Just getting started on a fencing equipment buyers guide. The first draft is taken from text in our Parent’s Guide to Fencing but I’ll start revising it with additional questions that I receive from new fencers and feedback on sections to add.
London 2012 organisers confirmed yesterday they are considering scrapping the construction of the planned 8,000-seat temporary fencing venue in the Olympic Park and relocating the sport to an existing facility. The change of plan, which would see the fencing events take place outside the Olympic Park at the ExCel Centre in Docklands, could save the Olympic Delivery Authority as much as £90m. [Continue Reading]
The New York Times has an article profiling Daniel Bukantz, 4 time Olympian who is about to turn 90:
With bullets whizzing over his head in the Battle of the Bulge, Daniel Bukantz dug his foxhole and hunkered down because, as he freely admits, “I was scared.”
I recently went out to play some paintball and it’s a blast! The paintball fields are starting to get eaten up by metro Atlanta development, though, so I’m not sure how much longer they’ll keep the range going before selling out to some developers.
This updated YouTube video shows someone squaring off with Luigi in a fencing match in Sonic and Mario at the Olympics for the Nintendo Wii.
While compiling a list of fencing videos on YouTube to review, I went off track and looked at a few of the SCA and rapier videos. Most of them are shot outside with poor sound or bad lighting so you can’t really see what is going on.
Nike is starting up their Olympic branding campaign with a series of spots showcasing people breaking out into performing different sports.
Fencing.net has been referenced in news in China now. The Chinese Fencing Association (CFA) backpedaled on a vow by a senior fencing official that China would win a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games. In the article that the CFA referenced, China Guarantees a Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympics, I reported that: Continue Reading »
We found a new trailer for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games. This video shows off the fencing event, which will have you waving the Wii-mote around like you’re playing swordfighting in the back yard. There’s no FIE gear or even fencing masks on the characters, but also nobody gets their eye poked out.
Craig’s Fencing Blog
Personal perspectives on fencing and some other non-related pursuits.
