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  United States Olympic Committee - Fencer Rebecca Ward has the right touch
Ward's parents have heard plenty of advice, including moving Ward to Italy to train or having her practice strictly against boys.
Ward quickly showed she had a knack for fencing, easily beating the boys who dominated her class in number.
Ward said she has a "very wide interest base" and would be happy going into psychology, math or photography.
www.usoc.org /19578_49559.htm   (1537 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Ward punches ticket for gold   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ward was first and last Sunday while claiming the light heavyweight gold with a dominating comeback against Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus.
Ward was the first U.S. boxer to win a gold at the Athens Olympics, ending two weeks of frustration for the team that once dominated in the ring.
Ward outpointed his opponent 7-2 in the third round and also decked him to take a 14-11 lead.
www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/fight/2004-08-29-boxing-roundup_x.htm?csp=34   (763 words)

  
  Ward - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ward (mechanical lock mechanism), a projecting ridge of metal in a lock casing or keyhole
Ward (Mormonism), a local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sophie Ward, a British actress and daughter of actor, Simon Ward.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ward   (377 words)

  
 Ward Homes
In Japan, a ward (''ku'' or 区 in Japanese) is a section of one of the larger cities.
Ward is a town in Allegany County, New York.
A Ward is a term used in many fantasy books and other media, where it is often a magical barrier used to keep unwanted beings out of a certain area.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/220/ward-homes.html   (354 words)

  
 What is, and was, fencing?
Fencing is an art form which has transcended the ages by holding the interest of kings and paupers alike in the form of self defense, exercise, discipline and, most recently, Olympic competition.
Modern fencing, as we know it, comes predominantly from Europe, when gentlemen brandished fine weapons as they traveled about their daily business as a symbol of status and a statement of their right, and ability, to defend themselves from unwanted molestation.
Sharpened from tip to bell, this weapon was agile and dangerous enough to ward off the most deadly attacker as well as settle "debts of honor." As history progressed into "more civilized" periods the rapier was replaced by the epee' which is, in many ways, very similar to the competitive epee' used today.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/fencing/29243   (476 words)

  
 The Practical Saviolo, Part 1
In the second variant of the Low Ward the arm is almost straight, hand by the right leg with the point directed at the opponent's face.
If the Scholar is in a correct ward and the master has his rapier too low then the Scholar should step forward and to the right with his right foot, simultaneously raising his rapier into the open ward and striking the Master's rapier aside to the left with his left hand.
As his cut is warded the Master must beat the Scholar's stoccata to the left side with his left hand.
www.classicalfencing.com /articles/saviolo1.shtml   (2790 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Ward can return luster to USA boxing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
For inspiration, Ward points back to the 1976 team that won five gold medals and was led by Sugar Ray Leonard and the Spinks brothers, Michael and Leon.
Ward says some of his attributes are genetic, the gift of being the son of a San Francisco-area boxer who was 15-0 as an amateur.
Ward has been fighting with a picture of his father taped to a boot.
usatoday.com /sports/olympics/athens/fight/2004-08-10-portrait-ward-boxing_x.htm   (1226 words)

  
 Ward, and the Charcoal Ovens in White Pine County, Nevada
The townsite of Ward was established and named after one of the claim locators, B. Ward.
James Innis was reported in the Ward Reflex newspaper as supervising the operation of the charcoal ovens.
Stone ovens, similar to those found at Ward, were built in a desirable location and wood was hauled from far and wide for conversion to charcoal in the kilns.
www.webpanda.com /white_pine_county/historical_society/Ghost_Towns/wardhist.htm   (1729 words)

  
 Volleyball's loss is fencing's gain - Jul. 28, 2003
She was in her third year at the San Juan Municipal High School when she took fancy of volleyball after watching the Grand Prix volleyball tournament while working as usherette at the Ultra sports complex in Pasig City.
In February 2001, UST fencing coach Bienvenido Orlanes was scouting for reserve players from the volleyball camp since the university allows cross-training for all athletes.
Fencing in UST was still in its formative stage then and the women's team was looking for taller members.
www.inq7.net /spo/2003/jul/28/spo_9-1.htm   (590 words)

  
 Renaissance Fencing Terminology
They include only those technical terms of modern sport fencing that are relevant to describing and reconstructing the practice of historical renaissance swordsmanship today.
Silver’s Close ward (perhaps so called because the blade closes nearer to the opponent), the weapon is held centered aimed at the opponent over the head, identical to medieval long-sword middle postures.
To block, defense by the deliberate resistance of an attack by imposing the blade before it, from 6 to 8 are used to the inside/outside and high/low areas or lines.
www.users.qwest.net /~swidmaier/fencing.htm   (2174 words)

  
 Ward - definition from Biology-Online.org
A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.
A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.
More secure by attaching wards to the front, as well as to the back, plate of the lock, in which case the key must be furnished with corresponding notches.
www.biology-online.org /dictionary/Ward   (411 words)

