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 ...

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 ...

When two kids find a couple of sticks, what’s the first thing they do? Pretend the sticks are swords and they are swashbuckling pirates or knights of old. The desire to whack sticks together seems so ...

Sitting in his specialized wheelchair and armed with a three-foot-long fencing sword, Noah Hanssen, 22, of Ellicott City, Md., lunged at his opponent. With a few quick strokes, the two athletes ...

MITCH SLEP took up fencing at 14 because he wanted to improve his coordination and loved the grandeur of the sport. Aside from the aesthetics, there was an aspect of problem solving that appealed to ...

Mitch Slep took up fencing at the age of 14 because he wanted to improve his coordination and loved the grandeur of the sport. Aside from the aesthetics, there was an aspect of problem solving that ...