A fencing sword and a baton stick were used by Mesa residents in a parking lot altercation. Mesa police report that on June 12 they were called to a parking lot near Dobson Road and Southern Avenue ...

Because of recent sword threads on Ars and a desire to engage in more physical activities for myself, I'm thinking about taking some sword fighting style classes for fun. Where I'm at I have 2 easy to ...

A conversation on martial arts usually doesn’t invoke thoughts of Scotland, Germany and Italy, but a club in New Orleans with a focus on martial arts originating in Europe is changing that notion. The ...

The striking of bamboo swords echoes off the high ceiling of the Palladium Athletic Facility’s Main Court three nights a week ...

Sporting a beekeeper-style mask, a Kevlar vest and a saber, Tatiana Nazlymov takes to the strip at her family’s fencing club in Bethesda, Maryland. She’ll be one of three fencers from the D.C. area to ...

There's a distinct sound when young fencing students begin crossing swords. It's sort of a "fwuup." Eventually, it will transform to the ringing metal of steel on steel, punctuated by occasional ...

A voice rings out across the Don Powell Theatre stage early one morning at San Diego State University, issuing a terse command: “Assume the position of attention.” But for an observer witnessing a ...

Previous investigations into the use of Bronze Age weapons either applied experimental techniques, such as recreations of combat, or metalwork wear analysis, in which scientists use microscopes to ...

MIDLAND, Texas — The clanging of swords is what most people hear when they enter the basement of the Momentum Bank Tower in Downtown Midland. That's because a fencing school is in session. "The Sword ...