This U.S. Fencer Is Named After a Warrior Queen—and It Shows | Short Film Showcase

my mom named me after Queen as Inga from

my mom named me after Queen as Inga from Angola she was a warrior queen

I met Peter Westbrook when I was 9 Peter

I met Peter Westbrook when I was 9 Peter Westbrook is a legend in u.s. fencing he

Westbrook is a legend in u.s. fencing he

Westbrook is a legend in u.s. fencing he fence at a time when black fencers were

fence at a time when black fencers were

fence at a time when black fencers were banned from the New York Athletic Club

banned from the New York Athletic Club

banned from the New York Athletic Club and started a foundation to introduce

and started a foundation to introduce

and started a foundation to introduce inner-city kids to fencing

inner-city kids to fencing

inner-city kids to fencing I never felt out of place there a lot of

I never felt out of place there a lot of

I never felt out of place there a lot of people don’t get the chance to learn

people don’t get the chance to learn

people don’t get the chance to learn discipline I learned it at an early age

my mom used to make me do push-ups in

my mom used to make me do push-ups in the kitchen when I got in trouble I

wouldn’t want to leave the sport without

wouldn’t want to leave the sport without something that represented how much of

something that represented how much of

something that represented how much of my energy I put into it

when I friends

when I friends I visualized it talk to myself through

I visualized it talk to myself through

I visualized it talk to myself through the about touch by touch work for one

the about touch by touch work for one

the about touch by touch work for one touch don’t hesitate

touch don’t hesitate

touch don’t hesitate make sure your steps are slow push well

make sure your steps are slow push well

make sure your steps are slow push well close the distance

close the distance

close the distance take the plate pressure

hard to find motivation to do this

hard to find motivation to do this everyday

I was around ulti my club that were on

I was around ulti my club that were on national teams on Olympic teams

and I saw what they were doing I saw how

and I saw what they were doing I saw how hard they were training

hard they were training

hard they were training I saw them bring back metals

medal at the Olympics it would show so

medal at the Olympics it would show so many little kids that just because

many little kids that just because

many little kids that just because you’re underrepresented somewhere you

you’re underrepresented somewhere you

you’re underrepresented somewhere you don’t see someone that looks like you

don’t see someone that looks like you

don’t see someone that looks like you doing this doesn’t mean it’s impossible