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Los Angeles Times
Sport
David Wharton

David Wharton: Steel blades, tiny bruises and a new purpose in life: My search for ‘the moment’

There is something about the sport of fencing that no one tells you. Not at first.

Sometimes it hurts.

Though the blades have no sharp points or edges, though you wear a uniform of heavy cloth, a direct shot to the chest or occasional whack on the forearm can deliver wincing pain.

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