MAY/JUNE 1980 VOLUME 31 No.5 TABlEOf CON' FENlirican Editors Notes ..... ," FOR THOSE by Emily B. johnso
(ISSN 002-8436) Letters to the Editor .. , WHO DEMAND Official publication of the From the President ,." Amateur Fencers League of America. Inc. by Irwin Bernstein ©1978 Amateur Fencers League of America. Inc THE BEST! 1980 Senior Olymics .. , Dedicated to the memory of JOSE R. deCAPRILES. 1912-1969 Views on Venice - tr Second Class Postage U-20s ...... paid at Berkeley, CA 94704 and at additional mailing offices by Mary Huddlesor Editor: Emily B. Johnson Engravings in Steel .... Associate Editor: Harriet King by Giorgio Sante/! Art Director: Diane King ward Lucia Business Manager: Eleanor Turney • TOP QUALITY Policy Board: Irwin F. Bernstein. Chairman Harnet Maestro Menyher1 Kade King. Ralph Goldstein (Editor Ementus). . by Alan Rubin Howard Goodman. Eleanor Turney Send all contributions and correspondence to Guidelines for Fenc American Fencing ficials ...... - RAPID SERVICE 1250 Ellis #11 San Francisco, CA 94109 Technical Talks ...... President: IrWin F Bernstein by joe Byrnes Secretary: Eleanor Turney. 601 Curtis St -OUTSTANDING AI bany CA 94706 Results ...... Send all returns and changes of address to: Fencing Olympic Team SELECTION AFLA, 601 Curtis St., Albany, CA 94706 Club Roster Additions ~~e Staged Combats ...... avalia- by julius Pa/ffy-Alp, - COMPETITIVE 300;\J Zeeb Rd A"-,n Arbor PRICES ABOUT THE COVER Pictured on the cover ar -FULLY Santelli and Edward LL have coached many of ou DEADLINE FOR 1980 ISSUES ILLUSTRATED champions and membE Issue Date Closing Date Mailing Date Olypmic Team. The f CATALOG For Copy number of extracts from PRICE $3.00 ings in Steel" which t JULAUG JUNE 10 JULY I jointly written appears I sue. On behalf of the er SEPT·OCT AUG 10 OCT ing community, the staff NOV'DEC OCT 10 NOV can Fencing salutes then
, 4\u~~~S2-:!11An s::nl <::;nu C::TQCCT <:::1\"-1 co"""rIC("("I ("'/\ OA-1("\':> _ A"C' IOC ...... ,...... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR a factor in the popularization c are now doing annual broad Drum Corps International Char Dear Editor These are areas that the AFLI Random thoughts. By the time you receive this you will have In the November/December issue a letter lion should pursue and the At the Unde' 20 WOlld voted (or not) in the contested election for urging fencers to write NBC in support of support with a vigerous letter v In Ve'l- positions at the National Level. The votes wiil coverage was printed This was an With television interest Ice three women f,)ii be counted on the first day of the Nationals excellent idea and I did so immediately see the grass roots growth finalists and 1'hO men f)iI Whoever is elected 1"111 need your helD. We However, the olympic situation has changeo now only haDes fOI. finalists were le't-handed must work together for Most of dramaticly since that time and a new As a left hander I wOLid have some ideas and on for television publicity IS needed. like to lay it to our natu' 31 should be done for the betterment of the Two can be taken, both dealing John but I fear that is not the answer League For example, you may feel that we with this years nationals. First. NBC is the answer? need lots more coaches. Everyone to have a lot of unscheduled air time Dear Editor, It seem(cJ to make no difference in deter we need lots more fenCing coaches sports advertisements this summer. They Aaron Bell of the Tanner Citv F mining right of way whether the attack was real question is how do we get them. should be encouraaed by a letter cordially invites all fencers made with a bent arm or a straight arm This is where you can heip Tell us during some through i~ew Enl Coupes were in. Tantrums were out. Total how An unimplemented idea a gossamar _ ics would be ideal as in concentration was in was out as ineffective as a bird vvith one wing (I the competition is being held in the same city ting) at his What a fantastic trip If I were Under 20 I think I have the quotation quite cor- as NBC's centra! studios and national head Marblehead, Mass, wuuiJ be practicing every day to rect) implementing most ideas re- quarters evening from 7 30 to 10 30 make the team next year. '/Vllat a ;1:1 ,g money and b) work. So the ques- The second direciion, and probably the to Seotember 10th inclUSive expellence to the United States in tion is. where a) (the nitty) is from is to approach PBS with the electnc stnp fo' those the Under 20 iJ Championships in a and who is going to do b) (the Dont piO. the United States with the swimming poo for after foreign country. It,vould make all the wave this question aSide with a regal gesture substitute of the National Fencing freshments and no fees 8f any k vvo~th-wh;;e ... There is a lot of druJgery - a and b are where the probler'ls lie. Think The Public Broadcasting for a fantastic evening and a I endless practicing that makes vou a about it Service and before them the National Edu had by all char'lpion Free fencing is fun and After you have the problem clearly out cational Television Network have a history of b,,; :.:' ,ning in the result of hard, tough train lined your Illind and your solution all ready provicJil1g minor sports coverage. They were Ing suggest that you write it up - preferably on a typewriter If you write it out by hand please fa : 2 When did you get your March-April issue? don't use an old envelope or a laundry list regular copy arrived April 18th, more and scrav'vl. If y00 don"t 'v'8:J8 yGJ: :deas two weeks after it was mailed about er1uugh to plesent therrl v'v8i; shGuiJ yOU miles from my home. It does no expect an/one else to place a value on them? Your national officers are amateur to the Post Office. I occa fencers Just like you are -- The only reward a letter poil ,[" 'g out that the writer was unable to 3ttend a for beina an officer in the for that competition because the is the late. Alii ca, I do is it to the Post Office on that you are doing your time. We cant it out before the first help a sport you love, it is reward but please dont expect to be because of logistical problems with the witll gratitude if your idea involves a lot of printer It would make our deadline for copy even more unrealistic. I sugqest that non-existent ane extra work those who spend most free on check last yeals American League affairs. competitions that interest you and drop a I cant imagine why people sometimes note to the person rar'led to receive entries remark that I tend to be a bit on the blunt asking for inforr'lation this years side, can you? n. Or write to or of the division. (Names ad- dresses are in the Nov-Dec issue) My only other suqqestion is to help us increase the in the League. If we had a lot more members (particularly adult members) we might have enough money to alleviate this problem From the President Score with New Tiger Fencing II by Irwin Bernstein It was a to participate in the his~ of the National Olympic Com~ The improved all white Tiger shoes tory making of the United States western EurojJean cOulltries, ;npic Con 1IIIittee cO not send a team to the we learned that public opir:;un polls in those lightest fencing shoes