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 12, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, McDougall, John, Nottingham, Jack, San Francisco School of Fencing |
John McDougall and Jack Nottingham ran a fencing club in San Francisco in the early 1960’s called the San Francisco School of Fencing, or SFSF. It was the first club John had formed, although he had worked for Hans at Halberstadt’s. It was the second for Jack, as he...
