Fencing 101
About fencing. The basics.
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Go Fencing and Get Smarter
- By Craig Harkins
- . September 7, 2010
The science is in: physical activity boosts your brainpower. Intuitively, it seems natural that physical fitness would be linked to sharper intelligence, and according to
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Fencing on Television: NYC Masters
- By Craig Harkins
- . September 3, 2010
Wouldn’t it be great to get fencing on television? That’s the thought and question that has driven Tim Morehouse and the development of this new
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Iris Zimmermann – Breaking the Glass Ceiling
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 26, 2010
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.
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Video: Gerek Meinhardt vs. Peter Joppich at the Paris Grand Prix
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 6, 2010
This bout is from earlier in the year at the “CIP” Grand Prix event in Paris, France. At the CIP in January 2010 US Olympian
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Video: Kovalev’s Evolved Attack
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 5, 2010
Andrew (CyrusofChaos) has a new video up on the forums analyzing Russian sabre fencer Nikolai Kovalev. It has been a long time since I released