by Doug Nichols | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Nadi, Aldo |
In French, “Le Miroir des Sports”. That’s the name of the old publication I picked up on Ebay recently. I have mad Ebay skilz. Have I mentioned? These “skills” lead to trouble, of course. The trouble is, I find stuff I can’t resist buying and I spend money. ...
by Doug Nichols | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, De Jong, Duris, Funke, Erich, McDougall, John, O'Brien, William |
Not the buried in the sand pirate-type I always dreamed of unearthing in the Southern California former orange-grove backyard where I grew up. My treasure hunting has been refined to a sharper focus that has proven no less fortunate to me than those who find...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 12, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, Mayer, Helene |
I’ve been perusing the pages of “The California Fencer”, later just “The Fencer”, a West Coast publication that circulated for a few years following WW2 and prior to the start of the national American Fencer magazine. I’ve written about it before, but in short,...
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 | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, D'Asaro, Michael, Halberstadt, Hans |
There’s been a bit of hiatus around here. Perhaps you’re one who noticed. I’m sure someone must have. The overriding catchall reason for the long layoff since our last story is all about how much effort it takes to make a feature documentary. “What?” I hear you...
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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