Rated D / Clasificacion D

Well, last week I was very proud of my achievement of my E rating after just 6 months of fencing. I didn't expect that my D rating would come only one week after that... but it did!
I fenced Saturday and Sunday at the Pre-Thanksgiving Tournament at Katy Blades . On Saturday I ended up 5th on an unrated event. I was pretty upset with the last bout I lost (14-15 again!) and I've been reviewing a lot of my moves later that night. I think that helped me to be much more focused on Sunday. I'm pretty satisfied with the way I fenced on Sunday. I ended up on 6th place, and since that one was a B1 event, it granted my D rating.
I like to believe that D stands for D'Artagnan.
Looking forward, I don't think the C rating will come that soon, but who knows... I've already been wrong before...

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Bueno, la semana pasada estaba muy orgulloso de lograr mi clasificacion E en esgrima despues de solo 6 meses de haber empezado a practicar. No esperaba que la clasificacion D llegara solo una semana despues... pero llego!
Tire (me parece que asi de dice en castellano cuando uno participa en un combate de esgrima) el sabado y el domingo en el Torneo Pre-Thanksgiving en Katy Blades . El Sabado termine 5to en un evento sin calificacion. Estaba bastante molesto con el ultimo combate que perdi (14-15 de nuevo!) y esa noche estuve revisando muchos de mis movimientos. Creo que eso me ayudo a estar mucho mas enfocado el domingo. Estoy bastante satisfecho con la manera que tire el domingo. Termine en 6to lugar, y como este era un evento B1, eso me aseguro my clasificacion D.
Me gusta creer que D es por D'Artagnan.
Mirando hacia el futuro, no creo que la clasificacion C vaya a venir muy rapido, pero quien sabe... ya me equivoque antes!

Rated E / Clasificacion E

This past Sunday I participated on a fencing tournament (the Battle of the Bayou). I fenced on the Mixed Epee event. There were 26 fencers and my objective was to finish among the top 12 so that I could get my E rating.
The USFA (United States Fencing Association) rates fencers as A,B,C,D,E and U (for unrated) based on their results on different tournaments. It is some sort of objective way of grading your skill as a fencer.
I ended up on the 12th position and I got my E rating!
The bout that gave me the rating finished on an exciting 15-14 score and I was very fortunate to get some coaching advise (and cheering!) from another fencer from my club.
At the time of this post, the ratings were still not updated, but they told me that usually takes a few days.
Although it is not confirmed by the USFA, I like to believe that the E stands for Excellent Fencer :-)
Now let's go for the D!

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El domingo pasado participe en un torneo de esgrima (La Batalla del Arroyito). Pelee en el evento Mixed Epee (Espada Mixto). Habia 26 esgrimistas y mi objetivo era terminar entre los 12 primeros para conseguir mi calificacion E

La USFA (Asociacion de Esgrima de los Estados Unidos) califica a los esgrimistas como A,B,C,D,E y U (no calificado, "unrated" en ingles) basado en resultados en distintos torneos. Es una manera objetiva de calificar tu habilidad como esgrimista.

Yo termine en la 12ava posicion y consegui mi calificacion E!
El combate que me significo la calificacion termino en un reñido marcador 15-14 y yo tuve mucha suerte de contar con los consejos (y la hinchada!) de otro esgrimista de mi club.

Al momento de publicar este post, las calificaciones todavia no estan actualizadas, pero me dijeron que eso lleva unos dias.

A pesar de que no esta confirmado por la USFA, a mi me gusta creer que E significa Excelente Esgrimista :-)

Ahora vamos por la D!