How bad is the asymmetry caused by fencing?|||Most fencers don't have any noticeable asymmetry. Your particular build and practice/training schedule are key factors, of course, but if you're a casual fencer and practice one to three times a week, I doubt you'll notice anything. If you find yourself involved in heavy fencing training on the other hand (several hours a day, several days each week), hopefully you're being guided by someone who is also having you spend an appropriate amount of time working on the opposite sides as well in order to prevent any unevenness.
Even if you fence just once or twice a week, it's easy to spend a little extra time working the opposite arm and leg. Do a little basic foot- and hand-work left-handed (if you're a righty, vice versa otherwise), for example. Your mask makes a handy weight, by the way!
Just for an example, I'm a coach and fence from two to six hours a day, six days a week. But the only person who ever notes a difference between one side and the other is my massage therapist and she only notices it by touch.
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