Leon Paul USA

11/01/2024

Confused about blade sizes? This blog is here to clear things up for young fencers and parents!
Read below ⬇️

https://www.leonpaul.com/blog/choosing-the-right-size-of-blade-a-simplified-guide/

21/05/2023

Congratulations to Alex Massialas on winning 🥇at the Shanghai Foil Grand Prix. 🎉

22/12/2022

Dear coaches and fencing clubs,

As we come to the end of another year we really want to thank you for your support and custom.

For more than a year now we have been planting a tree for every order we receive and we have now planted more than 27,000 trees.

In the past we have often sent out cards at this time of year but this year we have decided to do something a little different; to round off the year we have decided to plant another 3000 trees to tip us over the 30,000 mark for the beginning of the new year. We are excited to see these 3,000 trees join the others and grow into a carbon capturing forest over the coming years.

We are looking forward to all the possibilities that 2023 holds for us and our customers. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and that the next year brings you health, happiness and prosperity.

Planet LP

Our environmental strategy

13/11/2022

Congratulations to Alex Massialas and Team USA on winning 🥇in the Men's Team event in Bonn Germany. What a great way to start the year!👏 🎉🇺🇲

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05/08/2022

OUT WITH THE OLD...

29/07/2022

Fencing in the 1924 Olympics ended with a real duel?

The story started in Paris in 1924 and involved an Italian-born, Hungarian coach by the name of Italo Santelli. Kovács, a Hungarian referee, made a controversial decision in a fencing match, siding with France over Italy. An Italian fencer, Aldo Boni, started an argument with the referee and refused to apologise when asked. Santelli was called in as a witness to Boni's outbreak, and the Italian team was forced to resign from the competition.

Once in Italy, Adolfo Cotronei, a journalist from Naples, accused Santelli of speaking out against Boni to remove him from the competition, fearing they would beat his adopted nation of Hungary, who went on to take the bronze at the Games. So, he was challenged to a duel by Santelli's son, Giorgio. Giorgio won the duel by delivering a blow to Cotronei's cheek two minutes in and the honour of the Santelli name was preserved.

28/06/2022

We are excited to announce our partnership with Hector at Custom Arts Designs. Hector will be able to take care of all your uniform stenciling needs. Custom Arts Design will be located right next to the Leon Paul booth.

Don't miss out on their great raffle, too!

08/06/2022

Introducing The Apex Foil Blade

The Apex Foil Blade has been created in collaboration with foilists all around the globe. Prototypes have been tried and tested in eight countries by clubs, coaches and athletes alike.

Computer-modelled and precision-ground, the Apex Foil has a finely-tuned fit and finish leaving you to do what you do best. Fencing

Available to buy now:

https://www.leonpaul.com/lp-apex-fie-foil-blade.html

08/04/2022

Want a chance to win our brand new Apex Bag?

Head over to our Instagram to find out how you can get your hands on a free Apex Bag!

07/04/2022

Introducing the Apex Bag
Our newest addition completely revolutionises fencing bags, with its zippered-door locker and a six-wheel base. It was designed to improve the life of any fencer!

https://www.leonpaul.com/the-apex-bag.html

Available via our website now!

31/03/2022

Steel chips that get so hot, they oxidise and turn a vibrant shade of blue 💙
The mill in this picture is cutting clamps for our new foil blade slotter. Who wants to see what colours we can get our foils to go if we heat them the same way? 🙋‍♂️

31/03/2022

Established in 1921, Leon Paul is the only fencing equipment company run by Olympic Fencers. We offer innovative fencing gear at the forefront of technology.

24/03/2022

The 1906 and 1908 Olympic Games featured a thrilling new attraction—one that could maim participants and spectators alike.

17/03/2022

NEW BLOG POST
A few months back we teamed up with Lindsay Bottoms to find out how hot we get when fencing. Today Lindsay is focusing more on how hard we work whilst fencing.

So whether you're interested in hydration or how many carbs we need to consume on competition day, Lindsay has your answer!

Read here:
https://www.leonpaul.com/blog/research-informed-practices

07/03/2022

Congratulations to Kat Holmes on her 6th place finish at the Grand Prix in Hungary.

You have an amazing yell!!



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07/03/2022

Congratulations to Eliza Stone and Team USA on their Bronze medal finish at the Sabre Wold Cup in Greece. 🥉🇺🇸 👏

Photo Credit: FIE

14/02/2022

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤

11/11/2021

You will have frequently experienced coming off the fencing piste dripping in sweat and red in the face. Essentially, when we use our muscles, we use energy. But believe it or not, it is a very inefficient process and only 25% of the energy is used for the muscle to contract and the rest is lost as....

24/09/2021

It's finally time!

Over the last few years, we have been making a number of different sustainable changes behind the scenes from switching to compostable bags, recycling heat in our factory and lots more! We are happy to say all of this work has paid off and by the end of 2021 we will be carbon neutral!

Click here to read more on what changes we made over the last few years: https://www.leonpaul.com/blog/its-time-to-go-carbon-neutral/

20/08/2021

Which one are you choosing as the worst? 🤔

Image credit: fencer_memes_

20/08/2021

Banning the flick?

Digging through our archives we found a 1993 copy of The Sword, in which a reader writes in to complain about flicking to the back in foil fencing. Stating that there is "no future in the game for small fencers unless the flick is outlawed".

These days the flick is such a staple in modern fencing we have to wonder what it would look like today if the fencing world agreed with the reader. Imagine a world where only one flick per match was allowed or even a fencing match without flicks to the back at all!

17/08/2021

The sport adapted by Sir Ludwig Guttmann more than 65 years ago continues to evolve

12/08/2021

The one and only Mr Leon Paul sparring - Easter 1934

This is such an iconic picture that we pulled from our historical archives, we wanted to share a small insight to the man who started it all.

06/08/2021

Great Commercial Featuring Top Fencers!
https://youtu.be/rAgnbc7L4e8

Ysaora and Race, two Olympic fencers who fell in love while competing in the sport, went to Paris for their own unique version of a romantic getaway. Host An...

01/08/2021

09/07/2021

Barry Paul gives a lot of insight about fencing history, his family business and fencing equipment manufacturing processes

01/07/2021

1927. Silent.Footage of exhibition of sabre fencing between Nedo Nadi and Sandor Gombos.From Lucio Celletti archeosport telesciando