available. Th, Sunl1Ti8r Olympics in Moscow unless countries found about 65% to 85% against ripple wrap-around sole provide the ult President Carter chanaed Ilis evaluation of the boycott, except in West Germanv where traction on all surfaces. the i;,(ernational situat ~ it was 50%. ~,1ear"Ar,ile in the very painful decision. the public was 70% in favor of a bovcott Please specify size and sex, Price p several weeks 01 discussions. hastily called When you think about how the ' $32.45 including shipping charges. meetings, letters and mallgrams from gov~ sports. this result is not ernmt!1 Ii of[;ciois and the general public. in~ European countries. there is terviews by reporters, and personal soul sional sport. The puLlic. therefore, (Calif residents add 6% sales tax) searching. Although many people formed greater of and respect for theil OVJi; opiniOl"lS early on, I found few who amateur sports and can better ap~ could not see considerable merit in the op~ preclate the need to upi lold the Joseph Vince ( posing position It was a terribly complex tradition and attempt to keep it free and emotional Issue and once we. as cal interference. 15316 S. CRENSHAW BLVD. amateur sports administrators. were drag~ In the more tanaible area of financial sup GARDENA, CALIF. 90249 ged illto the liliar arena of world affairs lack of understanding and defense and Liip:0;Tiatlc policy, we rct. During the first few TEL: (213) 323-2370, 321-6568 ullcomfortable months of 1980. as we hosted the Winter thrust on us. OlympICS and prepared to send teams to now. I that most of the facts Moscow, we shuuld have reached new in 1985. Small vvonder then that the USOC i v i8j.'~u;r::s been su7f:c er heights in our fund raiSing. Instead. with and AFLA 1980 SENI< so that most fencers v',,()ulLi be kl concern for and public opinion, bodies had dltfi~ ablt! auout them Rather than rehash the de~ and duubt C;,J; gO:1 tQ t:J tv1oscow. con- as planned OLYMPIC tails, I ,\uuILi like to discuss one aspect that I tributions slipped behind schedule. There In the aftel'math of the momentous deci~ The dates of the 1980 Senl believe Is of relevance to us in was no attempt by the media to inform the sion by the US Olymoic COn'lmitiee in mid have been changed slightly to, fencing. That the American publicS view that only a relatively small portion of April. it was apparent that we must embark with Similar events in the AFL of amateur sports USOCs overall budget goes towards the on a major new publiC education As soon as President Carter announced sending of the Team. iVlost of it goes into Some fencers may wish to com The American public must be given This year the event will be run his plan tG ,,;clihord our Team un~ development projects conducted bv the var~ porturity to understand amateur rently from past years Prelimin by 10US sports gO'vell bodies. the people who participate be set up on an bas expres~ ters. sports mediCine. and other personal satisfaction and sense of achieve~ sed their approval and most sports writers functions related to the USOCs but the event will to ment. whether as competitors or volun~ on the normal pool system to supported his stand. Some of them pointed role ,n amateur sports in the United teer workers. offiCials. and adn'l'nistrators This will every-body a chi to the trivial sacrifice involved in not addition. there was plenty of money talk in Oilly then can we hope to have enough pub~ group medals will the Olympics to watch on television, after the sports pages to confuse the issue. Pro~ lic support to remain Independent and be on a fercers final poslt, to most people. sports are Sunday afternoon fessional baseball with their as~ able to stand up to aovernment pressure If It men and women will fence rather than challenging ac~ tronorrr;cal salaries about 6 months of chooses once events Womens sabre and il I, ul,:: talented athletes work, threatened to strrke because of dis~ as an instrument held If there are a minimum of fi achieve excellence through yt;ars of satisfaction with their overall agreement. The each weapon Hopefully this w tion and sacflfice The years of media Lake Placid Olympic POSITION WA "TED a larger turn out concelltratlon on spectator tee. which is Sabre fencer desires ~~/e to North sports had its natural effect. the public Just not part of the AtlantiC area: speealty 3 college level Schedule could not understand truly amateur sports music theory a'ld or co lege band di~ Wed June 25t11 200 \ As the Carter "boycott' plan was carried rector Aryone ~nowlllg of Thur 26th 10 00 ~ around the western world in an attempt by _ revenue from its colleges please contcct 20m administration officials to line up support and sponsor contracts kmann Box 4475. Brc,nau Co:lege, v from other countries. we discovered some benefit if there is a net Gainesville. G;'I, 30501 3.00 'v interesting differences in public attitudes. is settled some time Fri. 27th 1000 f the Russians Hungary. Poland. and VIEWS ON VENICE contributed one fencer each to make 6 man pool Pogosov of the USSR won all his AND THE U-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS bouts and his teammate Alchan was 2nd Our Joel Spielman did well to get out of his by Mary Huddleson preliminary round in his second round pool he had Pogosov and (Hungary). who To stay for even a few days in Venice is a the Melun or Tauberbischhofsheim of itaiy finished #1 and #3 in the In a crowd unique experience. On the island city, there and it is there that such fencing stars as Dal like that. what can one do besides to say that are no wheels for transport only feet and Zotto, Borella, Numa, and (now) Vaccaroni one has fenced the best of them? boats. It has been this way for centuries, with work and practice under the eye of Maestro In womens foil we had two hopefuls. as narrow pedestrian streets and watery canals Livia di Rosa. We had an interesting conver Angelakis and emerged seeded faced with palaces, hotels, and magnificent sation with Mr. Visco on why fencing is not #3 and #2 from second rounds. The churches at every turn. There are also many considered a major sport in either of our next round. however. sank them, so they just stairs in Venice, over high arched bridges, in 'II) countries. (Italy, too missed the direct elimination ladder. How hotels and homes, and in the Sportspalas, On the same day, before the start of the we noted. a great improvement over where the 1980 World U20 Championships competitio:1, our women foilists hopped on a ended took place local ferry boat and visited the nearby island #22. Along with 36 other countries, our USA of San Marcos. Jana, Marta, Joy, and Tracy was a ramer dull affair. contingent was lodged on a neighboril did a 007 on the scene ofThe Moonraker. On seemed to have the only land, the Lido, a 15 minute vaparetto that same day, Dr. Zold, one of our party, actions. but she ended up boat ride away from Venice proper We were disappeared He materialized that night at Russians, an Israeli. an East German. and a in a huge reson hotel facing a beach on the our US team dinner and, over clams and French fencer completed the 6 women pool. Adriatic (too ear Iy in the season to swim and spaghetti, informed