by adminGreg | Jan 11, 2015 |
Henri Uyttenhove Belgian-born fencing master Henri Uyttenhove first trained at, and then assumed the directorship of, the Belgian Normal School for Fencing. He ran that program for two years before emigrating to the United States and settling in Pasadena, CA. Over his...
by Doug Nichols | Sep 1, 2020 |
Joseph Vince Joseph Vince was born Josef Douglas Vincze in Talpos, Romania (then a part of Hungary), married his first wife in 1917 and emigrated to the United States in 1924. He won the US National Sabre title in 1925 and shortly after, turned to coaching. He was...
by Doug Nichols | Mar 31, 2019 |
Edward Visconti Eduardo “Edward” Visconti, an Italian native, began teaching fencing in San Francisco around 1920 at the Unione Sportiva Italiana, a North Beach athletic facility and centerpiece for San Francisco’s Italian community. He started a...
by Doug Nichols | Nov 7, 2019 |
Ferenc Zold Dr. Ferenc Zold was a Hungarian fencer and was the team captain for the Hungarian fencing team at the 1948 Olympics. Zold’s parents, a WW1 General and a Catholic school teacher, were both half-Jewish. During WW2, Zold used his position at a...
