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The University of New Mexico

Links

Links about Olympic fencing:

United States Fencing Association (USFA)

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE, the International Fencing Federation)

AskFRED (Fencing Results and Events Database for the USA)

Kit builder for new fencers (choose "electric"!)

Suggested Reading:

Epee: Combat Manual by Terence Kingston

(For advanced Epeeists) Epee 2.0: The Birth of the New Fencing Paradigm by Johan Harmenberg

By The Sword by Richard Cohen

Other Local Resources:

UNM Offers for-credit fencing classes. Classes are directed at beginers and focus mostly on foil technique. (Links will be posted once the Spring 2017 semester is available.)

Duke City Fencing (Olympic fencing. Offers all three weapons, competitive training, open bouting, private lessons.)

Red Sun Classical Fencing (HEMA-affiliated. Teaches classical Italian fencing)

Albuquerque Sword Labs (HEMA-affiliated, teaches various weapons.)

The Society for Creative Anachronism's Barony of al-Barran and College of Blaiddwyn (UNM's SCA Club) both hold regular fighter "heavy weapon" and classical fencing practices on and near campus.