BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France — Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It’s now easier than ever in France to act out “Star Wars” fantasies, because its fencing federation has borrowed from a galaxy ...

You can now convert your love of lightsabers into the world of competitive sports. That is if you live in France. The French Fencing Federation that oversees Olympic level swordplay with foils, epees ...

Planet Earth is finally catching up with the rest of the galaxy. Or at least France is. The country’s fencing federation has officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a competitive sport. This news ...

The air was filled with the flashes and clashes of swords and then, suddenly, all was silent and still. "That was good how you parried me just then and got the hit," said Paden Hilborn of El Lago.

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BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France (AP) — Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It's now easier than ever in France to act out "Star Wars" fantasies, because its fencing federation has borrowed from a ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- In case you missed it, the Penn State fencing team hosted a "flash duel" today in the HUB-Robeson Center. The event was to promote this weekend's NCAA duel against Penn, Yale, ...

The Four Corners Fencing Club is in need of an update – to its equipment, that is. Christopher Bartlett, who hosts the club three nights a week at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031, said the ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. The French Fencing Federation has recognized lightsaber dueling ...

The video starts with sophomore student, Quin Smith putting on his fencing gear and then shots of people fencing, his interview and shots of specific things that he hears during a fencing competition.

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