World Fencing Day Sept 7, 2019 02 Sep 2019 21:26 Red Deer Fencing Club Red Deer Fencing Club would like to invite everyone to be a part of World Fencing Day this Saturday […]
CFFA update for September 2 02 Sep 2019 20:23 Cape Fear Fencing Association Things appear to be a little clearer and the most sensible thing is to cancel all of the classes and club for the week. Nothing Tuesday or Thursday nights, and no Saturday morning. We’ll add a week to...
Fall Classes begin Sept 4, 2019 02 Sep 2019 19:51 Red Deer Fencing Club Hello Everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful summer. Thank you to the everyone who helped at the […]
WATCH: Soweto man Joseph Maluleke's deep-rooted love for fencing 31 Aug 2019 11:29 Business Report With no financial backing from any sports federations, SA's number two ranked fencer Joseph Maluleke has set-off on a mission to promote fencing in townships.
190825 Timing 29 Aug 2019 17:41 Salle Green Timing is an important part of fencing. Everyone who is anyone, and even plenty of people who aren’t anyone, agree that is so. There are even words for it in other languages: scelta di tempo (Italian) and l’a propos (French).
Wilmington Events Now On Askfred 29 Aug 2019 13:25 All-American Fencing Club Cape Fear Fencing Association just posted their events on Askfred. Most likely Coach Gerhard and Gabriel will be travelling down for their tournaments. All events are sanctioned, so make sure you have your USA Fencing COMPETITIVE MEMBERSHIP.
Watch as Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar fight with lightsabers while wearing old-fashioned wigs in bizarre advert 29 Aug 2019 08:35 TheSun.co.uk STAR WARS has taken a bizarre turn as Cristian Ronaldo and Neymar donned old-fashioned wigs to fight each other. The duo started off fencing before wielding lightsabers in a weird advert for Portuguese telecoms company MEO.
Why snowboarders owe a debt to Sherman Poppen – and his Snurfing daughter Wendy 28 Aug 2019 16:39 Living by the Sword Christmas morning 1965 was hard work for Sherman and Nancy Poppen of Muskegon, Michigan. Nancy was due to give birth to their third child in a matter of days and was feeling unwell, and as a snowstorm raged outside their two daughters...
Kansas City NAC 27 Aug 2019 19:52 Cape Fear Fencing Association Just as an FYI for all of you who are starting your run at the 2020 Olympics, the first NAC in Kansas City has its registration deadline as midnight tomorrow night (Pacific Time). It has Division I, Cadet, and Division II events.
2019 Fall Tourney Schedule 27 Aug 2019 02:05 All-American Fencing Club The 2019 Fall Tournament Schedule is now available online and can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MqXR3vqBczR10rnSajyHm0LQuR5huH1s/view?usp=sharing We had a number of student that aged up in their tournament bracket, so make sure you make note of that.
Andrew Eaton-Lewis: Gongs that really matter, from first principles to final apologies 26 Aug 2019 14:35 Living by the Sword It’s the final weekend of the Edinburgh festival, so I’m excited to reveal the winners of this year’s most important awards. Best quantum physics joke “Why is Heisenberg’s wife angry? Because when he has the time he doesn’t have the energy.” Thank you Kirsten Vangsness...
CFFA update for August 25 25 Aug 2019 19:07 Cape Fear Fencing Association A big thanks to Herman for cleaning the the fencing room and washing jackets. Thanks to Kenyatta and Mike for keeping reels and weapons working. Thanks to Brendan for keeping overheads going. It almost looks like a fencing club is getting ready to get into high gear.
190818 Thinking About Distance 25 Aug 2019 15:35 Salle Green Let’s review what we know about distance: (1) There are at least 5 definable distances: out of distance (beyond advance-lunge distance), long distance (advance-lunge distance), medium distance (lunge distance)...
190811 Changing the Plan 21 Aug 2019 00:14 Salle Green So you have a plan for your bout – and that plan gets you to the strip, and drives your actions in the first phrase. When the referee calls “halt”, or the phrase stops, one of four things will have happened...
Book review: In Nearby Bushes, by Kei Miller 20 Aug 2019 17:27 Living by the Sword Like an eagle-eyed newspaper sub-editor, Jamaican poet Kei Miller is concerned with nuance, with detail and with linguistic grey areas, and in his latest collection the former Forward Prize winner is constantly probing the subtle ambiguities of words.