Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I ., > J. ' *' ;* * J* W - " FOILED AGAIN: Davey Bright, the fencing team. {JSC's fencing coach, Ricl Columt ~T ~T~ 1 ..***. . ^ * HI * , 'S , V ' V ^ "IV", w /V ** i / f^Sfc fe-';s South Carolina state fencing champion, fences a foil bout at Blatt P.E. Center wit cy Thompson, below, helps a fencer with his equipment at USC's "Sword in the St )ia fene^rs tpai By Sarah Garibaldi & Cece von Kolnitz Editors Chris Herrod took his first fencing lessons from a national champion. Herrod, a USC graduate student, was teaching at a university in the Ukraine when he began taking lessons from his wife's sister, the Soviet Union's last epee champion. ? mm Since the fall of 1995, Herrod has Mmmkg&u: I > already placed high in some local and I national competitions. 111111 Herrod won first place at a Winthrop University tournament and most recently placed second out j * of more than 100 fencers at a national Division III tournament held in Marlboro, Mass. Herrod is a member of Columbia ( jgfc Fencers, a club that meets at < Harbison Recreation Center. The Columbia fencers are coached j by Michael Tarascio and Jane i Littmann. Tarascio was a member of H| the men's foil United States World ^ H Championship Team. Littmann was a H member of the women's epee United | States World Championship Team in 1988 and 1990. Herrod said he enjoys fencing s ~ j because it's a sport that involves more ?. ^ than just athleticism. "It involves both the athletic part . Jl .* % Ifl ' " >-x- : : h Jason Wells, a member of the Universi, one" competition Saturday. !* up thg Epee The epee is a descendant of the di foil and points are scored only witl body is the valid target area. Foil The foil is the modern version of tl the valid target area. Sabre The sabre is the modern version oi The target area is the upper body. and you also have to think quite a bit," Herrod said. "It's a strategy game." Herrod said one of the good things about fencing is the fact that a fencer's age doesn't make much of a difference. "I think you can compete for a fairly long amount of time. What you ivill eventually lose in speed because :>f age you can make up for because fou know more strategies." Andrew Cohen, an assistant proessor of philosophy, just started fencng about six weeks ago. "Il-'c cnmpfKino \mt\ Ar\ (r\r if-c ntim U JV/lllVtlilllg J WU UU 1V71 UJ WTT11 ;ake," Cohen said. Cohen said he was reading through fhe State newspaper's weekend sec 1 ' I " Photos by Robert Walton/Garnet &Black ty of North Carolina at Chapel HiU : strips ieling sword, is heavier than a 1 the point of the blade. Entire fie dueling rapier. The torso is " the slashing calvary sword. tion.when he saw an ad for a beginning fencing class at the Columbia Fencers' Club. Cohen attended one of the club's tournaments. "It looked like the people who were doing it had a lot of talent and were having a lot of fun," Cohen said. CISC fencing The University of South Carolina fencing club offers students an opportunity to play a sport which is both r\l-\x7ci/~oll\7 anrl m f*r> f-Q 11\7 rkallonrrinrr The club has been in existence since the beginning of the university with only a few minor breaks, according to current coach Rick Thompson. "I think the only time there have