us he had been renew They fenced cautiously and several bouts rainy weather most of the time, anyway) Six ing acquaintances with his old Hungarian went overtime. The French girl, Begard. won practice strips had been set up in the lobby fencing friends (he dropped such famous her first bouts easily and then seemed to of our hotel and, at first, our coaches com names as "Elek" and "Karpati"), who were lose confidence Her last two bouts were a Rosano, E. Johnson, Aliller plained that it was too crowded to ac here to attend FIE commission meetings. St. struggle, but sile finally won them and tile complish much. Howe/er, the panic sub Mark's Square and the Dodges' Palace with Championship. We were amazecj at her sided as schedules were worked out and we its enormous Armoury were the chief attrac int con- realized that not everyone had to have a tions for our off-duty fencers. The Armoury lesson betweer 8 and 9 AM every morning. contains an overwhelming collection of ar In the midst of the early panic, an accom mour and old weapons, mainly epees which modating Italian official, Mr. Visco, arranged had obviously been used for the purposes for us to work out at one of the oldest and for which they had been designed. Other most venerated of Venice's salles d'armes, members of our party noted that we regularly the Circolo della Spada US sabreurs, passed Vivaldi's church along the Grand epeeists, and their coaches trekked with Canal and that the Scuolo de San Rocco their fencillY bays thrCJugh crowded narrow contains magnificent paintings of Tintoretto. streets, over canal bridges, and finally found Men's foil started off the 5 day contest. the famous club. hidden away beside a USA's Nestor Rosario delighted us all by small canal. Maestro Cherubini, who wel progressing through three round-robins to comed us, is a famous coach who started the direct elimination ladder of 16, where his VacCClroni on her way amJ who coached An first bout was against the #1 seed and sub tonella Ayllo for the Moncreal Olympics. It sequent champion, Cervi from Italy. Nestor was sobering to see the small quarters of the lost that bout, 10-5, and the next one also. Circolo della Spada (two raised strips, one but he fenced well and had his own USA copper, one wood, with dressing rooms and cheering section. The foil finals of 6 was office on the siue) and to rBalize how many composed of 2 Italians, 2 East Germans, one cilarnpions had been rr,ouiued here. We West German, and one Frenchman. A 3-way were disappointed that no Italian fencers fence-off resulted in Cervi carrying off the were preser It. but they were allLJusy working laurels over Howe (East Germany, 2nd) and at the Sportspalas, we were told. teammate Numa (Italy, 3rd) The Italians Our friend. Mr. Visco, lives in Ravenna, went ape. 130 KriCJmeters from Venice. Twice a week he The sabre was dominated by the Rus son, Valerio, from Ravenna sians, Can you imagine entering 3 lads in a surburb of Venice, world championships and having all 3 of MArnhAr.~ nl thA I inriAr ?O Wnrlri (;h8moionshio Team f ...... - h;,.,. ~,...., ...... -..; .... ,..... I ..... "' ...... ,..,...... r..11...., ...... +~--. __ .-,_,...._ -'-_ l..._ trol and sense of time. That girl used her are not sure whether anyone from our group head Instead 01 her feet Her teammates tos went to bed at all that night. They had to ENGRAVINGS IN STEEL sed her in the air in joy They almost broke appear at 5 AM the next morning, ready to her neck in the process This championship catch the vaparetto to the charter bus to the by Giorgia Santelli and Edw6 triumphal toss'ng can ')e more dangerous Milan Airport to fly home to New York. No thall taxis were available. The long day's Editors Note The foregoing makes it clear th, So, on to the epee event. which generally started before sunrise with a one This is the first of several extracts that will am considerably knowledgeal (so sorry, yawn) is a bl boring. However. walk, carrying, dragging. and rolling be published in American FenCing with the fencing, I am somewhat taciturn c this one proved to be very exciting. Rich mounds of luggage to the ferry dock ktnd permission of the authors. This is ject, so I think it is important that Vidor dashed our hopes in the second last we saw of them, they had Mr. Santelli was Untied States know how book came to be. round. but Jay Thomas was fencing up a "itil a clatter into the Fencing Coach in 1928. 1932, In an exchange of Christmas CE storm. He emerged from the 1 st round the otherwise '1948 & 1952. He is a senior advisor to ago, my very dear friend, Edw, seeded #2, from the 2nd round #2. and. in were headed _ the National Fencing Staff. Mr. Lucia was a that we do a book tOr the 3rd round. he missed the direct elimina We hope they made United States Olympic Fencing Coach in my student during h tion ladder by one indicator in a 3 way tie for trip 1956 and an alternate in 1964. He was an He later became first assi, the final 2 spots to progress, His third round Olympic Squad Coach In 1960. He is a d'armes. and then went on t pool contained Messrs. Kubista, Khint. and NEW NfCAA senior advisor to the National Coaching own Iliyhly successful "Salle Luci, Weber, all 3 of whom plugressed Staff. taught at The City College of New the elimination ladder to the finals of 6. PRESIDENT Introduction in 1956 was appointed coach of Kubista (Czechoslovakia) Giorgia Santelli States Olympic Fencing Team fence-off against Khint (USSR) National Fencing Coaches Association of am a fenCing master whose tather was a being one of the finest fencing me jumped and danced in everyone of his America. At the annual meeting of the fencing master. Therefore, quite literally, I to teach in this country, and a scI bouts What stamina l Other finalists were NFCAA held at Penn State on the 13th. have spent most of my life in a salle d'armes. Writer of the first order, Edward from West Germany, France, and Poland in March it was announced that Maitre John As a young boy I was a student of fencing, in and the Santelli style better than some very lively and exciting bouts. Geraci of Rutgers had been elected as the my early adult life a competitive fencer. and the world. Naturally I found the There was a party for the fencers at a new President, and Maitre Anthony Gillham from age 28 until the present a teacher of appealling, and after some convel nearby hotel the night before our team's de of the University of Wisconsin as the new fencing. I think I can safely say that I am phone we decided we would try parture. Those of us who remained behind Secretary/Treasurer thoroughly familiar with the spOrl from every Though Edward and I live hu point of view. miles apart. the plan was qUite fei Oddly enough, because of this wealth of would individually ramble on inti experience, rather than a lack of it. I have corders, exchange these taped, been reluctant to write a book on fencing. mail for comment, clarification;: Since I started fencing at such an early age. and ultimately we would cor and had the benefit of the greatest master of The book on fencing. So we be~ the times as my teacher, it was as if the certain fine points would make ( that i gained simply other bristle. there was always the 1fnJi!J!!