Foil · Epee · Saber

The sport of fencing, explained

Guides for new fencers, Olympic results and history, and nearly three decades of archived fencing news.

Getting Started

The three weapons, right of way, and how to watch a bout.

Practical first steps for picking up a blade yourself.

Where to search in the US and Canada, and what to check before you visit.

Full results & our live coverage

Full results

What's confirmed so far

Evergreen fencing knowledge from our library.

Gear checklist, pools, and direct elimination — a full first-tournament walkthrough.

Every term you'll hear at the club or on a broadcast, defined.

The strip, the scoring box, and how a bout actually runs.

Why pool results decide your path through direct elimination.

Fencing-specific strength work, from fundamentals to programming.

The armory deep-dive — rewire your own blades from jig to glue.

Every article we published, 1995–2022.

Full-text search across the whole site.

Who we are.