The boy we lost
I only met him a few times. The last time was this summer, when he came out to help his mother with something. It…
How to plan your training and reach your goals
Part II – What is your capacity? In the first article we looked at how you can analyse the requirements of your athletic focus…
Plan your training and reach your goals
Part I – Athletic requirements If you want to get to the right place, you need to first draw a map. This is true…
Jewish duellists – Acceptance and honour. Or death
During the 19thcentury, a series of duels were fought by Jews on grounds of anti-Semitism. For some parts of society, it wasn’t clear if…
Editorial: Meet Miss Fencing
I was recently in Cracow, Poland, and spent a weekend fencing with the club Aramis. I hope to be able to get back to…
Caravaggio—With sword or brush
One of the world’s foremost artists throughout history, was also a man who lived by the sword and who constantly got into trouble. He…
The real men behind The Duellists
It’s a classic among fencers with some of the most realistic fencing scene ever portrayed on the white screen. The Duellists, based on a…
Making kids’ classes extraordinary
There’s no reason why children can’t train fencing from an early age, even a very early age. But it’s also important to make sure…