When you’re at the airport, do not tell anyone you’re carrying weapons – be sure to specify ‘fencing equipment.’ That is just one of the things the members of the Fencing Illini have to remember while ...

Kim Linton will have a chance to fence against her father at this weekend's Alumni Meet. (Michael Weissman/DP File Photo) This Saturday, the Penn women's fencing team will get the chance to cross ...

JONESBORO — In a Jonesboro gym, about 20 children and 15 adults don screened headgear and white dueling jackets, tip their thin epees in salute to their instructor and prepare to learn sword-fighting ...

Alcohol – adrenaline – and swords. What could go wrong? “I’m gonna stab people,” said Chris Bartlett of Durango prior to the I Challenge Ye to A Duel competition Wednesday at the Starlight Lounge. The ...

Jon Mullin and Brendan Bailey’s clash is not flashy like an Errol Flynn duel in one of those classic black-and-white swashbuckling films. Then again, flashiness is not a typical feature of effective, ...

Over and over again, those words commanded a pair of amateur swordspeople to begin their bouts on a rainy Sunday morning in West Des Moines. The bouts were quick, athletic and intellectual. During ...

The room echoed with the tension of anticipation. Both fencers faced each other across the piste with locked eyes. The air hummed with the promise of victory as they stood, focused and determined, ...