencer. The reason for that is that I want the comparatively less proficient fencers...
by Peter Gustafsson | Nov 29, 2018 | OODA Loop
In my next-to-latest post, I stated that I would cover a team sport (with which I did not mean team fencing) in my next post after that. That did not happen – it was followed by a post concerning fencing tempo, with no OODA loop content. This post will revisit...
by Peter Gustafsson | Nov 12, 2018 | OODA Loop
Here comes yet another post covering various sports analyzed from a OODA loop perspective. Without further ado, here comes: Biathlon: This sport combines demands on the practitioner that forces him to make compromises all the time, which makes for a relatively complex...
by Peter Gustafsson | Oct 31, 2018 | OODA Loop
This post is a direct continuation of the introductory post on the OODA loop and the first example post, and it cannot be properly understood unless you have read both of those beforehand. 10000 meter running: In contrast to 100 meter running, the start is of very...
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