~!'F fft! pened ., The mOvements of body, to resort to, with: "But how could hand that are the mechanics think the action was done the as natulal to me as walking or running. see, whiie Edward knows r we luwt cksitJncd ably as a result of this my teaching ot the of fencing better than anyone sport has always been more visual than ver adheres to it more strictly than an' Drtfl.5 a new LitU if taif:Ored unif bai. If my student didn't quite comprehend a the beauty of the sport is that eve I with ~ 'E1in'juu~ cur: movement, I would illustrate by doing it my ardent and devoted disciple car self If he still didn't get it, I would then "ar the master's lesson in a multitudE him position a foot thiS way, the hand and introduce nuances of his owr the head, and so on. subtly alter the execution of an acti would all come together remain within the range of perfect I would not delve into sical fencing. for this was For over a year we exchanged I very often ters, and telephone conversation some of my students, particl giant began to emer( academicians. by this lack of communica as you will see. For I Fend11ff £r:t!!mtnt: Co" In.c. tion. My main concern in teaching fencing this book will have two introduct 5)6 :Broadway has always been not the "whys" so much as have already read mine and that the "hows." Fortunately there have been lows is Edward's Xe~rfJ'){y. 1000) 2/2-fT}-6;J)o enough Santelli champions through the Since it speaks of me in suct pression began to teil me about Giorgio San The riposte of High Septime to Edward Lucia. who caused this book to by what I saw In the center of a telli. The man who was to be my teacher was low and under the arm not the r happen I hope you will read it attentively fenCing strip that length of a the son of Italo Santelli, a great Italian areal With the electrical scori Then Eel dl ,0 I ,',i:: 9"': on to our usual trade ilV;r ig room was the utter personification maes~ tro wllo now lived in Budapest, whose legion however, the foil target, though L teaching fenCing. Together we will present the heroes J,ilG li','ed in the Pantheon of of sabre champions was know throughout literally OPENED UP. Certain VE te yv," I,', this book a system of fencina that IS imagination A tall. the world Giorgio himself was an Olympic actions that hac] fallen into diSUSE functional. aesthetic. and highly eariy tr,;I!;es was gold medalist and had won the Hungarian. denly"rediscoveredl" The Santel!i Method features were ttalian. and Austrian sabre titles. He was The FLYING PARRY OF PF through the mask v'v8le al~d \'vUL<:J also Austrian foil champion, and had once RIPOSTE BY MOULINET is anot flash furiously during the blade work Edward lucia even fought a successful duel point. The "old fashioned" ac He was literalill covered With perspiration. I was even more imnressed than before. suddenly rediscovered and ei In order for the reader to understand the was to leam later that he was teaching and the young man braced by the youngsters and tremendous Impact of Maestro Ollte of the best sabre cr,el, the country. Alii personality on this writer at been geared towards many "Modern Fencing" knew as I stood there almost transfixed that ,J .'.~.er: ! was 17 old. it him for a career in law suddenly took a here was a quality of fencing far removed oath that someday he too would be "La plus ca change--" Will be 'lecessiry to tell a lillie myself from anything I had ever seen or experi I: ,clv8 a ~vJ.,;i, L;c:her, and a youn come an Olympic fencing coach enced. As Ilook back Ilealize that it was as if brother. j\jorman. We were to This. then, was my reaction to my first THE PARRY OF HIGH SEPTI! I were watching moment in theatre. raised in a family of professional men and meeting with the man who was to have the or sport. or dalree. ",Ilat I was witnessing FROM HAlF-CiRlCE. (Mezzc womell who were also artists in their own influence in my life. was pure skill and abSolute artistry. My father was Assistant Corporation passed, but in my mind irs as The of High Septime fran I was quite overwhelmed by it all and sim- for the City of New York. and my events occurred only vesterday What part IS again a discovery" of tl stared at the marvelous exhib- :-noUter was a school teacher who retired heredity, conditioning, ballistic, electrical foilsman. How and to the perfect cadence of when marned. She was a brilliant violinist of tion entered the picture, I leave to the judg one of the most difficult actions the clashing blades. Probably because I ment of the reader. For my part, one person and while the results are specta was raised In the conventions of the late was on the of my chair and was so and one person alone was responsible for hours of intensive lessons and pc< obViously my nlaster to be. one of 19th centuly which was a most romantic era. my future profeSSion Giorgio Santelli. price that you must pay ;iU:0 ~'vl S8ij stage ui I: '/v3S reoaied v\litil the several fencers who stood about the 1 If in distance, engage your stories of great heroes room approached me He was tall and blade in Fourth and he IJge Beo,\u:: ;;~: the monster Gren- ADVANCED PARRIES 2. If out of distance invite b del. i.J,y~ses 0, :: '9 ti,e Cyclops, Cid He was ek Fourth Position The purpose, of ( Ca:npeador the Moors. Roland, my rapt ex- One of the most effective parries In mod lure vour opponent to begin hi Oliver. and Books were our is "HIGH SEP either by disengagement ( source of entertainment as well as know ,g manner: tack or feint ledge. and our library was carefu!ly chosen. I 3 When he attacks, KEEPI /I~ You are in central position with your arm soon became an omniverous reader and HAND IN FOURTH, pass your b almost fully extended aimed at your oppo- Imagined myself and identified with all the your opponent's blade and use tl "J~ nenrs chest, and his distance heroes of literature and history. Even as a your hand, your crossbar. youl 2 Parry the Incoming blade with a child I was a "swordsman and with whatever, and in one movemen /I~ clockwise circular moverflellt and UP!, and fingers primarily, "CUT THE L using the FLAT of yOul LJlade vvith a SPANK the score By the 1930s the New Public blade to High SeptimE ING MOTION THAT SHOULD EFFECTIVEL Y School Athletic League had started an an Founded in 1974 in Ith3ca, New York of the balde, toss it TOSS THE II\JCOMII'-IG BLADE OVER YOUR nual competitive fencing season in the High shoulder and riposte into the fla HEAD OR SHOULDER Scltcals. Richmond Hill High School or, THE FIRST AND ONLY SCHOOL ON THE ganlzed a team under the very fine amateur "Ab uno disce omnes " AMERICAN CONTINENT TO OFFER A TWO It is a most resourceful parry because it coaching of Dr. A. Lopes CalJozu whose shields your entire target and can success COACHES CUM' son Richard, was captain of the team that YEAR COURSE LEADING TO A DIPLOMA break up any direct or compound attack included Sydney Lichtenberg. Harry and Coaches clinic for beginnlng/ir IN FENCING. lember. the motion of this We all had excellent aptitude and begins from the NEUTRAL POSITION ferlcing coaches August 3-1 soon became a team to b8 reckoned with. Now