Remembering Bob Anderson
CBS’s Charles Osgood takes a look back at the work of fencing master Bob Anderson and notable photographer Eve Arnold. Read more at CBS News
Bob Anderson Highlight Reel
Metafilter linked out to a 2 part highlight reel of Bob Anderson’s sword fighting scenes: Part 1 Part 2 Thanks Peach!
Fencing Footwork Training Part 1 (Video)
This video comes from the coaching archives of the USFA Coaches College, led by Alex Beguinet. Covered in this video are the following topics: “Previewing” The orienting movement required whenever performance involves body transport is called previewing. The critical factor in previewing is the rate of the performer’s movement. For a particular rate of body [...]
From the Dawn of Electric Sabre Fencing (Video)
These videos just surfaced via the Fencing Forums of the first World Cup event featuring electric sabre held in the United States. The time was 1988 and the top fencers from that year were Jean-François Lamour (FRA), Janusz Olech (POL), and Giovanni Scalzo (ITA), the gold, silver, and bronze medalists from the Seoul Olympics. Fencers [...]
The Missing Pizzo – Men’s Epee Final Recap
Looking back on the 2011 Fencing World Championships, we have this analysis of the gold medal bout for Men’s Individual Epee written by Leland Guillemin. In the Men’s Individual epee final, we had the privilege to spectate a back-and-forth match between Bas Verwijlen from Netherlands and Paolo Pizzo fencing for Italy. This was the first [...]
Trailer for Documentary on Catania 2011
Saw this on the FIE’s Facebook feed: A narration of the world fencing championship Catania 2011, the last rendez-vous before the Olympic Games “London 2012”. A new vision of Sicily, its identity, its culture & its hospitality through a tale of one of the most prestigious sports.
Men’s Team Foil: World Championship Match (Video)
Watch the video of the gold medal match for the 2011 Fencing World Championship in men’s team foil. China faces off against France for the gold.
2011 Men’s Sabre World Championships Bout
This is the 2011 Fencing World Championship gold medal bout from Men’s Sabre pitting Aldo Montano (ITA) against Nicolas Limbach (GER). Prior to the World Championships Montano had taken time off from active fencing training to recover from tendonitis.
Live Streaming of the 2011 World Championships
Live streaming of the 2011 Fencing World Championships by the FIE. View more information from the FIE at FIE.org. Watch more and live chat on YouTube.
Speed of Fencing Video
Realized in slow motion with high-speed photography, Speed of Fencing allows the viewer to appreciate and see what happens in the mind of a trained fencer.
