What Is A Sabre (Saber) In Fencing?

Alongside the foil, sabre was one of the first sports seen in the Olympics. Fans of the sport got to see men’s individual sabre in Athens during the first summer Olympics in 1896. So you ask, what is a sabre? The sabre, is a…

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What is HEMA?

HEMA, stands for Historical European Martial Arts, and is exactly what the name implies. A group of martial arts...

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The History of Fencing in the Olympics

Swordplay has been around for millennia, and the sport of fencing was birthed hundreds of years ago. Although there was no sword fighting in the Ancient Olympics, fencing was one of the few sports in the first modern Olympics. Ever since the first summer…

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How to Start Fencing

Finally, you’ve decided to join the amazing world of fencing. But wait. You have no idea where to start!  No need to worry, every fencer has been in your position before, and really it’s not that hard. Starting from the very beginning, we’ll teach…

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