by Doug Nichols | May 18, 2020 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Calvert, Delmart, Clark Skillman, Laurel, Coaches, D'Asaro, Gay, D'Asaro, Michael, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Massialas, Greg, Northern California, San Jose State University, Schifrin, Peter, Schools/Clubs, The Fencing Center |
Ever wondered who has the “fencing.com” URL? Yup, it’s the Silicon Valley original, The Fencing Center. Proximity and foresight; a powerful combination. The past two weeks of “Shelterinplace Con – 2020″ have been all about San...
by Doug Nichols | May 4, 2020 | Blog Post, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Marki, Ferenc, Selberg, Charles |
It’s an interesting time for fencing coaches and clubs, as everyone tries to grapple with maintaining some level of instruction for their students during a global pandemic. The reach of technology in our lives today makes it easy to deliver, but that...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 16, 2020 | Angell, Tommy, Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches F - J, Coaches U - Z, D'Asaro, Michael, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, King, Harriet, Mitchell, Maxine, Nonomura, George, Posters, Posters California, Posters National, Schools/Clubs, UC Berkeley, Uyttenhove, Henri |
The 1971 US National Championships were held on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, commonly known as Cal. The locals did pretty well, too! Carl Borack from LA made the finals in all three weapons and the Women’s Foil finals had 6 women from...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog Post, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, McDougall, John, Okawa, Heziburo, Selberg, Charles |
I drove from my Bay Area home last week to attend the memorial service for much-loved fencing master Delmar Calvert. He passed away a few months ago at the venerable age of 94 years, well loved, well cared for, and visited frequently by friends and former students...
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 | Jun 8, 2015 | Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Fencers, Fencers A - E |
I spent a priceless afternoon in the company of Delmar Calvert in February of 2014 at his apartment in the lakeside town of Oswego, Oregon, but I was fortunate to get there and back. As a native of California’s balmy regions, the skills of driving in snow and sleet...
