Creativity, stress and a stiff upper lip
Why is creativity important in fencing, and how come it shuts down when we are under stress? And what has that got to do…
Choreographing historical fencing for film
A director who was filming a documentary about a historical battle on a ship recently approached me. So, this is an attempt to share…
5 stages to technical excellence
What are the stages you go through to learn to do a technique well? Sport scientists have actually looked at that and have an…
That time when a countess duelled a princess
In 1892, honour demanded that two women settled their dispute sword in hand. The Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg and Princess Pauline von Metternich fought each…
Editorial: The elderly gentleman
It was a chance-meeting. I was sitting at a café with a bag with swords and gear, reading a book on fencing when an…
Fence anywhere! #fencefreely
No salle? No problem! We decided to create some training videos during the vacation, and now we’re challenging all of you to share videos…
The lovely Grace Kelly taking a fencing lesson in The Swan, 1956
With elegance and style, as always.