by adminGreg | Jan 11, 2015 |
Ralph Faulkner The Boss, as he was affectionately known, had a storied history even before making his way to Hollywood during the silent film era. An accident during filming motivated him to find a way to rehabilitate and he found fencing, training under Henri...
by adminGreg | Feb 11, 2019 |
Erich Funke Born in Saxony, Erich Funke, the d’Egnuff coming later, emigrated to New York in the years after World War One. Once there, he began trained as a fencing assistant coach under Anthony Greco, who may or may not be a direct relation of the famous...
by Doug Nichols | Nov 7, 2019 |
Anthony Greco Anthony Greco was born in Messina, Sicily and began learning the sport at the age of seven from his Maestro father. In 1924, he graduated from the National Fencing Academy in Naples, Italy. He continued his studies at the University of Bologna where he...
by adminGreg | Jan 16, 2015 |
Hans Halberstadt The scion of a wealthy German family with manufacturing interests, Hans Halberstadt took up the sport of fencing as a young man in his home town of Offenbach en Main. He competed for Germany at the 1924 Olympic Games on the epee and sabre teams and in...
by Doug Nichols | Nov 7, 2019 |
Buzz Hurst Edwin “Buzz” Hurst is a long-time Fencing Master and was an All-American fencer for the Naval Academy. He finished 2nd at the 1962 NCAA championships before starting a 6-year stint as a Naval aviator, with part of that duty consisting of taking off and...
