But this was no cosplay meet-up or theatrical performance. It was the Napa Valley Fencing Academy practice. Coached by Angwin resident Jana Wick, the group offers fencing classes and camps, primarily ...

The sound of clashing metal rings through the air in a former dance studio in Abingdon. Here, coach Greg Paye puts his students through their paces at the Maryland Fencing Club. Drills include lunging ...

From Robin Hood to Captain Jack Sparrow, kids have always been enchanted by the pageantry of swashbuckling heroes. Some are content to recreate the experience by waving sticks at each other in the ...

When two kids find a couple of sticks, what’s the first thing they do? Pretend the sticks are swords and they are swashbuckling pirates or knights of old. The desire to whack sticks together seems so ...

Fighters engage in combat using longswords during practice by the Omaha Kunst des Fechtens (“art of fencing”) group at the Benson Community Center. Historical European martial arts, or HEMA, is an ...