  
 Player Bio: Ian Ward :: Men's Track
During his rookie campaign, Ward picked up the steeplechase and steadily improved the first three times he ever ran it from 9:40 to 9:17 to and IC44A qualifying 9:14.
The twisted ankle prevented Ward from running the steeple at IC4As, but he contributed by running a leg in both the prelims and finals of the team's championship 4x800 relay team.
At Strath Haven: Ward placed sixth in the indoor mile at the state meet as a senior at Strath Haven HS with a 4:24 clocking.
cornellbigred.cstv.com /sports/m-track/mtt/ward_ian00.html   (245 words)

  
 Doha 2006 - Fencing
Fencing is a traditional sport based on ancient sword-fighting rituals.
The three fencing disciplines of foil, sabre and epee are included in the 15th Asian Games, with both men and women competing in individual and team events.
Parry any awkward fencing questions with our rules of the sport, and see swordplay in action with our animation.
www.doha-2006.com /gis/menuroot/sports/Fencing.aspx   (218 words)

  
 Fencing Athlete Rating - Allsportrating.com
The earliest known depiction of a fencing bout, complete with practice weapons, safety equipment, and judges, is a relief in a temple near Luxor built by Ramesses III around 1190 BC.
The first few years of fencing as a sport were chaotic, with important rule disagreements among schools of fencing from different countries, notably the representatives of the French and Italian schools.
The stated purpose of the FIE is to codify and regulate the practice of the sport of fencing, particularly for the purpose of international competition.
allsportrating.com /sport.php?id=11   (495 words)

  
 WCSN.com: News
Rebecca Ward became the youngest fencer in women's sabre history to win the title Monday while two of her U.S. teammates lunged into second and third on Day 2 of the World Fencing Championships in Turin, Italy.
Ward, 16, beat 2004 Olympic champion and teammate Mariel Zagunis, 15-11, to become the first woman in U.S. history to win an individual championships medal.
Rebecca "Becca" Ward, world champion in women's sabre, took her first gold of 2007 in Budapest, Hungary, when she won the women's sabre final.
www.wcsn.com /article/news.jsp?ymd=20061002&content_id=7657&vkey=fencing_news&id=34033&dpre=   (1103 words)

  
 The Arte of Defense
The ward is obtained by holding the arm straight out from the body with the knuckles of the hand up or by holding the blade up over the head with the point towards the opponent.
The inside ward (Historical Italian Quarta Guardia) is also made with the right foot forward and the blade is held at an oblique angle with the guard over your left hip and the point angling upwards to the left pointing over your opponent's shoulder.
In period fencing this type of attack was typically performed as a counter attack with counter-pressure to the blade (messo tempo).
jan.ucc.nau.edu /~wew/rapier.htm   (11243 words)

  
 Di Grasse - His True Art of Defense (Rapier Combat) - XIV Case of Rapiers
At the two rapiers the high ward is the most perfect and surest.
As you finish the attack, the attacking sword settles in the low ward, and the now hind sword raises to the high position.
First attempt to engage or beat the opponent's fore rapier with your own, so that it is momentarily controlled, and deliver a strong thrust to the thigh off a slope pass lunge.
www.kismeta.com /diGrasse/XIVCase.htm   (645 words)

  
 Welcome to Ward Dean MD, Anti Aging, Longevity Authority, GHB, Aging, Anti-aging, medicine, medical, doctor, IAS, VRP, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
On August 11th 2000, Ward Dean sent a letter to Officer Charles E. Walker generally contesting the right of the Special Master to hear the Deans' case and citing, as his authority, to Section 70.51, Florida Statutes (2000) relating to the Florida Land Use and Environmental Resolution Act.
The Deans generally assert that there is a conflict between Section 588.01 Florida Statutes (2000), relating to the requirements of a general fence and Section 7.04.00 of the Escambia County Land Development Code, relating to the maximum heights of fences constructed in residential or commercial and industrial districts.
The Deans admit their six-foot front yard fence is taller that the four-foot maximum residential height allowed by the Escambia County Land Development Code, in violation of Section 7.04.00, and it was built without a permit from the County, in violation of Section 2.02.00.
www.warddeanmd.com /answerbrief.htm   (3579 words)

  
 Ward Fencing Ltd - Palisade Fencing, Park Railings, Barriers, Mesh Fencing, Timber Fencing - UK - Home
Ward fencing limited are long established members of the fencing contractors association, are registered with Construction Line and Exor, - all of which demonstrates the top quality of service and installation to which we aspire.
We have specialised in industrial fencing projects for over twenty years, and are recognised as one of the leading contractors in this field in this area, concentrating on the best quality products and excellent service which results in customers returning to us time after time for their fencing requirements.
Timber fencing of all types is also undertaken, using pressure impregnated timber to give a long, maintenance free life span for the fence.
wardfencingltd.co.uk   (217 words)

  
 Illinois Fencers Club Forums - Ward Rubrecht   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yes, Ward is a fine fencer and has learned a lot for the last 2-3years.
If you are fencing Ward at a tournament with his coach there, he will use the period to get good tactical advice from him and come implement it.
Ward's hand is fast -- he would prefer to attack into preparations where the fencer is stepping in with some weakness
totheescrime.org /ifcforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=96   (393 words)

