St. Louis Fencers Club

06/15/2025

One for all the fencing dads out there today!

07/07/2023

Indeed, better than dogs playing poker.

Much better than "Dogs playing poker"

07/29/2022

A bit of history from Leon Paul.

Fencing in the 1924 Olympics ended with a real duel?

The story started in Paris in 1924 and involved an Italian-born, Hungarian coach by the name of Italo Santelli. Kovács, a Hungarian referee, made a controversial decision in a fencing match, siding with France over Italy. An Italian fencer, Aldo Boni, started an argument with the referee and refused to apologise when asked. Santelli was called in as a witness to Boni's outbreak, and the Italian team was forced to resign from the competition.

Once in Italy, Adolfo Cotronei, a journalist from Naples, accused Santelli of speaking out against Boni to remove him from the competition, fearing they would beat his adopted nation of Hungary, who went on to take the bronze at the Games. So, he was challenged to a duel by Santelli's son, Giorgio. Giorgio won the duel by delivering a blow to Cotronei's cheek two minutes in and the honour of the Santelli name was preserved.

05/19/2022

The Club's onetime member and longtime good friend, Evan fought a brain tumor for almost three years before it overcame him last week. Godspeed, old chum.

View Evan Carleton Willnow's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

05/18/2022

Who else -- show of hands?

05/07/2022

How many here would say some of their first exposure to fencing came thanks to Mrs. Peel?

12/25/2021

Here comes Santa Claus,
Here comes Santa Claus,
With his Santa Claus blade...

10/07/2021

We'll quibble about the order, but otherwise it's a pretty solid list.

Forty-four years after The Duellists, Ridley Scott draws swords again with his star-studded swashbuckler The Last Duel. But which one-on-one fight film is the champion? Let mortal combat begin …

09/15/2021

Not women's fencing, but ladies' fencing.

09/05/2021

Sabre practice that gets at what sabre is really about -- who's bringing their bike next time?