by Doug Nichols | Sep 14, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Halberstadt, Hans |
After a too-long hiatus from posting to the site, I figured I’d start simple. But, like everything, there’s a bit more to the story. Over the summer, Friend of The Archive Jamie Douraghy had the excellent idea of calling me to let me know that retired fencing master...
by Doug Nichols | May 28, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Funke, Erich, Magay, Daniel, Marki, Ferenc, Piller, George, Selberg, Charles |
Gyorgy Jekelfalussy Piller has gone down in history as one of the most successful competitors and coaches. If his name is unfamiliar, let me give you a brief run-down. He competed for Hungary in the 1928 Olympics on the Foil Team and reached the semi-finals,...
by Doug Nichols | May 25, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches U - Z, Halberstadt, Hans, Publications, Visconti, Edward |
I return to the pages of The Fencer today, to reprint (actually, re-type) an article written by Pierre Paret for the February, 1948 issue. A portrait of Hans Halberstadt. Behind the Mask Some years ago, a man who had taken a few lessons at the Young Italian...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 23, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Halberstadt, Hans |
While looking through all the photographs the Archive has amassed of Hans Halberstadt, two things become clear. First, he got around. He clearly traveled a great deal. There are pictures of him all over his European playground. Second, he really enjoyed people. ...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Faulkner, Ralph |
There is a great deal to be told of Ralph B. Faulkner, Olympian, Fencing Master, and Fight Choreographer to the Stars. I’ve been collecting stories and photographs of him for some time and will undoubtedly have a great deal more to say about him as time goes on. For...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 2, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Halberstadt, Hans |
Hans Halberstadt, who taught fencing in San Francisco from the time of his arrival in the city in 1940 until his death in 1966 at the age of 81, was trained by Arturo Gazzera at the Offenbach am Main fencing club. He competed for Germany at the 1928 Olympics in...
