Sydney Sabre

tldr; version:

“Buy the minimum.

For the body you have, now.

The best you can afford.

Start with things you can’t borrow.”

If you’re fencing with us, you can always use our gear. But you may want to get your own. You ...

The repaired reel. No, I didn’t take a photo of the inside as it was being repaired … because my hands were full trying to stop the spring from bursting out of the spring pack again.

Favero’s Millennium reel is the best fencing reel available on the market and has been since whenever it came out, 20-30 years ago. I dunno – I have vague memories of using other reels, and I’...

My friend and one-time colleague, Phil Carson, wrote a book this year. He asked me to read an early draft and give him some feedback. I wrote a review. He put it as the foreword to his book. It was an honour; and with his permission I’ve reproduced it below. You can buy his book from any reputable bookstore, or Amazon.

I first met Professor Professor Carson ...