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How can you cram a history lesson, a physical and mental challenge, and camaraderie into a two-hour block on a Thursday night? The UW Historical Fencing Club uses anything from French foils to bayonets to achieve all that and more. As a Western martial art, classical fencing (as compared to modern fencing) is less about competition and victory and more about technique, discipline and physical conversation. “It’s designed to teach the students proper posture, etiquette and form to understand the science and art of fencing,” Cecil Longino, the club’s instructor, said. For classical fencing, the best defense truly is the best offense.

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Dominic Lopez (right), club secretary, lunges to land a touch on his opponent during drills.

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Matthew Wiebe, treasurer for the Historical Fencing Club, holds a French foil, the most common weapon the club uses during fencing sessions.

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With the heavy jackets, helmets and movement involved in classical fencing, breaks are often needed in between drills to cool down and recuperate.

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Cecil Longino, the club’s instructor, holds a bayonet while overseeing a Thursday evening class.

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b uses during fencing sessions; Keith Neale, Historical Fencing Club president, prepares to engage during a friendly assault using a poignard, a shorter, less flimsy weapon than a foil.

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Club members line up for a final drill in their current practice space in the South Campus Center, a space they have to pay for after the closure of the HUB.

While a duel may not be on most students’ schedules this quarter, club president Keith Neale said it is ultimately about fun, recreation and learning lessons to project onto everyday experiences, with or without swords.

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