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.

Bruce and Lauren Milligan have co-owned Savage Fencing Club for seven months. Opening the club at Savage Mill in February, the couple wanted to find a way to bring the sport to those in their commu… ...

Foil fencing — the best-known discipline in modern fencing — first appeared in 17th-century France when a small sword ... Read ahead for a guide to the history of fencing, from the sport ...

En garde!This isn’t just a duel— it’s a dance.Fencing has been around a lot longer than films.It started in France in<a ...

Jmill said fencing is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, she feels really good after practice. On the other, fencing aggravates her injury and increases the pain. Despite the drawbacks, fencing ...

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 ...

Now her silver medal, along with Kiefer’s gold, has put U.S. fencing back in the spotlight after years in the shadows—and has given the sport a brand new chance to find the audience it deserves.

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 ...

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.

Olympic fencing had a big moment in Paris. For the first time ever American women won both individual and team golds in the foil competition. Will this boost a sport that often draws tiny crowds?