Order from the Chaos

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The Mirror of Sport, 1922

by Doug Nichols | Mar 22, 2018 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Nadi, Aldo

I don’t seem to be able to escape the gravitational pull of Aldo Nadi. Every time I think, “Ok, I don’t need to buy another bit of Aldo Nadi memorabilia”, I find something irresistible and I can’t help myself.

My Idea of Treasure

by Doug Nichols | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, De Jong, Duris, Funke, Erich, McDougall, John, O'Brien, William

My treasure hunting has been refined to a sharper focus that has proven no less fortunate to me than those who find spectacular Saxon hoards in Middlesex with a $60 metal detector.

Land of the Lost Trophy

by Doug Nichols | Jun 12, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, Mayer, Helene

I’ve been perusing the pages of “The California Fencer”, later just “The Fencer”, a West Coast publication that circulated for a few years following WW2 and prior to the start of the national American Fencer magazine.

Historical Documents in the Digital Age

by Doug Nichols | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches F - J, Coaches K - O, Coaches P - T, Coaches U - Z, D'Asaro, Michael, Doug's Stories, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Halberstadt, Hans, Mayer, Helene, McDougall, John, Mitchell, Maxine, Mori, Torao, Okawa, Heziburo, Selberg, Charles, Vince, Joseph

Fear. It’s a motivator for me. Not the average, everyday kind of fear, nor an amorphous fear of zombies or clowns. Rather, the fear of loss. A very specific kind of loss.

What’s the Rumpus?

by adminGreg | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, D'Asaro, Michael, Halberstadt, Hans

There’s been a bit of hiatus around here. Perhaps you’re one who noticed. I’m sure someone must have. The overriding catchall reason for the long layoff since our last story is all about how much effort it takes to make a feature documentary. “What?” I hear you...

Flea Market, Budapest Style

by adminGreg | Nov 14, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches P - T, Piller, George

While visiting Budapest this past summer to record interviews with a number of people for our forthcoming documentary on fencing great George Piller, we made one very interesting trip to a popular flea market in the southeast of the city, the Ecseri Flea Market.