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.
Converting Disappointments into Success, then Grief into Olympic Glory: Keeth Smart’s Olympic Journey
Keeth Smart anchored the US men’s saber team in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and earlier in his career was the first American fencer to be ranked number one in the world.
He has led the charge to bring men’s saber fencing out of the shadows and into the limelight of well-known and respected Olympic sports. His life is epitomized by overcoming obstacles.
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.
The US Fencing Officials site has posted an update based on the latest decisions of the FIE Arbitrage Commission.
Starting now the phrase “non-correct” has been eliminated from the referee verbiage. Going forward we will use the phrase “sur la preparation” or in the preparation.
What is the personality of your fencing club? Are you workers or slackers? Do you train fencing, or play fencing? Are you an athlete building up for performance or in a rec league of sorts?
This is a post over at my blog where I talk about my views of a few types of clubs I've been at and get one coach's perspective.
