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Fencing Art
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Fencing Art
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Fencing Art
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Andy Shaw, owner of the Museum of American Fencing introduces some of the items in his collection. Items from Jon Normile, Joe Pechinsky, John Huffman, Jason Rogers, Dave Micahnik
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Andy Shaw showcases Max Garret and Leo Nunes
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Andy Shaw showcases Janice York Romary
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Andy showcases U Penn coaches Leonardo Terrone, Lajos Csiszar, and Dave Micahnik
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Andy Shaw show cases donations from Jon Normile, Jason Rogers, Cliff Bayer, antique masks, and the original hand-written minutes from AFLA beginning in 1891. |
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Andy Shaw show cases donations from Carl Borack, Les Stawicki, Sean McClain, Ed Richards, Robert Blum, Jim Carpenter, Larry Anastasi. |
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Fencing Facts
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Only 3 American women have ever been World Champions in a foil category: Joanna deTuscan-World Professional Foil Champion, 1939 ; Iris Zimmermann- World Cadet Foil Champion, 1995 ; Emily Cross - World Cadet Foil Champion, World Junior Foil Champion 2005 and 2006, and Nzinga Prescod, 2008 Cadet World Foil champion.
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Fencing Facts
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From the 1880s until 1935, women in America fenced 5 touch bouts just like men, but in 1936 the rules were changed so that women now fenced 4 touch bouts. This remained in effect until 1976. |
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Fencing Facts
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Violet Barker, who learned to fence at the Harlem YMCA from fencing coach Alec Hern, was the first black person to become a member of US Fencing (AFLA) in the 1930s. When she showed up for her first tournament, her membership card was torn up and she was told to leave. Violet never fenced again. |
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Fencing Facts
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Fencing has been an official Olympic sport since the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Women's Foil made its debut at the Paris Games in 1924. |
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Fencing Facts
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Iris Zimmermann was the youngest US National Women's Foil Champion in history - she was 16. |
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The Museum 