Twice a week, 67-year-old Madelon Rosenfeld does battle with anyone willing to take her on. “You just walk up to someone and say, “Want to fence?” she said. “I fence with men, women, kids, and two ...

In the national sports stadium in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, two women stand off, foils circling and their faces covered with protective wire masks. It’s not easy for women to take part in sports ...

DURING THE technical portion of fencing class, when we learned to thrust and parry, Annie was sweet and friendly, someone I could commiserate with about learning the moves. But once her mask was on ...

For Brooklyn-born fencing stars Keeth and Erinn Smart, the journey from New York to the 2004 Olympics began a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Keeth, now 26 and a favorite to win a medal in ...

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Sitting in his specialized wheelchair and armed with a three-foot-long fencing sword, Noah Hanssen, 22, of Ellicott City, Md., lunged at his opponent. With a few quick strokes, the two athletes ...

She can parry. She can lunge. And now, she’ll be doing it on the world stage. Northwest Las Vegas resident Amy Montoya, 51, has qualified to represent the U.S. and Nevada at the 2013 Veterans World ...

NEW YORK — Parry and riposte. Feint and lunge. That’s how you negotiate a fencing match. And if you’re a teenage girl, it’s probably how you negotiate most other stuff, too. In “Athena,” Gracie ...

A blade-wielding horde this weekend began lunging and parrying its way into the city. But no need to flee for your lives. Their weapons are not designed to inflict harm. And they’ve come in search of ...