accepting appl ications. Candidates parry with the blade as PARALLEL to Squaw Valley (Olympic Village) Because of our success. Harry and I. with should write for information to: the ground as possible, point to the LEFT Food and housing provided with, falilers blessing decided to study fencing You will be parrying with the FLAT of your however, there is a non-refund at and most for us the Jean-Jacques Gillet blade and the tap must be forceful to clear tion fee of $30. Clinic is conductE Master was the Head of the bers of the national coaching SI 118 Fayette St. your shoulder Olympic Team who resided in New York It is interesting to note that this and co-sponsored by Ithaca, New York 14850 .Arrangements were made and one night thou roughly Italian defensive action has be Section Interested? Cant: Harry and I arrived at the home of Giorgio Summer Camp 1980, June 13 - 19 come extremely popular in world,wlde com Olney 2221 SE 117th Portlan q7?1R Santelli for our first lessons. Write for Details :::lrhfont (\f tho olortrir~1 fnd _ -- _ -- '- _ .. '-- KIRMSS RETIREMENT AN APPRECIATION OF
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by :h3n The retirement this to both the Hungarian ~ anJ i r lends attended Menyhert Kadar as the squads for the 1940 Olymr: the gala flihlh~ A :y·onze was given to Case Western Reserve leaving Hungary in 194: the SG1l001 Iii )1;S name ..\it yea!:] I!st fencers everw;,'lere an Kadar had out-distanced the ent Ire Jese' se: ,'01 lias dO:le the most I~ their appreciation for his tireless ser- epee fencers by more than 1 for the sport 01 lencing in his or her foul years at Stevens. over the years in earned in the ranked com petitio The void he leaves in the collegiate coach achievement which he ing ranks perhaps a,so ought to stimulate us since. GRACE HillYER to review carefully and our in- after the end of the Sec structional resources upon which future War. Maestro Kadar emigrated INDUCTED INTO CORNElL gro.vth and development of fencing de land. Ohio. There, he revived fl ATHLETIC HAll Of fAME pends. terest in the sport of fencina and Maesiro Kadar was born in SZatmar director of the Division of Nemeti, Hungary. educated in the law, of Cleveland. Grace er, a ni8iTIber ()f ~he U.S. Oiy:ii- served in the Ministry of Interior. the same time, he becamE r.;:'c a~lj p&: I ileiican Teo:"s :,~s i;;~.L.;Gted He was a member of the Ministerium Ath Fencing Coach at what is now Ca Into the Cornell Ulliver~ity Athletic Hall 0: letic Club in Budapest, where he early had Reserve University. a position he Fame.' s H,,'y8r is Jet cde:-:cef the opportunity to as a personal pupil years prior to his retirement. rv in New YOlks 19;-9 E:;,pile of the fabled Maestro went on to win AII-Amerie; As a young fencer In the mid-1 he at the National rapidly rose through a brilliant series of tour Association Cliff KIr'llSS and Giorg'L Santelli at Recent nament victories to "A" fencer status in all important, is the fact that a nun Retlrercent Dinner for Ci ff Kirmss. three weapons students later became By 1938. he had established himself as a educational institutions member of the Hunqarian International west, where they Official Strips and Equipment of the: Team and in the following year was ap- teams and
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Write Or Call For Our Price list activities movement, Maestro Kadar was elected to ii, aJJ:li()il to collegiate fencing, Maestro the Board of Managers of the Lake Erie As Kadar. in 1958 founded Salle d'Armes sociation of trle Amateur Athletic Union. Kadar. Fortunately. Maestro will continue to For his dedicated service and his teach at the Club so that seriOUS amateur exemplary achievements, the Maestro was R ENAJ55AN(E rtD~ fer,COls f~orti ,ea~l811i Ohiu IIOt be dep elected to be an initial honoree of the North rived of his eastern Ohio Sports Hall of Fame~a select which included such luminaries as .fencing Equiptnl~nt Feller In baseball. Jim Brown in foot ~ ball. and Jesse Owens in track. N77 W7287 Oak Street. Cedarburg, Wisconsin 530 internGLunal squad for the To be cc"tir;ued Championships and as Telephone: (414) 377-6437 the Pan-American Games. S81 ved as the head coach fer our delegation to the World Under-20 Fencing Champion ships held in Madrid. Spain EQUIPMENT PRICE LIST - Impoltant as II:s e-ullt1iu0Iions have been impluving the skills of our feneers. PLEASE TEAR OUT AND SAVE service to the development of our sport is eveil mOle ,ifie-ant Maestro Kadar was a charter of trle United Please take note ofthe equipment listing and prices on the following pag States Academy of Arms and a member ef Compare the prices with what you are now paying. OURS ARE LOWE the Ir,ternational Academy of Arms. He After you are satisfied that the prices are competitive, try an order with served as Vice President of the National and you will see that the delivery is immediate and the quality is as good Fencing Coaches Association of America or better tha~ comparable items which you are now buying elsewhere 0uIII,g the period 1972-1978 Always interested In associating fencing Sch, witll the mainstream of the American sports FOILS &C 201 French foil - aluminum or steel guard cord grip ...... 21 202 French foil - Championship - aluminum or steel guard ...... 24 203 Pistol grip foil - Belgian or American plastic grip ...... 24 204 Pistol grip foil - aluminum grip of your choice ...... 27 205 French electric foil - wired with tip - leather grip ...... 33 206 Pistol grip electric foil - wired with tip - Belgian or American grip - plastic...... 33 August 4-9, 1980 1 unit 207 Pistol grip electric foil - wired with tip - aluminum grip August 4-15, 1980 2 units of your choice...... 36 EPEES Faculty: 301 French epee - cord or leather grip - aluminum guard ...... 34 302 Pistol grip epee - aluminum grip of your choice ...... 37 303 French electric epee - Wired with tip - leather grip ...... 41 Michael 0' Asaro 304 Pistol grip electric epee - wired with tip - aluminum grip Charles SeIbert of your choice...... 46 SABRES Dan Dechaine 401 Hungarian sabre* - aluminum guard - cord or plastic grip ...... 28 402 Olympic sabre* - aluminum guard - cord or plastic grip...... 28 Gay D'Asaro 403 Tournament sabre - leather grip...... 31 404 Championship sabre - leather grip...... 31 -Vincent Senser *For leather grip add 4 percent For steel guard add 10 percent For name engraved on guard add 7.00 net For further information contact: BlADES Office of ContinUing Education 501 French foil blade - standard ...... 9 San Jose State University 502 French foi I blade - prem ier ...... 12 503 Pistol grip foil blade - standard...... 9 San Jose, CA 95192 504 Pistol grip foil blade - premier ...... 12 (408) 277-2182 School School & Club & Club
