THE sword bearers lunge toward their opponents amid the clash of metal on metal, the distinctive ring heard throughout the room. At first reading you might think this was a scene from the latest Zorro ...

Terry Liu of Syosset (right) lunges toward Ryan Zhang of Great Neck South during their epee match at the Nassau boys fencing team championship on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, at Valley Stream Central.

Sitting in his specialized wheelchair and armed with a three-foot-long fencing sword, Noah Hanssen, 22, of Ellicott City, Md., lunged at his opponent. With a few quick strokes, the two athletes ...

Fencing, the sport of sword fighting, is played on a 14-meter-long metal strip known as a piste. A competition between two fencers is called a bout. Fencers earn points in a bout by scoring touches on ...

Any student who has ever fantasized about sword fighting like the heroes and heroines in movies can find a place to learn the sport of fencing at ASU. "Fencing is in a lot of movies and cartoons," ASU ...

Scenes from the Suffolk boys and girls fencing individual championships at Mission Fencing Center in Rocky Point on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Credit: Sam Johnston Caelan Bues of Huntington, right, looks ...

Nicholas Kmosko of North Hunterdon tries to hit Andrew Scypinski of Mendham during the epee round of the NJSIAA District 4 boys and girls fencing tournament at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale ...