Okay, so it’s not a full fencing game, but fencing will be one of the events in the upcoming Wii release of Sonic and Mario at the Olympic Games. Ars Technica has the full list of events as Sonic and Mario go head to head.
My next project is to get more of the club owners or tournament organizers to submit write-ups of the tournaments for publication on fencing.net and via my Technorati Profile. It’s an easy way for the club and tournament to build PR, especially with the number of non-fencers who come by the site looking for more information on the sport.
The Kolobkov Pro epee blades are going to stay out of stock for a little while longer.
The Russian / Ukrainian forges are closed for the month of August and now Lammet are not going to be finishing up the next batch of Kolobkov Pro blades for Leon Paul until after the World Championships in October! So, if you wanted a K-Pro, ask for it as a Christmas gift.
I just checked out this LiveJournal blog that offered a perspective of fencing as sport vs. martial art. I took a little bit of an issue with one of the statements: Continue Reading »
Results of American Fencing Magazine Redesign
The USFA magazine was redesigned to great fanfare. Now that a few issues of the new magazine have been delivered to the eager fencing populace, what’s the result? Was the redesign worth the time and effort put into it?
After a discussion on the forums started up on personalizing a cell phone with fencing-related wallpapers and ringtones, Serge over at FencingPhotos put together a gallery of images that he chose for cell phone wallpapers.