The sabre firmly in his hand
Subtitle:
Wheelchair fencer Maurice Schmidt on focus and trust in textiles
Body:
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.