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Charlie Selberg
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Charles Selberg, one of the great West Coast fencing masters, died a couple weeks ago. He was the guy responsible for UC Santa Cruz's rep for quality fencers.

I attended one of his weekend clinics and still use his "phases of learning" when talking about teaching with new coaches. Haggis Killer and I almost got frost bite in his secret mountain fortress, but that is a long story.

RIP, Charlie -- they definitely don't make 'em like you any more.

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In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
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It was a fencing camp at SJSU in the early 80s that inspired me to go to SJSU to fence. The camp was led by Charlie and Stro. Later, when I was at UCSC, flailing at my aborted PhD attempt, Charlie was good enough to help me out by participating in my experiment. I never got to know him that well, as I didn't fence at UCSC, but he was always friendly and supportive.
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