Nifty Fencing-Related Links

A WORD TO THE WISE (and to the rest of you): While I have briefly checked over these links to make sure they're work- and family-friendly, please remember that you browse at your own risk. Do be advised that none of these sites are affiliated with the Isle of Wight Fencing Club in any way, shape, or form. And neither the club nor anyone associated with the club nor anyone associated with anyone associated with the club is responsible for the content on these sites, let alone the content on other sites accessed via the sites below. In other words, use common sense while browsing, please. If you do find something objectionable, please use the 'contact us' link on the left to report it.

National, regional, and local:

• US Fencing Association The national governing body for the sport of fencing in the U.S. (Note: As of 1/1/09, the official site supposedly changed from USFencing.org to this one.)

• Southeast Section The section that includes Virginia and the surrounding area.

• Virginia Division The division that includes our club as well all other USFA clubs in VA.

• Neighboring divisions include North Carolina, Maryland, and the Capitol Division.

• Area clubs:

• Poquoson Fencing Club - An extension of IWFC!

• Tidewater Fencing Club - Can also be reached via email at tidewaterfencers@yahoo.com.

• Old Dominion University - For ODU students and faculty.

• William and Mary fencing - Primarily (completely?) students-only.

• Richmond Fencing Club

• IWFC.net RSS feed

Information:

• AskFRED The Fencing Results and Events Database.

• Fencing.net An excellent source of information for all things fencing.

• Fencing Officials Commission The official website for fencing referees.

• Fencing Wiki It's just getting started but it has great potential!

• Google Directory - Sports > Fencing More fencing links!

• Hickock Sports Lists all US fencing champions from 1888 onward. There's also a handy link to his page showing all Olympic fencing medalists.

• How to Go to a Fencing Tournament Info from 'What equipment do I need?' to how to fill out pool sheets.

• Leon Paul's armory page A very good source of general armory information.

• Mental Training for Fencing A series of good articles about the game between your ears.

• The Museum of American Fencing

• NBC Olympics - Fencing NBC's home page for their Olympic coverage of fencing.

• NCAA fencing

• IWFC's own Olympics info page for the 2008 Games, now archived here.

• PBS Kids' fencing page is a pretty nifty little summation of fencing info aimed at the younger crowd.

• Parent's Guide to Fencing

• Virginia Division Points Listing and how the points system works.

Photos/video/multimedia:

• Fechtgesellschaft Schaffhrusen Photos from a black-light tournament!

• Fencing Classics A blog 'showcasing historic fencing and dueling through period images, art, and artifacts through the ages'

• Fencing Multimedia Videos, DVDs, ringtones (yes, fencing ringtones!), and more

• Fencing.Net videos High quality videos of high quality fencing

• FencingChannel.tv Watch fencing videos, tournament coverage, and interviews

• FencingPhotos.com Serge is the official FIE photographer and a pretty darned good fencer, too.

• FencingVideos.net A growing online collection of fencing videos.

• Flickershutter High-speed fencing photography -- the camera and lights are triggered automatically when a touch is made!

• Getty Images Search for 'fencing' and you'll get thousands of images!

• Nerf Fencing If we ever see any of you fencing like this... (video)

• 'No! No! Not the box!' The voice off-camera says it all! (video)

• Play For Real An old but fun advert for Midway games. (video)

• Sports Illustrated Who knew SI had so many fencing articles and videos???

• USFA Promotional Video

Fencing in the Funnies:

• Cleats by Bill Hinds features fencing every so often!

• Special epee grip

• Bending your blade

• Cross-training

• Different styles

• Epees and death rays

• A new Olympic fencing event?

• These boots were made for fencing -- or not!

• A little warm-up goes a wrong way

• Tailgate, anyone?

  Strips used with the gracious permission of the artist, Bill Hinds.

• Fencing cartoons courtesy of the Gwent Sword Club.

• The Fencing Strip By a fencer, for us fencers!

Is there a cool fencing-related site you'd like to see added? Send it in!