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Hi all, I’m Dan Gorman, one of the founders of Houston Sword Sports. Like Coach Liz, I started fencing in college. For me, it was Purdue University in the fall of 1990. I quickly fell in love with the sport and was traveling with the club to local tournaments and collegiate meets. We fenced NCAA powers like […]
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Originally published in The Buzz Magazines, September 1, 2009: From Mom to Musketeer BY CHERYL LAIRD, STAFF WRITER | SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 Life-changing moments come in all shapes. For me, it was a beekeeper’s mask. Actually, it just looked like a beekeeper’s mask, with its black metal mesh. “It’s for fencing,” said my husband. I finished […]
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Originally published in The Buzz Magazines, May 2008: A Sporting Chance By Cheryl Laird, Staff Writer May 2008 You know those moms who complain about driving to all their kid’s sports activities, the ones who go on about how their tyke needs to be ferried to soccer, basketball, baseball, swim team, and so on? They sigh. But look […]
In my experience, few coaches make a conscious decision to start coaching. It starts small – you’re either the most experienced or the most gregarious of a group of fencers and the newbies need guidance. You start by copying the lessons you remember your own coaches teaching, and eventually start crafting your own style. I’ve […]
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Fencing at the Bellaire Rec Center
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A word from the other guy…
Hi all, I’m Dan Gorman, one of the founders of Houston Sword Sports. Like Coach Liz, I started fencing in college. For me, it was Purdue University in the fall of 1990. I quickly fell in love with the sport and was traveling with the club to local tournaments and collegiate meets. We fenced NCAA powers like […]
From Mom to Musketeer – The Buzz Magazines
Originally published in The Buzz Magazines, September 1, 2009: From Mom to Musketeer BY CHERYL LAIRD, STAFF WRITER | SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 Life-changing moments come in all shapes. For me, it was a beekeeper’s mask. Actually, it just looked like a beekeeper’s mask, with its black metal mesh. “It’s for fencing,” said my husband. I finished […]
A Sporting Chance – The Buzz Magazines
Originally published in The Buzz Magazines, May 2008: A Sporting Chance By Cheryl Laird, Staff Writer May 2008 You know those moms who complain about driving to all their kid’s sports activities, the ones who go on about how their tyke needs to be ferried to soccer, basketball, baseball, swim team, and so on? They sigh. But look […]
Why I coach
In my experience, few coaches make a conscious decision to start coaching. It starts small – you’re either the most experienced or the most gregarious of a group of fencers and the newbies need guidance. You start by copying the lessons you remember your own coaches teaching, and eventually start crafting your own style. I’ve […]