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Fencing Pictures Sponsors Bas Verwijlen

Help us welcome Bas Verwijlen to the Fencing Pictures team!

This fiery epee fencer from the Netherlands took 3rd place at the 2005 World Championships, upsetting past Olympic Champ Marcel Fischer (Switzerland). He is currently 5th in the world.

Fencing Pictures proudly sponsors this promising young athlete with Fencing Pictures Brand fencing equipment, including the FP FIE Mask, Jackets, Weapons, Blades, and more.

Bas says:
I think FP is a great initiative for this sport because fencing is getting bigger and bigger every year. I am very happy with the work you do, because it was always hard to find footage and pictures from the big events, and now there is one place where people can find it. ...

I believe that FP will be of great importance for the fencing sport in general.

Greetz, Bas! Keep an eye out for an upcoming Fencing Pictures product -- a special epee DVD, with a discussion track by Bas and his coach (his father!). For now, you can learn all about Bas on the Fencing Channel -- how he started fencing, his notable results, and online interviews.

Breaking News! Fencing Pictures to produce the CIP

Fencing Pictures has been selected by the French Fencing Federation to produce the Challenge International de Paris!

The CIP is one of the biggest — and some say best — foil World Cups of the year, with over 7000 spectators and more than 130 countries represented by fencers. Fencing Pictures will be capturing the action as it happens, and blasting it onto the big-screen jumbotrons over the arena.

If you're at the tournament, stop by our booth or check out our DVDs at the French Federation boutique. We will be selling DVDs of the past CIPs also -- 2005 semifinals + finals + team final (25 euros), 2004 semifinals + finals (18 euros).

All the top FIE fencers wil be competing: Salvatore Sanzo (#1, Italy), Erwan Le Pechoux (#2, France), Liangliang Zhang (#3, China), Ralf Bissdorf (#4, Germany), Andrea Baldini (#5, Italy), Nicolas Beaudan (#6, France), Andrea Cassara (#7, Italy) and Benjamin Kleibrink (#8, Germany).

Check out the daily blog from our on-site team (starting January 28th).

Fencing on TV!

For our readers from the USA: Would you like to see fencing on television? Would you like to see the highlights of the 2005 Leipzig World Championships? Would you like to watch the US Women's Sabre team winning the Gold?

If you answered "yes" to any of the questions above, then turn your TV to:

     Comcast SportsNet West
     Jan. 27 FIE Fencing World Championships - 2:00 p.m. PT

The footage is coming from the DVDs which Fencing Pictures produced in Leipzig, so this is your chance to see how they look before buying!

New on the website

Pavel Kolobkov — Doesn't know if he's very good yet. We put a question mark next his name, and then interview him about his World Championship win.

Philippe Boisse — Who was the great American Epee fencer who disappeared? We cover Team USA, training, Eric Boisse, modern fencing, politics, French versus German technique, and Philippe Boisse's 1984 Olympic Medal.

Daniel Strigel — He has that Silver Medal glow. We caught him right after his Men's Epee Team Match, Silver medal against France. We catch up with Strigel about his fencing, his individual performance, and the 2004 Olympics.

Fencing Pictures at a tournament near you!

Who loves ya, fencing? Fencing Pictures is donating prizes for upcoming tournaments. We will be providing twelve prizes for the Soren Thompson Invitational, a California (USA) tournament for high school and middle school fencers.

We are also providing prizes for the Memorial Day Round Robin Tournaments at the Prise de Fer fencing club in Massachusetts (USA). These are round-robin tournaments where each fencer essentiallly fences everyone else. What better way to relax after a marathon fencing session than with a DVD of fencing?

New winners

We have new winners this week (and we'll have more in the coming months, so sign up at Fencing Channel). Congratulations to:

Past winners

In our drawing last week, we gave away $324.70 worth of prizes! We asked our winners a few questions, and found out we're reaching the right people! Click here to read all about our winners.

But wait... There's more!

We're holding more drawings! The next drawing is in a few months. We will be giving away another 3 DVDs -- so sign up at the Fencing Channel! Help us get the word out — share this link with your friends and club-mates.

When you join our list, you can choose what information you would like to receive. You can always unsubscribe from future mailings. So what are you waiting for? Join today.

Psst... 2008 Olympics -- Looking ahead to China

We are already working hard on our 2008 Olympic coverage. Coming very soon:

• The Fencing Venue -- The construction is complete!
• Interview with the VP of the Chinese Fencing Federation -- How do they pick their fencers? X-Rays are involved. How many fencers do they have in China? You'll be surprised.

Stay tuned to the Fencing Channel for our 2008 coverage... starting 2006.

2005 World Championships — Now available!

DVDs of the 2005 World Championships are now on sale! Fencing Channel's coverage fills 6 DVDs: Men's and Women's Foil, Epee, and Sabre. Each DVD features the individual semi-final and final bouts, as well as the final team bout.

Features:
Broadcast-quality video

Slow-motion repeats

8 camera angles

Extras:
Depending on the DVD, top-16 and top-8 bouts, awards ceremonies, interviews, and commentary by fencers like Ivan Lee (USA), Aida Mohammed (Hungary), Sherraine Mackay (Canada), Linda Strachan (UK), Paul Soter (USA), Lindsey Campbell (USA), and Maya Lawrence (USA).

Read more, or order now.

Fencing Channel hopes you have a great 2006! Fence hard!

     -- The Fencing Channel Team