by Doug Nichols | May 20, 2019 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches U - Z, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, Magay, Daniel, Mitchell, Maxine, Nadi, Aldo, Orley, Schools/Clubs, Southern California, Uyttenhove, Henri, Vince, Joseph |
No, not the classic Bob Welch era Fleetwood Mac album, although that does contain one of my favorite songs of all time, “Hypnotized”. The mystery to me today is fencing master John McKee from Southern California who trained hundreds and hundreds of fencers over...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog Post, Boyd, Andrew, Coaches, Coaches U - Z, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Uyttenhove, Henri |
I remember James Burke’s late 70’s TV series very fondly but haven’t watched an episode in a very long time. I wonder if it holds up? Burke, in my memory of the show, had a unique ability to trace the origin of modern technology back to inventions from ages past,...
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 Doug Nichols | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches U - Z, Craus, Polly, Faulkner, Ralph, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Jan York, King, Harriet, Romary, Vince, Joseph |
Janice Lee York Romary was the US National Foil Champion ten times in a span of 18 years from the first win to the last. She represented the United States at the Olympic Games a then-record six times. She finished just off the medal stand twice, taking fourth in...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 5, 2016 | Biagini, Gerard, Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Coaches U - Z, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers P - T, Marki, Ferenc, Shurtz, Skip, Visconti, Edward |
A couple of Fridays past, I was able to spend an hour speaking with Gerard Biagini. Now, if his name is not familiar to you, it really should be. He’s been a mainstay of fencing in the Bay Area since before most of us were born. I first became aware of Mr. Biagini...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 11, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Coaches U - Z, Lane, Arthur, Uyttenhove, Henri, Visconti, Edward |
The year now gone we knew as 2015 saw the passing of long-time fencer, fencing master, fencing club founder and all around gentleman, Arthur Lane. Harold Hayes, another excellent gentleman who used to share teaching space with Arthur at his Pacific Fencers Club, came...
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