505 Electric foil blade - French or pistol grip ...... 21.95 EQUIPMENT BA~S 506 Practice electric foil blade with dummy tip - French or pistol grip ... 16.25 21 Equipment bag - standard model .... ,',., ... , .. 16.95 ..... 14.75 507 Unwired electric foil blade no tip 22 Equipment bag - competition model ... , ...... 41.25 18.75 508 French epee blade 23 Equipment bag - extra large...... 31.50 509 Pistol grip epee blade .... 18.75 24 Single weapon bag "...... , ...... , ...... , ...... ,. 7.50 .28.25 510 Electric epee blade - French or pistol grip .. 25 Equipment bag - DELUXE - (2) tone color - inner shelf and 511 Practice electric epee blade with dummy tip - French or outside compartment for extra storage ...... ············ 19.95 pistol grip .. .. 22.25 512 Unwired electric epee blade - no tip ,.20.50 513 Sabre blade - standard .. .. 11.75 JACKETS 514 Sabre blade premier .. .19.50 31 Men's (3) weapon jacket - 14 oz. duck - velcro closure - waist GUARDS or groin length ...... 33.75 32 Men's (3} weapon jacket - 100 percent nylon stretch - front zip ...... 47.50 4.25 601 French foil guard - steel or aluminum .. 33 Men's foil jacket - 10 oz. duck - side buttons - waist or groin length .... 30.75 6,50 602 French epee guard aluminum...... , . 34 Men's foil sabre jacket - 100 percent nylon stretch - front zip 603 Sabre guard - Hungarian or Olympic aluminum 10.75 waist length only ...... 45.50 604 Sabre guard - Hungarian or Olympic steel 13.25 35 Men's sabre jacket - padded 10 oz. duck - velcro closure - waist 605 Sabre guard - Tournament or Championship ...... ".,., .. 13.25 length only...... 39.95 36 Woman's (3) weapon jacket - padded 10 oz. duck - velcro - waist GRIPS or groin length ...... 34.75 701 French foil handle - cord wound. 4,25 37 Woman's (3) weapon jacket - 100 percent stretch nylon - front zip ..... 42.50 702 French foi I handle - leather wrapped. 4.50 38 Men's practice jacket - 10 oz. duck - back zipper ...... 24.75 703 French epee handle - cord wound 4.75 39 Meri's half jacket - 10 oz. duck ...... 21.95 704 French epee handle leather wrapped 4,75 40 Women"s practice jacket - 10 oz. duck - back zipper ...... 24.95 705 Sabre handle - cord wound or carved plastic. 4.50 41 Women's half jacket 10 oz. duck...... 22.25 706 Sabre handle - rubber covered 6,95 42 Men's metallic jacket - back zipper ...... 43.95 707 Sabre handle - leather wrapped ,. , .. , .. , .... 4.75 43 Woman's metallic jacket - back zipper ...... 42.75 708 Pistol grip handle - Belgian or American - plastic. 5,95 Specify right or left hand for all jackets. 709 Pistol grip handle - aluminum, of your choice 9.50
POMMELS 801 French pommel - foil or epee 1.95 802 Sabre pommel. 1.35 KNICKERS 803 Pistol grip pommel .80 51 Men's (3) weapon knickers - 14 oz. duck...... 24.75 52 Men's (3) weapon knickers 100 percent nylon stretch ...... 29.95 GLOVES 53 Men's foil sabre knickers - 10 oz. duck...... 23.25 1 Foil glove - white supple deerskin ,."" .. ",,' ",13,95 54 Women's (3) weapon knickers - 10 oz. duck...... 22.25 2 Foil glove - tan chamois., .,' ...... 11.75 55 Women's (3) weapon knickers - 100 percent nylon stretch ...... 28.75 3 Foil glove - standard 10.95 4 Foil Sabre glove - tan chamois with padded cuff ' ... 16.50 5 Foil Sabre glove - white with padded cuff ,.,18.50 6 Foil Sabre glove - padded hand - quilted cuff - soft leather. ' .. ,10.95 PLASTRONS 7 Epee glove - padded back - elastic cuff ,,10.95 61 Plastron - quilted chest protector ...... 10.95 8 (3) weapon glove - white with elastic cuff and reinforced palm .17,75 62 Safety plastron - underarm protector - man's and woman's ..... ' .... 10.95 9 (3) weapon glove - padded back - full elastic cuff - 63 Instructor's plastron with leather...... 40.95 ventilated fingers ' ..... , .. ' .,.10.95
MASKS 11 Foil mask - international model - insulated ,,33.25 12 Foil Epee mask., ,.27.95 SHOES AND STOCKINGS 13 Sabre mask - natural cowhide trim brown trim,. ,,36.50 71 Adidas canvas tennis shoes ...... 14.95 14 Sabre mask - full white leather trim ,.38.95 72 Adidas fencing shoes - made in France ...... 37.95 15 (3) weapon mask - natural cowhide trim - brown trim", 29,95 73 Adidas fencing shoes - made in Germany ...... 46.95 16 (3) weapon mask - white leather trim ... ,., ,., .... , ... ",,33.50 74 Patrick fencing shoes - new long wearing non slip soles ...... ' .... 28.95 Available with detachable padded or permanent stitched in bibs 75 Knee length white socks ...... ' 3.25 School TOOLS & Club 81 Handle setter .. 3.95 82 Wrench for pistol grip hex .. 3.25 83 Die holder ...... 3.75 3.25 84 Die 12-24 .. Application of the Rules 85 Die for foil point - 3.5m x .6m ...... 15.25 Introduction 86 Die for epee point - 4m x .7m ...... 15.25 87 Contact setter - prieu r - foil or epee ... 3.75 In any sport. the level of competitive 88 Contact setter - Uhlmann - foil or epee .. ... 4.75 mance and the judging Of It are 89 Screwdriver for electric foi I and epee points . .. 5.75 linked. because competitors are 90 Gauges for blade and point setting - set .. .. 14.95 oerform well when 91 Test weight - foil or epee ... .. 15.95 and 92 Weapons tester ...... 11.95 is lacking. For 93 Tool kit case - canvass - for any of the above tools ...... 7.75 linking of perfolTnance and Juj~;:lg IS particularly strong because offiCials very understanding can be gained b) ELECTRICAL PARTS close to the action must make Immediate sidering three classes of rules. those dE 5.95 1001 Electric foil point - complete with wire .. judgements on rap'd. complex movements With analysis of the phrase d' armes, r 1002 Electric epee point - complete with wire 6.50 and apply a set of highly technical rules ties, and administration 1003 Electric point tip foil or epee. 3.25 1004 Electrical point screw. .25 Thus. it is vital for the sport that the effort 1005 Electrical point wire ... 1.75 expended to develop competent officials • Phrase d' armes - The most imp 1006 Electric foil point barrel 1.75 parallel that to develop competitors As part element of competent officiating is c 1007 Electric epee point barrel 2.50 of this effort. trlese ouidelines have been In fo 1008 Electric foil point screw .25 by the states In Artic 1009 Electric epee point pressure point spring .25 to inform fencing officials of 1010 Electric epee point contact spring. .25 general policies that have been tested and "Immediately UpO'l stopping the .95 1011 Electric point protector - plastic proven effective in competition so that the the President briefly analyzes it 1012 Crocodile clips .50 rules may be uniformly applied The Com tions comprising the last phrs 1013 Foil body cord - (2) prong 9.95 armes 1014 Foil body cord - bayonet 9.95 mission expects both experienced offiCials 1015 Epee body cord ... 10.25 and those in training to follow these 1016 Electric foil guard socket bayonet or (2) pronged 3.50 gUidelines and that coaches and Instructors ThiS disarmingly Simple statemer 1017 Electric epee guard socket ... 3.75 Will include them as part of their teaching qui'es some diSCUSSion lor thorough LJ 1018 Dummy practice point - foil or epee 1.50 programs First. the jury president mu" ognlze that he is directed to analyze ac SCORING APPARATUS not describe movements. This is a c 2001 Scoring machines ...... 250.00 to 1,600.00 General Responsibilities dist'nction. There are literally an ir 2002 Foil Epee reels...... 145.00 to 360.00 number of fencing movements (lunge. 2003 Connecting cables - machine to reels...... 