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The Use of the Small Sword

© Nick Ballón

The Honved Fencing club in Budapest is a converted synagogue,now home to extraordinary fencing legacy, with an impressive number of female fencing champions. It comes to life as soon asthe clock strikes four. Instantly transformed with the banter of youth,as fifty kids aged between six and sixteen arrive for their dailytraining. Bags and coats thrown on every available surface, boys kicking a football around while the girls sit gossiping and laughing until the coach arrives.

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