History

Aladar Gerevich Named 6th Greatest Olympian Ever
- By Craig Harkins
- . March 8, 2016
According to a new infographic, Hungarian fencer Aladar Gerevich is the 6th greatest Olympian ever. Taking into criteria such as the total number of medals, gold medals, individual gold medals, win percentage and the number of Olympic events competed in, Gerevich came out top over household names such as Usain Bolt
[Archives] La Vie au Grand Air 1900 Fencing Stories
- By Craig Harkins
- . October 3, 2015
This is a test of archiving some old pdf scans of fencing magazines from the early 1900s. [scribd id=283555049 key=key-ZbKJ8tN4CQ4GR5sfGtHs mode=scroll] Here’s the file.

Olympian Maria Cerra Tishman dies at 96
- By Craig Harkins
- . January 27, 2015
Maria Cerra Tishman, a US Olympic foilist who finished 4th at the 1948 Olympics, died on Jan. 24, 2015 at the age of 96 years old. In
Video – The Origin of Non-Combativity
- By Craig Harkins
- . December 20, 2013
This is one of the reasons why we can’t have nice things! The team epee match that may have been the impetus for “passivity” which

En Garde Movie Series Showcase FIE’s History
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 9, 2013
Budapest, 9 August 2013 – The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has released the three part movie series “En Garde” as part of it’s 100 year