21. Fencing Books, CD's, And DVD's: The Info You Need To Improve Your Game. fencing olympic Sport since 1896! - fencing is one of 4 sports to be in history of fencing (an overview) Some differences between classical and http://www.fencing.net/books/

Fencing Books - From Fencing.Net, Amazon, and others. Books from Amazon.Com Epee Fencing: a Complete System One of the few books in any language completely devoted to epee, this classic has been completely revised by Stephan Khinoy. An encyclopedic approach to epee actions and the answers to them. Includes a glossary of fencing terms. by Imre Vass ; Paperback. [Amazon Price: $26.95] Foil Fencing: Advanced Competitive Training Move from "dry" to modern electric foil fencing with this classic text. Tells how electric foil transformed the weapon and explains the new tactics, techniques, and training. by Istvan Lukovich; Paperback. [Amazon Price: $24.95] Fencing and the Master One of the most insightful books on coaching ever written, this book also teaches the basics. With a new memoir of the author by world champion Eugene Hamori, plus a glossary of fencing terms. by László Szabo; Paperback. [Amazon Price: $30.00] Fencing: The Modern International Style "Deeper and more systematic than any other text available in English." George E. Kolombatovich, Head Fencing Coach, Columbia University.

22. History - Olympic Medals - Fencing On Fairfield Avenue Shreveport Louisiana US fencing olympic Medals Pieter Mijer, a Dutch fencing champion, and RalphGoldstein. Edith Jane Faulkner, wife of Ralph Faulkner, a Pacific Coast Foil http://www.fencingonfairfield.com/olympicmedals.htm

1413 Fairfield Avenue Shreveport, LA 71101 318-227-7575 Hours Directions and Map US Fencing Olympic Medals Do you know how many Olympic Medals have been won by fencers from the United States? 2 Gold Medals 8 Silver Medals 30 Bronze Medals For a total of 40* medals since 1904! Men's Individual Foil 1904 Albertson Van Zo Post, Silver 1904 Charles Tatham, Bronze 1932 Joseph Levis, Silver 1960 Albert Axelrod, Bronze Men's Foil Team 1904 Albertson Van Zo Post, Gold w/ Cuban Team 1904 Charles Tatham, Silver 1904 Fitzhugh Townsend, Silver 1904 Arthur Fox, Silver 1920 Henry Breckinridge, Bronze 1920 Francis Honeycutt, Bronze 1920 Arthur Lyon, Bronze 1920 Harold Rayner, Bronze 1920 Robert Sears, Bronze 1932 George Calnan, Bronze 1932 Joseph Levis, Bronze 1932 Hugh Alessandroni, Bronze 1932 Dernell Every, Bronze 1932 Richard Steere, Bronze 1932 Frank Righeimer, Bronze Men's Epee 1904 Charles Tatham, Silver 1904 Albertson Van Zo Post, Bronze 1928 George Calnan, Bronze Men's Epee Team 1932 George Calnan, Bronze 1932 Gustave Heiss, Bronze

23. Olympic Preview: Fencing fencing. First olympic Appearance 1896 of fencers is believed to be the onlymotherfather-son trio in olympic history to compete in the same event. http://www.factmonster.com/spot/ol-fencing.html

Home U.S. People Word Wise ... Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites Hurricane Katrina Ramadan Children Inventors The Doctor's In ... 2006 TFK Almanac Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia ... Site Map Fencing First Olympic Appearance: 1896 by John Gettings Did You Know? The Dow family of fencers is believed to be the only mother-father-son trio in Olympic history to compete in the same event. Warren qualified for the United States team in 1936, his wife Helen in 1948 and their son Robert in 1972. Although sword fighting dates back to ancient Egypt, today's fencing owes more to 16th-century European rapier combat, which depended more on thrusts as a means of attack. In competitions today, fencers earn points by hitting target areas on their opponents that change depending on the three types of swords used. The foil is the lightest of the three swords. A point is awarded when a hit is made with the blade's tip anywhere on an opponent's torso, from the shoulders to the groin, front and back, not including the arms, neck, head, and legs. Women began to compete in foil at the 1924 Olympics. The entire body The sabre is a modern version of a cavalry sword. Bouts fought with sabres are distinguished by extravagant slashing movements. Hits can be made with either the tip or edge of the light, flexible blade; the target area is the waist up, including both arms and the mask. This year women will fight sabre for the first time in the Olympics.