56.95 An officials speCific duties are stated In the advance. etc) but only a few of these Exact amounts and other items are avai lable on request Rules Book. but there are several in fencina actions Since only actions the jury president MISCELLANEOUS resoonsibiiities that are first of these is that while to arrive at his 9.95 3001 Padded epee sleeve technical decisions. he must maintain his ,ident mur 3002 Foip tip - plastic. .20 dignity and the respect of all In addition. he system fe 3003 Women's breast plates - aluminum 7.50 tlons so that he may communicate hi" 3004 Wrist strap 2.25 must 3005 Bib for mask .... 3,95 of the phrase to the fencers. The sl 3006 Heel protector - plastic .. 1.40 Watch over and maintain the quality IS fairly simple because actions are f 3007 Score pad - team or individual 3.75 and correctness of fencing. number and each has a specific nan 3008 Elbow protector for sabre 9,25 Give his ful! concentration to his task order of priority, they are 3009 AFLA rules book .. 3.50 (ano refrain from offiCiating when he 3010 Guard pad - felt .. , .30 1 Point ,n Line 4 Riposte .60 3011 Guard pad - plastic or vinyl control of the In a 2 Attack 5 Counter Att8ck av 3 Prise de Fel 6 Romise!RedoublE Orders will be shipped only if fully prepaid, or C.O.D. with 20 percent Oids distracting the concentration of Reprise advanced deposit. the competitors There items plus modifying phrases PREPAID SHIPPING COSTS all that a needs to analv7e n $ .01 to $10.00 10 percent offiCial must be aware of actions example. the phrase $10.00 to $50.00 5 percent (or left)' identifies which fence $50.00 to $100.00 3 percent and conduct himself in ('nn~irL:::::.rprl "in tho fin~i nhr;:: $100.00 to -- 2 percent .::J m;=mnpr th,qt hrin:l~ (~rpriij tn tho ~nnrt limits the actions analyzed and "in the pre AdmlnisUatio, - The parat;on' recognizes movements that are not overloo" hiS not considered actions ganlzatlonal duties 'Jecause additional opportunit es to establish his Once the official has grasped the con control The best technical work can be TECHNICAL TALKS cept of actions versus movements, and negated by timing 0' scoring errors, and ieamed ti,e ;cJlOI~t::;c:ation system, he can protests can delay a match and destroy by Joe Byrnes focus on the actions and quickly arrive at respect for the offlcia! The prac A few years ago, should never send out a his deCisions apfJ!YIIIQ the rules on tlce~, are recommenced right-of-way in and possibility that and guard on a new weapon, and rn scrupulous fencer time they don't. Respect the scorer "nd timer Penalties ,~ The pror:er application of the there any like that? But when you, or somebody jus These officia's are the Jury pres rules penallz"lg fenC1'1g and other faults is with the wires out, last stuck a replacement blade iderts allies and 'Alii retorn second only to thOSE- for analysis of the foils and epees, the FIE ruled that of your old guards, did you check tl concern for their welfare with daff'les in rnaintainlno correct each original blade wire must come up to the overall lengtr1 of the new combinat proper atten'lon to their duties, Proper hand of pen~ity situa- connector and be covered all the wav with a Joker here is that the little reinfc Before the pool or n atch, the tlon~ IS a severe test the officilas Judg- separate insulating sheath, The plates that are almost always foun presideret must determine ment Jury p'esident; are as :u:lu"s can practice of using a sturdy solder lug front of a guard-whether foil, E experience of each and In under the screw head of the contact sabre- are not part of the guard struct them ~o he car be confi or 2-pin foil) and then soldering a counted as extra, and therefore as ~ penaltieS Imr led lately dent of support Ask the of stranded wire to it. or Just blade length They may be or occur, 00 not walt scorekeeper to an,cunce the the without lug, was suddenly sixteenth to one-eighth of an inch th 101 It':e second or th 'rd occur score clearly after every touch the blade happens to be machined ence while hoping they will not considerable op Call the roll and check equip mind that the wiring rear so that its effective length IS air recur Delay In the al)plication ment in a bu~ inesslike manner to the maximum permitted, then ml of penaltlecc condl'lons the thus suddenly prohibited was Botr' help to establis'l respect in such a reinforced guard will auto fencers to il-lproper conduct, stronger and less likely to be for an official :lild sho.Jld not be make the blade over length and g favors the offender, and may accidentally-or otherwise-torn free, it has done casuall y' The equipment your weapon's rejection at any f, reSult In aCCidents or Ir Juries to go, Since it was necessary to splice the check shoulc serve r otice that pigtails to the blade wires, and since the spection, Apply penalties un;'crn::, to the offiCial knows the rules and best splices were naturally soldered, there The problem is obviously worst VI experlence,i and nexperl IS prepared '0 apply them, arose a collateral Idea that any solder con since not many epee blades are enced fencers Resist the At Irtervals (and alte the pool neclioil,Vo",id tr',erefore be Illegal up at the the short side-who'd want them? I natural tendency to give the finished), review tile score That sort of prohibition was, I gather, last year, I've seen this unfortunate ( experienced lencer nore lee sheet for correctness Early enforced at some international events tion occur in all weapons, Even the I way or to overlook faults checks may a,vid disputes It is therefore at least mildly funny to read manufacturers of premiu caused by rnexperlence ig after the poe: or matO'l or catch in a recent FIE report about the approval of premium-priced) foil blades h, norance of 'he rule,; is wide errOls before they become crit two new designs of connector for electrical known to produce blades with no a spread but "lOt an e>ccuse for ical to foil (one out of Canada, another from made for the ordinary guards in w improper bel'lavior or fencing Europe) both of which evidently require the are to be mounted The only solutio Thank your Jury and Jther offi ""Irlorinn of the wire into place up at the an assembly problem, of course, Lea'n the rules cals after each rOUld They much for another of those prohibi mount the whole thing and grind av rule~ are conlplex contriiJoted and shou d receive tions that grow like mushrooms in you know rear of the blade as much as is nE officials hesl'ate to apply them recogn;t:on when are un,;ure 01 tlleir appli what In this our noble sport ie, to lengthen the tang at the ex cation In par:icular, tilose rules That does not mean, however, that spliced the blade, for corps a corps, u~e the un or soldered connections will be ac- A new wrinkle on this problem i, armed hand, and violent or elis cepted, the Properlv made and certain East European orderly fenclllg must be mas fully sleeved (which easily the case with epee, watched for there even more), Ru tered, A ch~rl helps ar Id several would be preferable from the are durability to what is now blades are most frequently the acceptable approach, cases, though others can be invo Apply penalties and wamlngs we are on this miscellaneous recital have been seeing more and mOrE in a courteous, firm and un 4- of oddments, it wouldnt hurt to note a not of late, as they come into thl emotional i'lanner 'hat pre so-little detail often overlooked in our international fencers As t cludes emotional lesponse blades, the effective blade of these blades can be said to lea from the fencers when the guard, The rule thing to be desired, it is frequently Penalties must not d srupt the to all thee weapons, and is give way, necessitatin(;1 replacem