  
 Ward's triple crown performance
It was then up to Rebecca Ward to win her match against Korea's Hye Lim Kim to guarantee a US world championship.
Ward was down 14-10 in the best to 15 match and then rallied with 5 straight points to eke out the 15-14 win.Once at the gold medal match, Ward seized the momentum and won the first touch.
Ward, Zagunis, and Jacobson will look to defend their team world championship later this week.
www.fencing.net /content/view/433/2   (355 words)

  
 Paradoxes of Defence, by George Silver (1599)
And if any thrust is made, the wards, by reason of the indirections in moving the feet in manner of dancing, as aforesaid, makes a perfect ward, and still withal the point greatly endangers the other.
The forest bill is a double weapon by reason of the head, and therefore has eight wards, four with the staff, four with the head, four of them to be used as with the staff, and the other four with the head, the one up, the other down, and the other sideways.
And the rather because the bill has two wards for one against the staff or Morris pike, that is to say, four with the staff, and four with the head, and is more offensive than is the staff or Morris pike.
www.pbm.com /~lindahl/paradoxes.html   (10879 words)

  
 Fences and Fencing and Outdoor Structures guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Vinyl fence manufacturer of residential privacy fences and commercial noise barrier fencing all shipped direct.
Fencing for baseball, horse fencing, vinyl or aluminum, wood arbors, mailbox posts, and gate operators.
Chain link fence company specializing in dog kennels, gates, privacy slats, pipe and fittings for residential and commercial use.
www.santaland.com /Garden/Outdoor_Structures/Fences_and_Fencing.htm   (430 words)

  
 Boys Fencing: Brentwood eager to challenge Ward Melville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This is the same team that ended defending champion Ward Melville's 44-match winning streak last season and believed they were good enough to knock them off for the county championship too.
Lucas Janson, Sr., Ward Melville, Sabre -- Janson was undefeated last season until he lost to teammate Tom Boutio for the gold medal at the county championships.
Ward Melville vs. Huntington 5 p.m.., Feb. 5, at Huntington Intermediate The match should be a highly contested, great late-season test for two of the top teams in Suffolk.
www.topix.net /content/trb/2300565406391674496233034186972627578398   (1280 words)

  
 Denver Fencing Center Summer Camps
Campers should wear a t-shirt and thick pants to fence (jeans, cargos, or thick sweatpants are ideal) along with athletic shoes.
Fencing instruction and all daily activities, all protective gear and equipment including mask, jacket, underarm protector, chest protector, glove, and of course, foil and/or epée.
Fencing instruction follows that will allow the campers to improve their skills and learn new strategies each day.
www.denverfencingcenter.com /camps.html   (989 words)

  
 Swords and Fencing Terminology and Glossary.
Fechtbuch - ("fight book" or "fencing book") a German manual on fighting techniques and methods, particularly swordsmanship, (plural Fechtbuecher), among the more famous are those by the masters Johannes Liechtenauer’s of 1389 (by Hanko Doebringer), Sigmund Ringneck of c.
In the later English systems of cut-and-thrust sword in the 1500’s, the Hanging guard was sometimes known as the Guardant (or Prima) ward, the high as Open ward, middle as Close ward (or Seconda), and low as the Variable ward, a side ward was sometimes Terza.
The hanging is equivalent to the Guardant ward or Prima of later Renaissance swordplay.
www.historicalweapons.com /swordsfencingterminology.html   (2594 words)

  
 ward from Online Medical Dictionary
A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.
A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.
More secure by attaching wards to the front, as well as to the back, plate of the lock, in which case the key must be furnished with corresponding notches." (Tomlinson) Ward penny, money paid to the sheriff or castellan for watching and warding a castle.
cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk /cgi-bin/omd?query=ward   (383 words)

  
 University Of Alaska, Stories
Walt's interest in educational programs which provided life and job skills was a major force in shaping the direction of a major portion of the College's educational program.
Another of Walt's long time interests was fencing, which he taught as an evening course at the College for years.
It was disconcerting to see, at night, in the commons, the masked, padded, gauntleted fencers clanging away while other students went to welding classes, literature classes, and art classes.
www.alaska.edu /opa/eInfo/index.xml?StoryID=207   (713 words)

  
 ward. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
A division in a hospital for the care of a particular group of patients: a maternity ward.
A defensive movement or attitude, especially in fencing; a guard.
The projecting ridge of a lock or keyhole that prevents the turning of a key other than the proper one.
www.bartleby.com /61/81/W0028100.html   (250 words)

  
 TimesDispatch.com | Richmond fencing competition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sada Jacobson (left) of Atlanta was a 15-13 winner over Becca Ward of Portland, Ore., in the U.S. Fencing Association's Division I North American Cup competition yesterday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
Ward, who lives in Portland, Ore., joined hundreds of other fencers from around the world yesterday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center for the U.S. Fencing Association's Division I North American Cup competition.
Fencing, while relatively uncommon in the U.S., is an Olympic sport and a much bigger deal overseas.
www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192095260   (513 words)

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