MARCH/APRIL 1982 Volume 33 No.4
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We Get Letters ...... FENCING(ISSN 002-8436) From the President ...... Official publication of the by Emily Johnson United States Fencing Assn Inc. Results North American eirCt Postmaster: Send all returns and changes of Footwork Excercise Combina address to: USFA, 601 Curtis St., Albany, CA by David Micahnik 94706. Olympic Sports Medicine Up Second Class paid at Berkeley. by Irwin Bernstein and at additional mailing offices Results of 1982 Junior Olymp "1978 Amateur Fencers League of Amenca. Inc Our U-20 World Championsr Dedicated to the memory of International Directors Clinic JOSE R deCAPRILES 1912-1969 In Memoriam, Curtis Ettinger MIGUELA deCAPRILES 1906-1981 Leo Sobel ., ...... How To Arrange a Year Editor: Mary T. Huddleson France ...... Art Director: Diane King Business Manager: Dwight Chew by Tedmund Pryor Policy Board: Emily B. Johnson, Ralph Golds Schedule for 1982 USFA Nati, tein, (Editor Emeritus), William Latzko. Eleanor 1982 National Champion Turney, Dwight Chew, Mary Huddleson mation ...... Send all contributions and correspondence to National Championships Ent AMERICAN FENCING Minutes of 1981 Annual 2201 Bywood Drive Meeting ...... Oakland, CA 94602 USFA President: Emily B. Johnson USFA Nominating Committe USFASecretary: Eleanor Turney 601 Curtis St, Coaches Column ...... Albany Ca 94706 Technical Talks ...... '- 'vv.s :'18 by Joe Byrnes
sec I" Results ...... Ft. McClellan Open, CONTRiBUTORS PLEASE NOTE Articles, Metropolitan-New Englan results of competitions. letters to the Editor. NIWFA Christmas Invitatic photos and cartoons are cordially solicited Temple Collegiate Open FOR SUPER SERVICE All manuscripts must be typewritten, double on one side of the paper only, with Summer Camps, Workshop~ borders Photos should be olossv finish Seminars , ...... -JfH1T£L1J and with a complete caption America's Finest Fencing Equipment manuscripts cannot be returned unless 412 Sixth Avenue submitted with a stamped self addressed New York, N.Y. 10011 envelope. No anonymous alticles accepted On the Cover: Nestor ROSe C Oemtrius Valsamis fence for (212) AL4-4053 DEADLINE FOR 1982 ISSUES the US. National U-20 Men Issue Date Closing Date Mailing Date Angeles in 1982. For Copy Photo by MAY/JUN APR 10 JUN JUL/AUG JUN 10 AUG SEP/AUG AUG10 OCT residing in WE GET LETTERS Distance is the tactor here. (Not only the fencing "distance") (They are (Editor's Note.' Tile lollu",ing excerpts were ad much too close in ali 3 weapons). dressed to other members 01 our organization, The AAFF (Australian Amateur Fencing who thought them 01 enough interest to share is the national governing body, by Emily Johnson with AMERICAN FENCING) with each (there are six) havina it's November 24, 1981 own State organization. Dear Eleanor, In the Brisbane area. the dominant figure In between meetings I caught a few this until the June meeting of the glimpses of the fencing at the Junior I urge all of you to consider thi Just came back from Panama where I is one John Hurt Olympics and was impressed with the skill carefully and communicate you SIX months. I was asked to train the from 1956, 1960 team to Micahnik during sessions). The ac- of many of 0ur Junior fencers. Judging from to members of the Board. ezuela for the tivity is sporadis with major clubs the cheery comments and the general air The Board agreed that the U~ after two months of training we were con Queensland Postal Institute Swords of mostly unjustified self-satisfaction most a new logo. It felt that with a n8' fronted with the problem that we did not Fencers Club of Brisbane of those present felt the same way. There could present a new image and \ have a place to train. It was a familiar prob woman. Helen Elais) the has been a noticeable improvement over merchandizing perhaps reap E lem that we fencers always faced, unless Lang Pk, Police Boys Club, the last few years which I think is due, in benefit for trle USFA. The CavaliE we do like I did in Pittsburgh, open my own I=""'-''-'Ma Youth Club, Gold Coast FC. and part, to the effect of holding Under 16 tinue as our logo until a new onE club in own house I promised I will ClUb. I am the onlv Master in the Championships. The facilities were excel- selected. be back January to train the fencers for State, since visiting master~ from the BAF '~nt and the competition ran smoothly. A number of proposed logos the Central American & Caribbean Games. prefer to be active in the southern areas. e owe Micki Conte. Sam George mitted most of them by wish I can go to California but I Of passing interest, most fencinq instruc Kolombatovich and the Los Angeles Divi ners,who gave of their all mv I made in United tion is by amateurs-competitive sion a vote of thanks. If I tried to include for the love of the sport. A coml the names of everyone who helped I would whil~ in here, building a and they are still using the techniques from set up to review all of the logos house in Playa Coronado. Panama. I have 1950s (shades of Joseph Vince). There is run out of space. and to select not less than two a lot of plans with the fencing over there. no modern literature except what I have There is something than four for final selection th the June meeting. The ones t We have a beautiful Country Club in that Lukovitch, Chas. etc.) and they the Junior Olympics. There is an am Playa Coronado and I have started the are gradually becoming endoctrinated by a shared love will be posted at the Nationals. The Olympic Fencing Comr promotion of In there and it has the more modern practices of makes unique. pointed Anthony Gillham as DirE been accepted with great pleasure So et al- via of Directors meeting there now with my check (for dues) enclosed I give lessons to all of the above groups. were a few matters of general interest con National Coaching Staff. ThE Coaching Staff deals not only"" here. I shall receive my card for the com trying to round out their knowledqe and sidered. ing year, right? procedures Where the most At last we will ha\/e a permanent office of coaches who accompany our Hi to my friends over there Stella needed is in the the USFA. The Board approved a move of also with coaches at all levels. It Saurer and the our headquarters to Colorado Springs, the tive that we believe that vour r-Fenr,inn nffiri"ls Com headquarters of the USQC. We will have a fecting their SkillS and mat WE 9 November 1981 has put free room and use of their computer wards a more unified s Dear Ralph, trainina aids, etc. with marry otrler benefits. The move of techniques. The National Fencin, Greetings from Sunny Queensland. This would be most routine functions of the secretary's office Association has indicated a stro To comment on the helpful to us in Queensland. If you could will take after the Nationals and will in working with the USFA for ( Scene without exposure to all areas use your good offices to supply me with be firmlv place by next ,L\ugust. benefit. This will be the ing is unwise and incomplete, so I won't do some or ali of the above, it would be McGovern was "Direc- in a later issue of American that. Generalities are equally odious, so all and raise the level tor of Information" He is Chairman of The Portland Project is goi I can do at thiS pOint is to comment on in Queensland. The national the Central Florida Division and closely in would like to see similar camp, what I have seen personally body has no such info on hand or availa volved with the publication of "the fencing the other weapons. Australia. countrywide has about 700 ble. Copies of the FIE rules book have to news." Since he is a newspaperman him I regret to have to tell you of tr active fencers. Some you may recall from come from England and are scarcer than self he is very knowledgable about public two stalwarts of the the earlier days Charles Stanmore. Syd hen'S teeth. Many things are very ity, public relations and the like. If you are Sobel was the Treasurer of a 1950 Olympian IS. preSident of the podge (hotch-potch, they say here) interested in working in this field for the He was a delightful (Australian Academy of and is are arasoino at any and all straws for USFA write him at 2107 Marianna and be sorely missed. The active with the Univ. of Sydney New there is a light at the 'reet, Florida 33612 tends its condolences to his son South Wales. New South Wales, Victoria end of the tunnel for the fencers in Au As you remember, the Board voted the rest of his family. area), Canberra (Australian stralia - British masters are starting to to suspend Under-19 Championships Curt Ettinger was a fine compE area). Queensland (Brisbane area) come over but there is a long way to at the Nationals for this The matter friend of fencing. An art and Perth Western Australia) are the go That's about all for now, Ralph was put on the agenda we will by Ralph Goldstein centers of fencinn ;]r,tivit\/ with the Cheers. have to decide whether to reinstate them in the magazine. The - John Lillback or not in 1983 The Board agreed to table condolences to his family. 