En Garde: First Fencing Tournament

In the picture above, Josiah and some friends from his fencing school wait with Colleen (his instructor, in front with the name GALLANT on her pants) for the start of the tournament

Josiah had the opportunity to participate in his first "real" tournament in Charlotte. He placed better than he thought: out of 20 fencers in the open, he placed 13th. His instructor, Colleen, said he did better than she thought he might for his first tournament.
He won some bouts and lost some bouts, but had a good time overall!

Josiah on the left.



Josiah on the right.



Josiah on the left again.

In the following video, Josiah scores a touch after a short bout.