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Here are some of the members of the Pikes Peak Fencing League (PPFL) (Mark, Mike, Mark M., & Joe) doing their preparatory stretching while Mom watches.
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Jack, Mom, Joe, Mark, Mike, and Mark M. and his family relaxing and chatting before the festivities begin.
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Joe, Mark, Mike, and Mark M. and his family relaxing and chatting before the tournament begins.
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Mark M. and his family relaxing before the bouting begins.
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Joe, Mike, & Mark discussing strategies for the bouts.
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Mark M. & Joe doing some practice bouting before the tournament competition begins.
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Joe & Mark M. doing some practice bouting before the tournament competition begins.
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Joe & Mark M. doing some practice bouting before the tournament competition begins.
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Joe & Mark M. doing some practice bouting before the tournament competition begins.
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Joe & Mark M. doing some practice bouting before the tournament competition begins.
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Don, a member of the PPFL, is one of the armorers - the guys who fix the weapons during the tournament.
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Gary and Don, two members of the PPFL, were the armorers - the guys who fix the weapons during the tournament.
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Joe, Mark M., Mark and Mike taking a break between bouts.
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Here are the trophies - what everyone is "fighting" for!
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An overall view of one of the large gyms in the Air Force Academy Cadet Gym Building at the beginning of the tournament competition. Mark M. & Mark of the PPFL standing at the first strip, and Joe is fencing one of his pool qualification bouts on the second strip with Mom watching on the right.
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Joe (left) fencing in one of his pool qualification bouts.
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Joe after winning one of his pool qualification bouts with a score of 5 to 3.
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Joe (left) fencing in one of his pool qualification bouts.
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Joe (left) fencing in one of his pool qualification bouts.
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Joe (Left) after winning one of his pool qualification bouts with a score of 5 to 0.
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Mark M. & Joe taking a breather between bouts.
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Joe, Mark, Mike, & Mark M. taking a breather and discussing strategies and results between bouts.
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Mark after winning one of his Direct Elimination bouts 15 to 3.
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Joe (left) fencing in one of his Direct Elimination bouts. He is ahead 12 to 2.
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Joe (left) after winning one of his Direct Elimination bouts 15 to 5.
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Joe (left) during an enforced break in one of the Direct Elimination bouts (Joe is ahead 9 to 8) with Mike, Jack, & Mom looking on, at the right.
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Joe (left) fencing in his third Direct Elimination bout. He is currently behind 3 to 8, and ultimately lost 5 to 15 and was eliminated. He ranked 6th overall out of 35 fencers in the tournament.
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Here are all of the Pikes Peak Fencing League members that attended the Toth Memorial Fencing Tournment 2003 - seated: Armorers Gary & Don, standing (left to right): Jack, Mark, Mark M., Mike, & Joe.
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