5, M, Miller 84 MEN'S SABRE 6T E, Cheris 80 CIRCUIT #1. Kadar RESULTS NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUIT 6T J, Ellingson 80 75 Entries; Dec. 19, 1981 8T R, Botengan 76 1, P Westbrook 13, W Yu 21T P Burchard 36 76 MEN's FOIL 8T S, Moriates 2. P Reilly 14. S, Lef 211 P Lewison 36 10. A. Metkus ## 68 3, J,P, Banos * 15, V, Fer CIRCUIT #1 Michel Alaux 23T M. Harris 34 11, T, Burton 52 4, C Marcil * 16. E. HOI 97 Entries, Dec. 13, 1981 23T J. Shamash 34 12T M, Madon ## 48 5P Ott * 17. C, Ga 25. N. Hankla 30 1 M. Marx 13. B. Vauls 12T I, Maskal 48 6, F. Nagorney 18. p, FriE 26, D. Rainford 26 2. J. Bukantz 14. B. Giasson * 14T C Cogswell 40 7, R, Maxwell 19, G, G, 27, J. Nonna 24 3. G. Nonomura 15. P Lewison 14T D. Stone 40 8, S, Mormando 20, y, Sol 28T P Bennett 22 J. Tichacek 16. M. Harris 16T S, Monplaisir 36 9, M, Sullivan 21, J, Ma 28T P Gerard 22 5 G. Massialas 17. L. Blair' 16T D. Russell 36 10, J,M. Banos * 22. W, Be 30. S Yoshinaga 20 6 E. McNamara 18 D. Crable 18, L. Clark 34 11, E, Secunda * 23, L, Pin 31 R. Petretti 18 7. D. Blayney 19. J. Biebel 19, T. Hurley 30 12, J, Glucksrnan 24,F, MOl 8. M. McCahey 20. J. Nonna 32T A. Bosco 16 20T I. Hayes 28 9. M. Smith 21 P Bennett 32T D, Miller 16 20T P Walbridge 28 CIRCUIT #2 Pillar 10 P Schmidt 22. L. Rocheleau * WOMEN'S FOIL 22, J. Faulkner 26 63 Entries; Jan, 17, 1982 11 E. Wright 23. R. Petretti 25 23. H, Konecny 1, P Westbrook 10, J,M, I 12. J. Bonacorda 24. A. Bosco CIRCUIT #1. Michel Alaux 24, M, Nagy 24 22 2. E, House 11 S,Mc CIRCUIT #2 D'Asaro Open 77 Entries. Dec. 5,1981 25T D. Basinger 3. J, Glucksman 12, V, Fe 25T K, Torres 22 90 Entries, Jan. 10, 1982 " D, Waples 13, C, Cogswell 4, A. Orban 13, M, Le 27T C McClellan 18 2. V Bradford 14, H. Cormier * 5. S, Lekach 14. P Ot 1 G. Massialas 13. j Biebel 27T M, Verhave 18 3. J. 15, S 6, P Fleillyl5, M, Sl 2 G. Nonomura 14. H, Hambarzumlan 29T C Handelman 16 4. I. 16 L. 7,E,Secunda' 16, R, M, 3. J. Bukantz 15. P Burchard 29T L, Volkhommer 16 4. M Smith 16. J. Shamash 5. J. 17. THurley 8, G. Bartos 17, J,P, E 6. S, 18. I. 9, S, Blum 18. T. Lo 5 D. Blayney 17 N. Hankla ## Under~20 Fencers 6 M. Marx lB. J. Tichacek 7. S. Steiner * 19T H. 7 E, McNamara 19. D. Rainford 8. A. Metkus 19T D. Stone B. D. Crable 20. M, Harris 9. M. Philion * 21 D. Basinger 9. P Barcelo 21 P Gerard 10K. Bilodeaux 22. M. Madon 10 N. Rosario 22. S. Yoshinaga 11 T, Burton 23 C McClellan 11 P Des Georges 23. P Schmidt 12. I. Maskal 24. L. Volkhommer 12. M. Dale 24. D. Miller CIRCUIT #2 DAsaro NEW STANDINGS according to better of 63 Entries, Jan. 9, 1982 1 st 2 events + F.I.E. 1 J. Angelakis 13. D. Stone 1T M, Marx 100 2. C, Bilodeaux 14. I. Maskal 11 G. Massialas 100 3. D. Waples 15. D. Russell 3T J. Bukantz 92 4. M. Miller 16. I. Ducharme * 3T G. Nonomura 92 5. E. Cheris 17. T. Burton 5T J. Tichacek 84 6. R. Botengan 18. P Walbridge 5T M. Smith 84 7. S, Moriates 19. J. S~Faulkner 7. D. BO 8. V, Bradford 20. M. Nagy B. E, McNamara 76 9. M. Philion * 21 K. Torres 9T M. McCahey 68 10 H. Cormier * 22. H, Konecny 9T D. Crable 68 11, J. Ellingson 23. M. S~Verhave 11 P Barcelo 60 12. M. Madon 24, C L-Handelman 12T P Schmidt 56 12T N. Rosario ## 56 14T P Des Georges 52 NEW STANDINGS according to better 14T E. Wright 52 1st 2 events + F.I.E. 16T J. Bonacorda 48 16T M. Dale 48 1. J. Angelakis 140 18T J Biebel 40 2. D, Waples 100 1ST B. Vauls 40 3T C Bilodeaux ## 92 20. H. Hambarzumian 38 3T V Bradford 92 CIRCUIT #2 Continued 15. B. 20. D Chew 19T P Friedberg 22. D. Anthony 16. C. 21 D. Ramirez FOOTWORK EXCERCISE 19T W 23. W Balk" 17. A. Messing 22. H. Cain 21. G. 24. L. Pinkus 18. M. Ytterberg 23. J. Wahren COMBINATIONS by Davie " = Canadian fencers. 19. R. Stull 24. D. Wells NEW STANDINGS The purpose of these exercises is to times each, with continuous based on better of first two events * = Canadian Fencers promote balance, smoothness and con throughout the 5 repetitions: tinuity of movement. Since changes of di M - 1. Balestra - lunge - recove = Mexican Fencer 1 P Westbrook 100 rection are vital to the tactics of modern - lunge - recover; 2 balestras - 2T E. House 92 fencing, most of the exercises have some cover; 2 advances - lunge - rec 2T P Reilly 92 NEW STANDINGS to better of back-and-forth characteristic. The techni treats.. . (continue) 4. J. Glucksman 88 1st 2 events + F.I.E. cally correct execution of each motion is M,T - 2. Lunge - recover; lungE 5. A. Orban 84 mere mechanical drill. Rhythmic changes lunge - redouble redouble 6. S. Lekach 80 iT R. Marx 100 are implicit in the tactical application of lunge - recover; lunge - recovi 7. F. Nagorney 76 1TG. 100 fundamental movements. Therefore, many redouble - fleche - recover. 8. R. Maxwell 72 3T P. 92 of these exercises set a basic rhythm, then T - 3. 3 retreats - fleche - rece 9T S Mormando 68 3T D. Adams 92 add a variation and perhaps an additional treats - fleche - reprise fleche 9T G. Bartos 68 5T R. Nieman 88 variation. The execution of each exercise .. (Continue) 11T S Blum 60 5T L. 88 should be at a rather normal competitive M - 4. Lunge - recover - retre" 11T M. Sullivan 60 7. J. Moreau 80 ,ace, not mechanically slow nor met recover - retreat; lunge - recove 13. W Yung 40 8T T. Glass 76 onomic. retreat - fleche - recover - 2 re 14. C Gall 30 8T G. Masin 76 If the smoothness, balance, pace and (Continue) 15T P 28 10 P Pesthy 68 of the exercises are achieved, then M,T - 5. 2 retreats - flechE 15T T. Losonczy 28 11. H. 62 continuity from movement to movement fleche; 2 advances - fleche - rei 17. G. Gonzalez-Rivas 26 12. S. Rotrigwicz 60 or from sub-sequence to sub-sequence - recover .... (Continue) 18. Y.Sohn 24 13T R. Stull 56 will be made easy. Each movement must M,T - 6. Fleche - 2 retreats; fIE 19. J. Marotta 22 13T R. Hurme 56 be completed so as to constitute a proper treats; fleche reprise - fleche 20. D. Anthony 20 15. J. Elliott 52 physical preparation for the next move . (Continue) 21 L. Pinkus 18 16T R. 40 ment. There must be no need for extra T - 7. Balestra - fleche - reCOVE 22. F. Morea 16 16T V. 40 steps or regathering of balance, no delay - retreat - balestra - fleche - ree 18. CHanson 38 in moving from one action to the next. Cor treats - fleche recover. . (Cc MEN'S EPEE 19T J. Melcher 36 rections, if any, must be made while in mo T - 8. Retreat - retreat - boun( CIRCUIT #1 Csiszar 19T B. Driggs 36 tion. jump back lunge recover; retr, 95 Entries, Dec. 6, 1981 21T G. Kocab 34 It will help to reinforce the need for con· - bound - bound - jump back - 21T C Michaels 34 and will help a natural bout cover. 1 R. Marx 13. Hupp R. 23. A. Messing if you an opponent who T - 9. Advance - lunge - reCOVE 2. P Schifrin 14. CHanson 30 24T R. Washington 28 causes you to move or who follows back - fleche - recover - 3 3. R. Nieman 15. J. Melcher 24T M. your movements. It is possible to - 10 Retreat - fleche - rece 4. L. Shelley 16. G. Kocab 28 26. M. that many of these exercises are real treats - fleche recover - 3 retrE 5. J. Moreau 17. J. Elliott 26 27. D. Chew situations which result in your aainina a -recover-advance-fleche. 6. T. Glass 18. R. 24 28. R. Frenson momentary distance-balance T - 11. Lunge - recover - retr, 7. G. Losey 19. M. 22 29T H. Cain and thereby scoring a touch. Therefore, it recover - 2 retreats; lunge - falSE 8. D. Perreault 20. D. Adams 20 29T W Reith 20 is a useful corollary exercise to imagine the lunge - recover - 2 retreats. 9. M. Dessureault *, 21 R. Frenson 31TW 18 blade work which you might reasonably M.T - 12. Fleche - recover; 10. R. Stull 22. W Reith 31T J. 18 with each set of foot move fleche - recover; 2 advances - 11 J.M. Chouinard 23. W Dragonetti 33T G. Thoreson 16 ments. It is like wise useful to imagine what cover; 3 advances-fleche (run I 12. H. Farley 24. G. Thoreson 33T D. Wells 16 foot and blade movements a hypothetical tinuous forward movement fr ~nn~nont cnight be making. CIRCUIT #2 Pentathlon strip to the other. 68 Entries, Jan. 23. 1982 - CORRECTION exercises is M - 13. back; jump ba( inclusive. The reader is jump back retreats: jumo t G. Losey 8. P Pesthy In our Jan/Feb 1982 issue, on page 8, 'ise others. accordin;:J to the mObility re- treats. Jump back; retreat - 2. D. Adams 9. S Rotrigwicz uirements of the game for which the retreats iumo back: 3 retre 3. L. Shelley 10 R. Hurme under Results of the Csiszar Epee, Peter Schifrin was erroneously listed as repre is training. back. 4. R. Marx 11. J. Elliott Salle O'Asaro. It should be noted EPEE M - 14. Retreat - fleche - recOl 5. R. Nieman 12. J. Moreau fleche - redouble fleche; 2 retrE the school year Mr. Schifrin M = Mechanical Drill 6. G. Masin 13. V McGovern T = Tactically applicable recover; 2 retreats - fleche Jose State University 7. P Schifrin 14. T. Glass These exercises are to be performed 5 fleche (run it out). SABRE vances fleche - recover - 3 retreats. 3. Retreat - lunge - recover; advance - "Redouble" These exercises are to be performed 5 (Continue) lunge - recover; 2 retreats - lunge re A continuation of an attack. without times each, with continuous movement M - 2. Balestra lunge - recover; advance cover; 2 advances - lunge recover ing to the en garde position. For throughout the 5 repetitions: - lunge recover; 2 balestra lunge - re (Continue) exercises the term means "by lungE cover; 2 advances - lunge - recover; 4 re- 4. False advance - 2 retreats - lunge re to be executed by the rear M -- 1 Balestra - lunge recover; advance treats (Continue) lunge - recover; 2 balestra - lunge - re recover; retreat - false retreat - advance - the lunge forward a ( M,T - 3. Lunge recover; lunge - recover - recover. recovery) and stabbing it , cover; 2 advances - lunge - recover; 4 re lunge redouble redouble - recover; treats.. . (Continue) 5. Lunge - recover; advance lunge re back and down into the floor. At thE recover; lunge - recover: lunge - cover retreat advance lunge - recover - instant lifting the front foot and kicki M,T - 2. Balestra - lunge - forward recov - fleche recover. (Continue) ery; balestra - lunge - forward recov retreat; advance lunge - false recovery - into the second lunge. Generally, tl M,T - 4. Balestra - lunge - recover - re - recover 2 retreats. lunge will not be of maximum lengr ery;. .. (Continue) treat; 2 balestras lunge recover - 2 re- T - 3 Balestra - lunge - recover retreat; back; jump back retreat - jump the second one will be full length. treats fleche - recover - 3 retreats back 2 retreats; jump back - 3 retreats; 2 balestras lunge - recover - 2 retreats (Corltir1lJe) "False recovery-lunge fleche - recover - 3 retreats .... (Con back; retreat - jump back; 2 retreats - M - 5. Balestra - lunge - fleche - recover; back; 3 retreats - jump back. A tactical movement designed to tl tinue) baiestra - lunge - redouble - recover. opponent who comes forward to foil, T - 4. 