I’ve been an avid fencer since prep school. Back then I wore the whole get-up – the jacket, the mask, the socks, everything. Back then, everything went down on the long, thin mat. We fenced hooked up to all those wires that buzz and glow whenever the tip of the blade makes contact with your opponent.
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