Shaquille O’Neal: I Challenge YOU to a DUEL!

You heard me right Big Fella!

Ok, please don’t hurt me if we actually meet and duel! Lol

Shaq has a new reality show on ABC where he will take on top athletes in their sports including Michael Phelps, Ben Roethlisberger, Serena Williams and Misty May and Kerry Walsh in Beach Volley.

It’s actually a very cool concept and there will also be a large charitable aspect to the show as each episode will involve fundraising for charities and a main event  where the athlete will take on Shaq in their sport.

This would be an amazing opportunity to showcase fencing andsupport some of our charities!  If anyone could help give fencing’s visibility a boost its Shaquille O’Neal!

So, Mr. O’Neal, if you’d like to duel…we’re here waiting!

READ MORE: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4341098

Yeah, We Did…(Part Deux)

Tim and Jason are fencing on bumper cars  (and they were moving!!) at Coney Island because…

a) They’ve really lost it now!?!?!

b) They’re experimenting with new ways to make fencing more exciting and  ”spectator friendly” for television?

c) They can’t afford a car so this is the best they could do with the current funding situation to get around town?

d)  Their Olympic teammate Keeth Smart told them it was his secret training regiment before Beijing and that they should do it everyday to prepare for world championships…(Keeth wouldn’t play a trick on them, would he??!?)

e) Other???

What’s your guess???

Here are a few more clues/random pictures to help (maybe)…

Tim and Jason with Miss Coney Island 2009...

Hmm, need more?

Jason autographs a sneaker for his new fan...

Hmm, these are all pretty random…

Some great kids and their teachers (new fencing fans!) pose with us on the boardwalk

These kids were awesome!  We fenced on the boardwalk for about thirty minutes drawing a decent crowd and at one point this group came along…

I would bet 500+ people saw fencing for the first time today…more people than watched us at Pan Am Championships! (Sad, right?)

The very exciting part is that people (especially the kids!) get super psyched to watch it!  We just need to get it out there!! (Ok, stepping off soup box)

Anyway, still not sure? We had a photo shoot with Vanity Fair today at Coney Island for an upcoming story.   We’re very excited to see how the real pictures come out!! (We also fenced on the subway, but you’ll have to wait for VF for those!)