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NYAC INTERNATIONAL April 19, 20, 21 - New York PRESIDENT'S CORNER described in this issue of the magazine. It is a most worthwhile addition to our film Volume 19 Number 4 National Championships: The November library. 1967 issue of the magazine on pages 12 Fencing Clinics: The instruction in fencing JJIJ1EJ1JtIJl1 f EI1CJl10 and 13 - outlined various possibilities with techniquest to persons interested in learning Official Organ of the Amoteur Fencers league of America respect to limiting the entry af fencers who how to teach fencing is one of the areas where Management could nat represent the USA in Olympic considerable development must take place W. L Osborn, Publisher J. R. de Copriles, Editor competition. Comments also were solicited to allow for continued expansion of our sport. P.O. Box 144 41 Fish Hawk Drive, Oak Hill, from AFLA directors prior to our Special Included in this issue of the magazine are Terre Haute, Ind. Middletown, New Jersey 201-671-5872 Meeting of the Board on January 19, 1968 .. details concerning a clinic to be conducted Feature Editors: Miguel de Capriles, Claribel Saunders and Rolph Goldstein. The replies received indicated such a dif at Wisconsin State University, La Crosse, Assistant Editor: William J. Latzko ference of view that it was decided to sub Wisconsin, from June 10 to June 21, 1968, Advertising Office: 5 Great Oak Lane, Pleasantville, N.Y. mit the question to a mail vote of all AFLA and information with respect to beginning Telephone: 867-9191 Directors. and advanced fencing courses - for women Policy Board The results of such moil vote will be in only - conducted by Julia Jones at Hunter N. Lewis, Chairman; J. R. de Capriles, W. J. Latzka, cluded in the May issue, with prior notifi College of the City University of New York. W. L Osborn, L Sobel, G. V. Worth cation to AFLA chairmen so that qualifying 3-Yeor Membership Plan: Initial responses )ubscriptions for non-members of the AFLA is $3.00 in the U.S. and $4.00 elsewhere. rounds can be conducted in accordance with ta our suggestion to establish a three-year Published September, November, January, March, May and July. the agreed-on regulations. membership classification at a proposed cost Opinions expressed in signed articles reflect the persona! views of the writers and not necessarily Rules Books: The Board approved the of 2Y2 times present annual dues, were )f American Fencing or the AFLA. No anonymous articles aocepted. purchase of 10,000 copies of the fencing most encouraging. The plan, of course, would Second Class Postage Paid in 1rerre Haute, Ind. 47808 'J rules section of our present "Fencing Rules be in addition to the present one-year plan. & Manual" at an approximate cost of 30¢ DEADLINES FOR 1967-68 ISSUES The three-year membership classification each. As soon as such copies are available, hopefully will be available for the 1968- May - Apr. September - Aug. 5 your President will propose to the Board 1969 fencing season after consideration at July - June 3 November - Oct. 7 that copies be distributed free to all new our annual meeting in June 1968 at Miami, AFLA members including students. Florida. NOMINATIONS The nomination for Vice President (NA) Under-20 World Championships: The Centrali%ed Membership Control: There 1968 - 1969 SEASON was submitted to the Committee by Nelson Championships are scheduled for London, appears to be a unanimity of opinion that Fishman, present Vice President (NA) and England On April 12th, 13th, 14th and centralized membership control would relieve by William J. lat"ka chairman of the North Atlantic nominating 15th. The Board approved an expenditure AFLA Division Secretaries of considerable ·he Nominating Committee, chaired by committee. of $1200 - $ 1 00 for each fencer author clerical work and thus enable them to de Stephen Sobel, reported the following ized to participate in such events. vote their available time and efforts to more linations for the 1968-1969 season: It was most encouraging to see the many important fencing functions. It will certainly SANTELLI FENCING President Alan Ruben requests for entry arriving at your National allow new AFLA members to promptly re Vice Pres (NW) Anthony Zombolas ACADEMY office. Concrete evidence of the increasing ceive their copies of our magazine, II Amer Vice Pres (SE) Manny Forrest interest devol ping in aur sport - particular ican Fencing." Under present procedures, Tony Orsi, former Secretary of the AFLA Vice Pres (SW) Edwin Sims ly at this age level. new members do not receive copies until and leading fencing figure from New Jersey Vice Pres (PC) Mary Huddleson It is hoped that all fencers and officials the Secretaries of the respective AFLA Di for many years, is the Manager and Fencing Vice Pres (NA) Stephen Sobel traveling to London will do so by TWA - visions forward membership rosters to the Master of New Jersey's new fencing salle. Secretary William Latzko the official airline of the AFLA It is con AFLA National Secretary. Considerable de Treasurer Leo Sobel The new facilities are impressive - room ceivable that sufficient people will be going lays have been experienced in many Divisions Foreign Secy George Worth for 8 to 10 strips, good seperate locker to arrange a charter group-rate and reserva with resultant disinterest in the AFLA on Director at Lorge Norman Lewis rOOm and showers for men and womenj and tions can be made by writing to our TWA the part of many new members. Director at Large Paul Mackler ample parking facilities. Santelli equipment sports representative, Mr. Ed Shevitz, cia We are confident that the administrative Director at Large Donald Thompson will be on sale and there is provision for re TWA-Sports Department, 425 Park Avenue, procedures presently being developed will pairs of weapons, machines etc. Non Div.'Director Ralph Goldstein l New York 10022. provide that copies of membership forms will Non Div. Director Connie Latzko The Academy is open weekdays and eve Visual Aids: The tremendous interest in be forwarded to AFLA Division Secretaries Non Div. Director Gerard Poujardieu Sr. nings, and all day Saturdays. It is located at our available fencing films prompts us to by the AFLA National Secretary at least ·he nomination for President was made 19 Franklin Place, Rutherford. For further include in this issue a complete re-Iisting of twice each month. Similarly, the applicable !r the Committee received a letter from information call Mr. Orsi at (20]) 438-9749 films. Your attention particularly is invited portion of AFLA Divisional and Sectional -man Lewis indicating that he would not or 684-3379. to a newly listed item, "Basic Training of dues will be forwarded to respective AFLA ept renomination as President. Our best wishes for great success. Foil Fencing," produced in Hungary fully Division and Section Treasurer by the AFLA
Ie Two AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Three 'ional Treasurer once each month. Such WHO MAY COMPETE IN :edures will be available for the 1968- U. S. NATIONALS )9 fencing season jf approved at our an I meeting in June 1968. by W. J. Latzko 'und Raising: Our efforts to enlarge our The question was submitted to a mail ted States and International Development vote of the Board of Directors. Seventy seven ds continue. A plan to sell the AFLA votes were cast, with Motion No. 3 being of through Divisions to benefit both the carried by the vote of 24 Directors. The .A at the National level and also to Motion limits entries to at he U. S. National st the Division treasuries is outlined in Championships to qualified U. S. citizens issue of the magazine. and permanent residents only. Foreign en tries will no longer be accepted. 'Ions are also underway to provide an .A patch and lapel pin - similar to our .A decal - to allow for sales to raise IN WASHINGTON, D.C. :is and also to popularize our sport of fence at :ing. Funds for such project were 0110- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FENCERS CLUB ,d at the January 19th meeting of the Over 53 years at rd. WASHINGTON Y.M.C.A. 1736 G St. N.W. Vhile we all should recognize that con NA 8-8250 ·•• ·"·.,, .•• ·~·.Oc· •• ·•• •·•· •• ··~·.CI ..•..•. "O••••• ~ ...... o •• e-•••••••••••••••.