USA Fencing, the governing body of sport fencing for the United States, had exhibition bouts in Grand Central Terminal for a week in late July to promote the sport.

Since my first roll of film in 2008, I’ve shot fencing. As a participant, then a sporadic observer, and most recently as an amused passer-by. A subject once called fencing a kind of physical chess, a back and forth of moves and counter-moves between two opponents. I appreciate the analogy as a fencer, but as a photographer I’d say it’s more like high-impact ballet.