Hawk-eyed, they stare down all contenders---
The wolf bares his fangs as they do---
Make way there, you fat money-lenders!
(Hawk-eyed, they stare down all contenders)
Old boots that have been to the menders,
Old cloaks that are worn through and through---
Hawk-eyed, they stare down all contenders---
The wolf bares his fangs as they do!

Skull-breakers they are, and sword-benders;
Red blood is their favorite brew;
Hot haters and loyal befrienders,
Skull-breakers they are, and sword-benders;
Wherever a quarrel engenders,
They're ready and waiting for you!
Skull-breakers they are, and sword-benders;
Red blood is their favorite brew!

An introduction to fencing

Upcoming tournaments and competitions

Fencing at IU

• Practice and events schedule.
• Contact information.
• Sign me up, baby!
• Meet the team.
• Officially official IU fencing page.

Useful reference materials

• David Glasser's fencing primer
• Chart of right of way rules for common fencing actions.
• Fencing glossary
• Armorer's Corner

Fencing elsewhere

Fencing in Indianapolis

Contact information for the Indianapolis Fencing Club

Indiana State University Fencing

Located in Terre Haute, Indiana

The United States Fencing Association

The official USFA web site has a downloadable copy of the rules, links to fencing clubs' web pages, current point standings, and other useful fencing information.

Ball State University fencing club.

Another Indiana fencing club, and an all around fun bunch.

Purdue Fencing Club

Our pals up in West Lafayette. All of them are named Sarah or some variant thereon.

Florida State University fencing club.

I used to fence there, back in my carefree undergrad days (when I actually had time to practice regularly.)

Professional Fencing League

Official page for the PFL.

Iowa State University Fencing Club

The Iowa State page has all kinds of useful information, including the Armorer's Workbench, which has everything a fencer should know about his gear.

Fencing Commentary by David Glasser and others

This is a collection of commentary on many aspects of fencing, including interpretations of actions described in the rules, maintaining equipment, etc.

EInet Galaxy fencing page

This contains a number of links to other fencing pages.

WWW fencing pages

This is another page of links to fencing pages, maintained by the fencing club at Harvard. Their own page is well worth reading as well.

``Fencing Page''

No kidding, that's what they call it. It has useful links, articles, etc.

Related Sports

• Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne et Biathlon

Pithy Quote

Life is a fencing bout
Directed by an idiot,
Full of poorly executed phrases,
Signifying nothing.