••• (t.. .. utions of monies to the AFLA are most :ome "securities minded" fencers should f NORTH CAROLINA ]ware of the fact that donations of stock bonds also should be encouraged. by John LeBar Inder present Income Tax regulations, FOil, NOVICE: L K. P. Lou, U. of No. Carolina; 2. Randy Peyser, Duke; 3. Walter Bradl0Y, re securities have appreciated in value, Duke. s possible to donate such securities to SABRE, NOVICE: I. Richard Betts, U. of No. AFLA and secure a tax deduction on Carolina; 2. Mike Nnse!, Duke; 3. Jeffery Black . personal income tax return for the welder, Duke. EPEE NOVICE: 1. Burt James, No. Carolina State ket value of such securities as of the U.; 2. Harry Goforth, Clemson University; 3. , of the gift. In addition, no capital gain Joh!1 DeVons, U. of No. Carolina. on the increase in value is required to Wl::>MEN. NOVICE: 1. Florence Reese, No Caro paid by the person making the gift. In Hna State U.; 2. Jean Cooke, No. Carolina State U.; 3. Elizabeth Benbow, U. of No. Caro IY's economy, such form of donation pre lina. Welcotne to the world of s a worthwhile objective for fund-raising rested persons. Needless to say, all such izing. We would be pleased to assist should sactions should be reviewed carefully any questions arise regarding such trans- Trans World Airlines" I your lawyer or accountant before finol- actions. - Norman Lewis ...the all-jet airline Manufacturer of A.F.L.A. NATIONAL Fencing Trophies From New York TWA jets fly throughout the U.S. Non-stop to Pittsburgh, CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS Chicago, SI. 'Louis, Kansas City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, for example. Since 1891 Medals Emblems Or you can fly TWA to London, Paris, Rome, and other major cities in Europe. Or to North Africa-the Middle East-and all the way to Hong Kong. DESIGNS, TWA is special-the only airline in the world with this unique route. ROBERT STOLL TWA is convenient-you can' fly across half the world and never change Incorporated CATALOGUES AND airlines. And TWA is fun' On selected flights you can enjoy StarStream ESTIMATES UPON Theater: wide-screen color movies· and 8 more channels of entertainment. 70 FULTON ST. NEW YORK 7, N. Y. REQUEST For reservations, call Mr. Information-yonr Established 1885 Travel Agent or your nearest TWA office.
Ie Four AMERICAN FENCING TWA is the Official Airline for the Amateur Fencers league of America datory. Points must conform to Rules 732 and than June 10, 1968) entries will be checked before May 25, 1968. The following informa JLES fOR 1968 NATIONALS 733 on pages 125-127 of the Rules Book. 8gainst the certified list of qualifiers and alter tion is required for each weapon: overy competitor is urged to read the Rules nates which has the endorsement of the Sec 1. Number of eligible competitors in the qual REPAIRS: Equipment should be in perfect 'k regarding entries, especially Section C retory of the AFLA. The number eligible to ifying round (p. 157, Rules Book), condition when you arrive at the Nationals. page 159. Everyone wishing to participate qualify from each Division will be determined 2. A list of all automatic qualifiers, in order Any necessary repairs will be at the fencer's Jersonally responsible for filing a complete of strength. own expense. ryon time. and compared to the number of valid entries on hand from each Division. The entries and 3. A list of all Division qualifiers in the order TROPHIES: All 1967 winners of trophies are fhe Tournoment will be held at the Bay- fees of invalid entries and of those alternotes they placed. expected to bring them or have them del ivered 1t Auditorium, 499 Biscayne Boulevard, 4. A list of alternates in the order they to the competition. Trophies are to be return Jmi, Florida. who ore in excess of the permissible number placed. Note that the alternates must be ed polished and in good condition. NHAT TO FILE: Every entry must contain from the Division will be returned. All entries that are accepted will be so notified ot the the fencers who placed immediately after PUBLICITY: The publicity at a Notional Jroperiy executed appl ication blank or the qualifers. Championship depends on the competitors simile, the requisite entry and reg istration same time. 5. A certified list of teams and alternate themselves. The more information that can be 5 payable to AFLA-Notionals, and a legal Note that you can only enter if you are teams. given to the news media not only about win , stamped self-addressed envelope. certified as a qualifier by your Division Sec r UNDER-19 CERTIFICATION: The Chair ners but also about other interesting com VHERE TO FILE: Send to Mr. W. J. retary, and if the National portion of your man of each Section is required to submit the petitors, the better the coverage. To have this 'ko, 33 - 62nd Street, West New York, dues has been forwarded by your Division information available for pre-releases and ot v Jersey 07093. before the closing date for entries. All those names of the Sectional Champions and qual ifiers for the Under 19 events to the Secretary the time of the event, all competitors are I{HO AND WHEN: Every individual Or whose Notional dues have been processed are of the AFLA on or before June 1, 1968. asked to submit the following data to Isadore n qualifier, including every automatic moiled a letter to that effect by the Secretory FEES: The fee for each individual event is Wasserman, 2855 Leonard Drive #410, North lifier and every olternate, who wishes to of the.AFLA. $5; for each team event $10. There is, in Miami Beach, Florida 33160: ticipate must file an officio I entry to be CERTIFICATION: The Secretary of each addition, a $5 registration fee for every com Name, address, age, college (or high 'ived at the above address on or before Division is requested to moil to the Secretory petitor (individual or team member); this fee schooD 1 occupation, employer, salle or team e 1, 1968. Note that this includes the of the AFLA a list certifying the qualifiers and includes a ticket to Gala Night. affiliation, major achievements in fencing, ler-19 qualifiers. Team entries are to be alternate immediately after the completion of EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY: No fencer in marital and family facts, additional items :J by the team captain. the divisional qualifying round. All certifica dirty or unsafe apparel will be permitted to of interest and a sharp 2 in. by 2in. photo ,CCEPTANCE: Within one week (no later tions must be received by the Secretory on or fence. In all weapons, fencers' clothing must graph. include a pair of stockings which will cover It is requested that each contestant notify fully any port of the legs not covered by the his local news media, giving the qbove facts MaRl FENCING ACADEMY trousers. The gauntlet of the glove must, in and requesting that they report the wire all circumstances, cover the forearm and over service stories particularly as they concern lap the sleeve so that the opponent's blade him. America's Most Distinguished Salle cannot enter the sleeve. All other require HOUSING: Arrangements have been mode ments of Rule 27 (p. 22 of Rules Book) will for housing at $7.00 per day for a single, Here in glamorous Beverly Hills, National Champions and Olympians share th .• be observed. $10.00 per day for a double. The Hotel will luxuriously appointed salle with famous personalities. WEAPONS: Each fencer must have a min have free parking and is located opposite the imum of two acceptable weapons available Auditorium. For further details contact Mr. The School of Champions The Salle of the Stars for every bout at or near the strip where he is Fred Sharfstein, 7344 SW 82nd Street #C 110, 1967 National Champion • Men's competing. Acceptable electrical weapons ore Miami, Florida 33143. Rory Calhoun, Tony Curtis, James Coburn, Foil only those certified by the technician. BOUT COMMITTEE: William Latzko and 1967 National Champions • Men's Gower Champion,. Paul Gallico, Zsa Zsa BODY CORDS: Foil and epee fencers must Ed McFarland, co-chairmen. Foil Team Gabor, Joe Hyams, Bronislaw Kaper, Annia have at least two body cords certified by the COMPETITIONS: Pools will be made up in 1967 National Champions. Women's Kashfi, Ross Martin, Zubin Mehta, Yvette technician, with a standard three-prong con advance and strips assigned 10 - minutes prior Foil Team to starting time. Byes, if any, are given for Mimieux, Andre Previn, Roman Blansky, nector at the real end. Fencing Sequences FOIL: Men and women must have at least the convenience of the Bout Committee in Jean Seberg, Stella Stevens, Natalie conducting the preliminary rounds. Byes will The Great Race, Our Man Flint, The two insulated metallic vests certified by the v\food, Sharon Tate, Lynn Froman, Steph .. Girl ~rom Uncle, F. B. I., Romeo and technician. The strap passing between the legs be scratched if they are not available to Juliet, etc. anie Powers, and many others. must be at least 3 cm wide and the metallic officiate at the assigned time. collar must be at least 3 cm high. The mask SCHEDULE: At the direction of the Board Salle privileges to out-of-town visitors must conform to specificiations (Rules 27, of Directors, the schedule provides for the 212, 217, 722-4 on pages 22, 38, 39, 123- finals of each individual event to be on a day MaRl FENCING ACADEMY 124). Fencers are advised to have spare masks after the preliminary event. The following 9416 Santa Moniea Blvd., Beverly Hills, Calif. 