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Joshua McKerrow - Maryland Gazette
Kevin Stout, left, and Dan Beers duel with rapiers during last weekend’s meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Society for Historic Swordsmanship. The 12-year-old club has about 20 regular members who are dedicated to the study of ancient weapons. Founder Larry Tom considers it to be a martial art. The club meets twice a week, in Annapolis and Brooklyn Park.
Club studies, fights with ancient weapons

Molly McClanahan got her medieval on.

She donned a plastic chest protector and fencing shirt, picked up a 4-foot sword and traded blows with an opponent.

Metal crunched into metal with ear-ringing efficiency as the weapons clashed.

“I’m really a 5-year-old boy and I get to hit people with swords,” said McClanahan, a game shop employee and graduate student from Shady Side.

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