Category Archives: fencing

Join Fencing – See the World! Be ashamed to be British?

The Hungarian woman played beautifully, whilst slowly turning her romantic eyes to mine, trying to bestow the love of the piano on her unpromising novice. Maybe her expectations were too high or her manner a bit too impatient because the … Continue reading

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Olympic drama: Shin A. Lam vs fencing admin

[ALL IMAGES BORROWED FROM THE BBC] Returning to the scene of some old crimes, I checked out the BBC’s Olympic fencing coverage, and it is reasonable online and via the red button. But briefly, prior to the main story (for … Continue reading

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Lynxhandlers

The title is how I like to think the German term for left-hander (“Linkshänder”) sounds, but there definitely is something different that isn’t just opposite about left-handers. Saturday 13th August was International Lefthanders Day. By now it’s well-known but still … Continue reading

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