by Doug Nichols | Mar 7, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, McDougall, John |
I know I’ve written about John McDougall in the past, but can you say too much about John? I’m thinking that you really can’t. Let’s run through the highlights. Started fencing at Stanford in the mid-1950’s. Trained with Aldo Nadi and George Piller. Hired Julius...
by Doug Nichols | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog Post |
Ok, last week’s post of cartoons with a fencing theme was very popular and I’m not above giving the people what they want – at least, once in awhile. I mean, it’s not scoresheets from the 1953 Chula Vista Sabre Invitational, but not everyone has my tolerance for...
by Doug Nichols | Feb 16, 2016 | Blog Post |
How prevalent in the world of cartooning is the subject of fencing today? I’ve recently seen more television ads and print ads featuring my favorite sport, but the classic humor or editorial cartoon? Maybe I read the wrong magazines. That’s certainly a plausible...
by Doug Nichols | Feb 8, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches P - T, Selberg, Charles |
Rather than making things suspenseful, as in, “How will I ever learn how to fence properly if the West Coast Fencing Archive doesn’t continue to post more of the Selberg Instructional Series?!” sort of suspense, I’ve opted for stringing the next three installments...
by Doug Nichols | Feb 3, 2016 | Blog Post |
I was thrilled to receive an email back in December from Archive reader and Friend of the Archive Kevin Murakoshi who, while perusing Ebay, came across a selection of papers and books that were related to John McKee and the Cavaliers Fencing Club that was in existence...
