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The sabre firmly in his hand

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Wheelchair fencer Maurice Schmidt on focus and trust in textiles
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Fuchshuber and fencing have a long tradition: What seems self-evident today was a small revolution on the planche in the 1980s: instead of stiff woven fabrics, Friedrich Fuchshuber brought elastic knitted fabrics into play – just as stab-resistant, but much more mobile. Coaches and athletes were quickly convinced.