3 retreats - fleche - recover; 3 re (Continue) back as you recover from a lunge .. treats - fleche - recover; retreats fleche 3 T - 6. Short - recover 2 retreats - covery from lunge normally begins t reprise - fieche - recover . (Continue) DEFINITIONS lunge - recover; lunge recover - re- the toes of the front foot, dey, M,T - 5. Lunge - recover - retreat fleche " Fleche-recover" treat - fleche - recover .... (Continue) from the front leg and t recover - retreat; lunge recover - retreat - 'Ieche to hit, (crossing but, rather M - 7. Balestra lunge - recover; balest,," knee to allow the body to move retreat - fleche - recover - 2 retreats - lunge forward recovery. Balestra - ad than precipitate balance and it out", back to the en garde position. In tr balance and go en garde in one vance balestra lunge - recover. recovery the toes are raised, the re 2 retreats fleche - reprise tempo, i.e., as the original front foot M,T - 8. Advance - advance - lunge - re thrust is begun, and the front foot fleche: 2 advances - fleche - reprise fleche is replaced on the floor in front of the cros- double redouble - recover. Retreat - re off the floor. However, the rear f - recover. (Continue) treat - bound - bound jump back lunge - sing foot of the fleche. flexed only slightly and then sud dE T -- 7. Balestra - fleche - recover; balestra recover bound - jump back fleche - re "Bound" extended clriving the fencer back ( fleche - recover; balestra - 3 retreats - cover. A hopping maneuver to the rear, during the lunge. The blade action is us fleche - recover . (ConliIlJe) T - 9. Advance - lunge - recover - retreat - change of line (reprise) to hit, but r M -- 8. Retreat - retreat - bound - bound - which the legs and back - fleche recover 3 retreats. garde orientation The rear leg is extended direct, if the opponent is open jump back lunge - recover; retreat - re - 10 Lunge - recover - 2 retreats, lunge backward in the air as though beginning a comes forward. treat - bound - bound - bound - jUmp back - recover - 2 retreats; lunge - false recovery In the Italian school this actie - fleche - recover retreat, but it is not placed on the floor. The - lunge - recover 2 retreats. been called "APPUNTATA" T - 9. Retreat - fleche - recover 2 re front toot drives backward. then is T - 11. Advance lunge - recover - re certainly not new to fencing. treats - fleche recover 3 retreats fleche rapidly back under the body so that It can treat: advance - lunge - recover - 2 re "False-recovery-fleche" - recover - advance - fleche. repeat a powerful thrust to the rear several treats; advance - lunge - false recovery T 10. Advance lunge recover retreat; times without the rear foot having been A tactical movement similar in pur~ lunge - recover retreat. advance - lunge - 2 retreats; advance - placed on the floor. Bounding ends by the false-recovery-Iunge. However, T - 12. Advance retreat; false advance - lunge - false recovery - fleche - recover - 2 landing on both feet in en garde position. conclusion of the "recovery" movem retreat jump back - lunge recover. Ad retreats. front foot is slammed down in its r vance - retreat; long avance 2 short ad "False advance" M,T - 11. Fleche - recover; advance - withdrawn location, so that the I::; vances lunge - recover. A tactical movement designed to save half fleche - recover: 2 advance - fleche re a tempo in invitil1g an attack and retreating thrust forward past the front foo creating the balance for the frol' cover; 3 advances - fleche (run it out) Con BEGINNERS from it. The front foot moves forward a drive into the fleche. tinuous forward movement from one end These exercises are to be performed 5 short distance. the balance shifts of strip to the other. times each, with continuous movement forward and the knee flexes z ,- T - 12. Long advance 3 short advances throughout the 5 repetitions the foot is placed on the floor. Pather WEDDII - lunge - recover; long retreat - 3 short re follow forward, however, the rear foot - recover; advance lunge re o BEllS treats - retreat - fleche. Long advance - 3 moves backward as in a retreat, and the cover; :::: advance - lunge - recover; 3 ad short advances - 2 retreats - o~ vances lunge - recover. Lunge - recover; front foot then follows the rear foot back ward into a normal en garde leading to FOIL lunge - recover - retreat: lunge - recover - 2 retreats; lunge - recover - 3 retreats 'urther footwork. ~ These exercises are to be performed Our congratulations to Grace (Ae (Continue) 'False retreat" correctly 5 times each, With continuous yer and Paul Anderson, who were 2. Advance - retreat: lunge - recover; ad to save half movement throughtout the 5 repetitions A tactical movement on January 9th of this year at the f vance lunge - recover - retreat; 2 ad a tempo in drawing the opponent into an Demell Every. A number of their a M - 1 Advance - retreat; lunge - recover; vances lunge - recover - 2 retreats; ad advance and then distance as he ing friends were present. advance - lunge - recover - retreat; 2 ad vance fleche - recover - 3 retreats steps forward The is simply the vances - lunge recover - 2 retreats; 2 ad- (Continue) reverse of the false advance ~I THE 1982 JUNIOR OLYMPIC9--(
by Irwin Bernstem CHAMPIONSHIPS In December 1981, the United States clude a weekend at the USOC Training Olympic Committee formally approved Center in Colorado Springs where exten The quality of fencing skill of our Junior 31. D. Atkins, S. Calif 39 M. Sensor, Ind funding for Its Sports Medicine Council 32 0 Varon, So. Cal .10 T Garguilo. C. Cal sive sports medicine support facilities have fencers keeps rising. Many people, includ Special Projects Fencing was included been established. 33 T In Emp 41.0 In ing coaches and directors, remarked that 34 8. BltO, Westerl 42. D. Hu!::u,Ju~ll, In among the 5 sports to conducl 1982 pro Among the elements planned for the the 1982 Junior Olympic Championships, 35_ C. r~evvi:jall. Or. C 43. S. Streiffer. Wise jects. As reported earlier in 1981, our pro ject are biomechanical 44. R. Palmer. Okia held in Los Angeles on February 13--- 15, 36. 0 Miller, No. Cal ject will take place at the JF Kennedy Med computerized study of 37T N. RiDS, No Cal 45 E. Vega, Ariz exhibited the best Junior fencing they have ical Center in Edison, New Jersey and will testing, psychology lectures, 37T D. Azar, III seen to date. utilize the services of Bob Narcessian. the training prescriptions, and a variety of Wilbur Wheeler, Northern Ohio, captured Centers outstanding expert. USFA leader other techniques designed to give the U-16 Epee - 24 Competitors the plaudits of the audience with the ship will be provided by Irwin Bernstein, ticipants help with their own in which he defended his Under 16 Foil ti Project Coordinator, Jack Keane, Techni and training while developing 1 S. Jacobs. N.J 13 S. Quaid, III tle. His club-mate Kevin Hunter, surprised cal Director, and Dr. Marius Valsamis, approaches to selecting and training K Hunter. N. Ohio 14 E. Yeweli, Ind everyone by winning the Under 20 Epee, 3 0 Lewin. N. Calif 15. O. Varon. S Calif Medical Director. fencers for elite competition. All the data after placing second to Scott Jacobs, New 4. ,J Orvos. N.J 16 D. Hitchcock, Tx ( In view of the heavy competitive gathered during the project will be shared 5 T. Griffee, Ind 17. D. Durham. Okla lersey, in the Under 16 event. Nestor schedule during the first half of the year, with the other USOC sports groups througl 6 J Orvos. N J 18 M Lipton, N. Tex ,'losario, Melropolitan Division, had to de 19 W. Burkhart, Ind the prOject will be limited to 2 or 3 the centralized Sports Medicine Informa 7. M PhilliPS, Mlnn feat his old rival, Demetrios Valsamis, to K Struve, Mlch 20. A Mid weekend sessions during that period and tion Services at Colorado Springs win the Under 20 Men's Foil, while Caitlin 9 B S Calif 21. K Poiley, N. Tex 22. R. BaJuyut, M:ch then will accelerate in the Fall. An initial We are very proud to be a part of this Bilodeaux, New England, carried off first 10 D N.E group of 16 to 20 athletes has been ambitious new effort. 11 W Curik, III 23. J. Purple, Mfnn honors in the hotly contested finals of the 12 B Eastman, S Calif 24 T In Emf selected from among the top ranked senior Under 20 Women's Foil. Michael Lofton, and iunior fencers residing in the north Long ISland, led the field in a very fine U-16 Sabre - 31 Competitors the project continues, we will in- Under 20 Sabre finals and Kevin Small, Northern California, captured the Under 16 1 K Small. No Cal 16 R. Richer. No Cal 1400 Arnette Ave. Durham, N.C 27707 Sabre. Molly Sullivan, New England, de R Kamper, N J 17 P. SaCGIQ, L. Is feated Jessica Yu, Central California, in the 3. N. Faroudj3, No. Cal. 18 R. Domolky. NE 4. S. Szegfu, 19. Z. Szeglu. Louisia final elimination of the Under 16 Women's 5. C Owen, No. Ohio 20 J. Ewton, No. Tex. ~5. ~ _J ,{I-""a.· ·iwu.7 Foil. All in all, each event had some classy 6 P Ciemins, No Ohio 21 E Vega, Ariz .•~t~~I-=.~' £? & dfLlO., fencers. 7 R N J 22. J. Purple. Minn Our thanks to the hard-working directors, 8. ,) Abbey. N J 23. J r-kf:::,J.iI, Mich ~~~, 9. GRoss. N.E 24. V Gernpl$, Ind to the Bout Committee, Sam Cheris, 10 M. Cramer, So Cal. 25. 0 Atkins, So. Cal 1 George Kolombatovitch, Jerry Schneider, 11 M Lipton, No. Te 26. E. Penn. So Cal and to the Organizing Committee, Micki 12 0 Varon. So Cal 27. J McEiQ In, Phila Conte, for a well-run competition. Special 13 D Ind 28. J McNully, 14 0 Azar, III 29. P. Smith, C Cal Presents The ___ thanks are due to some key sponsors: 15. M. Kim, Mlch 30. B. Vvooiey, So Ca American Fencers Supply, Fencing Times, 31 A. Potoczniak, Gu and Santelli. UNKNOWN LAME The complete results: U-16 Women's Foil- 30 Competit. U-16 Men's Foil- 45 Competitors 1 M. Sul!ivan 18 S So. Ci J Yu, Cen. Cal 19. A. Gibson, Cen C. 1. W v'vheeitof. N OhiO D. Klnhan, Ore G l. Is 20 N Lehrhaupt, N J $35.10 2. M PhiillPS, Miron J O'NeIl, N E 4 E, Garfield, Ore 21. M Jones. No. Ohi( . 