Shelby had her first fencing tournament this morning. It was in Tulsa, so we got up early and headed up there with plenty of time to spare once we got there (though not without trouble on the way back). Shelby was pretty excited about the tournament all week, right up until she was facing her first opponent. There was only one other kid there that was Shelby's size, so she was pretty handily defeated by the clearly more seasoned fencers. By the time she faced the kid her size, she was pretty discouraged. She fought hard in what I think had to be the longest bout of the tournament (~10 minutes... usually they're around three or four minutes), but she still lost. She lost all six of her bouts, but I think she got some valuable experience and will do better next time.
I also posted some photos in the album. I was very fascinated by the way the suits and swords get wired-up for scoring.
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