How does fencing affect your acting skills?

My acting teacher recently told me that taking fencing sessions would help me with movement in acting. Does anyone know the benefits of fencing, especially related to acting? I would like to know more about this sport and the benefits before I waste money on the classes.|||Fencing is VERY good for acting.





There are physical benefits, such as stamina, balance co-ordination, core strength and even breathing technique.





It will also greatly help your focus, concentration amd your spatial awareness





In terms of practical uses Fencing will sharpen your mind, and will improve your ability to improvise and think up solutions to problems on the fly. But perhaps most importantly it will teach you much about TACTICS, you will learn how to use a virety of subtle tactics to beat your opponent. In the same way that your characters must use differing tactics to achieve their objective|||It teaches focus, balance, and hand eye coordination....also a little bit of trust in your instructor....so all these things will help your presence on stage, your circles of concentration, and your ability to execute your blocking confidently and with ease so it doesn%26#039;t seem like planned movement....


it is also a skill that is great to have on your resume if you ever do classical plays (shakespeare, some Greek/Latin plays have swordplay, so it is a desirable skill if you%26#039;re auditioning for certain roles)|||I don%26#039;t know how it may help your acting skills, but it will definately help your balance, coordination, your cardiovascular system and it%26#039;s a lot of fun. I say go for it you%26#039;ll love it.|||Anything that improves your strength and (especially) BALANCE -- such as dance, fencing, etc. -- will absolutely make you better able to use your body to good effect in performance.