I'm more than delighted--but feel like I've been hit with a ton of bricks--to report that the beginners' foil class at Volkshochschule Soest has maxed-out...
Just a brief note to let folks know that we survived Katrina. Monday, we fled our home in the country and went to stay with my parents in Jackson, Mississippi....
Hello, We are writing to everyone about the new sabres by CAS Iberia. Maestro Paul Macdonald showed us the prototypes for these sabres back in the Spring of ...
Rez, Good to hear from you, I was worried. I am very happy to hear that you and yours came out of this alright. Best wishes, John Sullins SSU Fencing Master's...
Hello, My name is Daniel, and I'm looking for Memphis, TN. area classical fencing instructors. Besides myself there are four other people in the area that are ...
Short answer is yes. UNM has a cadre of students who fence a couple of nights a week in Johnson Gym. (If you're familiar with the city, you know what that...
A friend of mine is moving from Ireland to Manhattan, Kansas, in a couple of months time and would be interested in tracking down a Classical Fencing group. ...
Martin Diggins
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Sep 14, 2005 4:41 pm
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Dear Group, Please take a look at http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=c0ab0d9d939699aa37cfd01e81499f0e&threadid=56831 I posted this and then thought...
I think this idea comes from the fact that Radaelli was an instructor at the military fencing school; i.e., as you said, sabre + military = cavalry. This myth...
Russell, I got a response back from Sean Hayes over on SFI - and Sean related that Gaugler never said anything about horses etc. in relation to Radaelli. I...
Unfortunately, it seems that much of fencing history (or people's opintions of it, at least) is based on semilogical assumptions, and has been since Egerton ...
The Scuola Magistrale di Sacramento will be hosting a classical fencing tournament on Oct 16th at the Davis Fencing Academy in Davis, CA. Address: Davis...
In einer eMail vom 9/26/2005 9:19:09 PM W. Europe Daylight Time schreibt ewmyers@...: All bouts will be fenced standard, with a director and four side...
... I really just meant not electric in this case. Since we hope to eventually get a regular series of tournaments going, attended by people from different...
Hi everyone I new to the list and new to fencing. I took a fencing class in college 10+ years ago and decided to try it again now that I'm older (beer, woman,...
... As an aside, this brings a question that has been lurking in my mind since one of my new students asked about amour. Is there any historical precedent for...
... Sternum fractures?!? How hard are your students hitting each other? I suppose it's remotely possible, "even under the best conditions," but the thought had...
... John, Here is my 2 cents. As far as I know the real intention for chest protectors for BOTH men and women was safety. However a by product of wearing a...
In einer eMail vom 9/27/2005 8:58:58 PM W. Europe Daylight Time schreibt jfarmer@...: many male sport fencers aren't wearing the protectors to allow...
... how ... are ... without ... A garment called a 'brigandine' was a leather jacket with metal plates sewn into it, often faced with velvet, it was an...
Just my one cent, I have fought for years and all my people and the people I fight against use Schlager Duelling Swords. These swords are much much much ...
While I can certainly appreciate authenticity efforts by historical swordsmen, the issue of protective plating for us here is a non-starter. Certainly breast...
Hi Bryan, Yes, we still set the tang of new foil and epee blades. Some equipment vendors (such as Triplette) do this for you when you order a complete weapon. ...
Hi folks, The discussion about chest protectors, etc. has been interesting.... Here's some more information. We require that all fencers wear an underarm...
You gentlemen make me grateful I no longer pretend to competitively fence. I can simply decline to fence with anyone so outrageously forceful that my maestro ...
Folks, This discussion is getting off-topic. If you wish to discuss the details of light vs. heavy hits and chest and other bodily injuries, please do so via...
Kim Moser
cfml@...
Sep 28, 2005 8:23 pm
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Nobody hits that hard in MY salle. Not twice, anyway!
I did once challenge a competitor to a fight in the car park during a
competition, but it wasn't over...
I wanted to let everyone know that I have been developing a series of teaching guides for classical fencing. These are a precis of the works of noted fencing...
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