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My name's Charlie Rorlach,

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and I'm a fencing instructor in Chicago.

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I really enjoyed uh learning about fencing as a kid,

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uh,

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and I very much like seeing young students and old uh go through the same steps,

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sort of learn what works,

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what doesn't get faster,

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improve their technique.

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I think it's very rewarding.

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Most of the high schools in the area are very economically privileged and

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the one that I choose to coach at on the south side is

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perhaps a little bit less so,

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um,

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but I really like the attitude of the kids they're

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very hungry and grateful uh for instruction.

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I think when you're coaching the young kids it's really good for them to.

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Have something to focus on completely.

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There's no distractions there's no phones there's no screens uh it's just

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you and an opponent across from you and it's a puzzle.

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You have to figure out very quickly

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how do I beat this person?

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What is working,

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what is not,

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what can I change to my advantage,

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and I think that's a

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very valuable skill among young kids.