24 hour shipping on all orders 3 C Shelton. N T ex A S. Calif 5 C. Weber. L Is 22 K. Perkin, Metro 4. Jm Orvos. N.J 19 C 0 Loughlin, S Calif 6. W. Thomas, N.J 23 P Fox. Tex. G C . Lowest prices in U. S. 5. t. Madrid, Mieh 20 E YewelL ind 7. K So Cal 24 C. Keogh, Louislar 6 T Ore 21 A Weber, l. Is 8. S So Cal 25 80 ~ ______~M~o~n~th~~sp~e~ci~a~l ______~ 7. P CleMens. N Ohio ,IJ.. Ariz Prabclli81 N J N, 8 M MeGIr:nls, W. Pa J Delisle, In 10. J Hall. N E 27 G. Elliot, l.ouislanc 9 Ja O,V08, N J o N.E 11. C Marcus. So. Cal. 28. C III ITIGER FENCING S~ES only $19.95 S. Jacobs. N J 25 G. Goodstein. S Calif 12 A Vinopal, N J 29. S 11. C Edwards. N J 26. S McHugh, N J -; 3. K Kralicek, Ore 30. K "12 COwer,. N OhiO C Demafvsl C Calif 14. M Jones. No OhiO call 13 8 Eastmar;, S Calif 28 B. v·v'u()it::y. S, Calif 15 L.. Phares. Tex G C collect (919) 688-9240 14. G. Lande. Midi 29 D Okla 16 R. Ament, Capitol 15. T. Guerra, LOUisa 30, T. Potoczniak. Tex G. Coast 17. A. M Barreda, N.E. U-20 Epee - 58 Competitors 17 M Suliivan N E 43 L Bugge, Wise that they will observe US officials f, 18 i Hayes. Phi1a 44 A. Frost. Hamsb ling part of the requirements for i 19 H Tayior, S Calif 45. H. Meyer, Hamsb HUl'ter, N Oh,o 30 A Alonzo, L tional licenses. Those officials interE 20 Jes Yu, C Call~ 46 N Capitol 2 R Melien, !nd 3~ B TassI Va 21 T COlO 47 E 8a:y, W Wash being observed must write to Willian G ",- Capitol 32, J Haugh, Ore 22 N Anderson, lOUisa 48 S Men's Foil: Nestor Rosario 6615 Glenway Drive, W Bloomf 4 N Sievln. C 33 C Higgs-COUih 23 S Hill. Conn 49 M Jones, N Ohio Demetrios Valsamis before 10 May to request 01 8 Sto'm, Capitol 34 G Petrarek, N E 24 Jon Yu, C Calif 50 P Fox. Tex G Coast Daniel Miller 6 R Brown, N Tx 35 C tion. 25. S N Colo 51 C Marcus. S Caltf (Alt) Chris Balestracci J 36 P 26 F. Wail. S Tex 52. J Olshan, Colo 8 C 37 K Ore Coast t 27 N Luoma Mlnn 53 E N Calti I 9 /\. Yuffa, Colo 33 0 Ore 28. S Phila 54 A. Millueii, Conn Sabre: Michael Loflen A Ouaranl, Ind 39 T G., Wise 29 E Le~ 55 A McGrath. N.J Russel Wilson 11 J. Wahren, Tex G C 40 M lacampo N J 30 E Garfield, Ore 56. 0 Opdahl, In Emp 12 R Pohl Mlnn 41 M Woif. L Is John Edwards 31 G In 57_ M A Casten ada. C. 0 Coast 13 K Smith, 42 0 Meyers NCar 32 C Daniel, S Calif 58. L. Phares. Tex G Coast (Alt) Michael D'Asaro. Jr. R Kahn 43 P Gamble, Mleh 33. C Ohio 59. C iv;Jilr. M McBride. N 44 S Okla I J 3..1 J Westrick. Mlch , 60 C N J Women's Foil: Caitlin Bilodeaux 16 M Kravitz, S 45 P Marcus, S C8:'; ~ 35 L NJ 6 1 M. Custard. N Tex M Spiess, Iii 46 L Metro Michele Madon 36 M Shilts, Ind 62 S. Dinicola, Ind R Sandee'), N. Calif Andrea Metkus 18 0 Lewin, N Calif 37. M Moo~e, Va 63 C Burton. Ind Emp 48 L OesrnarElIS, ,l\,rk G Wise 38 0 64 C Sardegna, hd (Alt) Anne Reeves 49 M Dessornes, S Calif A Stein. WestC!1 39. A Metro 65. S. Halwes. N Tex SO E Sheets. Colo 21 G C':"-'::!:::i:~' S 40 L Clark. Va 66 S Weber. Conn 1 51 0 Baxter, Mleh (' --Epee: Kevin Hunter 22 M Ind 4 i. L. Lenau, Fla. G. Coast 67 M LeVitan, N Caiif E Babl:sky. Metro Z Johanse:l, In Emp 42 C Urban. III Bentley Storm 24 J Urban, N.J N TrUJliio, Louisa U-20 Men's Foil- 85 Competitors Greerson McMullen C Boehm, N J T Sullivan. inc 1 N. Rosario, Metro. 45. S. Jacobs, N.J. (Alt) Robert Mellen G Bragg. N. Calif C Cooney, Ind B Evans, Capitol M Duskin, Gulf Coast 2 0 Metro 46 A. Goldstein, Mieh Miller. Ore 47. B. Seltzer, In. Emp Cadre C Wo~re!l. P~111a R Pu'pie, Minn 3 0 48. 0 Sherick. Mlch 29 A Fe:dman, Phila 58 C Huds-Berk 4 C. 82li~SlIdcci. Har Anthony Gillham, Chief of Mission 5 ~'v No OhiO 49 0 Ramirez, Metro. U-20 Sabre - 51 Competitors 6 V Metro 50 G Petrltti, N J Sebastiani, Manager 7 M Weeks, Phila 51.0 Cen Fla Mary Gillham, Armourer 8 K So. Cal 1 M Lofton. l Is 27 D. Peltz, S Calil 52. J. Kirk, Hud Berk Nancy Valsamis, Medical Assistant R Wilson, Wester: 28 R Vitale. N J 9. 0 Cheu III 53_ R Brown, No Tex Coaches George Kolombatovitch 10 Van der Velden, W Wash 3 D. PO\,veli. N E J Viveros, Metro 54 M. Higgs-Coult.. NE Edwin Richards 11. Rossabl, N.C 55 No. Cal 4 A Kogler. Mien 30 0 Carney, Ind Officials William Goering 5 J Edwards. SI LouIs 31. P Ciemins, N Ohio 12 C. Higgs-Caul N E 56. R Kohn. lOUISiana 13.0 Franco. Pied 57_ Palmer. L Is 6 M JaniS. Ind COwen, N OhlQ J Ralph Zimmerman M Fedor. Colo 58 P. Olson, Minn 7 M Dasaro. C 33 0 Campoli, Cen Fla FIE Commission d'Arbitraoe 15 T. kgy, III 59 M. Roque, Metro 8 J Duffle, Phila 3·1 0 Sullivan ind Chaba ~ 9 J Grinzayd, Georgia 16 E Scheets COio 60 G. Vance, So. Cal C Bradfield. N Tex FIE Medical o DonadiO. N E o 17 R Mellon. Ind 61. C. Grady, Ind 11 G ZllbersteY:i, S Calif C Shel!on, N 18 T Gillham. Wise 62_ p Patcher:, Wyo Marius Valsamis ' Dea; Epee, FOil and Sabre Fencers 19 E Cheu, N J 63 L Wilson, Conn V FOV'·;lkes, W Penn 38 M !V1dII IJ I, C JAmes. N J 39 8 Hearn, S 20 A Phila 64. B So. Cal x FIE funded o Franco. Pled 40 J Vester II! 21 M. NaranJO. Phila 65 B McG;nnis, W Pa Non-USFA funded K Small, N Calif 41 K Reldbord LOUisa 22. M. Poh!. Cal. Or C 66 C Ariz 16 N Kagan. Calif O~ Coast 42 J Bodnlck, Louisa 23 P Marcus, So Cal 67 A KO~Jler. Mlch W Lis 43 C Rawn. Huds·Berk 24. M Watson, So Tex 68. H Bases, Westch 18 l. N C 44 J 25 A Phi!a 69. J Conn 19 D Placte. N J C 26 K Hunter, No. OhiO 70. T C),C 20 M Higgs Couith N E 46 Z 27 C. Blatz. Colo 71. C. Harkness, Cen Cal J Barreda, N E 47 N Fardudj3, C Calif 28 G Pel'ane'<.. N E 72 M. Medlec. Oce 22 T Kroeten M"ln 48 l OesmaralS. Ark 29 C Rawn, Hud Berk 73. R Ho Ind B Cap!:i 'vV Pen'i 49 J McElglr, ?htla 30 J Colo 74 W. Jones, Wes,ch 75 P Eklund, Kan o Jensen 5 Calif 50 P SaeeJo. L 3~ Z Johansen.!~ Emp Mr. Guido 76. J 25 0 Mazu;e N J P Smith. C Calif 32 M Calkins. Cal Or. C Rudolph MOKOME INC. 26 L Silveri. N Calif 33 M PhliilOS, Mlnn 77 rvt N J 34 0 No Cal 78_ G Conn 1982 USFA National Championships at U-20 Women's Foil- 67 Competitors 35 0 Cen Cal 79 T Kroeten, Minn and p:esent a 36 M Levltas N J 80 G. Goodstein. So Cal CliniC for the benefit of all in 1 C Blloceaux N E 9 M Hayes. N J 37 A Yuifa, Colo 81 H. Ramirez, So. Cal ,erested fencers and officials. This clinic is Reeves, Wise 10 I Hamor! LOUisa 38 J Young. Westeh 82. E Cen. Cal 3 (II: Macei"', S Calif 11 C Bosco. Cot'n 39 C Shelton. No Tex 83 C. Cobos, So Cai scheduled for the evening of 29 May at a J J Rachmor. N 12 R Sarr,et L Is 40 C I=unal, Ind 84 D. Nelson, So Cal site to be announced at the tournament. l Silveri. No Cai 85 L Ark A iV1etkus N K COO'Tibs Calif These two respected international officials MaplE' wood PClrtS & ;. 6 L Piazza, L is 14 G Schr<:d:, Va 42 J Burg, WISC are both members of the FIE Directors and one 10' rea 43 S Cockehram Okla 7 M 0 Ne" N 15M WIChlCk L Is "C H S Tex 16 S 4':::' P Ge~ull culhj",d Commission and have given assurances weeks after his 62nd birthday, Mr, Ettinger had been the youngest member of his class when he received his doctorate in law from the University of Vienna in 1924," "After a highly successful period at the Austrian bar, Mr, Ettinger left his native country at the time of the Anschluss and practiced law in Paris until the collapse of the French Government. He came to Un ited States in 1941 and teered for service, In 1943, won first prize ($1 in an ArmY-Wide essay contest on foreign policy; and upon discharge went into the import-export business, Some years later he studied law in the evenings at Fordham, but travel commitments prevented him from complet- the course, Then, in 1962-63, he enrol at New York University on a full-time basis and qualified for his LL,B, degree ),. wilh a higr,:y creditable average, I f) was Austrian foil and sabre a dozen times, an Olympic and a IN MEMORIAM r;61, ,In'erhational team from 1922 to ~~",~ ThiS loss to our sport is irreplaceable, Curtis T. Ettinger, 1901 - 1981 By Ralph Goldstein On January 6th, while on a winter vaca Wilbur Wheeler (right) vs. a larger adversary In the 1982 Junior Olympic Men's Foil tion with his family, in Innsbruck, Austria, ----, Photo by Curtis T. Ettinger, 80, died of acute heart CHERRY BLOSSOM OPEN failure He is surVived by his wife Lily, Dianda Kloevekorn and Pamela Will be held on April 24th and 25th at the and four grandchildren Main Campus Gym of George Mason Uni- EN GARDE FENCING CAMf Last May, when Curt sent me his letter to in Fairfax, Virginia All four weapons May 17 thru 21 and/ or May 24 thru 28, 1982 be included in American with our will be fenced, Men's foil and epee are recollections of Mike deCapriles, he en North American Circuit events, Awards will Check in Sunday the 16th or Sunday the 23rd, 2-5 PI closed a page from the Spring 1964 Law be given to all finalists and two ALL INSTRUCTION BY FENCING MASTERS WI Center Bulletin with suggestion that I use it trophies ~ the MaXine Mitchell to write his obituary when the time came, for women's foil, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIEN~ It has come all to soon, Mitchell, and the DAILY PROGRAM Write: Maitre Wills Curt was one of the quiet unsung heroes petua! for men's of our sport. He had a delightful sense of lis Micahnik ~ 1. Private lesson 5632 Callowhill humor and a sharp wit. His contribution to ners, 2. Flex & Cond, Pittsburgh. PA 15206 in this country included training Closing time for check-in: 3. Footwork candidates for Olympic teams from. Saturday, April 24 Sunday, April 25 4. Tactics Call: 412-521-3583 to the present He was on the Direc Mens Foil 8a,m. Epee 8 a.m 5. Bouting toire Technique at the MUllich Olympics in Sabre 12 noon W(lmpn~ 12 noon COST: $100 per week 1972 and helped to officiate in national and 6, Video AnalYSis PLACE: Carnegie-Mellon Uni' q Iterr,Jtiunal competitions all his adult life Entry Fees: weapon Make Staff Pittsburgh, The fu::ov, is taken from the Law cheques Division. USF John Wills, Director PA Center Bulletin $5 late fee Graeme Jennings REGISTER by May 1st "Oldest 1963 Graduate, A Famous Ron Miller Include $25 deposit Fencer, Passes Bar Exam" Send to: Werner J. Meudt Bill Shipman "The oldest graduate of the class of 2702 Lackawanna Place JUlle 1963, Curtis T, Ettinger, took and Ade!phi