Victorian Fencing Society

A blog discussing the forms and fashion of fencing in the Victorian Age

Friday, September 14, 2018

Archibald Maclaren Fencing Master and Physical Educator

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Archibald Maclaren    Most of us recognize Angelo and Bertrand as as the preeminent fencing masters of London in the Vic...
Friday, September 2, 2016

Winston Churchill - School Fencing and the Victorian Saber

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Young Winston Fencing helped to build the character of Winston Churchill (1874-1965). From a young age he felt he was destined...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Burton’s Sword Exercise - Notes on the Development of Victorian Saber Fencing – Part III

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A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry by Richard F. Burton (1821-1890) Burton’s Sword Exercise - Printed in London in 187...
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About the Victorian Fencing Society

Jonathan Carr
The Victorian Fencing Society was formed in 2011 for the Research, Training and Demonstrations in the fashion of fencing from the nineteenth century. We meet in the Dallas area for monthly practice in nineteenth century fencing techniques at the Fencing Institute of Texas. President and Instructor Jonathan Carr started fencing in 1984 and has been coaching fencing since 1997. Our primary manuals of study come from the Fencing volume of the Badminton library published in 1889 by Walter H. Pollock, F.C. Grove and Camille Prevost, Foil and Sabre by Louis Rondelle published in 1892 in Boston, and Alfred Hutton’s treatise on Saber called Cold Steel published in 1889. The society is open to all individuals interested in studying the history of fencing in the nineteenth century. No experience is necessary. Please contact Jonathan Carr for any questions at the email listed in the contact info. Check out our facebook page for recent activity.
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