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

“En garde, ready, fence!” says Mindy Parks, president of the Eugene Fencers Club’s board of directors, as she referees a match. As two fencers fight, their swords clash and buzzers beep inside the ...

When it's time for a fencing match, all that matters is you, your sword, and the competition. The intense focus is one of the main reasons former Olympic medalist Miles Chamley-Watson loves the sport ...

Speed, energy, and precision are what defines top-level fencing, one of only a handful of sports that have been featured in every modern Olympics since 1896. There are three disciplines of fencing: ...

Peter Wall is moving to Lubbock from Utah to study law at Texas Tech, and do some teaching of his own. The lifelong fencer hopes to wield his expertise with the upcoming Flatland Fencing Club. Here's ...

Fencing has been testing the swiftness, accuracy and intelligence of sword fighters for hundreds of years. Here's everything you need to know about the timeless sport. When it's time for a fencing ...