Fencing is a centuries-old sport celebrating the art of swordplay. Two opponents compete in a sword fight match, known as a bout, with slender weapons and protective gear. As competitors fight to ...

Foil fencing — the best-known discipline in modern fencing — first appeared in 17th-century France when a small sword with a blunted tip was introduced.

Fencing, the sport of sword fighting, is played on a 14 meter long metal strip known as a piste. A competition between two fencers is called a bout.

He had to be, after I watched him send his 10-year-old daughter Cece out to face a larger child with a sword. They're foils, to be exact. Cece said she had been fencing for two-and-a-half years to ...

As a result, fencing has become an ultraniche sport—and, perhaps unfairly, has developed the reputation of a sport that is dominated by elite overachievers. Kiefer is a Notre Dame grad and a ...

Despite fencing's Olympic longevity, ... There are several disciplines of this sport that evolved from sword-fighting, and while they might look similar, there are some key differences.

The swords have electric buttons on the end to keep score electronically. “The great part about fencing and what makes it a challenging sport is it is mental chess.

Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. “It’s not quite like ‘Princess Bride’ or ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ or ‘Star Wars.’ ...

His love for the sport has rekindled since joining the club. "I thought, 'Maybe I wouldn't be able to get back into it.' But you know, there's a lot of good people here,” Collier said.

Schlossberg is a student at Tidewater Fencing Club. She, Dickerson and many others work hard to take their stabs at the mental and physical aspects of the sport, techniques that make the sport unique.

Despite fencing's Olympic longevity, ... There are several disciplines of this sport that evolved from sword-fighting, and while they might look similar, there are some key differences.