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Becca Ward won Olympic Bronze and multiple world championships. She now spends some time coaching.

Becca Ward now coaching at Arlington Fencing Club

Becca Ward won Olympic Bronze and multiple world championships. She now spends some time coaching. Becca Ward stepped down from the international fencing scene after winning two bronze medals at the 2008 Olympic Games to concentrate on her studies at Duke University. While at Duke, Ward went on to win 3 NCAA championships...

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Shin Wins Gold at Womens Epee World Cup in Brazil

Shin A Lam claims Gold in Rio

U.S. Women’s Epee Team finalized © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons The Rio de Janeiro Epee World Cup marked the last qualifying women’s epee international event of the season and proved to be intense competition for individuals still fighting for spots on the US Senior World and Pan Am teams. Only Maya Lawrence...

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Fencers Code

The Fencing Coach Code of Honor

The other day, I was fencing at a tournament at the Maryland Fencing Club, and noticed that the salle’s head coach, Greg Paye had placed the Desiderata displayed on his wall. As I waited to be called for my direct elimination matches, I read through the Desiderata a few times, soaking in the words and appreciating...

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Chicago World Cup – Team Sabre Video

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