by Doug Nichols | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Cabrillo College, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers F - J, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, Huddleson, Demi, Mayer, Helene, Mitchell, Maxine, Northern California, Schools/Clubs, Stanford, The Fencing Center |
Yes, I know it’s a title stolen from the Counting Crows first album, but I was just perusing backwards through my website and realized I haven’t posted since August. More than a few things have happened since then and not many of them have to do with...
by Doug Nichols | May 18, 2020 | Blog Post, Burchard, Peter, Calvert, Delmart, Clark Skillman, Laurel, Coaches, D'Asaro, Gay, D'Asaro, Michael, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Fencers P - T, Massialas, Greg, Northern California, San Jose State University, Schifrin, Peter, Schools/Clubs, The Fencing Center |
Ever wondered who has the “fencing.com” URL? Yup, it’s the Silicon Valley original, The Fencing Center. Proximity and foresight; a powerful combination. The past two weeks of “Shelterinplace Con – 2020″ have been all about San...
by Doug Nichols | Sep 2, 2019 | Blog Post, Cabrillo College, Carnighan, Len, Clark Skillman, Laurel, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, D'Asaro, Gay, D'Asaro, Michael, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, Fencers K - O, Marki, Ferenc, McDougall, John, Moore-Selberg, Julie, Northern California, Nottingham, Jack, Okawa, Heziburo, San Jose State University, Schools/Clubs, Selberg, Charles, The Fencing Center |
You don’t forget your first team, or your first teammates. The fortuitous circumstances surrounding my introduction to fencing couldn’t be more memorable; a time filled with remarkable personalities. Fencing was my first college course. Fencing, the game I’d always...
by Doug Nichols | Jun 1, 2015 | Blog Post, Northern California, Posters, Schools/Clubs, The Fencing Center |
One of the ongoing projects at the West Coast Fencing Archive is the restoration of fencing posters. This was started through the great work of John McDougall, who took it upon himself to restore a number of posters that were in his hands or with Charlie Selberg. One...
