SAN ANTONIO – Olympian Fencing Club helps kids and adults learn the fundamentals of fencing. “We focus on recreational programs, teach kids the basics, have fun, but then we also have pretty extensive ...

She shifts her weight, tightens her grip on the sword and sizes up her opponent. He’s more than twice her height and has decades more experience. Still, she’s undaunted. If she’s nervous or uncertain ...

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 ...

Fencing, the sport of swordsmanship, is steadily making marks in the world of Chicago children’s sports. Popular in Europe, where fencing schools have been in existence since at least the 12th century ...