The new video game Wii Sports Resort will feature a sword-fighting game utilitizing the new Wii MotionPlus technology. The game (names...
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This past Sunday was the annual women's epee spectacular, the Amazon Open, hosted by D.C. Fencers' Club in Silver Spring. Erika Kirpu placed 1st in...
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The class schedule for this summer's Coaches' College has been announced. Unfortunately for me, announcing it in May is a little late - I (and I...
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Come see a public demonstration of the new Hitmate wireless scoring system on Wednesday, May 20 at 8:30pm at the Maryland Fencing Club, 3011 Emmorton...
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USA's Cadet and Junior fencers are on winning big at the World Championships. The US Fencing web site has a full...
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Fencing blades come in four sizes: 0, 2, 4, and 5. 0 is the shortest and 5 is the longest. 5 is the standard/default size. I don't know what happened...
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A confusing collection of rules are those that address the enforcement of the strip: the rectangular field of play in fencing. There have been changes...
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The United States Fencing Association has posted a day schedule of events for the 2009 Summer National Championships (see link below). The schedule...
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Many new fencers do not come from another athletic discipline. I teach beginners of all ages, and anecdotally speaking, I estimate that about 3/4s of...
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