Alcohol – adrenaline – and swords. What could go wrong? “I’m gonna stab people,” said Chris Bartlett of Durango prior to the I Challenge Ye to A Duel competition Wednesday at the Starlight Lounge. The ...

On a grey November afternoon, clad in a borrowed—and somewhat smelly—fencing outfit, I spent two hours going through the basics of the aspiring duellist: saluting before putting on the protective mask ...

Fencing, the sport of sword fighting, is played on a 14-meter-long metal strip known as a piste. A competition between two fencers is called a bout. Fencers earn points in a bout by scoring touches on ...

Sporting a beekeeper-style mask, a Kevlar vest and a saber, Tatiana Nazlymov takes to the strip at her family’s fencing club in Bethesda, Maryland. She’ll be one of three fencers from the D.C. area to ...

Because of recent sword threads on Ars and a desire to engage in more physical activities for myself, I'm thinking about taking some sword fighting style classes for fun. Where I'm at I have 2 easy to ...

The Fencing Club exists because of the grit and heart of my fellow officers — Katie Nguyen, Jessica Zhang, Charles Jiang and ...

Ballet West is bringing the drama, romance, and heart-pounding sword fights of Shakespeare’s "Romeo & Juliet" to life in a production that combines the artistry ...