90210 CR 4-7213 and gloves. schedule has been approved by the Executive EPEE: The protective undergarment is man- Committee of the Boord: le Six AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Seven Epee Open: 1. M. Benjamin, LIS; 2. G. Braine; 3. m -0 V> m "T1 THER ACTIVITIES: -i 3: ::!:! ~ "C YV. Andre, NYFC. :r 0 >< r- > Reception ~ -i l>- 0 2 !ne 21 ~ II> ;;::J r- Foil Open: 1. D. Abby, Temple; 2. U. Jones, San () -i'" z 3: "" '" Ine 29 Annual Meeting of the League, .,.. C m m '" telli; 3. J. Canvin, NYFC. '" 0 Z >'" Gala Night Dinner/Dance '< Z > Z Sabre Open: 1. A. Bachner, LIS; 2. L. Pongo, ." G'l Z G'l Vi 0 " ~ > J: NYAC; 3. T. Montagnino, NYTV. '" > 0 r m ~ () KANSAS Women's Open: 1. S. Pechinsky, Salem Y; 2. M. 3: 0 r > '< 0 > by Reto Engler Annavedder, Unott.; 3. J. Reed, Santelli. ~ (I) :j :r rn m -i '" r Olympic benefit tournament raised funds Foil Open: 1. M. Long, Temple; 2. A. De Vito. ~'" '"
Eight AMERICAN FEf\nNG AMERICAN FENCING Page Nine APPLICATION FOR TEAM ENTRY THE WAY I SAW IT this time. do not wish to talk about timing, reflexes, pyhysical conditioning or by Nicholas G. Toth speed - they are all "old hat" in fencing. 1968 National Championship Tournament U. S. Air Force Academy From my observations, I would like to point The cooches' report is an interesting cut out the DISTANCE, which stands in first place in order of importance (distance, tim Divisional Place away illustration on the quality of fencing in the World Championships at Montreal. ing, speed), It is evident to me why the Rus Fees Of course, everyone saw it in a different sians have built up and based their tactics On distance. Let us examine these distance 'e._o_m_E_v_e_n_t_+ __Q_u_a_i_. ___A_lt_. _+___ T_E_A_M __ M_EM_B_E_R_S __ I Registration Team ($10 light. Some of the reports are humorous, - Per Event) others are pessimistic Or lethargic depending tactics sequence by sequence. on what and how they saw it. 1. When both fencers go on-guard behind The coaches wha went to Montreal were the on-guard line, they will be out of dis not organized for such an important project. tance. To keep this aut-of-distance position, We worked (observed) as separate individuals. the idea in the Hungarian system is -after u During the events some coaches were sitting the command "fence , do not jump or step in the bleachers as well mannered specta forward immediately (sometimes) but stay tors, others invaded the floor, contacted out of distance. During the preparation, close e foreign coaches amateurs, ond were begging it little by little, or let the opponent close for "new" ideas in coaching and condition it for you. This idea has been changed in ing. This oversolicituous ottitude was ridicu the Russian tactics. The attacker closes it lous. Could this not have been done more without preparation rapidly, and drastic discreetly as the Russians did to us in Hel ally. They do not let the opponent settle sinki and Melbourne when they filmed all down mentally, but try hard to beat him in It any team member is not entered in the Reg. Fees $, _____ workouts in all Olympic events? Had we nO "his mind". desire to obtain on effective research on 2. How? From out-of-distance, they initi their cadence and tactics at Montreal by ate a balestra, which puts the opponent aff idual events, mark (G) atfer name. Team Fees $ ______shooting films on the octions in all three balance. Then with the gained speed. they .weapons? Seeing something and then talk switch to a series of rapid steps and close
I Gala Tickets at $S. per person - # ____ Extra Gala $ ______ing about it from memory, without hard in to a middle Or many times small dis facts and data, is nat research but only tance. During the rush they stay in tierce conversation. position no blade transition whatsoever Total Enclosed $ ______I was mainly interested in seeing the sometimes a counter tierce. but that is all. new Utechniquell in sabre fencing which 3. If this series of forward motions were has already "conquered" the fencing world. initiated in good time, the opponent would I was also glad to see old European friends, be unable to run away, but freeze in. entry acceptance to: who are coaches ond authorities in this field. 4. If it was not initiated in time, the op lJ Regarding this victorious new rttechnique - ponent would be able to retreot by crossing I sincerely regret it, but I come home the legs (walking backward) but many times e (Print) almost empty handed. However I observed would fall on his bottom. This is new, and some minor changes in tactics which are this is technique, but non-aesthetic. 8SS ______culminating into a kind of simplification S. If the opponent is able to escape with bosed on inferiar, but not a superiar tech out a fall, then the rushing in would be a nique. To simplify a bout from superiority senseless chase. 1 Name Division makes it 0 different game than the bouts 6. Toke the sequence now - when the we saw ot Montreal. Sure, the Russians are distance is closed successfully, the opponent good in this advocated simplification. It is is frozen in. They execute a straight head certify this (these) team and its members ore eligible to enter the 1967 National fine for them, but it should not be recom cut or a dry-cut to the chest (dry-cut is npionships. mended for other nations in the world. The without slashing). The question is - Who Hungarians, the Italians, and the French are can parry a cut from close distance? Almost disregarding it. no fencer in the world - but it is more I also observed some changes in the intro than that. It is the time-breaking element (Signed) ______duction of the attack which are closely re which will greatly help to finish the attock lated to other minor change in tactics. At successfully. This time breaking will occur e Ten AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Eleven for a fraction of a second after closing phychologicol odvantage over every oppon BY-LAWS OF THE AMATEUR FENCERS LEAGUE once. I want to note here that this is ent. First, they ore excellent competitors, OF AMERICA, iNCORPORATED Amend ARTICLE I to read as follows: AI! members who have paid their dues, as simplest form of the varia ted attacks their ottitude is correct, then the myth The name of this Corporation sholl be uThe specified in these BY-Lows, on or before February the Hungarian sabre system. They used which their quick success has built up for Amateur Fencers League of America, Incorporated." 