FENCING
I started fencing as a freshman in high school which would have been 1978. I fenced with a club in El Paso through high school until I went to Texas A&M where I fenced at the collegiate level for four years.
Fencing was always more of a hobby than a serious endeavor for me. That is until 1997 when I discovered that Seattle has a very large fencing community. I fenced with a small club near my home until I decided to take things a little more seriously and began working with a coach at the Salle Auriol of Seattle.
This very good fencing school was started by the fencing Master Leon Auriol. I am being coached by one of his long time students Charlie Sheffer who you can see with me in this photo from the Western Region Sectional Championships circa 2000.
I have met some really great friends fencing in Seattle. At the age of 38 I am among the older generation of fencers though not nearly the oldest. Fencing teams are made up of three members and three of us among the 'older' group formed a team called the MOD team. MOD stands for Married Old Dudes. Below are the members of the MOD Team:
Chris, Nick, and Aaron
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