Craig Harkins
Craig has been fencing since he saw Peter Westbrook win a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics. Craig has covered the sport of fencing since 1995 via articles and newsletters on Fencing.Net. He has most recently re-entered competitive fencing in the Vet40 age category.
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USA Women’s Foil National Coach Removed
- By Craig Harkins
- . January 7, 2011
Mike Pederson has been released from his duties as the National Coach for the US Women’s Foil Squad, USA Fencing confirmed this week. Earlier this

Dealing with Sprains and Strains
- By Craig Harkins
- . January 7, 2011
We have all twisted an ankle or pulled a muscle at some time. But many of us are not sure what to do when this

FIE Rule Changes for 2011
- By Craig Harkins
- . January 6, 2011
The FIE Congress met in December, 2010 and passed several rules changes. Among the changes are the removal of the Visor masks in sabre as

Jeff Spear Named NCAA Top VIII Award Winner
- By Craig Harkins
- . January 4, 2011
Jeff Spear has earned one of the top honors presented by the NCAA. Spear became the first Columbia student-athlete to receive the NCAA’s Today’s Top VIII Award.

Online Fencing Journal Review
- By Craig Harkins
- . December 30, 2010
Over at the forums, user noodle released the Fencing Journal application that he’s been working on. This is a cool app that pulls in all