1 st of each fiscal year and who have attained variation successfully against the United them, helped overwhelmingly ogainst the The Corporation is chartered and exists under the their 21st drithday as of that dote shall have the tes Sabre Team. Unfortunately, our team competitors who were not sure or themselves. Non-Profit Corporation Laws of the Commonwealth right to vote on all matters that may be voted of Pennsylvania. It is qualified as a tax exempt I no ammunition to use against it. Oh, boy! "The Russions are coming, the upon by the Corporation pursuant to these By organization under the federal Internal Revenue Laws and, to hold any office to which they may rhe second possibility is (from the op Russions are coming!" and the fencer who Code. be elected or appointed provided that only amatcurs ent side), after closing in the opponent is not strong enough mentally has alreody COMMENT: The Tax exempt status of the Corp- may be elected as an officer of the Corporation. be unable (refuse) to parry. Then a be- lost the bout on deck. oration is expressly mentioned. The date of admission to membership is deter ARTICLES II and III remain unchanged. mined according to the provision"} of Article V. 1er type cut-in will happen. This cut-in All in all, talked with Hungorian, Amend ARTICLE IV to read as follows: Section 4. Membership sholl not entitle any mem ) reflex movement, but many times is a French, ond Itolian authorities concerning ARTICLE IV ber to any share in the assets of the Corporation, 1ned action by tactics to eliminate the these rushing tactics and simplification but Membership all of Which are hereby declared to be irrevocably lCker's right of way. And this is the be Section 1. All persons who have met their obliga dedicated to the charitable purposes set forth in I received only 0 smile. They are not tions with respect to payment of dues as herein Article II of these By-Laws. All rights and privileges "ing of the low level sabre fencing. With- willing to recognize it os a new combotive after provided in Article V shaH be members of of membership shall cease upon death, resignation, counter attacks and parry riposte the system. Many of them claim it is just 0 the Corporation. expulsion or failure to pay dues. sent sabre fencing does not require brain temporory declinotion and the good sabre Section 2. Membership shal! be of six classes: COMMENT: The present practice of accepting into membership all persons who tender their dues k, but footwork only. No doubt about it, Honorary, Active, Collegiate, Student, Associate, fencing will resume ogain. and Life. is written into the By-Laws. The category of excitement and the effert of it are gone. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP shall be open to any- Associate Life Membership has been e!!minnted. y has the sabre fenCing fallen back in the one who shall have rendered distinguished service Election to honorary membership has been made ten years? This subject requires much to the cause of fencing. A candidate shall be somewhat easier. FENCING COURSES elected an Honorary Member of the Corporation by Voting rights and qualification to hold office ce study, before we can determine the the Board of Directors of the Corporation upon have been clarified in light of questions which sent decay. fOR WOMEN a two-thirds vote of those present ot any meeting. have arisen heretofore. )r. Bukantz is right - the Russians are The instruction of physical education Honorary Members sha!! have all the rights and In order to conform with international practice, 19 almost every movement by second privileges of Life Members. professiona!s are made eligible to become active oriented persons in fencing techniques pre ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP shall be open to all per- members of the League with all rights and ,ntion. When they are charging they are sent one of the greotest challenges facing sons upon payment of the dues specified in these privileges except the right to hold corporate dy to parry any counter attock, which us in acceleroting the development of By-Laws. office. ortunately never comes. Against the fencing. Only by establishment of regular COLLEGIATE MEMBERSHIP shall be open to all The category of Associate Membership has been ;ed tierce position, the stop-cut will be persons who have attained the age of 19 but have redefined so as to include adherents of the courses can we provide the many instructors not reached their 25th birthday as of the begin League who do not engage in competitions. Ie; ogainst time thrust, or tempo cut, so necessory ot inaugurote fencing programs ning of the current fiscal year upon payment of The definition of "amateur status" (formerly yare ready all the time. in schools throughout the country. the dues for the current yeor as specified in these Section 2) has been deleted from this Article 10 judge this rushing type bout is not By-Lows. and included in a later article dealing with the In the Metropolitan-New York area, lvIiss STUDENT MEMBERSHIP shall be open to all per disciplinary powers of the Board of Directors. y. The director of the jury must dis Julia Jones, fencing cooch ot Hunter Col sons who have not yet attained the age of 19 Amend ARTICLE V to read as follows: luish between the phases of the rushing as of the beginning of the current fiscal year upon Section 1. The schedule of annual dues of the lege, conducts 0 bosic fencing course ond ause the balestra and the steps ore not payment of the dues for the current year as Amateur Fencers League of America shaH be as an odvonced fencing course for women only ts of the ottock. Some eastern European specified in these By-Lows. follows: - ot the School of General Studies of ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP shall be open to any Class of Annual Dues Prepaid !Ctors interpreted this composite-rushing Hunter College. person upon payment of the dues as specified in Membership Annual Dues for a 3-year period on attock (this is another gimmick in these BY-Laws. Associate Members shaH have all Active $10.00 $25.00 se tactics>' However, Montano (World The basic fencing course is offered in the rights and privileges of Active Members, sub Collegiate 6.00 15.00 lmpion in 1938 and in 1947) who as a the foil term - the advanced COurse in the ject to the limitation thot they shall not be entitled Associate 3.00 7.50 Student 2.00 5.00 spring term. Both Courses consist of 30 to fence in competitions. !Ctor did on excellent job, broke the rush- LIFE MEMBERSHIP shall be open to all persons All annual dues sholl be paid directly to the Sec into parts. He accepted the final move- semester hours and ore scheduled between upon payment to the Corporation of the Life retary of the Corporation or his duly authorized 1t only as on attack, therefore, throwing the hours of 6 to 8 PM. The Courses ore Membership fee specified in these By-Laws. Life agent. more actions than any other director. ovailable to regulor students of the college Members shaH have aU the rgihts and privileges Section 2. Annual dues shaH be allocated accord ing to the following schedule, and Divisional and and also are open to all other persons inter of Active Members, but sholl be exempt from the one bout, he threw out thirteen. obligot;on of paying dues subsequent to the pay Sectional shares of dues shall be paid by the Sec rhe Russian teams are extremely co ested in fencing. Credits are provided to ment of the Life Membership fee. retary of the Corporation to the Treasurers of the ,sive During the tournament, they coached those students successfully completing the Section 3. All members, except Associate Mem Section and divisions to be retoined by them. course. bers, shall be entitled to participate in any com Allocation stantly. The coaches and the teams were petition held under the auspices of the Corpora Class of Annual Dues ted together and everyone was observing Detoils as to a description of the courses, tion/ subject to the limitations of these By-Laws Membership Divisional Share Sectional Share opponent. As a result of this observation odmission doto, costs, etc., can be obtained and to such regulations and limitations as the Active $3.00 $1.00 Collegiate y advised the fencer, who was on deck, by writing to lvIiss Julia Jones, Deportment Boord of Directors may from time to time loy down 1.00 1.00 with respect to particular categories or classes of Associate 1.00 at to do against the next opponent. Even of Physical Education, Hunter College, 695 members or competitions. Student 1.00 hout observation they hod a tremendous Pork Avenue, New York, New York 10021. AMERICAN FENCING Page Thirteen Je Twelve AMERICAN FENCING Annual Dues correspondence of the Corporation, keep a record Section 4. At any meeting of the Board of has been reinstated as an Amateur by the Prepaid on 3w Year Basis of all meetings of the Corporation and of the Boord Directors a quorum shaH be seven members present Board of Directors. Se-ction Share Divisional Share of Directors, issue notices to members of all in person. On failure of Q quorum a lesser number The Board of Directors sha!! have the sole ive $2.50 $7.50 meetings of the