June 2012
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Your Olympic Fencing Viewing Schedule →
Assuming you can find a network that will actually show it…
Meanwhile you can brush up on your Olympic Fencing here.
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Forgive, Don’t Forget - a Kickstarter project to return a Samurai Sword taken by an American soldier in WWII to its original owners back in Japan.
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Is Kendo "too complex" for the Olympics? →
Nah, it’s too subjective, and too tied to the ancient traditions of one particular culture.
Meanwhile, Japan is favoured for gold in Olympic Foil.
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The week in sword crime
Utsunomiya, Japan - Samurai chops off realtor’s arm, wounds two others.
Salt Lake City, UT - Altercation outside store leads to sword fight.
Near Minneapolis, MN - Man threatens to behead girlfriend with sword.
Glasgow, Scotland - Man attacked with sword for loving wrong woman.
Redcar, UK - Sword brandished in dispute over cutting through private garden.
Lansing, MI - Caped swordsman...
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May 2012
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The week in sword crime
Moose Jaw, SK - Man with sword throws bricks at police from rooftop, then jumps down chimney, gets stuck in furnace.
Palm Coast, FL - Pervert attacks own computer with sword to prevent FBI from finding his child porn.
East Riding, UK - Women knocks over boyfriend’s parent’s ashes; he tries to kill her with a sword.
Londonderry, Northern Ireland - Victim of sword robbery wants better...
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Bear attack thwarted with a wooden sword →
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