24. Olympic Preview: Fencing Bio search tips. fencing. First olympic Appearance 1896 believed to be theonly motherfather-son trio in olympic history to compete in the same event. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/ol-fencing.html

in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Daily Almanac for Sep 21, 2005 Skip Navigation Home Almanacs ... Word of the Day Editor's Favorites Hispanic Heritage Month Hurricane Katrina Daylight Saving Time Ramadan ... Mississippi Infoplease Tools Periodic Table Conversion Tool Perpetual Calendar Year by Year ... Site Map College Center Scholarship Search College Resources Career Center Job Search Post Your Resume Continuing Ed. more . . . Search: Infoplease Info search tips Search: Biographies Bio search tips Fencing First Olympic Appearance: 1896 by John Gettings Did You Know? The Dow family of fencers is believed to be the only mother-father-son trio in Olympic history to compete in the same event. Warren qualified for the United States team in 1936, his wife Helen in 1948 and their son Robert in 1972. Although sword fighting dates back to ancient Egypt, today's fencing owes more to 16th-century European rapier combat, which depended more on thrusts as a means of attack. In competitions today, fencers earn points by hitting target areas on their opponents that change depending on the three types of swords used. The foil is the lightest of the three swords. A point is awarded when a hit is made with the blade's tip anywhere on an opponent's torso, from the shoulders to the groin, front and back, not including the arms, neck, head, and legs. Women began to compete in foil at the 1924 Olympics.

25. Brief History Of Fencing In Canada A Brief history of fencing in Canada fencing is truly an olympic sport, havingbeen involved since the first modern olympics took place in Athens in http://www.fencing.ca/brief_cdn_fencing_history_eng.htm

Home Media A Brief History of Fencing in Canada Fencing is a modern and exciting sport, often described as trying to play chess while running the 100-metre dash! It's hard to believe that this thoroughly sophisticated sport has emerged from the serious and deadly combat practiced by the Three Mousquetaires. Fencing is truly an Olympic sport, having been involved since the first modern Olympics took place in Athens in 1896. In addition, Fencing holds the distinguished honour of being one of only four sports which have participated in every modern Olympic Games since their inauguration. Canadian fencing dates back to 1816 when Maitre Girard opened the first fencing school in Montréal. The first Canadian Championships were held in 1902. It was not until the announcement of the 1976 Olympics and incorporation of the Canadian Fencing Federation in 1971, that the Federal Government provided financial assistance to develop elite athletes for the Montréal Olympiad, providing the stimulus for Canadian fencers to steadily improve their performance on the international scene. The CFF is a non-profit, amateur sports association and is the national governing body of fencing. It includes ten provincial fencing associations, which in turn represent eighty local clubs from coast to coast. Its mandate is to establish, develop and support fencing in Canada and to represent Canada on the international scene.

26. BBC SPORT | Olympics 2004 | Fencing | History | Constant Cut And Thrust fencing is one of only four sports to have appeared in every olympic Games. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/fencing/history/default.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Question of Sport CHOOSE A SPORT Select Football Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Tennis Golf Motorspt Boxing Athletics Snooker Racing Cycling Disability Sport Other N Ireland Scotland Wales Last Updated: Thursday, 18 March, 2004, 19:09 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Constant cut and thrust Fencing will take place at the Helliniko Olympic Complex Various forms of sword fighting have existed since ancient times but modern fencing is a descendant of 16th century dueling. The first fencing schools were founded in the Middle Ages, and the sport spread systematically throughout Europe. Spanish and Italians schools of the late 16th and early 17th centuries were followed by the arrival of a shorter and lighter rapier made popular in France in the 18th century. In the 19th century the Italians, Hungarians and French founded famous fencing schools, and the Italian masters develpoed sabre fencing into a non-fatal sporting/training form with metal weapons. DID YOU KNOW? Fencing is one of only four sports to feature in every Olympics The founder of the Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, was a keen supporter of fencing and as a result the sport was one of only nine included in the first modern Olympic programme in 1896.