Corporation, and perform such sholl have the power to adjourn to a given time power to interpret this Section, to enact on :egiote 2.50 2.50 duties as may be assigned to the Secretary by and place. The date, place and time of each meet amateur code for the guidance of the members of odote 2.50 these By-Laws or by the President. If the Board ing sholl be designated by the President. the Corporation; to prescribe and apply disciplinary lent 2.50 appoints a Recording and/or Corresponding Sec Section 5. The Annual Meeting of the Board of penalties for infractions of the amateur code, in Vhere the division is not a member of any retary, the Secretary shall prescribe their duties Directors sholl be convened, upon not less than cluding warning, reprimand and temporary or per :ified section, the Sectional share of dues shall and supervise their activities. fourteen days' notice, during the month of Septem manent suspension from amateur competition, paid by the Secretary of the Corporation to the Section 6. The Treasurer shall keep th€~ accounts ber. according to the circumstances, and to grant :Jsurer of the Division to be retained by the of the Corporation; sholl receive all moneys, fees, Section 6. Special Meetings of the Board of reinstatement hereunder. Members of the Armed ision. dues, etc.; sholl pay all bills approved by the Directors may, and upon written request of seven Forces of the United States duly appointed or ection 3. LIFE MEMBERSHIP FEE. The Life Board of Directors; and shall preserve vouchers or more members must, be called by the President assigned as instructors of fencing are exempt nbership fee shall be $ J 50.00. One-half of this for such disbursements. The Treasurer sholl, at the on fourteen days' notice. All notices shall state from the provisions of this section when in the dis shalf be paid over by the Secretory of the Annual Meeting, submit a report, audited by a the object of the meeting, and business not men charge of such officio! duty. poration to the Treasurer of the Division to committee of the Boord of Directors, of the tioned therein may not be acted on at any Special Section 12. The Board of Directors shall have ch the member belongs to be retained by the financial transactions of the preceding fiscal year. Meeting, except that appropriations sholl be in power to formulate, establish, and publish the rules isiol1, except that if the member also belongs The Treasurer shall keep all funds of the Corpora order at any meeting of the Boord without notice. governing all amateur member fencing competitions J section, the Secretary of the Corporation shall tion in such account or accounts, each subject to Section 7.Voting by Moil. and all exhibitions in which on amateur member to the Traesurer of the Section $10.00 to be withdrawals upon such signature or signatures, as (a) Any specific question or matter which might of the Corporation shall participate, and in the lined by the section, and $68.00 to the Treas the Board of Directors may from time to time pre be passed at a special Meeting of the Boord absence of action to the contrary the Board of - of the Division. scribe. sholl be submitted to a vote by moil at the Directors sha!! be deemed to have formulated, discretion of the President, or upon written ection 4. All dues are payable on application Section 7. Before exercising their offices the established and published the following rules: request of any seven members of the Boord membership and thereafter on or before President, the Secretary and the Treasurer shall (0) All amateur fencing competitions in the of Directors who hold membership, in the tember 1 of each fiscal year. each file such bond for the faithful performance United States, its territories and possessions, aggregate, in three or more Divisions. ection 5. AI! dues paid to the Secretary of the of his .. duties as the Boord of Directors may approve. shall be conducted only under the rules and (b) On votes by moil, the Secretary of the Corp poration sholl be recorded by him and unless COMMENT: To provide for a more efficient, stream- sanction of the Amateur Fencers League of -eated to a section or division paid over to the oration shall mail to each member of the !ined and capable management, a new post of America, Incorporated. JSUf"er for general Corporation purposes. Board a clear statement of the question to (b) An amateur fencer wir!ftJl!y competing in Executive Vice President has been created. The be voted upon, and of the dote on which ection 6. A new member is not admitted to competition in the United States, its territories post of Foreign Secretary has been eliminated as voting sholl be closed, with a request that nbership and an old member is not in good and possession, not held under the rules and unnecessary to the effective management of the each member cast his vote thereon and ,ding until his dues and fees have been re sanction of the A.F.L.A., INC., shall be liable Corporation. communicate it to the Secretary prior to red by the Secretory of the Corporation or by to suspension and may be held ineligible to Amend ARTICLE VI I to read as follows: the closing dote. The closing dote sholl be Jly authorized agent thereof. enter any contest under Corporation auspices \l\MENT: The changes implement the proposed Section 1. Responsibility for the general man not less than fourteen days after the mailing agement and policies of the Corporation shall be of the question. for such period of time as the Board of Direc ,ree-year membership system and provide for tors may determine. vested in a Board of Directors composed of the Section 8. The Board of Directors shall have n improved, efficient system of direct notional (c) Any amateur knOWingly competing in fencing illing. - officers of the Corporation, the Chairman of each power to constitute on Executive Committee com competition who has been suspended or dis Division of the Corporation and Additional Directors posed of not less than five members which Com 'he amendments also make it clear that persons qualified by the Boord of Directors of this from the Divisions of the number hereinafter mittee shall include the President, the Executive rho have not paid their dues cease to become Corporation renders himself liable to sus specified. Vice President and the Secretary. Such Executive 1embers of the Corporation. pension and may be held ineligible to enter Amend ARTICLE VI to read as follows: (0) Each Division shall be entitled to one Committtee, if constituted by the Board, sholl have Additional Director for the first seventy-five such 'powers as the Board moy be resolution pre any contest under Corporation auspices for ection 1. The officers of the Corporation shall such period of time as the Board of Directors members and on Additional Director for each scribe; provided, howeverr that the power so dele sist of a President, an Executive Vice President, may determine. succeeding seventy-five members or major gated shalf be limited to the power to take action 'ice President for each established Section of the (d) ProfeSSionals sholl be permitted to compete fraction thereof. Members, for purposes of until the next meeting of the Board of Directors. poration, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. in amateur competitions only under such entitlement to Additional Directors, shall Section 9. The Board of Directors may appoint ection 2. The President shall be the chief ex rules and conditions os the Board of Directors be in good standing as of the end of the a Recording and/or Corresponding Secretary to tive officer of the Corporation and sholl preside may from time to time prescribe. all meetings of the A.F.L.A., Inc. and of the preceding fiscal year. serve without vote until the subsequent Annual Section 13. Board of Directors to arrange for !rd of Directors, and perform such· other duties Section 2. The officers of the Corporation shall be Meeting of the Boord and to perform such duties as usually pertain to that office and which are elected annually by the membership of the Corp i may be assigned to them by the Boord, the Pres National Championships. The Boord of Directors inconsistent with these BY-Lows. oration in the manner specified in these By-Laws. ident, the Secretary and the Treasurer. sholl receive bids from the various divisions to hold the annual National