Peter Westbrook was the first African-American and Asian-American to medal in Olympic fencing, later launching a foundation to increase representation in the sport. Peter Westbrook, a groundbreaking ...

As a young teenager, Victoria Isaacson never cared for sports or the competition. Then she discovered fencing. Isaacson, who also rode horses at the time, told her mother after her first fencing ...

Fencing is a sport that often doesn’t get a lot of attention, except during Olympic years. To Vyn Le, however, it is a passion. Le views fencing as a chess match; a test of his physical skills and ...

If you want to learn the art of swordsmanship, you’ve got to mind your manners. Respect for one’s opponents, fellow students and the sport of fencing itself is a priority for instructor Randy Schuyler ...

When two kids find a couple of sticks, what’s the first thing they do? Pretend the sticks are swords and they are swashbuckling pirates or knights of old. The desire to whack sticks together seems so ...