MD 20783 Housing available thru CM.U. $32 per wk. db!. rm. passed the December bar examirlation two 301-431 '0297 Meal contracts available CM,U, to ten dollars per day which is fourteen electric strips, a fine dinil drain your capital quickly, and a bar. The fencing is actually ~ when staying in one rneans much larger and very exclusive spc have to eat out rnost of the time, Apart that has facilities for basketball, ments are as easy to find in Paris as they polo, swimming, and squash BY Tedmund W, Pryor are in any big city which is to say not very others, About $200 a year cove fees, a locker, and two lessons Have you ever considered the idea of is late August or easy. The fact that your skills from France's most respected cc a year fencing in In early September to coincide with the fenc may not be very good when you arrive Their members include several you can fence where fencing the ing season, The French coaches are very only makes matters more difficult. I was world champions and many worl, best in the world, in clubs where world aware of the overall season and they like to able to find a srnall apartment through a champions train, and in tournaments where train a student over the period of a season friend that was comfortable and cost only fencers, The V.GA is located near the 11\ the competitors are French, German, Ita~ If you arrive mid-season, they won't put $85 per month. lian and Russian, You can fence with the real effort into you until the start of the next The Council on International Education the edge of Paris, and has one of t facilities of the group. They have best fencers, argue with the best directors, season, Another reason for leaving in Sep~ Exchange has a representative on most teen electric strips and a swimmir and train with the best coaches, And you tember is to give yourself the summer to college campuses and would be a good They also field very strong teams in can oiJuuti,illning any medals for a take a language class, The combination of place to start for advice on work or hous- sports other than fencing, while, experiences could do more for several weeks of intensive French followed The Centre d' Inforrnation et Docurnen Melun has produced many of f your development as a fencer. immediately by the trip to France is the Jeunesse is located in Paris near the great champions but is located come back to the States ideal way to get started learning the lan "- Eiffel Tower and seems to be in existence 3 or the sole purpose of finding foreigners miles outside of Paris, which is d you are living in the city, If you cc ance, I nls article contains some advice on major obstacle is deciding how you ,lood jobs and nice apartments, Once you work and housing in the town 0 how you could arrange a similar experi~ can afford the trip. I used a summer's earn~ arrive, it is the first place to go for either, then the club might be the best of t ence, I chose to go to France because plus the proceeds from the sale of my After you have settled into Paris, (and I fenced with the P,U.c, becau~ wanted to leo I n French and I wanted to live truck and I left Europe a later been to Montmartre, the Louvre, and the friends there and because I liked in Paris, Therefore, my infcrmation is con~ with as much rnoney as I had ta~ Champs Elysees), you will be faced with a versity atmosphere, They also had fined to France, If there are readers who ken. The secret was in living cheaply and decision that is more difficult than you the best fencers in the country an, have information about fencing in other earning enough there to for expenses might think choosing the club that countries, I leave it to them to write a as I went. If you are to live like a want to fence with. The problem is beautiful facility with fourteen elect located in the center of Paris. A follow~up article, Spartan and work at any job that is availa while there are several very good clubs to fencing including two lessons a w The most difficult of the trip is decid~ ble, then vou probably don't need to leave choose from, there is tremendous animos ing when you can to take a off $1,000 and a plane ticket. ity between the clubs, and once you a locker cost me $80. The way to pick your club is to to I think that the are very difficult to choose to fence with one, you exclude more Americans don't _ one is almost out of yourself from all the oHlers, You can each for a week or so and ther deep breath and make a decision, trip, An important part of a question. Thus, the jobs that are available change clubs, but not without creating bad The clubs are typically delightec person's education can be the to vou are limited to those which are basi- feelings. foreign mernbers and you can exp, or she spends living in a on the fringes of the job market. The The principal clubs to fence with are the treated very well. The PU,c' cheE country, most ccn'Jonient is an au pair job, and in des Sports et l'Education cluded me in all of their social c There are four times In your life when a Paris these are obtainable. A com~ Physique, the Racing Club de France, they arranged rides to tournament: abroad makes sense, The first is in mon arrangement is a to provide V.GA Sl. Maur, C.E. Melun, and the Paris and they defended me fiercely a SCllool through an room and board and a of about Universite Club. The INSEP is located on ments when I got into trouble with ram, The problem is that few $100 per month. In return you must work the edge of Paris and is a world famous or fencers, Most important, the c their mid~teens are prepared to go that far two to three hours a day in the house or sports acaderny where France's national vided an easy way to meet real Pal from home for that long, The second IS be~ with the children. Its not for evervone, but team members of all sports have the op feat which is otherwise quite di tween school and This can it is easy. Other possibilities portunity to train and to pursue their achieve, be an time, particularly someone ing bar, painting apartments, working as a academic education in combination, It is who can't bear the idea of going on with secretary, picking or teaching En- also an academy for sports coaches who Fencing in the local tournamen school, and for 'i,~c,m the extra of glish. If you have living in France, come from many parts of the world to of the more exciting aspects of th, could help The third IS col~ contact them as soon as you are sure that their respective sport. Only France's ence, The local opens in Paris are atrroad program, They are by far your best best fencers are allowed to train at the and the fencing is of a very higr time because you source 'NSEP and only national class American The big name fencers don't usual dont have to take time away from your Finding a place to live is not as hard as Jncers are allowed to fence there If but those below them are still very education and because the might seem. Again, all au pair iob is ideal - must small open of about 35~40 fencers ganizes the because you can mcve USFA before you includes several current or former much easier, The fourth IS the time nished room and you have leave team members, a couple of under~ which IS lust after of having a ready-made available to The Racing Club is the rnost famous of charnpionship finalists, a broad but before the help you settle in. Hotels and hostels are the Paris clubs and is the most of naticnal class fencers and family set in easy to find, but the cheapest are about six with expatriates Their facilities number of eager young fencers mere under-20 national finalists or French Before you leave the U.S., you should ar collegiate national champions. The result is range with the USFA Secretary to get an that every couple of weekends you can F.IE license which you will need to fence fence in a tournament that compares in in any European tournament or with strength and quality with the last three or European club. Also, if you want to fence may have to be housed in the I four rounds of the US Nationals. the U.S. nationals and are Ur1willirlg to fly WELCOME TO WASHINGTON lack transportation Another exciting opportunity is the home for your division's qualifyillg event, Housing: Dormitory housin~ chance to fence in one or more of the you must be a member of the National Di The 1982 National Championships will and motel lodging from nearby fe major international tournaments. For the vision of the USFA. The transfer must be be held May 28-June 5 on the George be available. Plans call for placil "A" tourr:aments you need to make ar arranged with the Secretary before you go. Mason University campus in Fairfax, Vir who fly~'ln, and lack ground tran rangements with the foreign secretary of A final warning: a year of fencing in ginia. . a suburb approximately 15 miles at GMU dormitories Fencers w the USFA. Entries are limited and if too France is enough for you to learn the west of Washington, D.C. The site for the driving are recommended to stal many Americans show up you can be language. enough to make some friends, competition will be GMU's Main Gym motels where comparable rates bounced. In a non-Olympic year this would and enough to get settled into a good club. nasium, For those of you who travel the arranged. Dormitory rates will I not be a prob:ern. The problem with It is not enough to turn into a great fencer. circuit, its the same facility where the night (two to a room; no TV to any of the big tournaments is For that you must arrange to stay Cherry Blossom Open has been held in re service/linen service), Reservati costs a fair amount of money to travel there somewhat longer. cent years. following recommended faciliti and unless you fence very well you'll only I went to France to improve my Transportation: Air service is available be made by MAY 7, 1982 to re fence five bouts. Still, seeing the fencing and found was the via Washington's National Airport; Dulles cial rates: live is a thrill and worth the trip once or thing that there was jj"'" irport (in