Championship Tournament ection 3. The Executive Vice President shoO per The Divisional Chairmen and Additional Directors .. Section 10. The Boord of Directors sholl appoint jf any, of each Division sholl be elected annually I and sholl select the time and place thereof. In n such duties as the President sholl delegate annually legal counsel to advise and represent the him. by the membership of each Division in the manner Corporation, its directors and officers. no event shol! the Notional Championship Tourna ection 4. The Sectional Vice Presidents shaH act specified in the By-Laws of the Corporation and of Section 11. The Board of Directors shall have ment be held prior to the 30th day from the mail chairmen of their respective Sections and in the Division. power to define amateur status and in the absence ing of notice pursuant to Section 2 of Article XI L er of their seniority (or if of equal service, then (0) In the elections for Additional Directors each of action to the contrary the Board of Directors Section 14. Discip!inary Powers of the Board of drawing lots) in the absence of the Vice divisional member eligible to vote shail be shall be deemed to have adopted the following Directors. The Boord of Directors by a two-thirds sident, aRd the Executive Vice President shall entitled to cast as many votes as, there are definition: vote of the members voting sha II hove power to side at all meetings of the Corporation and of Additional Directors to be elected. Each such An amateur fencer is one who participates in reprimand, suspend, deny continuation of mem Boord of Directors. Each Sectional Vice Pres member may cast the whole number of his fencing solely for the love of the sport, who bership to, or expel any member whose conduct nt sholl within a time specified by the Secretary votes for one nominee or distribute them upon has not derived direct or indirect financial moy be deemed detrimental to the welfare, interests Corporation, file with the Secretory of the two or more nominees as he may prefer. benefits from competition or exhibitions in or character of the Corporation, always provided, rporation a report of the finances and activities Section 3. The Boord of Directors shall be vested fencing and who has never been a professional however, that any action other than reprimand his Section for the current year. with fuB powers of management of the Corporation teacher of fencing or a professionol competitor may be taken only after the fo!!clWing conditions Section 5. The Secretory sholl conduct all official subject to these By-Laws. or trainer in any branch of athletics or who have been satisfied: (a) notice must be served upon
Ige Fourteen AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Fifteen norma! form of debate sholl be informal dis '11embers of the Boord and upon the member Amend ARTICLE XIII, Sections 1,4,5,7,8 and of proposing amendments to the By-Lows upon thirty 1St whom the proposed action is to be ta ken, cussion. 9 to read: days written notice, setting forth the general 19 forth generally the character of the con- Amend ARTICLE X to read as follows: Section 1. Amend first paragraph to read: tenor of the amendment or amendments to be pro forming the basis for the proposed oction; Section 1. Subject to the provisions of these By In order to faciliate the development of fencing posed at such meeting. Proposed amendments shall (b) jf requested by the member to be dis laws, the President, with the approval of the Board in the United States of America, its territories and be adopted if approved by a majority of those )ed or by three members of the Board, of Directors or of its Executive Committee, sholl possessions, the Board of Directors may, upon appli present in person or by proxy and voting at such n ten days after the mai!ing of notice of have power to create and appoint the members of cation in conformance with these BY-Laws, create meeting, subject to the provisions of Article Xl, proposed action, a committee of not less and such standing special committees as he may administrative units to be known as Divisions_ Such Section 7. three members of the Corporation must deem necessary or appropriate, designate the divisions shall be created by a charter designating COMMENT: Presently amendments to the By-Laws Ippointcd by the President to investigate the chairmen thereof, and assign functions thereto. the territorial limits of jurisdiction and setting must be proposed and approved at two meetings uct charged against the member, said com Section 2. Every committee shall meet from time forth such powers as the Boord may prescribe and of the Corporation. This redundant procedure is ~e must give the member an opportunity to to time at the call of the Chairman thereof, and it reserving to the Boord the right and power to uncharacteristic of modern corporate and non eard in respect ot the charge and, after com she I! be hte duty of the Cha j rman to co 1I a meeting rescind or amend such charter at its discretion or profit organization practICe. Our post experience ng its investigation, must file a report favoring upon the written request of a majority of the when the total number of members in the division indicates that no useful purpose is served by ::lction proposed to be taken by the Boord. memhers of his committee or of the President. has fallen below ten. holding two such meetings but that a great etion 15. The Boord of Directors may in their Section 3. The Chairman of each Committee shaH Section 4. The application for a Charter, address deal of expense is unnecessarily incurred thereby, etion, and upon the same vote as is provided transmit 0 full report of its activities to the Pres ed to the Secretary of the Corporation, shaH be Thirty days written notice of a proposal to amend the election of Honorary Members in Article ident of the Corporation prior to the Annual Meet signed by not less than ten persons, accompanied the By-Lows continues to be required and the f these By-Laws, elect an Honorary President, ing of the Corporation, and each CommiHee sholl by the dues and fees for the current year prescribed notice must set forth the general tenor of the -ionorary Vice President and/or on Honorary make such special reports as the President or Board in these By-Laws and outlining the territorial amendments being proposed. ~tary-Treasurer. Any such honorary officer shall of Directors shot! direct. jurisdiction sought for the purposed Division. Amend ARTICLE XVII to read as follows: lected for life and shal! be entitled to all the COMMENT: The amendment supplies the missing These By-Laws shaH toke effect on September leges of on Honarary Member and to attend Section 5. The Board of Directors shall, at its steps from the procedure for appointment of 1, 1964 after their adoption at the Annual Meeting 1eetings of the Board of Directors but sholl not descretion, grant or deny the request for a Charter. committees and clarifies the role of the President of the Corporation held in Atlantic City on July ntitled to vote as a member of the Board. If granted, the Charter shall be the Constitution of in appointing committees. tse Division and the members thereof sha!!, within 10, 1964. Unless otherwise specified, amenrlments lMENT: The size of the present Boord of Direc Amend ARTICLE XI Sections 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8 six months, adopt rules for the administration of to these By-Lows shall take effect on September 1 rs is already too large and cumbersome and as follows: loco! affairs not inconsistent with these By-Lows next after their adoption. Copies of the amend nds to prevent effective representation of the "Section 2. SpeCial Meetings of the Corporation and submit a copy to the Secretory of the Corpora ments so adopted shall be moiled to every Division embership. As membership in the Corporation may be called by the President or the Board of tion. of the Corporation within thirty days after their fJ Intinues to grow, so will the number of directors. Directors at a time , etc. adoption and notice of their adoption shall be given Section 7. At the Annua! Meeting of the Division :cordingly, Divisions will be entitled to addition "Section 3. At the Annual Meeting there sholl to all members. All members of the Corporation there shall be elected a Vice-Chairman, Secretary, directors for each 75 members or major fraction be elected by the membership a Nominating Com who shall not have tendered a resignation prior to Treasurer, (or Secretary-Treasurer), Additional ereof instead of each 35 members. mittee of not less than five voting members of the the effective date of these By-Lows shall be deem Directors and members of the Executive Committee. 