by adminGreg | Aug 6, 2015 | Blog Post, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Marx, Michael |
One of the things, we are also collecting here at the West Coast Fencing Archive, besides medals, blades, and posters is stories. We have a rich fencing tradition on the West Coast, but it is mostly known through oral tradition. In effort to preserve those stories,...
by adminGreg | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Nadi, Aldo |
This post will finally wrap up Aldo Nadi’s recollections regarding his efforts as a Professional Fencing Champion. The letter, taken as a whole, is an astounding document. Both because Nadi is so clear in his remembrances (and again, I’m giving him the benefit of...
by adminGreg | Feb 19, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Domolky, George, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Magay, Daniel, Marki, Ferenc, Orley, Piller, George |
Daniel Magay was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning Hungarian sabre team at the 1956 Melbourne games. Along with many other Hungarian athletes who wished to escape re-occupation of Hungary by the Soviet Union, which happened while the Olympics were underway,...
by adminGreg | Jan 11, 2015 | NoInfoYet |
Doug is working feverishly to tell all the stories of West Coast Fencing. But there are a lot of stories and he is only one man. But your continued patience will certainly be rewarded.
