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 21, 2015 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, D'Asaro, Gay, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Marx, Michael, Massialas, Greg, Need Help, O'Brien, William, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Selberg, Charles, Tournaments, Tournaments 1971-1980, Tournaments 1981 - 1990 |
Continuing on with the same topic as our last post, we return again to the Women’s Gymnasium at San Jose State University. There have been a number of comments from the previous set with some corrections that I’ll tweak when I get a second – thanks for the notes,...
by Doug Nichols | May 12, 2015 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Craus, Polly, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Mitchell, Maxine, Nadi, Aldo, Publications |
After a week’s hiatus, I return to the WCFA with another new story about old stuff! (And between us, the combination of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival matched with moving house is not a recommendation I can endorse for others who wish to keep both their...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 30, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Nadi, Aldo |
Ok, kind of a short post today, because there’s a mystery that needs to be solved and I haven’t had any luck on my own. The subject of Aldo Nadi has come up on the WCFA several times already in our short life so far. Check out what we’ve said so far here: ...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, D'Asaro, Michael, Nottingham, Jack, Schools/Clubs, Selberg, Charles, Tournaments, Tournaments 1961 - 1970 |
The Airolimax californicus, more commonly known as the Banana Slug, is the official mascot of the sporting students of the University of California, Santa Cruz. You may hear the name shouted to cheer on UCSC students, as in “Go Slugs!” If you can say anything about...
by adminGreg | Mar 30, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Nadi, Aldo |
This post will finally wrap up Aldo Nadi’s recollections regarding his efforts as a Professional Fencing Champion. The letter, taken as a whole, is an astounding document. Both because Nadi is so clear in his remembrances (and again, I’m giving him the benefit of...
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