May 16th, 2008 
Spooky 
It never struck me like a sport for senior citizens but…
Apparently old people love it! at least the ones at Corpus Christi Catholic Home for retired priest and nuns in Melbourne, Australia, do. The over 80 years old athletes have been learning the art of fencing for nine months now, and apparently they are getting quite good at it. One of the care-takers from the home said the old people were a bit reluctant at first but after having a talk with the convincing instructor, they said yes.
Even 93 years old Sister Dolores says she loves the sport, even though she admits it’s a chalenge at her age and she’s always afraid she might fall over.
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awesome, they’ve got the same plan as me, keep moving…
Just goes to show, that no matter what age you are, you can always enjoy a good rousing game of fencing!
very cool, & the instructor has a sweet ’stache. hope when i’m old and in a home they have fencing there!
they should be wearing vests, though.
Do you think, that thay may hurt each other? Those sabres have a small ball on the top of it and I doubt, that those old people are strong enough to hurt someone..
My favorite is certainly the single man with his walker. There’s something perfectly quixotic about that pose.
Me quito el sombrero ante voecencias!!
they could get a heart attack doing that!
Sensational, what great staff to have the foresight and conviction to do something out of the square (as the saying goes today) and changing the perception that once your a true senior its feet up and bingo. Save me a spot in 20-30 years.
I recently taught Serious Swashbuckling for Seniors and Grappling for GrandPirates at the Senior Theatre USA Performance Festival. In my 16
years teaching sport fencing and stage combat, I have never had so
much fun. People need to change their perception of what seniors can do.
Our program, The Silver Stage Players, even write and direct their own plays.
Visit our website to see awesome seniors doing stage combat!
cool,how can i do that if I am old
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I will soon be teaching a fencing class at my synagogue where many members are seniors (I’m only a 69-year old youngster!). I hope that Connie will participate. She just had her 97th birthday, goes to the gym 3 days/week and does line dancing!