Classical Historical or SCA Fencing – What are they?
This post came out of one of the forum threads and I thought it made for a somewhat decent overview of some of the different takes on sword combat and fencing that exist. If you’re going to start talking about some of the other sword arts, it’s a good idea to have an idea where [...]
How you can save $50/night on your NAC Hotel stays
Putting in a relatively small amount of time and work, we were able to cut our hotel costs traveling to national events this season almost in half by using an alternative to THS, USA Fencing’s recommended hotel booking service, now been replaced by iSol. Instead, we just used Priceline’s ‘Name your own price’ feature. The [...]
American Fencer Makes Top Five of International Film Festival
This year marked the debut of the first annual Arnold Sports Film Festival. The film festival was run in partnership with Campus MovieFest and had 150 entries from 30 countries. There was also a high school division of 40 films. Films were under fifteen minutes in length with the goal of showing what inspires athletes. [...]
BlackBlades Film Premiers at Arnold Sports Festival
Donald Anthony announced today that SwordSport and Ozone Studios will be showing the short documentary film BlackBlades has been selected to premier at the Arnold Sports Film Festival on March 5, 2011, between Noon and 2:00 PM, at the Arena Grand Theater in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The first- ever Arnold Sports Film Festival is being [...]
Fencers featured on Nowness: Video
Jason Rogers and Mihail Etropolski star the made-for-the-web fencing film “The Duel” by filmmaker Carter Peabody. The film launched on NOWNESS.com. Look for a behind-the-scenes film which includes a short interview with Jason Rogers on Nowness’ Facebook page.
Go Fencing and Get Smarter
The science is in: physical activity boosts your brainpower. Intuitively, it seems natural that physical fitness would be linked to sharper intelligence, and according to a recent presentation at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), exercise makes you smarter. This is good news for everyone, but particularly so for [...]
Fencing on Television: NYC Masters
Wouldn’t it be great to get fencing on television? That’s the thought and question that has driven Tim Morehouse and the development of this new fencing tournament: Fencing Masters NYC. In that time, Morehouse has used his Olympic fame and contacts within the sport’s elite to put together a high profile gala fencing event to [...]
Where There’s a Wheel There’s a Way
The sport of Wheelchair Fencing is an official Paralympic sport and was contested at the Rome Paralympics in 1960. At it’s core, wheelchair fencing is a branch of the sport that has been modified to allow participation by individuals who have lost limbs, suffered traumatic brain injuries, have cerebral palsy, or any other medical condition that prevents them from fencing on their feet.
Sylwia Gruchala: Behind the Mask
With her sights set on an Olympic medal in the women’s foil competition at the 2012 London Olympics, Poland’s Sylwia Gruchala recounts her entry into the sport of fencing and talks about her life in, and outside of, fencing.
The Art of Communication – Interview with Joy Fawcett
Interview with former US Women’s Soccer team member Joy Fawcett on positive coaching and parenting for youth athletes. It’s easy for coaches to pick out the negatives on the field. If they can do it in a more positive way, they can accomplish more.