27. Fencing History For an in depth history please click on this link fencing.net. olympic informationAnimation of fencing Click here then on fencing . About fencing http://www.nifu.co.uk/fencing_history.htm

Three types of fencing weapons - the foil, epée and sabre - are used Bouts are held on a 14-metre by 1.5-metre Piste, or playing area. Through wires and special clothing, fencers are connected to an electronic scoring system that indicates if a hit has occurred. Northern Ireland Fencing Union HOSTS OF THE 2006 FENCING COMMONWEALTH GAMES Fencing History For an in depth history please click on this link Fencing.net. Olympic information Animation of Fencing Click here then on 'fencing' About Fencing Take the romantic, swashbuckling epics of Errol Flynn, add some rules, protective clothing and an electronic scoring system, and you have fencing at the Olympic Games. Two rivals stand opposite each other and feint, lunge, parry and riposte until one scores the required number of hits to win. Evolved from the ancient form of combat, fencing is one of only four sports that has been featured at every modern Olympic Games. It was the first to include recognised professionals in a medals competition after modern Olympic Games founder Pierre de Coubertin arranged special events for professional fencing "masters" in the original 1896 and 1900 competitions.

28. Summer Olympics 2000 Olympic History -- Fencing Schedule Fan Guide history US Roster. olympic history fencing. MEN,WOMEN. Individual épée Individual épée Team épée Team épée http://espn.go.com/oly/summer00/fencing/s/almanac.html

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29. History It was at this time that the first fencing schools were founded, for thefirst time in the history of the olympic Games, available in French through the http://www.athens2004.com/en/FencingHistory

The official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games - Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Daily Summaries: Home Sports Fencing History Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts. History From ancient works of art showing masked swordsmen, swords, and judges it would seem that swordplay goes back four thousand years. It was known to Egypt, China, India, and Greece. The Athenians regarded the people of Arcadia as the inventors of the art of fighting with weapons. Homer devotes two rhapsodies (chapters) of the Iliad to duels: one between Menelaus and Paris, and the other between Hector and Ajax. According to extant references and written sources, sword fights appear in Egypt, and thousands of years later (in 2700-2200 BC) in China. The figures of swordsmen competing can be seen in representations dating back to.1200 BC. In Roman times, slaves and prisoners-of-war duelled for their lives and for their freedom in the arenas of Roman emperors. Later on, in the Middle Ages, we find protective metal armour covering the entire body, which was essential because of the size and weight of the weapons and their sharp point. It was at this time that the first Fencing schools were founded, and the sport spread systematically throughout Europe.

30. History Of Fencing - Where Did It Start? - Hobby And Entertainment RIN.RU history of fencing Where did it start? The first modern olympic gamesfeatured foil and sabre fencing for men only. Epee was introduced in 1900. http://hobby.rin.ru/eng/articles/html/21.html

Russian Outdoor Activities Earth : Skateboarding ... more... Spirit : Collectors, collections Creative Hobbies Unusual hobbies Organizations ... Mail system 15Mb! @boxmail.biz [Register] Constructor Free Hosting Game server ... Fencing History of Fencing - Where did it start? Swordfighting as sport has existed since ancient Egypt, and has been practiced in many forms in various cultures since then. Although jousting and tournament combat was a popular sport in the European middle ages, modern FIE fencing owes more to unarmoured dueling forms that evolved from 16th century rapier combat. Rapiers evolved from cut-and-thrust military swords, but were most popular amongst civilians who used it for self-defence and dueling. Rapiers were edged, but the primary means of attack was the thrust. Rapier fencing spread from Spain and Italy to northwest Europe, in spite of the objections of masters such as George Silver who preferred traditional cutting weapons such the English broad sword. The Spanish school, under masters such as Narvaez and Thibault, became a complicated and mystical affair whose geometrical theories required much practice to master. Italian masters like Agrippa and Capo Ferro developed a more pragmatic school in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, introducing innovations such as linear fencing and the lunge. By the 18th century, the rapier had evolved to a simpler, shorter, and lighter design that was popularized in France as the small sword. Although the small sword often had an edge, it was only to discourage the opponent from grabbing the blade, and the weapon was used exclusively for thrusting. The light weight made a more complex and defensive style possible, and the French masters developed a school based on defence with the sword, subtlety of movement, and complex attacks. When buttoned with a leather safety tip that resembled a flower bud, the small sword was known as le fleuret, and was identical in use to the modern foil (still known as le fleuret in French). Indeed, the French small sword school forms the basis of most of modern fencing theory.