Virginia and closest to Fairfax; twice. Fortunately, several major interna learn. It's an experience I would recorr, Jaltimore-Washington International Airport TYSONS WESTPARK tional tournaments are held in or near Paris mend to anyone. Say hello to Paris for me (most remote and not recommended due 8401 West park Dr. and so you can easily fence in at least when you get there. to excessive ground travel upon arrival): McLear, VA 22102 these. and. by AMTRAK's Union Station in (703) 734-2800 downtown Washington (which connects via Rates $3S.00/room (up to 3/roor SCHEDULE fOR 1982 USfA NATIONALS the subway to National Airport) AMTRAK May 28 (Friday) 700 PM Check and Check,in Tysons Corner MARRIOTT HOTE 29 (Saturday) 8.00 AM FOil Preliminary Rounds also stops (when coming from the south) at 30 (Sunday) 800 AM Sabre Rounds the Alexandria, Va. station where taxi ser~ 8028 Leesburg Pike 3.00 PM Men's Fori of 24 vice is available. Vienna, VA 22180 Ground transportation will be available at (703) 734-3200 31 (Monday) 800 AM Rounds Rates: $36.00/room (up to 3/roor 500 PM 600 p.m. from Dulles Airport (meet at In- Dift:~ct Elir Ilir Idtiufi surance Booth on level next to Make reservations with these June 1 (Tuesday) 800 AM Men"s Foil Team to rnl-nrriPllnn PanAm counter) and at p,m, from Na- rectly and be sure to mention tr 400 PM 's Fo!! Final tional Airport (meet at upper level by the with the 1982 USFA National ( Direct Elimination ships - otherwise you may r 2 (Wednesday) 8 OOAM Men's Preliminary Rounds Eastern Airlines Shuttle counter) on May 2.00 PM Sabre to compleTion 28, 29, and 30 to pick-up arrivals heading special rate. Reserve early sinc 3 (Thursday) 800 AM Women's For! Team to c( for GMU, Arrivals at other times can wait or mited number of rooms are a 300 PM Men's Epee Final Round take a cab (approximately $18-20 from these special rates Use the 01 Direct Elimlnat!on 4 (Fnday) SOOAM Women's Eoee to completion both Dulles or National Airports) or use blank for reserving space in GMI 100 PM USFA Annual Meeting - open to member- Airport Limousine, Inc ($7.00 to Other' motels in the vicinity ir WESTPARK MOTEL or Tysons MARRIOTT Holiday Inn at Tysons Corner: ( 7 00 PM from both airports, but not available to Breezeway Motel, White House "5 (Saturday) 800 AM Boulevard Motels in Fairfax; ani 7.00 PM GMU campus). If a is arriving at a S.30 PM specific time later in week, please con- Trap Motel in Vienna, Va. No Saturday June 5 Capitol D,vlsion-sponsOled Women's Sabre competition will begin at 1000 8,m tact the Organizing Committee rangements have been made Coordinator to work out de facilities, however PROXY fOR U.S.f.A. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING service from GMU to tr1e air~ Registration: Advance The undersigned hereby appoints Eleanor Turney, Charles Thompson and Colleen Olney, will be scheduled for a.m. and p.m. be required. Upon arrival at are requested to come to the or anyone of them, attorneys and proxies to vote in his stead with all the power which the with details on where to meet (Registration Booth) for undersigned would possess if personally present at the Annual Meeting (and all adjourn, the shuttle bus provided at the Information ceive their badge and ments thereof) of members of the United States Fencing Association, Inc. to be held on Jur ooth later during the week of about the competitions. Inforr 4th at the site of lile Nalional Fencing Championships. For those of you at the car is not necessary, those also be provided about car SIGN HERE IF OVER 18. I hereby certify that I have attained my 18th birthday and am motels, a car is essential The host nearby commercial housing. eligible to vote plans to provide a shuttle or "share a ride" Weapons Check: All weapo L SIGNED WI service between the motels and the gym body cords and lames to be competitions will be checked SEND PROXY TO Eleanor Turney, Secretary, USFA, 601 Curtis Street. Albany, CA 94706 each morning and evening for those who check will be open from 700 pm to 1000 Notice on Qualifying: p.m on May 28, and from 700 a.m. to 700 will be notified by return p.m each day thereafter Plan accordin\Jiy certified, if the United States Fencing Association [~ to avoid waiting in line. Official armourers sent by your Division. ~~~~~ 1982 National Championships will be available to repair meet equipment Make certain that your ~'\ ~ Equipment purchases or repairs will be secretary knows that COMPLETE BOTH SIDES OF ENTRY FORM (Send by May 5, 1982) available through concessionaires or and ~ commercial armourers. to both the USFA National Competition Procedures: Fencers must Secretary and to the 1982 Nationals Or M.1. USFA Number also check in with the Bout Committee for Committee, No alternates will be each event in which they are qualified, . . --~--. ------_._- this year, Street Address Division Plans call for advance seeding and we Fencers who compete on teams only to make strrf-.' [lumber assi;J11ments in will not have to register until the teams are city State Zip Section for the ope: ';11Q r0U: cd:; seeded ;,ilich will occur after the ir,dividual The individual competitions be by events in the weapon The late entry fee Directors Rating: MF__ WF~ ___ S. __ M~W~ Club pools of six until the final 24: then by direct will not apply to the non-official women's elimination plus repechage to eight; then a sabre. but all fencers must fill out and sign direct eLrJlillation final. Seeding is impor the entry form. A. Registration Arr tant so fill out your entry form completely Doping: An doping test will o Entrant's Registration Fee @ 515,00/person 5 circuit points, and conducted. Be certain that your doctcO o Registration Fee(s) for Each Team Member Not Entered in Any andior dentist are aware of the rules. Other Event @ $15,00 x _ ... ____ (no. of persons) $ a.m. and will Gala Night: A dinner ($12.00/person) is run until the final 24 is determined, The scheduled for 700 pm, June 5 B. Entry Fees: Indicate Events You Are Entering; Entry Fee is $15,00 final roul,ds will commence the next to be fo!IcMGd at 830 pm. by a cash bar per Individual Event: $40.00 per Team Event with the finals scheduled to begin in the "gala." Location of these events will be an ternoon (see schedule for exact times). nounced at the INDIVIDUAL EVENT QUALIFYING PLACE IN BZ NATIONALIIANK NATIONAL CLASS Women's epee and team events will fence Meetings: The Board of Directors 1$15.00) POSITION SECTIONALS [POINTS] [A, B, C, OR U] in the same day. Remember will meet on Friday June 4, at 700 Men's Sabre $20 $ year no Senior or U-19 events will p.m., preceded by Meeting, Women's Foil 5- be held. A women's sabre competition, open to all members, at 100 pm Direc Men's Foil $ sponsored by the Capitol Division, is tors meetings, coaches meetings, semi Women's Epee $ scheduled for 1000 am., Saturday, June nars, and training sessions are also being Men's Epee $ 5. scheduled, with details provided at a later A full schedule is shown elsewhere in date. TEAM EVENTS [$40,00) this publication This is the first time that the National Men's Team Sabre $ Concessions: Equipment sales will be Championships have ever been held in the Women's Team Foil $ available trll()ugl, concessionaires who will Washington area. Even though the cherry Men's Team Foil $ be the latest gear The blossoms .viil have long fallen into the Tidal Men's Team Epee $ official -shirt, as well as posters, bumper Basin by late May, the area is at one of its stickers, and other memorabilia will also be two annual peaks (the other being late Oc C. Capitol Division Women's Sabre (Sat., June 5, 1982) available, tober), For those of you who have time to Fees: Registrati0n wili Ge $15.00/entrant spare, the city's many museums, Registration Not Required but Entrants Must Complete and Sign ndivldual events will also be $15,001 monuments and other attractions will make Applicable Portions. Entry Fee is $7.50 $ weapon with sabre fencers $2000 the visit even more enjoyable. A calendar and will receive a $5.00 refund of events (concerts, shows, D. George Mason University Housing Must Be Prepaid to Judge an addilional round after tours, etc.) taking the week (See Reverse for Details) eliminated. A $10.00 late entry (not regist will be available at Booth, as _ @ $13,00/night (includes linen/bedding package) $ ration) fee will be levied against all fencers will information on renting cars, making re whose entries are not received by May 5 or servations, etc. We hope to see you at the E. Gala N ig ht (Saturday, June 5, 1982) - Dinner, 7:00 p,m, - $12,00/person are not postmarked by that date but will be ~Jolionals. Make sure to send your entry on prepaid: Cash Bar, 8:30 p.m, (location announced later). $ levied at the dlscrelioll of the bout commit time to Qvoid the late fee. If you run into tee Late entrants will not be listed in the time crunch, however, send us a night Ie, nor can late entries be ter (or call, but only in an emergency) give Total Amount Submitted (A-E) $_ room unless there is a late information about events, dates, arri PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH, SEND ONLY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABL Withdrawal in which case the late entrant val times, etc. You can fullow it with the of 1982 USFA NATIONALS would get the room and a full refund made ficial entry and we will give you the night to the person withdrawing letter's date. (Complete and Sign Reverse Side) [Side 2J MINUTES Of THE 1981 1982 USFA National Championships Entry Form (continued) ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETIN( Submitted by Eleanor Turney, Seen The 1981 Annual Meeting of the mem whose chairman is Frank Nagc George Mason University-Housing Information bership of the AFLA was held on Saturday committee will propose sensiblE June 27,1981 at Texas Christian boundaries for a possible char Please Indicate First Night Lodging Required: ___._._ in Fort Worth Texas. The meeting was method of qualifying to the Please Indicate Last Night Lodging Required: _.