http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/fencing-never-gets-old.html#more-2751 Fencing never gets old By Spooky on May 16th, 2008 Category: Funny, Pics LIKE DISLIKE It never struck me like a sport for senior citizens but… Apparently old people love it! at least the ones at Corpus Christi Catholic Home for retired priest and nuns in Melbourne, Australia, do. The over 80 years old athletes have been learning the art of fencing for nine months now, and apparently they are getting quite good at it. One of the care-takers from the home said the old people were a bit reluctant at first but after having a talk with the convincing instructor, they said yes. Even 93 years old Sister Dolores says she loves the sport, even though she admits it’s a chalenge at her age and she’s always afraid she might fall over. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3919651.ece From The Times May 13, 2008 Australian fencing instructor teaches priests to foil old age Melbourne Retired priests and nuns from an old people's home have been fighting off old age with a new activity — fencing. About 16 residents aged over 80 from the Corpus Christi Catholic home in Melbourne, Australia have spent the past nine months learning the sport, including Sister Delores Kirby, 93. “It's very unusual at our age. It's a challenge. I'm always a bit afraid I might fall over,” Sister Delores, a retired nun from the Faithful Companions of Jesus order, said. Patricia Boyd, the lifestyle co-ordinator at the home, said that the sport was offered after a talk by Joseph D'Onofrio, a fencing instructor who had volunteered at the home. “They thought, fencing? No, that was quite strange,” Ms Boyd said. “But Joseph came along and he spoke to them and he actually went into how it's very spiritual. It just went from strength to strength and they've become very good at it.” (AFP) Related Links