1e minimum time required for the giving of Corporation which sholl nominate candidates for the ed to have accepted their provisions and to have )tice of meetings of the Board of Directors has offices of President, Executive Vice President, Section 8. The management of the Division sha!! waived any rights which they may have had there :en increased. Sectional Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer, be vested in an Executive Committee which shall tofore pursuant to the Constitution and By-Lows in I view of t:le cost involved in submitting matters and for the National Divisional Directors, which consist of the election officers and directors and effect prior to the taking effect of these By-Lows. a mail vote of the Boord of Directors, the candidates sholl be voted upon at the next Annual other annually elected members in accordance Amend ARTICLE XXX as follows: iniml1m number of directors required to author McetinQ_ with Section 7 of this Article. Renumber Artic!e XXX as Article XVI I I. Change e such a procedure has been raised from 4 to 7. A motion to close nomination for members of the Section 9. The Division Chairman sholl, within the "Specia! Accounts" in the Article to "Separate :lopting international practice, professionals Nominating Committee shall not be in order until time and format specified by the Secretory of the Accounts", and further amend the first paragraph ·e permitted to cnmpete in amateur competitions nominations have been mode of members of the Corporation a complete report of the membership, of Section 3 to read as follows: 1der such regulations as the Board of Directors Corporation who are members of at least five finances and activities of the Division for the Any contributor to the Corporation may direct oy prescribe. different", etc. current year. that his gift be placed, in whole or in part, in \vestigotion of disciplinary action may be taken Section 4. Change "ten" to "fifty" in second (Sections 10 and 11 are deletedi Sections 12, 31 one or more of the Separate Accounts provided ( three members of the Board. Recent exper line. and 14 to be renumhered 10, 11 and 12) for in in these By-Laws and his instructions shall nee shows that the five members presently re Section 6. Change "or until" to "and until'" in COMMENT: The present detailed requirements for be carried out by the Board of Directors. Jired by the By-Laws is unrealistic. last line. divisional and sectional administration have been Contributions to such accounts qualify as 0 Amend ARTICLE VIII to read as follows: Section 8. Vacancies in the offices of President, relaxed and greater freedom is accorded the deductible charitable contribution under rules of ,€lading of Minutes Executive Vice President, Sectional Vice President, members of divisions and sections to deal with the Interna! Revenue Department. ~eport of Officers and Committees Serretary, Treasurer, or National Divisional Direc their own affairs. COMMENT: This Article has been renumbered and 'roposed Amendments to By-Laws (when appro tors, occurring between Annual Meetings shall be Amend ARTICLE XIV to read as follows: a technical change has been made in the name ,riate) fined for the unexpired term by the Boord of ARTICLE XIV of the "Special Accounts". Reflecting correct lections (when appropriate) Directors. The Notional Division financial terminology, the accounts are not called Infinished Business COMMENT: In view of the present and prospective Section 1. All members of the Corporation who "Separate Accounts". ~ew Business size of the corporate membership, a provision ore not efigible, or do not apply for membership in /\MENT: The change effects a more convenient that ten members of the Corporation can, by the a division shall be meMbers of the National Division. !r of business. making of an additional nomination, trigger a Section 2. The National Division sholl be admin NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL Amend ARTICLE IX to read as follows: costly election contest is frivolous. istered by the officers of the C::;rporation and the MEETING OF THE LEAGUE 'nless otherwise provided for in these By-Lows To insure that a nominee has at least some Board of Directors. in the Pennsylvania Non-Profit Corporation minimal support, his candidacy must be support COMMENT: The present "Non-Divisional Group" The Boord of Directors has called a special " procedure at meetings shall be governed by ed by not less than 50 voting members of the has been renamed "The Notional Division". meeting of the League an April 26, 1968, provisions of Roberts Rules of Order. Corporation. This represents approximately 10/0 ARTICLE XV remains unchanged at 7:00 p.m. in the CBS Building, 51 VtMENT: This amendment eliminates the con of the estimated 1968 membership of the Corp Amend ARTICLE XVI to read as follows: West 52nd Street, New York, New York. The Amendments to t:1ese By-Lows may be proposed uSlon between the direction to follow Robert's oration. meeting has been called to consider pro tules of Order and the statement that the ARTICLE Xl I remains unchanged. in writing at any Annual Meeting or at a special meet:ng, of t .. e C:)rporat;on called for the purpose posed char,ges in the By~Lows (page 13). AMERICAN FIENCING ge Sixteen AMERICAN FENCING Page Seventeen Fine presentation of foil, epee and sabre and FENCING VISUAL AIDS practice bouts. Available by rental from the EGINNING FENCING - 35mm foil film strips AFLA, 33 62nd Street, West New York, New 1 color and accompanying sound records by Jersey 07093. 'rof. Maxwell Garret of the University of IlIi 9. MAN OF PEACE - 16mm block and white ois. Contains excellent data on offense, de sound film originally prepared for the TV Fire ense, strategy and tactics. 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je Twenty AMERICAN FENCING COMMENTS TO ACTUALITIES out nearly enough competence or a general the "Maniqueurlr for the arm cuts of which knowledge of fencing right-of-way to direct he was indisputable master. But he knew by Dr. Edo Marion requirements, or non-athletes motivated by correctly and to consistently and correctly other things too. Looking back, the popular Harvard University Fencing Coach curiosity. Another twenty percent are boys interpret actions and counter-actions. ity of arm and tempo cuts and thrusts seems unsuccessful in high school sports, attracted American fencing is lOSing many great to begin at this point, and subsequently to Following each Olympic or World Cham to fencing by its novelty, and what is often talents who get annoyed and quit the sport gain favors with directors, who carried their )nships for years, we have been reading in the first opportunity to study it. The last because of the often too large gap between limited validity beyond correct bounds. It nerican Fencing, the whining over poor twenty percent are athletes and hitherto non what the coach teaches and how the bad reached a point where arm cuts prevailed rfarmances by our fencers. National team athletes, who are really interested and willing directors apply the rule of right-of-way. Let over simple attacks when both arrived at the aches and captains reiterate "lack of to learn fencing. After a week the freshman me dwell a little on this pOint. same time. ternational experience"; this is true, but class shrinks to half its starting size; dab Electric foil had childhood problems; for now boring. blers find the sport difficult, with less im Now, fencers adapt their games to inter a time allover the world the machine domi Articles by Michel Aloux and Mel North mediate fun than expected. Three weeks pretations of the President de Jury (director), nated directors, the lights pre-empting the the November 1967 issue, however, are later still, the preCipitation is completed, and thus we arrived, volens nolens, to middle action on the strip, rather than serving as freshing and constructive critiques. I n the and for the remainder of the year the coach distance sabre