The black t-shirt uses a metallic silver ink for the logo instead of our standard white printing. The effect is pretty nice. We have referred to this as our 'coaching' shirt since black is traditionally the color for use by fencing coaches, but anyone can wear this.
Read on after the jump to see the new hoodie and some other gift ideas.
Michael takes a look at FencingRef, an iPhone / iTouch application in use at many local fencing tournaments.
Fencing Ref is the premier mobile tool for the fencing referee. Version 1.1 is the latest update to the application for your iPhone or iTouch. It addresses the criticisms and advice from the fencing community towards earlier versions of the app as well as towards the free version, ScoreCounter (review here).
The US Fencing Association reported today that Michael Pederson will be returning to the post of national coach for the women's foil program for the remainder of the 2012 Olympic quadrennial.
Pederson recently resigned as US Fencing's High Performance Director following the 2009 World Championships.
Mr. Evangelista and his view of "classical" vs. "modern" fencing is polarizing and always sure to generate debate, much like the arguments for and against the designated hitter in baseball.
Deconstructing the The Free Arm in the Art and Science of Fencing
Here, we look to deconstruct these essays to pick out the nuggets of truth and highlight the areas that are misinformed and need correction.
Following an incident in which a foil punctured the FIE transparent visor mask, the FIE has removed their required use at FIE competitions.
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) announced that the use of the transparent visor masks would no longer be required at foil events pending an investigation into the causes of an accident where a foil broke through the Lexan protective plate during a foil bout at the European Junior Championships.
Duck and Cover - When is ducking really covering target?
Just when is ducking in foil allowed and when does it constitute covering target? In this brief guide we'll walk through some video examples of "good" and "bad" ducking to show you a properly executed duck and one that is an infraction and should earn the fencer a yellow card.
Read more to see examples of ducking and covering.
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Michael takes a look at FencingRef, an iPhone / iTouch application in use at many local fencing tournaments.
