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Fencing Visualized – New Video from Yuki Ota
- By Craig Harkins
- . November 27, 2016
Yuki Ota was just elected to the FIE Executive Committee. Hopefully he continues the Fencing Visualized project as this kind of technology makes fencing even

Miles Chamley-Watson Wins Tokyo World Cup
- By Craig Harkins
- . November 12, 2016
Miles Chamley-Watson defeated Giorgio Avola (ITA) 15-10 to win the Prince Takamando Men’s Foil World Cup in Tokyo, Japan. This is Chamley-Watson’s first medal finish

The Closing Ceremonies: Life after Fencing in the Olympics
- By Jason Rogers
- . August 22, 2016
Sunday evening saw the 2016 Olympics draw to a close, with athletes from all over the world flooding into the Maracanã stadium for the final celebration in Rio. As expected, the event exuded a different energy than the Opening ceremonies, which can sometimes feel tense and formal in the host country’s effort to mark the historic importance of the Games. Closing ceremonies, on the other hand, are much more relaxed with athletes joyfully reveling in the spirit of one of the greatest parties on earth.
Michelle Obama gets fencing lesson from Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad
- By Craig Harkins
- . April 28, 2016
Michelle Obama got a fencing lesson from Team USA Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad at the 100 Days to Rio event held in Times Square, NYC. Now

How to Earn a Rating at a Fencing Tournament
- By Craig Harkins
- . April 9, 2016
I recently answered a question about earning a rating over on Quora. Here’s some of the response that I gave: Instead of focusing on your