____ . __ . led to order PreSident Emily Johnson at Championships. TOTAL NUMBER NIGHTS LODGING REQUIRED 401 PM. present were Colleen The A.nnual Meeting of the Be Olney Vice-President: Eleanor Tumey, Sec rectors will be held in retary, William Latzko, Treasurer. tember A vote of appreciation c Please Indicate Roommate Reference: There were 19 members present with was given to the North Texas Oi 133 members represented by the organizers for holding the [REMEMBER: GMU HOUSING MUST BE PREPAIDJ #1. The minutes of the 1 tional Championships, the firs Meeting as published in Championships held in Texas. the issue of American Vice President Colleen Olne\ Volume 31 #7 by voice vote. on the Junior Olympic Prol How-To-Brochure for sectional Motel/Hotel Information President to the mem- " Jsllip cn the fclleMing The change ment has been written. There wil circuit events where pOints are tional summer camps held in 1 Arrangements with certain local motels/hotels have been made which provide special rates for selection to the Olvmoic Team west camp at Ohio $tate; North for persons attending the 1982 Nationals. To take advantage cf these special rates please Cornell; Pacific Coast at Lewis make reservations by the date designated on the reservation form presented elsewhere. has been ve College. Reservations made after the cut-off date will result in being charged the full rate which in events held in Treasurer, William Latzko re some cases is double the special rate. Please be sure to mention that you are attending the the financial position of the AFL 1982 USFA National Championships. past several years the AFLA ha, of Directors voted to eliminate periencing a deficit of $14.000 [NOTE: SEND RESERVATIONS DIRECTLY TO MOTEL/HOTEL] Championships the National Increaser ships in 1982. The infi, mittee will devise a special programs for the Juni( Under 20 Team qualifiers have created the deficit. The All entries must be received by May 5, 1982. Please include a large stamped self-addressed Team. In addition Irwin Bernstein has been dues increase will provide the in! envelope, this signed entry form, and total fees. Withdrawals must be made by May 21,1982 balanced budget for 1981-2. to assure refund. Withdrawals after May 21 will receive only '12 refund of total fees. Send John Capurso reported to the entries to: the memberShip on the resul feasibility study for fund raiSing Seminar for his report were available at t Werner Meudt to be given at the time of the Na Meeting and are available to div 2702 Lackawana Place tiona, Championships. The Seminar held at ers on request. Adelphi, MD 20783 the Fort Worth National Championships Mr. W Goering was successful and considered worth con of the U.S Fencing tinUing. There were over 50 candidate::: A new edition of the Rules book will be two exam'lnation which were gi' published this season. The format sectional championships He ex~ will be loose leaf. It be sold without the examination procedure. Mr. M. Mamlouk of the WAIVER OF LIABILITY: Upon entering these events under the auspices of the USFA, I agree to abide by binder. The cost will be $500 per single the rules of the USFA, as currently published. I am a U.S. Citizen and/or a permanent resident I enter with a $. handling 2nd postage on the 1982 these comfletitions at my own risk and release the USFA and/or their sponsors and officials from any Every effort will be made liability. The undersigned certifies that a,e individual for which this entry is submitted is duly qualified' United States was unatlle to bid on strip team events to avoid runnir enter the 1982 National Championships and that the individual's 1981-1982 membership dues ha hours been paid. ,e 1982 World Championships. The esti mate of the cost to hold the World #3. The President appointed ions hips is $200,000. The fund raising the votes. the event was inadequate Coa A of the demographics of the of the Border Oil Parent or Guardian, if under 18 Fencer's Signature League is made by tile a committee PreSident that Article XIX of the were made mandatory #4. A Nominating Committee for the of- for our as The National Gov- ficers of the 1982-4 was elected. Bur- COACHES COLUMN erning Body for fencing the recent ton Moore, North Atlantic Sec- changes in the USOC rules. 'Increase tion. Mary Huddleson, Pacific Coast Sec in dues was prcposed to increase revenue tion, Jim Campoli, Southeast Section, Ruby Bela de Tuscan, coach of the Wayne from the Fencing Committee for needed programs. The in clas- Watson, Metropolitan Section, Frank State University fencing team from 1932 to the individual. sifications of membelsilip was simplifi- Nagomey, Midwest Section, Yvonne Gal 1957, was inducted into the If you are interested in volu cation. The in r,ame was proposed lego, Rocky Mountain Section, Martin Athletic Hall of Fame on February 1 the fencing competition, please because we did not represent all of Johnson, Southwest Section, and Gerald Mtr. de Tuscan won a National Sabre Fencing Volunteers America as in our name and we Schneider, Mid Atlantic Section. These in 1919 in his native Hun 1982 National Sports Festil are not all amatuers. The word association nominations were moved, seconded and coming to the United States 155 West Washington St, ~ is a more accurate connotation than approved by voice vote. fencing at Syracuse and at the Indianapolis, IN 46204 League. #5. There was no Unfinished Business. of Michigan before going to The vote was #6. Under new business concern was Wayne State, where Byron Kreiger, former CADRE FOR THE Group l' Articles expressed by several members that the NCAA foil champion, and Paula Sweeney, VII and XIX change in membership classification and outstanding U.S. woman foilist, were num PAN-AMERICAN & #1146Yes 5 No the elimination of the collegiate member bered amonq his students, He also taught #2. 149Yes 4 No ship wou:d work a hardship upon the col de Tuscan in Detroit. OLYMPIC GAMES We havo been authorized fivE #3.149 Yes 6 No lege students, especially those who were itions for the Pan-American a #4.125 Yes 27 No not world class athletes and were te3" Delmar Calvert is the new fencing Games. These positions are Group 2: Dues increase and Member- members only. J oach at the University of California at Chief of Mission, Team ship Classification Other opinions expressed pointed OUI Santa Cruz. Maitre Calvert assumes his and two Coaches If you #1. 108 Yes 36 No that the increased dues were essential to in March. after 20 years for one of these positi #2. 109 Yes 40 No the continuation of the Association. in the Los in applying please \II Group 3 Name Change The meeting was adjourned at 530 PM area, as coach at the Los Angeles ask for our biographical inforrr #1 140 Yes 12 No Club, Cal Tech, etc He has produced na Letters must be received by IV The membership approved the By-Laws tional champions and many top calibre B. Johnson. President changes. (Complete text of the By-Law U.S.LA. NOMINATING junior and senior fencers there and says he Francisco, Ca 94109 was set forth in the March/April COMMITTEE REPORT will continue in Santa Cruz his primary in of the American Fencing) terest in the development of young Committee has sub- fencers. g slate of officers of Salle D' Armes Kadar the U.S.FA for the 1982 -1984, to be NOTICE ~FENCING ACADEMY voted upon at the 1982 Annual Mem All those who have outstanding business bership Meeting at the National Champ with the Accreditation Board of the 1:1 'ij ~- Since 1958 ionships f\IFCAA-USAA. and those who would be President: accreditation J~LADE Quality school for Executive Marius in June. are Fencing Equipmei progressive fencers and coaches Valsamis the Board's Vice President: Colleen Olney Chairman, Maitre Stephen Cook, 87 Cum 2067 Broadway (71 Vice President: Charles Thompson berlin Street. Apt. 2, Bangor, ME 04401. Secretary: Eleanor Turney New York, N.Y. 10 Treasurer: William Latzko WANTED: KNOWLEDGE National Division Director Chaba Pallaghy ABLE FENCING HELPERS 212 -496-8255 IN CASE There's a new BL OF ... in fencing! A contested election, the Board of Direc and BLADE gives tors, at its Feb. 1982 meeting, approved '" ing events. f,Jlocedure to proviue a fair 1ke place in the EDGE! all cal,uidates to file petitions -':enter, Saturday July 24 Expert guaranteed re 1, submit literature to the mem- 26. Alistar Soudet Neg first 35 names received will be bership prior to May 21 deadline for Sabre special $24, 7127 Brecksville Road back the ballots, and to comply selected as volunteers and each will be re for their own meals, lodging, and School and club disc Independence, Ohio 44131 major policy objectives of the by- transportation. If selected, a we have the pattern of lights on foil machines METROPOLITAN - that we have still. QED. It is diverting to note that the repeal of that ENGLAND CHALlEN~ rule (1956) coincides generally with the first The Metropolitan Division Jur major international use of electrical foil Team met and conquered the cI by Joe Byrnes machines (at the Olympic Games in Mel New England Division Junior Sal bourne in 1956). I am not personally conver The match was held at the Ac was tossed after off-target, it wiil help to remember when sant with the sequence of events, i.e., which Fencing in Watertown, Massach a tOil scoring machine blocks the machine was designed. No matter what came first: whether the elimination of the rule January 9th. touch that occurs after a valid method is used to make a machine work: was the result of experience with the The Metropolitan team was cor on trle same side, ie, does not whether old-fashioned electro-mechanical machine or of long time dissatisfaction. Michael Loiten, Brian Keane, Rl show it, why does it bother to show a valid relays. or solid-state devices - ranging Anyway, it seems to me that we have in our son, and John Eros, under the gl touch after an one? The director from arrays of discrete transistors to digital foil machines