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Miles Chamley-Watson: Winning by a Whisker

Miles Chamley-Watson Photo courtesy Penn State University 8 Points. After a full year of competition and over 5,000 points earned, that is the amount of points that separated being on the Olympic team and being the replacement athlete. Fencing.net caught up with Miles hours after the announcement of the Olympic...

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Race Imboden: They Will Know Who I Am

Race Imboden at the 2012 Junior World Championships. Photo ©2012 Serge Timacheff/FencingPhotos Race is a bit of an enigma. How many athletes in one year can make the transition from fencing in their first Cadet and Junior Worlds to making the final 8 at the Senior World Championships? Not many. Fencing.net caught...

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Volunteer Frustration with USA Fencing Mounts

More volunteers are posting their frustration. (via Megan Wadsworth) This post was prompted by an account by Kevin Smith on his dealings with USA Fencing on trying to plan the Coaches Institute. This account deals with increases in the budgeted staff for the Coaches Institute and interactions with the USFCA and...

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Training Tips

Yale Researchers affirm the Hot Hand in Sports

Can scoring streaks or going on a hot streak be confirmed? Photo: S.Timacheff/FencingPhotos.com Having...

Fencing Footwork Training Part 1 (Video)

This video comes from the coaching archives of the USFA Coaches College, led by Alex...

Zen Warrior – Chess Master: Video

Sport Psychology A new sport psychology video has been released that discusses the...

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Video

Vezzali (ITA) v Guyart (FRA) Photo: FencingPhotos.com

Valentina Vezzali vs. Astrid Guyart: Shanghai 2012 Video

This video features Valentina Vezzali (ITA) fencing Astrid Guyart (FRA) at the 2012...

Madrid Men’s Team Saber Videos

The CyrusofChaos YouTube channel has been updated with videos from some of the team...

2012 Olympic Celebration Video

Holly Buechel created this video for the New York Athletic Club’s Olympian...

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Armory: Gear Guides

Review: Leon Paul SR-71 Epee Blade

We mounted the LP SR-71 with our favorite guard - the Vniti Now that Leon Paul’s...

The Comprehensive Guide to Fencing Shoes

A fencer's closet is usually filled with a pile like this. What are the best...

A Guide to Body Cord Plugs and Sockets

One common asked question is what are the different types of body cords and which...

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Fencing Videos

Valentina Vezzali vs. Astrid Guyart: Shanghai 2012 Video

This video features Valentina Vezzali (ITA) fencing Astrid Guyart (FRA) at the 2012...

Madrid Men’s Team Saber Videos

The CyrusofChaos YouTube channel has been updated with videos from some of the team...

2012 Olympic Celebration Video

Holly Buechel created this video for the New York Athletic Club’s Olympian...

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Ask the Expert: Rules

Division IA Qualification Paths for 2011-2012 the ROC Edition

The ROC was a huge mythical bird. Now it's also a series of regional events that...

Foil Mask Rules for 2011-2012 Fencing Season

Foil Mask with Conductive Bib What is the target area in foil for the upcoming fencing...

Epee: You Make the Call

Here’s a video clip shared on the forums by FIE referee David Baker. Take...

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Health & Fitness

Athlete’s Kitchen – Sports Nutrition News You Can Use May 2012

More than 450 members of SCAN, the nation’s largest professional group of Sports...

Water: A Wonderful Performance Enhancer

Drinking more H20 can improve your performance. Water is a wonderful performance...

Fencing Elbow and Knee Injuries – Prevention and Treatment

Many fencers have experienced, either personally or in a teammate, the devastating...

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