by Greg Lynch Jr | Mar 28, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O |
We all give deference to our fencing coaches by calling them Maestro. But did you know that in order for your fencing instructor to call himself a Fencing Master he must be accredited? It’s true. Fencing Masters must take a degree program just like a Doctor in...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 21, 2016 | Blog Post, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Nonomura, George |
We caught up with George Nonomura at the US Nationals this past summer. I’ll let George take it from here:...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 14, 2016 | Blog Post, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E |
Dateline: February, 2014. My afternoon with Delmar Calvert, French-trained fencing master, winner of the French Croix de Guerre, former member of the Foreign Legion, and all around nice guy, was a wonderful experience and we’ve finally found a nice bit of the...
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 Greg Lynch Jr | Mar 3, 2016 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Fencers, Fencers A - E |
One of the goals of the West Coast Fencing Archive is to put together an oral history of fencing on the West Coast. We are tracking down anyone who has an interesting fencing story to tell. To that end, WCFA set up our cameras at the Nationals that were held at the...
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...
