by adminGreg | Feb 25, 2019 | Blog Post |
Back in August of 2017, I wrote a story about a donation to the Archive from Marc LeRoux. (Read it here.) Marc sent some terrific material about Dr. William O’Brien and the Letterman Fencing Club that hadn’t seen the light of day for many, many years. Along with...
by adminGreg | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Coaches, D'Asaro, Michael, Halberstadt, Hans |
There’s been a bit of hiatus around here. Perhaps you’re one who noticed. I’m sure someone must have. The overriding catchall reason for the long layoff since our last story is all about how much effort it takes to make a feature documentary. “What?” I hear you...
by adminGreg | Nov 14, 2016 | Blog Post, Coaches P - T, Piller, George |
While visiting Budapest this past summer to record interviews with a number of people for our forthcoming documentary on fencing great George Piller, we made one very interesting trip to a popular flea market in the southeast of the city, the Ecseri Flea Market. I...
by adminGreg | Jun 6, 2016 | Blog Post, Fencers, Massialas, Greg, Nonomura, George |
At last year’s Nationals in San Jose, I was able to sit down with George Nonomura and chat about his fencing career. Now, George is, and has always been, one of the nicest, friendliest people around. So when I posed the question about who might have been his nemesis...
by adminGreg | Aug 10, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches K - O, McDougall, John |
The language in the following cautionary tale is NSFW. It is also not suitable for youngsters. But it is an exemplary tale of why you should not draw the ire of your coach or maestro. The effect of such misjudgment can reverberate for a long time to come. Sit back and...