31. Times Online - Olympics CHOOSE A SECTION IN fencing. Select from dropdown. Select section here,The competition, Ancient origins, olympic history, Sydney results, GB squad http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,10521,00.html

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32. Onondaga Fencers Club - History history of fencing The first modern olympic games featured foil and sabrefencing for men only. Epee was introduced in 1900. Single stick was featured http://www.onondagafencers.org/history.html

"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind." Sir Winston Churchill OFC History Founded in 1976 at the Onondaga Community College, the Onondaga Fencers Club has sharpened the skills of Syracuse area foil, epee, and sabre fencers for the past 25+ years. The OFC is a member club of the United States Fencing Association (USFA), and our members compete in the USFA's Western New York Division, extending from Syracuse west to Buffalo, as well as the North Atlantic sectionals. History of Fencing Swordfighting as sport has existed since ancient Egypt, and has been practiced in many forms in various cultures since then. Although jousting and tournament combat was a popular sport in the European middle ages, modern FIE fencing owes more to unarmoured dueling forms that evolved from 16th century rapier combat. Rapiers evolved from cut-and-thrust military swords, but were most popular amongst civilians who used it for self-defence and dueling. Rapiers were edged, but the primary means of attack was the thrust. Rapier fencing spread from Spain and Italy to northwest Europe, in spite of the objections of masters such as George Silver who preferred traditional cutting weapons such the English broad sword. The Spanish school, under masters such as Narvaez and Thibault, became a complicated and mystical affair whose geometrical theories required much practice to master. Italian masters like Agrippa and Capo Ferro developed a more pragmatic school in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, introducing innovations such as linear fencing and the lunge. By the 18th century, the rapier had evolved to a simpler, shorter, and lighter design that was popularized in France

33. Stormont Fencing Club Home Page history of fencing Where did it start? (Reproduced with the consent of The first modern olympic games featured foil and sabre fencing for men only. http://www.stormontfencingclub.com/history page.htm

Home News Competitions Photo Gallery ... Carrick Castle Open History page History of Fencing - Where did it start? (Reproduced with the consent of Fencing Net - http: www.fencing.net Sword fighting as sport has existed since ancient Egypt, and has been practiced in many forms in various cultures since then. Although jousting and tournament combat was a popular sport in the European middle ages, modern FIE fencing owes more to unarmored dueling forms that evolved from 16th century rapier combat. Rapiers evolved from cut-and-thrust military swords, but were most popular amongst civilians who used it for self-defence and dueling. Rapiers were edged, but the primary means of attack was the thrust. Rapier fencing spread from Spain and Italy to northwest Europe, in spite of the objections of masters such as George Silver who preferred traditional cutting weapons such the English broad sword. Duelling faded away after the First World War. A couple of noteworthy duels were fought over disputes that arose during Olympic games in the 1920s, and there have been rare reports of sword duels since then. In October 1997, the Mayor of Calabria, Italy, publicly challenged certain Mafiosos to a duel. German fraternity duelling (mensur) still occurs with some frequency. The first modern Olympic games featured foil and sabre fencing for men only. Epee was introduced in 1900. Single stick was featured in the 1904 games. Epee was electrified in the 1936 games, foil in 1956, and sabre in 1988. Early Olympic games featured events for Masters, and until recently fencing was the only Olympic sport that has included professionals. Disruptions in prevailing styles have accompanied the introduction of electric judging, most recently transforming sabre fencing. Foil fencing experienced similar upheavals for a decade or two following the introduction of electric judging, which was further complicated by the new, aggressive, athletic style coming out of Eastern Europe at the time.