an example of a superseded Jack Keane The New England isn't going to the touch. so why chip(s) and whether powered by AC, or function surviviilg inertia, a vermiform made up with Michael Higgs-C show it? Wouldn't it make the construction storage batteries. or dry cells, or maybe by a appendix, so to It's a bit as if modern Andy Goorno, Donald Johnson, of the scoring machine simpler if it would n liili-generator driven by psyched-up squir cars had holes up front for a crank, the way Barreda, coached by Ed Richard accept only the first touch. valid or off- rels running in cages - what the machine the 30's models did. S1. John's Preparatory Schc on a side? does today is still what was prescribed by Rossi and Charles Higgs-Coulth they say - that's a good question: what was needed when the idea for electric RESUl TS bined with Concord Carlisle Hi~ I'm glad you asked it, foil was first being talked about. That takE" (Mark Sederstrom and Peter Cox I came up eventually with what I thought us back into the 1930's, before the Secone McClellan OPEN second I\lew England team ar ,)v January, 1982, Ft. McClelian, Alabama was the answer. Let's see how you do, if World War (and before my fencing days, let third in the meet. Men's Sabre (15) Women's Foil (9) you take a time out. Don't jump over the It is to be hoped that other dil me hasten to add). According to some au 1 H. Spector, BFC 1. M. Knapp, VFC asterisks until thentic history I have access to, it seems that form junior teams, in all weapons 2. J. Grinzayd, AFC 2. E. Reinhardt. VFC to the question lenge each other in order to up the first officially solicited prototype design 3. M. Wood, AFC 3. C Gertz, FMcFC you did. was to be unveiled at an FIE meeting in 1939 level of our iunior fencers, who '* *' '* ~, * *' '" '" * * ": x*,*, '" * '* *' *' "" *' * - which meeting was never held because Men's Foil (13) Women's Sabre (5) all. the future for American fen It doesn't really seem very sensible to the war broke out. 1 S Dunlap, AFC 1. C Gertz, FMcFC dream of Mr. Keane's is the fil show valid touches after the invalid (off 2. M. Wood, AFC 2. C. Abramson, AFC Now back in those days. and continuing MetropolitaniNew England Chall target) lamp has lit that's for sure. It can through the first few years of experiments 3. J. Collins, VFC 3. V Hasty, AFC both spectators and participant certainly confuse naive spectators, as we with electric foil after the war, there was a discovered in China last year. That rule in foil fencing that said (I quote, in my that it may not be so for selling translation. Article 129 from the 1955 edition to TVI Doubtless construction of a PRIEUR of the FIE "Reglement Technique," as it was machine Nould be sin then known) "If a thrust aimed at a part of the little - if it {vuuiJ cut body on which touches are counted as SPORTS first touch on a side. Maybe some directors valid is parried. but arrives as a result of TWO CENTURIES OF EXPERIENC find the adJitional information helpful, but is the parry on a part of the body on which AT YOUR SERVICE it necessary! vVe JUSt don't tl ,illk about such touches are not counted. this thrust does PARIS things because that's the way it has always not stop the phrase and the continuation of been; probably nobody has ever seen a combat \ViI~ r;ot be annulled" four-lamp foil machine that worked any other DISTRIBUTORS That rule - it used to be known as the way. (I make the careful Ji~liiivlion about "parried foul" rule was necesarily applied four-lamp machines because, briefly, about Sudre Fencinr Co. American Fencers by directors on a judgmental basis. Shall we twenty years ago, there were some say that directors f0LJliJ it difficult to apply it 5 Westwood Knoll Supply ments with soeciailv-built foil machines consistently and let it go at thaP Look at that Ithaca. N. Y. 1180 Folsom St. touches. They looked "as a result of the parry" is 14850 San FranciSCO, CA. machines. We called about it. 94103 those experiments "no foul fOil," since we foil rule was repealed in used to call off-targets "fouls" in those however. with that rule in as senior fencers will remember. Southern California Fencers Equipment sorne touches landing off-targr 5335 Santa Monica l:llvd .• HoJlywood, Calif. 900: sounds nastv. doesn't it? Anyway, nothing ;,ocJ~J not stop the action, and in somt. the cases. depending on the sequence of the FOUNDED IN 1788 here's the answer to phrase. a red light. even though it came trying to figure out on after the white on the same side, OLDEST MANUFACTURER OF FENCING EQUIPMENl think it necessary or could be counted as valid. Therefore you IN THE WORLD to !,nu,y about the sequence of valid had to know about all such cases. Therefore, exciting. interested in participating SUMMER CAMPS, in tllis type of ever1l should contact Jack Keane. 18 Perry Road, E. Brunswick, N.J. WORKSHOPS & SEMI NARS 08816 or Sheila Higgs-Coulthard. Curtis ~ ENA355AN(£ tErD. Road, Boxford. MA 01921 Training Seminars at Snowmass, Col orado: June 13 - June 20; June 20 - June N. I. W. F. A. CHRISTMAS 27; June 27 - July 4. Contact Sebastiani Yencing EquipmE'Ht FA, 3708 Main St., Houston, TX 77002. INVITATIONAL by Denise O'Connor USFA JUNIOR OLYMPIC NAT!ONAL N77 W7287 Oak Street • P.O. Box 2336 College of New York senior, Gina CAMP. AUQust 8 - 15 at the Olympic Train Cedarburg, Wisconsin 53012 won the NIWFA Christmas Invita tional Tournament held at Stevens Institute ing Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Prior Telephone: (414) 377-6437 ity given to top 16 in National U-20 events. of Technology on december 13, 1982. SPECIALS Miss Faustin was with the Contact: Burton Moore, 8 Pin Oak Lane, Terry Terhune Fuller Seventy-two Westport, CT 06880. 601 French foil guard steel or alurninurn women representing sixteen colleges par USFA Junior Olympic Section Camps 602 French epee guard - alurninurn ticipated in the tournament that Midwest Section: (2 camps) July 3 - 10 at 701 French foil or epee handle - leather wrapped opens the women's the University of Wisconsin Park Side and 703 Sabre handle - leather wrapped 705 Pistol grip handle - alurninurn (Gerrnan, Italian, for member schools. Sandy Hill of Prince August 1 6 at Ohio State University. Cf'~' Belgian or Arnerican) ton placed second, fcllowed by Mary tact: Colleen Olney, 2221 SE 117th, F~ Bilodeaux, Temple; Sharon Sobers, St. land, OR 97216. 801 French pomrnel - foil or epee 802 Sabre pommel. John's; Randv Samet, St. John's and India North Atlantic Section: July 30 August 8 803 Pistol grip pommel at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Contact 4 (3) weapon glove - padded hand - quilted cuff . annual NIWFA team and indi Burton Moore, 8 Pin Oak Lane, Westport, 6 (3) weapon glove - padded back - full elastic cuff. vidUal champiO:lships will be held at Wil CT 06880. 22 Equiprnent bag - deluxe - (2) tone color brown or blue. .1 liam Paterson College. Wayne, New Jer Pacific Coast Section: August 8 - 15 at 23 Equiprnent bag - tubular - 48" x 12" square - sey, on March 27 and 28. StQr,fcrd University, California. Contact durable nylon with carrying strap & handle . .... 2: TEMPLE COllEGIATE Colleen Olney. 2221 SE 117th, Portland, 3133 (3) weapon jacket - padded duck - velcro closure. .3 OR 97216. 3536 Practice jacket - padded duck back zip .2 .21 OPEN by (J;/(/" Franke Southwest Section: July 22 - 25 at the 5153 (3) weapon knickers - duck 61 Safety plastron - underarm protector. University of Oklahoma, Norman, Ok The 2nd Annual Temple Collegiate 74 Knee length white socks cotton or stretch nylon was held on November 21, and 22, at lahoma. Contact: Marietta Towry, 9406 81 Die holder and die - 12-24 or M6x1 Temple University in Philadelphia There Hihedge Drive, Dallas TX 75238. 83 Screwdriver set for electric foil and epee points. was an excellent turnout which provided Southeast Section: at the University of 85 Test weight - foil or epee. very strong competition during the 2 North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. Ron Mil- 86 Weapons tester. toum3ment. There were an unprecedE ler, Contact Colleen Olney, 2221 101 5 Spaghetti wire - per foot 120 entries in women's foil. as well as 40 SE 117th, OR 97216. 3002 Woman's breast plates - alurninurn - rubber edge. entries in men's foil, 42 entries in epee and Mid Atlantic Section: at the University of 3003 Wrist strap - velcro - white. 41 entries in s3bre. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. David 3005 Score pad - team and individual 3006 Elbow protector for sabre Next years tournament is tentatively Micahnik, Manager Contact: Colleen 3008 Foil guard pad - felt - standard or electric scheduled for November 6-7 1982, so Olney (above). 3009 Epee guard pad - felt. make your plans now. 3010 Sweat band - head white. Women's Foil Men's Foil 301 1 Renaissance t-shirt 3738 Metallic jackets back zip - French style. . .4 1st place) IN MEMORIAM Chr s Bosco. U of P8 Ter,;ple 0001 Machine to reel connecting cables - pair. .2 2 Ma'y Bllodeaux. Temple Penn Sta:e LEOSOBH 73 Tiger fencing shoes - white long wearing - flexible...... 2 Logan, Cornell 01 1008 Electrical point springs foil or epee - (10) per pack 4 Hanne Skall8lJu( 5 Piazza Banard As we to press, we have receivpd Master Card, Visa and C.O.D. Orders are accepted by telephone! Lesser, Co"neil Men's Sabre news of death of Leo Sobel, for PREPAID SHIPPING COSTS Men's Epee Treasurer of the A.F.L.A. and fathe, ~, $ .01 to $10.00 10 percent U of Pa (e---;=--:=: $ 10.00to$50.00 5 percent IJ of Pa 2. Jo!~n Fre1dberg. U~JC Stephen Sobel, U.S. FA Counsel. We will i , : V/S4· 50.00 to $100.00 3 percent B:-13" Lee Princeton 3 Rick Blum. U of Pa have more recognition of the esteem we $ ',.-~ ~ 3 - <.: Navy hold for Mr. Sobel in our next issue. Mean $100.00 to --- 2 percent Temple 5 Y'u-~Wal Cheung Prillc.elurl while, we extend to Steve and his family Please Write or Call For Free Pictured Catalog. 5 Stefan COOk. St JaM's 6 Paterson 6 John Le:Jng U.ol our sympathies for their loss.