Bill Bagwell

Japanese swords and smiths have an aura of the exotic, but the truth is a master smith in every culture is a wizard. The skill to transmute and forge raw materials into something beautiful and deadly is marvelous and magical. Bill Bagwell was an American mage of blade craft. He died February 17, 2021. TheContinue reading “Bill Bagwell”

FOIL: THE USE OF THE POINT

Saturday we were able to do a private seminar on the use of the point with Master Foiler Vincent Camillo at Northwest Fencing Center. The use of the point – the straight thrust is a critical skill to add to one’s arsenal and foil is a great introduction. The limitation of the torso as a targetContinue reading “FOIL: THE USE OF THE POINT”