BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France -- Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It's now easier than ever in France to act out "Star Wars" fantasies, because its fencing federation has borrowed from a galaxy ...

BEAUMONT-SUR-OISE, France — According to Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, a lightsaber is "an elegant weapon for a more civilized age." The French Fencing Federation has officially recognized lightsaber ...

You can now convert your love of lightsabers into the world of competitive sports. That is if you live in France. The French Fencing Federation that oversees Olympic level swordplay with foils, epees ...

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France is now officially home to what may be the most entertaining sport: lightsaber dueling. The sport has received support from the French Fencing Federation, which is reportedly providing fencing ...

Planet Earth is finally catching up with the rest of the galaxy. Or at least France is. The country’s fencing federation has officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a competitive sport. This news ...

The Four Corners Fencing Club is in need of an update – to its equipment, that is. Christopher Bartlett, who hosts the club three nights a week at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031, said the ...

Fencing is a game using three kinds of swords: Fleure, Epe, Sable, but the French Fencing Federation approves the use of lightsaber as the fourth sword. "Lightsaber dueling" was officially adopted as ...

If you've ever role-played with a lightsaber, it turns out you were really training for a future sport. According to the Associated Press (via ESPN), the French Fencing Federation has recognized the ...