“The pen is mightier than the sword,” Shakespeare wrote in “Hamlet”. However, for the Marquette Fencing Club swords are mightier than pens when preparing to foil its opponents.
Fencing began in Italy and Germany as a form of military training before it became a sport centuries ago. The sport features three different types of swords that can be used: the épée, foil or saber for attack and defense.
Eric Nassos, a junior in the College of Business Administration and the president of the Fencing Club, said the club is an Italian-style fencing club “with a maestro or master teaching the sport.