The sword january 2016 article

THE

SWORD

British Fencing Magazine

JANUARY 2016

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INNOVATIONS AND INVENTIONS IN FENCING

By George and Shalva Kokochashvili

Richard Cohen writes: “George and Shalva Kokochashvili have produced a treasure trove of a book about fencing. It is a plum pudding of a book, full of unexpected delights and odd strands of knowledge – I know of no other book like it. Anyone interested in the literature of fencing, or indeed in cultural history, will find items in the book to enlighten them, entertain them, or simply make them shake their heads that one sport could stretch into so many different areas.”

George and Shalva Kokochashvili, twin brothers from Georgia, are civil engineers and inventors with a passion for fencing.

Together they have written a unique book (225 pages on pdf format). This includes a rich array of well illustrated material; including a short history of fencing, fencing accessories, fencing as therapy, fencing injuries, wheelchair fencing, fencing for the blind, with bayonet, singlestick, fencing grips (the scope and description of which is remarkable), training devices, interesting and funny stuff, finger jousting, fencing with toy balloons, computer games, smart ideas, funny people and various fencing quotes – and much, much more.

The scope of material is remarkable and once you get into it, hard to put down.

It does not appear to be published in the conventional sense, but access to the pdf version of the book can be achieved by contacting the brothers themselves at: George Kokochashvili (gkokochashvili@yahoo.co.uk) Shalva Kokochashvili (skokochashvili@mdf.org.ge) Editor

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