0' iv1ICH AND HANDPICKED AT THE GASPARlllA 1/1/1 FACTOILY 8Y RAOUL SUDRE TOURNAMENT Wi IN AN EFFORT TO SERVE Tile tenth annual Gasparilia Fencing Tournament was a m!le-stone in Florida fenc- FENCERS A LITTLE BETTER. Women's foil (c8 direct elimination finals were Gay 0 Asa,o 0 Asaro N CAL televised at the studios of WED U in Tampa. Eight hours of fencing were edited to one hour a, 10 forty· five minutes of television view ing. in channel 3 Saturday, February 9th hJoree:l MiCH Favorable cc,,,rnents from numerous non indicates Women's epee eni'les) fe, san be enjoyed by the public. The S~7~ use cor:,:i1e!~:~J.t()fS th~:J'--.:g! rout the com~ petitiorl plus slow motion made it under JOice L211gue F A M iv1,CH &~~ standable tCJ the ~j plual non-fencer viewer. ""lEUR The men's foil event was won by Jeff E!:zabe:h Erdos Salle 5 Westwood Knoll Bukantz rn the fence·off with Ed Wright. Jes LaK.e. U of iv1'ssou(, r pauses will have to The same routine exercise can be used for put the two techniques to C'8S! v,Je tile parts WiUivut siu!virlg Drama, High Comedy, Musical, Opera, or is the best way to avoid difficulties in ,v. down the tempo. The audience will have to Ballet acting in each type of play with the use of the rapier, once as a and 2 QcN"' oos'e be aLie te fu;,u,\ the acliol!s and be kept movements and the other time as a cutting weapon foil 4 Du':"'! continuously interested in the In Drama the mood wll! require in- and the saber are weapons than the The fight wili have to be tense, definite, powerful. limited, and often rapier, and actor a liWe more time to 'J J :',( f"amr">g only :he cuts' tex! ,; ,[Llue vviii always evoke violent movements train hiS arm for the use of the choreographed duel prepared by the stu In High Comedy curved. wide, elegant sWOldrapier. v. 2 dents ,v,,, be juuCjed by Its dramatic effec movements executed with maceful slow tlons are descnbed In detail In the 4 pn,.." and Masque" but here refresh the basic tiveness as well as by its technical precision ness wiil be proiJer to reflect ~J 'y and virtuosity In Comedy the bright mood and ridicu pos:~:o:,s of both weapons for comparison The actors are partners as well as oppo lous situations allow exaaaerated, short, and better One thing has to VI. nellts One has to adjust himself to the quick, vivacious, and be made clear in the the 2 QUIr>l€ opp-Jr,ents and has to respond in and grotesque gestures with much turst and have to be executed with proper time , the proper reaction One In Musical or Opera the movements the hand supination (palm up or a Iitt:e fencer cannot take the parry before the to correspond vvith the music or the recital of sidewards) and in the "out-segments' with the lines (like in Faust. or Cyrano de the hand in pronation down or for- VII. opponent starts the thrust or cut. If he antici c 'S e'1gages A 5 blade pates the pal I ill ,8 ficJl" give the impres- Bergerac) The outs are reference to the 2 COUnT sion of fake In Ballet the aesthetical beauty requires part of the to which are directed The actor to express emotion the use of plastic foils in fencing, to allow (head cut. etc.) other (tierce and :~. racior: y (); 10 :~~ I SU~i S more loftiness and harmony to the move septime in foil. tierce and quarte in saber) will unnatural. The sound of the ments The fight shou:u be rather symbolic are not to produce a good routine blades has to be accompanied with than realistic. but if desired to used they are described of the feet and battle-cries (I.e .. Fencing masters usually are In 'Sword and Masque. The counter parries VIII. 1 CUi teas .. "ALE. "ALU) even if they are not in teach the technique of fencing and the direc- are useful sixte, octave in foil sec- 3 Cut ov-er heae I'.rnp,r <.. '.; <1 '~','O"'J the script tor and the actors tile rules of the stage onde in only hano The cast's reaction to the IS Impor- dliJ ZicLl:,;) into the It helps, however, Here is a general routine given with rapier, tant too. They have to follow fight with if the director and actors are aware of the and rapier and dagger, because this will Interest. expressillg lileil ailxitdy. rudiments of fencing or the use of the saber, Include all the basic movements of theatrical IX. edgement. or horror. T01killg sides with adlib and if the master recognizes the fencing. The routine IS broken down into ten (Jagger sounds and expressions will help to make dramatic of the theater. each segment on five counts 2 Pary' \ In movies. the actors do not need to know fencers attack and touch heBO has to reveal the complete routine by healt. Each each other at the end each segment In character. Agg ressi,!(;'1ess. tin liuily. self rnent can be trained separately, taken, the cut-parry. cut parts the hits confidence, superiority have to be pro then move to the other segment, etc. In edit flank or chest because the fencers jected through the fight according to the ing the different segments a brilliant fight are not usi:lg masks during their fights X, character and his can be produced even with mediocre ac both fencers practice both parts of the If the routine is by a mistake the tors. routine. they will possess all Especially in Shakespearian plays. no needed to choreograph any duel actor has to be able to improvise, but this 3 Pa ;n~pruv:"01lion has to be Simple to enable trle exercises are given as to how to conduct the fencers alternately tap (beat) each others 'no) 5 Pa' uiJPonent to pick up the lines of the routine fights. In Shakespeares time all the gentle blades as preparation of the fiaht with for and continue the fight so that the audience men were good fencers; fencing was an ward and backward steps PARTING will not notice the mistake everyday exercise, wrestling and boxing Aftel lhe routil Ie llas been learned, trained were well known, and it was not necessary to "8" and tllocked, the fight has to beintegrated a routine in the script of the play. In our Into the play so that it w!!1 be a logical and the actor very often has to learn the "005:e part of it rudi :lents of fencing only after he has been chosen for the part. and from a professional II. have a great influence on the fight. fencing instructor who teaches competitive A e-'gages 8 s f'< ' G.Jc scenery,,;,' t!',G ::,uvernents to a certain fencing. Usually he learns the basic attacks ALTERNATES; 5 C".):" area The lighting will disturb rather than and parries with foil (epee) and saber and 5 1-,,' Of flelp the fencers The costume will have an after that it has to be applied to the sword- I,;) effect and the style of the fight will rapier fight himself or by the director of have to correspond Witll the time of the cos the play. this is but HI. A engages "S 5 t)tade Ouacte tume. In the modern form of a classical play, not be easier if he a whole