by Doug Nichols | Apr 29, 2019 | Alpar, Julius Palffy-, Baker, Jack, Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, King, Harriet, Magay, Daniel, Marki, Ferenc, Northern California, Orley, Piller, George, Richards, Ed, Schools/Clubs, Stanford, UC Berkeley |
As a member of the Hall of Fame committee for USA Fencing, I get a chance to participate in an annual ritual of determining, in the fairest way possible, who is to be considered for inclusion into that prestigious body. But in the long run, just like every member of...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 22, 2019 | Alpar, Julius Palffy-, Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Magay, Daniel, McDougall, John, Northern California, Nottingham, Jack, Schools/Clubs, Selberg, Charles, UC Berkeley |
Some months ago, I paid a visit to UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library to look at a collection of scrapbooks donated to the library upon the passing of long-time Cal fencing master Julius Palffy-Alpar. Harold Hayes of the Pacific Fencing Club had told me of their...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 16, 2018 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Brownlee, Laurance, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Magay, Daniel, Marki, Ferenc, O'Brien, William, Richards, Ed |
Although I haven’t posted a story in a couple of weeks, it’s not due to lack of material to write about. There are a ton of stories I need to complete, not least is one about a recent visit I had with the family of a long-time LAAC fencer – and Olympian – who shared...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches P - T, Piller, George |
It came, with only a minimum of delay, all the way from Italy. As I wrote in my last outing, I was awaiting the arrival of an Ebay purchase. This Ebay purchase: I guess my earlier description of the cover was a bit off. The girl isn’t trying to kiss the guy here,...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Coaches U - Z, D'Asaro, Michael, Doug's Stories, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, Mayer, Helene, McDougall, John, Mitchell, Maxine, Mori, Torao, Okawa, Heziburo, Selberg, Charles, Vince, Joseph |
Fear. That’s the thing. It’s a motivator for me. Not the average, everyday kind of fear, nor an amorphous fear of zombies or clowns. Rather, the fear of loss. A very specific kind of loss. The loss of fencing history. I don’t know why it gets to me so much, but it...
by adminGreg | Nov 14, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches P - T, Piller, George |
While visiting Budapest this past summer to record interviews with a number of people for our forthcoming documentary on fencing great George Piller, we made one very interesting trip to a popular flea market in the southeast of the city, the Ecseri Flea Market. I...
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