fencing with all its conse side judge to the director's analysis of that 1I0wing I shall try to answer the perpetual continues with about one quarter the start quences, which no one likes, neither the action. But for the last few years foil judg lestion: Why is the performance of Amer ing number, which class we wish to assume fencer and still less, the teacher. Some call ing has improved, and this revival has saved m fencing so for behind that of Europe? will contain all the fencing talent. it "Modern Fencing" instead of curing it. foil from becoming lightweight epee with a shall try to bath explain the causes and Seven or eight weeks after the first day As in other sports! excepting gymnastics! limited target. ggest ways toward improvement. The first of instruction, intercollegiate dual meets figure skating and diving, increasing speed lestion should be: Is there a shortage of begin: and so does the nightmare of any We are all greatly concerned over sabre and distance have marked current progress ,ad, competent fencing masters in the coach. Here is where the first and the prin fencing's trend. Once spectacular, the and new records, so too in fencing, it is lited States? The answer is a definite yes. ciple trouble with American fencing occurs; weapon has been for a decade, in the higher only greater speed that appears to us to be cand, are those recognized as superior and here, as said above, it is indirectly the level, a boring and disgusting compulsory the change from 50 to 60 years ago. On ncing masters truly good, knowledgeable responsibility of the coaches. Because they event, fought in middle distance by COn this point some great fencers of the past. ,d generally equal to top coaches abroad? alone have the responsibility for the extent testants addicted to straight actions on the now in their eighties, recently expressed to es, they are, and furthermore there is an and depth of the fencing program which head, out of terror lest a stop cut or thrust me their feeling that speed was then as it lundant supply of such coaching for the they teach their first year pupils. We all interrupt a compound attack. The results is now a critical asset for success in com 'mber of amateurs who aim and strive for know that a beginner cannot be made ready are innumerable/ simultaneous actions, excus petition, and rather emphasized that the dif ,tiona I ranking and for places on the no for competition in a year, no less within two able in the case of beginners in their first ference between then and now was that in moi teams. Third then, is it the coaches' months. But, regardless of preparedness, a bouts but intolerable at higher levels of the past fencers kept the primary concept ult that the level of the United States freshman team must be produced and field fencing. The problem is squarely in the - hit, without being hit - more in the ternotionol competitiveness has not risen ed. Coaches, concerned mainly with having hands of the FI E, which should rigorously forefront of their minds. Simultaneous actions r the last 35 years? The answer is not di a winning freshman team; instead of restrain enforce existing rules of right of way via were mare strenuously eschewed. Today's ctly, but indirectly, yes it is. How? ing the beginners' natural impulse to fight, the body of directors at Olympic and World fencers have to gamble on the officials and Unlike Europe, fencing in America draws encourage time actions, remises, funning at championships. The effects will be felt im their interpretations. As I see it, the future most exclusively from Colleges and Un i tacks all for beyond the beginners compre mediately at all national and local events of fencing is in the hands of officials and ,rsities. But so do other sports, and Amer hension. Such teaching may produce success throughout the world. what is called "Modern Fencing" is actually ons are among the best in these. Here. in the first year. A fencer who has been In my opinion, this trend started in the an adaptation to bad judging. While on the )wever, we meet a small but important taught time actions before style, footwork, late twenties and thirties. The fleche subject of judging I must take up the issue fference. With few exceptions until recent hand mechanics and a sense of defense have was then the latest fashion in fenCing, intro of the bent arm. It is in the last six or , fencing here begins in Colleges, i. e., the developed will never arrive at a top level of duced by Pulitti and promoted by Attila eight years that I hear more and more this ,ginner is typically aged 18. Is this too fencing no matter what his talent. We all Petchauer. I remember practicing it for unfortunate 'Jbent arm!' phrase from of d to begin? I say definitely not. Why is know how easily and quickly we adopt bad, hours as a student at that time. In the early ficials. More than I see it on the strip. then that College fencers going on into wrong fencing habits, and how long it takes thirties Budapest was the powerhouse of There is no reason for an attack with a nateur fencing after graduation have never to correct even a single one of them. In sabre fencing. That now past up-and-coming bent arm to forfeit the right of way. Such ,ally made it? The coaching during Col brief, the first and main reason for Amer generation of fencers included Kovacs, a posture is normal to a second intention ge? Yes, but only indirectly, as stated ica's law international level is that we start Kabos, Gerevich, Rajcsy, Rajcsany and attack and in actions contra tempo ontici ;)ove. The situation of a fencing master at our beginners prematurely in full scale com Bercsely. The great master Itallo Santelli, cipating Q time action from the opponent College offering fencing as an intercal petition, for which they are not yet ready. who didn't like the fleche at all, concen to be parried with the completion of the 'giate sport is something as follows. Fresh Another, no lesser contribution to [ow trated agoinst it on arm cuts, followed by advance, and riposte executed with the lOn turnout is enormous. Sixty percent of international performance, are AFLA fencers rapid parryripostes as one movement, de lunge, an action technically similar to a lis turnout consists of students seeking who assume responsibilities of directing veloped to extreme perfection and speed. double-feint attack in its execution. While hysical training credits against the schaal's AFLA ond intercollegiate competitions with- Kobos was known in the fencing circles os there is no question about the priority of a
'age Twenty-Two AMERICAN FENCING AMERICAN FENCING Page Twenty-Three son, Sweden; 3. Dove Micahnik, Csiszar; 4. e action landing when the attackers arm from an unsuccessful attempt to beat, or SECOND RIVIERA Mogdy Conyd, Canada; 5. Uriah Joones, )ent, overage directors consider the bent bind, or in genera!, any type of lip raise de fENCING CLASSIC Santelli; 6. Paul Pesthy, NYAC; 7. Paul Agar, 1 as inviting on a priori penaity, irrespec- fer"'. by Salvadore De Bellis Sacramento; 8. Rudy Martinez, Faulkner; 9. John Beatty, Princeton. of when the time action arrives. The 8. Nationally ranked fencers, candidates Although the Clossic is not billed as an Epee: 1. Hans Jacobson, Sweden; 2. Paul Pesthy, year's n bent arm should not be used in offici- and members of the national team should international competition, this event NYAC; 3. Dave Micahnik, Csiszar; 4. Peter 19 ot all; there is no need of it in order drill fundamentals, practice limited bouts, was greatly enhanced by 0 strong interna Bakonyi, Canada; 5. C. Presson, WEFC; 6. justify a decision. The time action hits attack and defense, and build condition and tional field from Canada, Holland, Mexico Bob Andre, Princeton; 7. Magdy Conyd, Canada; proper fencing timer or it does not, re stamina. ond Sweden in addition to the four U. S. 8. David Shedd, Sacramento; 9. N. Nichless, Salle d'Escrime. dless of bent or extended arm. 9. AFLA divisions should organize and Notional Champions and many nationally Sobre: 1. AI Morales, NYAC; 2 Tom Ballo, n conclusion let me outline what should schedule interdivisional AMATEUR FENCERS LEAGUE OF AMERICA Second Class Postage Paid P.O. Box 144. Terre Haute Ind. in Terre Haute, Ind. 47808 Address Correction Requested Published at Terre Haute, Ind. 47808 fVll GUEL NEW YORK UNIVERSITY NEW yORi< NY