Laying on a chair in Ian Davis’ living room is a collection of swords. Sparkling, but dull metal longswords, rapiers, sabers ...

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 ...

Paul’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church. Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. “It’s not quite like ‘Princess Bride’ or ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ or ‘Star Wars.’ ...