by Doug Nichols | Jan 16, 2015 | Blog Post, Schifrin, Peter |
In 1983, my SJSU teammate (and for a year, my epee coach) was seeking a berth on the US Olympic team. He had a number of strong finishes, but really needed to get some European competitions under his belt, both for the experience and hopefully to get some...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 12, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, McDougall, John, Nottingham, Jack, San Francisco School of Fencing |
John McDougall and Jack Nottingham ran a fencing club in San Francisco in the early 1960’s called the San Francisco School of Fencing, or SFSF. It was the first club John had formed, although he had worked for Hans at Halberstadt’s. It was the second for Jack, as he...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 12, 2015 | Blog Post, Carnighan, Len, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Oregon, Studio of American Fencing |
I love photo collages of fencers, even when I don’t know who any of the people in the pictures are. Especially if there are lots of faces to look at. I always find myself looking closely and wondering, “Is that….? No, probably not. Well, maybe…” Last summer I...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches P - T, Selberg, Charles |
It’s funny how things have come together while gathering items for this Archive. When I was just getting started, I went to visit Matthew Porter at his shop, American Fencers Supply. As he is an old Selberg fencer, I went out with the intention of letting him know...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 8, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Halberstadt, Hans, Selberg, Charles |
Mark Headley and I hold the distinction of having dismantled the salle d’armes that Charlie Selberg put together in the woods of Southern Oregon. On the outside, it looked like this: On the inside, like this: Taking it all down for transport to Berkeley and...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 8, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Tronchet, Louis |
I’ve been fascinated with Generoso Pavese since first finding his picture in an antique store many years ago. Looking at it, I can’t resist the tug on my brain that makes me wonder about the comparison between fencers and other prize fighters like boxers and...
