by Doug Nichols | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Marx, Michael, Mori, Torao, Nonomura, George, Okawa, Heziburo, Shurtz, Skip |
Where Have We Been? What a crazy bunch of weeks! It may still take a bit to get back up to speed with regular stories, but the reason will hopefully be made clear as I describe recent events. First, Nationals. That would be the US Fencing National Championships,...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches U - Z, Duff, John, Uyttenhove, Henri |
Captain John Duff. In some circles, his name still resonates. He won the second ever 24 hours of Le Mans auto race and was known as one of “The Bentley Boys”, the early drivers who, with their numerous victories all over Europe, put the Bentley...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Nadi, Aldo |
One of the terribly fun parts of running the WCFA is the constant hunting for stuff. I’m bringing things in on a fairly regular basis, but like to imagine myself a fairly careful and cautious buyer. On the whole, the goal is to purchase things that I have either...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 8, 2015 | Blog Post, Borack, Carl, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Fencers, Fencers A - E |
I spent a priceless afternoon in the company of Delmar Calvert in February of 2014 at his apartment in the lakeside town of Oswego, Oregon, but I was fortunate to get there and back. As a native of California’s balmy regions, the skills of driving in snow and sleet...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, D'Asaro, Michael, Need Help |
Let’s see a show of hands. Who here can read Polish? I can’t. I can pick out a word or two here, like “szable” for “sabre” and “Zablocki” for “Wojciech Zablocki”, the great Polish sabre fencer. A few other names. That’s about it for me. Polish news...
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,...
