by Doug Nichols | Mar 31, 2019 |
Torao Mori Torao Mori was a successful kendo champion in his native Japan before moving to the United States in 1938. Once there, he took up western fencing under the tutelage of the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s Henri Uyttenhove and quickly rose through the...
by adminGreg | Feb 15, 2015 |
Aldo Nadi Aldo Nadi, the son of a fencing master from Livorno, Italy and brother of Olympic record setting fencer Nedo, was a six foot tall rail-thin explosive dynamo of fencing. After winning three Gold and one Silver Olympic medal in 1920 (Nedo won 5 medals in 1920,...
by adminGreg | Jan 12, 2015 |
Jack Nottingham Jack Nottingham was an enigmatic man. After participating in World War Two as a member of the 101st Airborne division that parachuted into Normandy, Jack took up fencing in Los Angeles under Aldo Nadi. He had tremendous potential, but throughout his...
by Doug Nichols | Sep 1, 2020 |
Dr. William O’Brien Dr. William O’Brien was employed for decades by the Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco’s Presidio and founded the Letterman Fencing Club. He taught there for four decades with tremendous success in creating era-defining...
by adminGreg | Oct 5, 2015 |
Heziburo Okawa Japan-born Heizaburo Okawa is a three-time Olympian for Japan, three-time Japanese National Foil champion and twice US National Foil champion. At the height of his competitive career, he was ranked 10th in the world in foil. Marrying the daughter of his...
