Click here to see Andy Shaw’s interview about Joe Levis.
USFA Historian Andy Shaw took time at the USFA Hall of Fame meeting to tell the tale of Olympian and 8 time National Champion Joe Levis. It’s a terrible case of what might have happened if Joe Levis had been allowed to fence to his full potential. It’s a West Coast Archive Story because Joe Levis earned a Silver and a Bronze medal at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
Click here to see Southern Fried Fencing.
Andy Shaw, an eccentric fencing coach, moves from New York City to the deep South. The locals view him with a mixture of suspicion and curiosity until they realize the lessons he offers extend beyond the fencing strip.