A guest post by Corwin Duncan. A neatly organized planner lies open on a desk next to a vase of green stalks suggesting productivity I saluted my opponent, put on my mask, and got on guard. I listened for the referee’s command to fence, and for just a moment I felt...
Italian Women's Foil Team greets their opponents before the match starts Anyone who either watched the events live or followed the results from Olympic fencing in Tokyo would agree - history was made at Makuhari Messe event hall. These were fascinating Games in...
The world of fencing saw a drastic decline with the pandemic. All sports saw a huge decline, with the world being pushed into unknown territory and an unclear path to recovery. With the cancellation of almost an entire fencing season and the forced shutdown of...
Stunning sunrise with vivid colors illuminating the sky over a beautiful lush green field in a rural setting It has been a long year of lockdowns, closings, and slow reopenings. What’s changed now is that we are in the bright sunshine of a new day and a new time!...
Everyone says that “you can do anything if you put your mind to it.” What happens when you’re struggling to put your mind to it though? There are times that it’s easy to push through and keep on going, but there are also times when you need to find some new...
There are a thousand things that fencing moms do for us, from scheduling lessons to arranging our gear to cheering us on when we are competing. Our fencing moms make our world work, and we are so deeply thankful for them that we know we can’t repay their generosity...
We all like to be comfortable. Especially in times when things out there are making us feel discomfort. In fencing, we see comfort in all kinds of ways. Fencers learn that certain things work and begin to rely on this kind of parry or that kind of footwork to...
Fencing Match at the First Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Greece Modern fencing, for the purposes of our exploration of the history of fencing, starts with the modern Olympics in 1896, which were founded by Pierre de Coubertin. We have already explored fencing in...
Fencing takes its style, substance, and sensibilities from the European schools of fencing that arose in the Renaissance and then grew over the next several centuries. We learned about Fencing in the Ancient World in Part 1 of our not-so-brief history of...
The history of fencing might surprise you - even if you’ve got a long history in the sport yourself. We are an unusual sport because of our origins - conflict. Just about as far back as you go with human history you’re going to find conflict, and in order to be...
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