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Little Musketeers: Introducing Fencing to New Communities
Little Musketeers is on a mission to introduce the sport of fencing to children in areas where it remains largely unknown. The club is run by Becky Price, a former member of the…
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Interview: James-Andrew Davis
James-Andrew Davis, the 2014 European Champion, has officially retired from competition. Based in the USA for a number of years, he spoke to BF just after returning from the USA Nationals where he…
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Oliver Lam-Watson: a family story
Wheelchair fencer Oliver Lam-Watson qualified for his second Paralympic Games in June 2024, after competing and winning two team medals at Tokyo 2020. “What’s different about Paris to Tokyo? God, everything, I guess,…
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Fencing For Change: Tsavora Mtaani
Since 2021, in a poverty-stricken part of Nairobi, Kenya, the Tsavora Mtaani Fencing Club aims to deliver hope and change. Organised by Kenyan international Mburu “Faruq Brown” Wanyoike, who came from a tough…
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Great Britain’s fencing team at Stockholm 1912: Unseen Photographs
British Fencing received an email from Carolyne Redmayne about a set of around 30 glass plates from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, which show the British fencing team in action and at rest.…
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David Schalit: The Youngest Olympic Judge?
The Sword was recently contacted by the family of one David Shalit, who believed he was the youngest person ever to judge at an Olympics, when he officiated at the 1948 Games in…
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Muslim Girls Fence: Into 2024 And Beyond
“I do think Islamophobia has affected young people’s mental health. I think that this is something that is rising sadly, we don’t feel safe, or listened to or understood, which kind of…
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Welcome (back) to The Sword
Hello. Welcome to the new home of The Sword, British Fencing’s membership magazine. In comparison to five years ago, our members are now consuming our content in very different ways from before, engaging…
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Belbouab and Contractor Receive Sportaid’s Backing the Best Award
Two young and talented British cadet foilists have received a SportAid Backing the Best award for their outstanding potential. Mohammed Belbouab and Khalam Contractor have received the award from UK Sport Aid because…
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‘Nobody’s Metaphor’: fencing documentary available to stream
British Fencing’s ongoing project with Maslaha called Muslim Girls Fence produced a documentary film back in 2020. ‘Nobody’s Metaphor’, produced by Chouette Films, has not been previously available for streaming online. The film…
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“On The Edge” review: a startlingly good drama
A film about fencing that doesn’t involve Napoleonic uniforms, buccaneers or earnest young aristocrats defending a lady’s honour – surely not? Well, sorry to disappoint you, but yes. We all know that the…
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Pilates for fencers: Linking it together
Victoria Enaut is a Body Control Pilates teacher with over 10 years’ experience of teaching movement. She took up fencing as a hobby and quickly became interested in applying her knowledge of movement…
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