34. Highlights Of Individual Olympic Games Nedo Nadi (ITAfencing) produced one of the greatest of all olympic performances . For the only time in olympic history, the winner of the B final, http://www.mapsofworld.com/olympic-trivia/olympic-games-highlights.html

Maps of World Highlights of Individual Olympic Games ATHENS 1896 The people of Athens greeted the Games with great enthusiasm. There is no event that the Greek hosts wanted to win more than the marathon race, because of its historical significance. Spiridon Louis, a Greek shepherd set off from the city of Marathon (marathon was run from Marathon to Athens over the course covered by Greek hero Pheidippides in 490 B.C. after the battle with the Persians) and took the lead four kilometres from the finish line and, to the great joy of the 100,000 spectators, won the race by more than seven minutes. James Connolly (USA-athletics) won the triple jump on 6 April 1896, and thus became the first Olympic champion since the Ancient Games. He also finished second in the high jump and third in the long jump. He left Harvard University to travel to Athens on a cargo ship and then by train to compete. Alfréd Hajos (HUN-swimming) won the 100m and the 1,200m events. For the longer race, the swimmers were transported by boat and left to swim back to shore alone. According to Hajos, "I must say that I shivered at the thought of what would happen if I got a cramp from the cold water. My will to live completely overcame my desire to win". PARIS 1900 The Games of 1900 were held in Paris as part of the Exposition Universelle Internationale - the Paris World's Fair. The exposition organizers spread the events over five months and de-emphasized their Olympic status to such an extent that many athletes died without ever knowing that they had participated in the Olympics.

35. By The Sword: A History Of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, And O It’s when By the Sword discusses fencing as an olympic sport that it is at It’s the only book you’re ever going to need about the history of the sword. http://strategypage.com/bookreviews/259.asp

September 21, 2005 Home Prediction Market HTMW Wars ... Search Book Reviews Return to Book Review Index By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions , by Richard Cohen New York: Modern Paperback Library, 2003. Pp. xxiv, 519 pages. Illus., notes, index. $15.95 paper. ISBN:0-8129-6966-9. While Richard Cohen’s By the Sword isn’t directly related to the topic of military history, it does provide the reader with a rare and fascinating glimpse into the development of the sword, a weapon that played a pivotal role in warfare for at least three millennia. A former Olympic fencer himself, the author starts off by telling us that it was the ancient Assyrian king, Nimus, who first made fencing into a formal sport and hired fencing masters to teach his troops swordsmanship. Cohen then tells the reader that the classical Greeks, for all their record of military success against the Persians and in producing brutally efficient soldiers like the Spartans, looked down on the art of swordplay. They admired skill with the javelin more than the sword, feeling that it was a weapon of last resort only. Cohen devotes an entire chapter to the art of sword-making. He tells the secret of the Damascus steel, used to make some of the most highly prized swords of the Middle Ages. The city’s famous sword smiths would use special steel ingots imported from India that were a mixture of low-carbon and high-carbon iron alloys that gave Damascus blades the combination of strength and flexibility that made them so highly valued in their time. Each culture would have its own unique way of testing the sharpness of a newly forged sword. Arab smiths would place a new blade point down in a stream to see if it could cut a drifting leaf. The Japanese used what had to be the most gruesome method of all to test a blade’s quality: one medieval Japanese sword smith certified his blades through the use of the iai, a special upward thrust that involved chopping a condemned criminal in two by slicing him from hip to shoulder.

36. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES In a performance unequaled in olympic history, Nedo Nadi of Italy earned gold medals Nedo Nadi (ITAfencing) produced one of the greatest of all olympic http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1920

37. History Of The Games - Olympic Info : Olympic History - The modern olympic Games are now 108years-old. athletics (track and field),cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting and http://smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/06/18/1089484300823.html

@import url("/olympics/css/athens_smh.css"); Welcome to 2004 Olympics. Skip directly to: Search Box Section Navigation Content History of the Games June 18, 2004 Page Tools Email to a friend Printer format The stadium at the 1896 Athens Games, the first of the modern Olympics. The Olympic Games are the creation of the Ancient Greeks with records of the first competition dating back to 776 BC. The Games reigned supreme in Ancient Greece for 12 centuries until in 393 AD Emperor Theodosius founded them to be a pagan celebration and thus ended the competition. It wasn't until the late 1800's that Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin began researching and rallying support for the rebirth of the Olympic Games. His hard work succeeded and in 1896 Athens was the host city of the first of the modern Olympic Games. 1896 Athens, Greece Thirteen countries participated at the 1896 Athens Games with around 300 athletes taking part in the competition. There were 43 events contested which fell into the following categories; athletics (track and field), cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.

38. History The official website of the ATHENS 2004 olympic Games Games of the XXVIII Olympiad It was at this time that the first fencing schools were founded, http://www.athens2004.gr/en/FencingHistory

The official website of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games - Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Daily Summaries: Home Sports Fencing History Javascript must be enabled to view this page, although the important information on the page is also available to browsers that do not support scripts. History From ancient works of art showing masked swordsmen, swords, and judges it would seem that swordplay goes back four thousand years. It was known to Egypt, China, India, and Greece. The Athenians regarded the people of Arcadia as the inventors of the art of fighting with weapons. Homer devotes two rhapsodies (chapters) of the Iliad to duels: one between Menelaus and Paris, and the other between Hector and Ajax. According to extant references and written sources, sword fights appear in Egypt, and thousands of years later (in 2700-2200 BC) in China. The figures of swordsmen competing can be seen in representations dating back to.1200 BC. In Roman times, slaves and prisoners-of-war duelled for their lives and for their freedom in the arenas of Roman emperors. Later on, in the Middle Ages, we find protective metal armour covering the entire body, which was essential because of the size and weight of the weapons and their sharp point. It was at this time that the first Fencing schools were founded, and the sport spread systematically throughout Europe.

39. Axelrod, Albert (Albie) Sport Fencing Country Represented United Axelrod was one of the greatest American fencers in history and was a member one of the greatest performances of any American fencer in olympic history. http://www.jewsinsports.org/olympics.asp?ID=7

40. A Short History Of Modern Fencing A Short history of Modern fencing bullet7.gif (887 bytes) The foil The firstmodern olympic Games in Athens in 1896 included foil and sabre events. http://home.lynx.net/bactau/modern.htm

A Short History of Modern Fencing The foil The épé e The sabre ... International Fencing Federation Fencing has evolved over 800 years from a deadly combat to a complete sport. Speed of movement and the intricate strategy of ancient dueling are still very much a part of modern fencing. Since dueling was outlawed, fencing as a sport has grown more and more popular with both men and women. Women and men compete separately, with some fencers becoming proficient in two or all three weapons, while others specialize in only one. Coordination, speed, agility and self assurance are a few of the qualities this sport requires of its followers. Because of the necessity to analyze the opponent's game and to develop strategy, fencing is often described as an animated game of chess. With the development of new metal alloys, lighter and more manageable weapons have become possible. These place a premium on speed and coordination and give little if any advantage to sheer strength. When the French introduced a new type of fencing, it was neat, quiet, precise and more deadly than before. The essence of the action was nimbleness of wrist and fingers which required quickness rather than muscular vigor By fencing, we have come to mean not simply fighting for hits, but a strictly regulated game. Its traditions have been transmitted through generations and make fencing a truly educational sport. Despite the evolution of fencing from combat to sport, certain conventions have remained intact - judges do not distinguish between accidental and strategically thought out hits. Competitions are presently held in three weapons: Foil, Épée, and Sabre

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