by Doug Nichols | May 18, 2015 | Blog Post, California, Coaches, Coaches A - E, D'Asaro, Michael, Fencers, Fencers F - J, Fencers K - O, Johnson, Stacey, Massialas, Greg, Need Help, Northern California, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Tournaments |
I’ve got two sets of pictures from the same event, courtesy of the Charles and Julie Selberg collection of fencing memorabilia. One set is black & white film, the other color slides. Today, in photo essay form, I present the best of the color slides. I can...
by Doug Nichols | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog Post, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Massialas, Greg, Tournaments, Tournaments 1981 - 1990 |
There is a small cadre of people, myself included, who take credit – unrelated and unbeknownst to the actual founders – for setting the stage for the creation of the San Jose Fencing Center. It’s an odd tale that culminated in the 1982 Pacific Coast Championships...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 16, 2015 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Cabrillo College, California, Carnighan, Len, Clark Skillman, Laurel, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Massialas, Greg, National Tournament, Tournaments, Tournaments 1981 - 1990 |
In 1980, Len Carnighan, then coach at Cabrillo Community College in Aptos, CA, hosted a tournament seeded with three of the top fencers in the area. Greg Massialas, Peter Burchard and Joy Ellingson were invited to be the top 3 seeds in the final, a direct elimination...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 1, 2015 | Blog Post, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Marx, Bob, Marx, Michael, Massialas, Greg, Nonomura, George, Tournaments, Tournaments 1971-1980 |
I had two rolls of 35mm film, 36 exposures each, and was using a borrowed camera. Never having shot a fencing tournament before, I didn’t have much clue as to what was best to capture. I knew I couldn’t use a flash, so I’d have to be steady. Also had to expect the...
