2019 World Championships - Mara Navarria won Bronze medal with Italian Team Photo by #BizziTeam All fencers grow over the course of their career, but Italian epee powerhouse Mara Navarria has taken that growth to championship heights. She is a fencer with what might...
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Picking Apart Fencing Greatness with Cyrus of Chaos
Some fencing figures are more than what they seem, and one such figure is Andrew Fischl, known to most of us as Cyrus of Chaos. For those of you who might not know it, Cyrus of Chaos is a major resource for fencers on YouTube. I’ve been subscribed to this channel for...
Keeping it Moving with Epee World Champion Max Heinzer
Everyone who follows epee fencing knows Max Heinzer. He is the greatest showman of epee, but he’s not just putting on a show - he’s got the competitive chops underneath to earn his place on the podium. Max Heinzer is one of the most high energy fencers to take on the...
2020 Olympic Talk with Top Ranked Foilist Nick Itkin
Nick Itkin with his dad and coach Misha Itkin Fencers can sometimes seem to come out of nowhere and onto the world stage, but there is always a long and hard development behind that explosion. Even if you’re just twenty years old. Meet Nick Itkin. Nick Itkin is...
Estonian Epee Champion Erika Kirpu Teaches us About Flexibility and Coming Back from Disappointment
Erika Kirpu is a bright star in the world of fencing. Anyone can appreciate her indomitable spirit and deep level of growth. She is a fencer who molds her experiences into new skills, building on what she has come from while embracing the forward fight. Erika is...
Finding the Fire Inside with European Epee Champion Yuval Freilich
We talk a lot about the mental game of fencing, how it takes adaptability and focus to be successful. One of the most adaptable and focused fencers we’ve had the joy of talking to is Yuval Freilich. This young and hungry epee fencer represents Israel on the world...
Áron Szilágyi Talks Back-to-back Saber Olympic Gold, Training, and the Championship Mentality
When we think of the highest possible outcome for our fencers, we of course think of the possibility of them becoming Olympic champions. There is no greater stage and no higher podium than the Individual Gold at the Olympics. Áron Szilágyi has accomplished the feat of...
NCAA Champion in Fencing Iman Blow on Organizing, Energizing, and Pushing to the Next Level
Iman Blow celebrates her individual victory at NCAA championship Becoming an NCAA Champion in fencing is a greater feat than most people realize. Student athletes, especially at the Ivy League level, do an incredible act of juggling seemingly impossible acts of...
World Champion Epee Fencer Gergely Siklosi’s Wise-Beyond-his-Years Advice on Mentorship and Winning
There is an old idea that some people are old souls trapped in young bodies. Gergely Siklosi definitely falls into that category. At the mind blowing age of twenty-one, he won the World Championships in epee last year in Budapest. Senior Men’s Epee Fencing is not a...
Six-time Olympic Champion Valentina Vezzali on Foil, Female Empowerment, and Forward Thinking
6 Times Olympic Champion from Jesi - Valentina Vezzali. Photo Augusto Bizzi Getting to the top doesn’t happen in isolation. Though we are all feeling the isolation right now, for fencers we know that it takes a community to create a champion. During our in-depth...