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October 17, 2009

Students take stab at fundamentals of fencing

By ANDREW MIKULA
Correspondent

The instructor raps the tip of his foil on the dance floor in a rapid two-beats-per-second staccato while barking out the orders.

“Advance . . . Lunge . . . Recover . . . Retreat . . . Lunge . . . Lunge . . . Recover . . . Advance . . . “

“Stay with the tempo . . . Recover quickly.”

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Students take a stab at fencing
May 18, 2009 by Kamari Stevens

This quarter, Sinclair Community College students are participating in a sport that has been around since the 12th century—fencing.

“It’s great mental exercise, as well as physical. They call it ‘chess at 200 miles an hour,’ ” said William DeVan, who teaches fencing at Sinclair. “You have to probe their defenses, you have to attack from different angles and try different moves. And if they don’t work, you have to be able to adjust your movements to compensate for it.”

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Written by Leland Guillemin    
Tuesday, 06 October 2009 
In depth analysis of the Men’s Epee Finals at the 2009 Fencing World Championships.

The Men’s Epee finals were hosted in Antalya, Turkey this past Sunday. The depth of the Men’s Epee talent pool is absolutely phenomenal, making for a very exciting event. The beautiful thing about Men’s Epee is that it is near impossible to predict the outcome of a tournament. Epee for the last decade has been heavily dominated by France, Italy and Pavel Kolobkov (Russia). Sunday however, a new Russian star has cemented himself among the top in the world.

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Written By: Columbia University Athletics Release: 10/06/2009

ANTALYA, TURKEY – Columbia senior Kurt Getz reached the top eight at the 2009 World Championships this weekend in Turkey, upsetting the world’s third-ranked fencer, Richard Kruse of Great Britain, in the round of 16

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October 4, 2009 by amphibiman
having a decent PT session sometime in the day before fencing seems to really get me going for speed, reflexes and wind

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 Written by Craig Harkins    
Sunday, 04 October 2009 

Russia notches up two upset wins in the finals to take how gold in the Women’s Foil and Men’s Epee events at today’s World Championships events.

In women’s foil, Italian Valentina Vezzali loses in the final 8

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Sunday, October 4, 2009
By: Talin Khechoomian
Talin0805@yahoo.com

When one hears the word “fencing,” duels and movies about the Medieval and Renaissance periods comes to mind. But for UCLA sophomore Deena Dulgerian, fencing is not just a historical pastime; it is her favorite hobby, which she has been actively involved in for over six years. A Maryland native, Dulgerian started fencing in the 6th grade, but took a minor break in the year 2006 when she moved to the state of California

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October 04, 2009

 Gord fenced in the 46th annual Governor Generals fencing tournament in Ottawa yesterday

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