Clubs & Schools

The Spartan Women, Part One

The Spartan Women, Part One

The last article I wrote, which featured Michael D’Asaro’s time in San Antonio and the Army, got me thinking about one of the reasons I decided to attend San Jose State to train with him.  That reason was the awesome strength of his Women’s foil program. 

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Michael D’Asaro Goes To Texas

Michael D’Asaro Goes To Texas

It's like fate or an inexorable draw.  Or karma.  That might be too strong.  But if you're named Michael D'Asaro, you eventually move to Texas.  Maybe it's the bbq.  That would be the last entry on the 'go' side of my go/no go list.  The Junior D'Asaro recently moved...

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A Newfound Respect

A Newfound Respect

It’s so much fun to have your expectations and assumptions blown to bits.  That happened to me this week when I had the great fortune to meet the daughter of long-time Letterman fencer Colonel Laurance Brownlee.

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My Forever Summer

My Forever Summer

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.

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Mori and Kendo

Mori and Kendo

I confess, I don’t know a whole lot about Kendo.  Outside of the countless samurai films I’ve seen (which I don’t pretend are representative of Kendo), I’ve only been around the sport a couple of times.

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Photo Grab Bag

Photo Grab Bag

If you’ve been checking in here regularly, you’ll know I frequently haunt the corridors of that virtual thrift store known as Ebay.  Sometimes I find things of fencing interest, sometimes I don’t.  It’s a mix of disappointment and fascination.

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Another Fortuitous Occurance

Another Fortuitous Occurance

It’s impossible to know why these things happen.  They can’t be planned for or expected yet I’ve been experiencing more than my share of these types of events since starting this archive and I couldn’t be happier about it.  This is simply the latest.

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The Little Woman With The Big Briefcase

The Little Woman With The Big Briefcase

Tommy Angell was the type of person who overcame obstacles.  It doesn’t seem to matter how challenging things may have been; she simply took them on and beat them.   Not just took them on; she seems to have sought them out and demolished them.

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Mystery To Me

Mystery To Me

The mystery to me today is fencing master John Mckee from Southern California who trained hundreds and hundreds of fencers over decades.  For all the people he taught and all the times he was in the paper, it’s his nature and character that I can’t get a handle on.

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