American fencer kneels to protest Trump, gun violence
Mashable
Fencing might be a sport of play-fighting, but this fencer isn't messing around.
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Olympic fencer may be disciplined for taking a knee on podium
New York Post
A US Olympic fencing champion took a knee on the podium at the Pan American Games — and now he may face disciplinary action. Race Imboden — who took home gold in the team foil event — knelt during the national anthem at the medal ceremony Friday in Lima...
Fencer and hammer thrower kneel, raise fist for anthem at Pan Am Games
«New York Daily News»
Fencer Race Imboden and hammer thrower Gwen Berry used their medal ceremonies to make a statement at the Pan Am Games. Imboden, who spent a chunk of his childhood in Park Slope, knelt on the podium while accepting gold in the team fencing competition on Friday.
190803 Bout Planning
Salle Green
There are many different ways to plan how you are going to fence a bout, ranging from “I am just going out and hit her” to a detailed consideration of a variety of factors leading to a specific plan for each touch.
Maitre Green Receives National Lifetime Achievement Award
Salle Green
Maitre d’Armes Walter Green has been awarded the United States Fencing Coaches Association Lifetime Achievement Award. Maitre Green started fencing in 1966, competing actively through the 1970s in the United States and Great Britain.
Back To (Fencing) School Shopping List
All-American Fencing Club
You can also download a helpful PDF printer friendly shopping list. ???? MUST HAVE! Renewed USA Fencing Membership This one is a must have, not a suggestion. Make sure you renew your USA Fencing Membership either to non-competitive or competitive!
Art review: The Pittenweem Arts Festival
Living by the Sword
Below its primary invocation of “Success to The Herring Fishers,” the second motto on Pittenweem’s town crest reads, “By Hammer and Hand All Arts Do Stand.” The variety of work and disciplines on show at Pittenweem Arts Festival...
Five alternative ways to experience the Edinburgh Festival
Living by the Sword
Want to know what to see at the Edinburgh festival? Ask pretty much anyone apart from me. This is what editing Edinburgh festival coverage for The Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday does to you. I know quite a lot about what will happen at hundreds of shows at the EIF...
Book review: Facing the Bear: Scotland and the Cold War, by Trevor Royle
Living by the Sword
As the subtitle says, this book offers a Scottish perspective on the East/West face-off that lasted 44 years, but it is much more than that, with a wealth of detail illuminating features of the Cold War that many might be unaware of.
CFFA update for August 4
Cape Fear Fencing Association
Final reminder that you needed to renew your USA Fencing memberships by August 1 for this season. We get our insurance from them and EVERYONE needs to have at least the $10 non-competitive membership for our insurance to be valid.
Music review: Camino de Sangjaru, Assembly George Square Studios, Edinburgh
Living by the Sword
Curiouser and curiouser, as the extraordinary trio Korean Gypsy Sangjaru conflate Alice in Wonderland with a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela as expressions of their quest to combine traditional Korean and modern western music.
Comedy review: Simon Brodkin - 100% Simon Brodkin, Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Living by the Sword
Thirteen years on from his Fringe debut, Simon Brodkin is finally getting around to introducing himself. The reasons why are only obliquely suggested. But after his long-running stint as a character act...
190728 The Framework of Planning – Part 1
Salle Green
All my fencing life (I am now in my 53rd season), I have heard that fencing is physical chess. Perhaps you have also. There was even a fencing equipment company that used the term “physical chess” in its name.
Book review: The Quarter, by Naguib Mahfouz
Living by the Sword
As a general rule, it’s best to treat manuscripts “discovered” after the death of an author with a certain amount of scepticism. The chances of turning up an unpublished classic in this way are vanishingly slim...
CFFA update for July 27
Cape Fear Fencing Association
Remember that you need to renew your USA Fencing memberships by August 1 for the next season. That will be particularly important for those doing the camp starting on the 29th. For those on the board or doing things like armoring, coaching (if you are over 18), etc.
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