Oliver Kennedy's life changed when a friend dragged him into a sword fight. The swords were real, but every move during the clash was staged. He had previously explored fencing, but this distinct ...

It also contains a socket to which the electronic scoring system wiring can be connected. The modern version of the dueling rapier, the foil is perhaps the best known fencing apparatus. The teaching ...

Measuring 104.5 centimeters long with a 1.5-cm-wide blade, the rapier is similar in shape to a fencing foil ... believed to be the only Western-style sword in Japan dating from the period.