Video: Story of Keeth Smart
The FIE channel on YouTube just put up a documentary clip about Keeth Smart, his career, and success at the 2008 Olympics. Keeth Smart won the silver medal with the US team at the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Being really dedicated to fencing, he never forgot that there is a life after sports. He [...]
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 [...]
Iris Zimmermann – Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Iris Zimmermann holds the distinction of being the first U.S. fencer in history to win a world championship in any weapon or any age category. She earned this distinction in 1995, winning the World Under-17 Championships at her first major international event. Four years later Iris would become the first US fencer to medal in [...]
History – Womens Foil in the 30s (with Video)
This video shows how fencing looked in the 1930s with the US and British women’s foilists introduced and then an example bout fenced. In this video the fencing is non-electric and women fenced in skirts.
