40 | May/June 2015
Photography
by
Amanda
Amador
business
On
Guard!
BY BRITTANY MAIAVA
The All-American
Fencing Academy
When we think of sports, most
of us conjure up images of
footballs and helmets, tall players
and hoops and maybe even
pompoms or a balance beam.
But how often, when perhaps
helping our kids decide what
sport to play this upcoming
season, do we include fencing
on the list of possibilities?
Most of us probably equate
fencing with that ancient form
of swordsmanship or with the
image of it being too aristocratic
and genteel. We definitely don't
think of it as the Olympic sport
it is today. In fact, fencing is
extraordinarily athletic.
