Chaos on the Strip, a CyrusofChaos Podcast

At 15 years old, Jaelyn Liu won the recent senior world cup in Hong Kong which is beyond impressive. Today we talk to Jaelyn to learn about how exactly that happened. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/jaebaenogae_/

Today we talk to Olympic Champion Daniele Garozzo about his career in the sport from start to finish. Unfortunately Dani announced his retirement a few months before the Paris Olympic games due to a heart condition. In this conversation we discuss how he deals with the pressure of competition, how he got so good at infighting, and where he thinks foil is going! https://www.instagram.com/daniele_ga...

In episode 11 of Chaos on the Strip I talk to Wonder TwinsDavid Sosnov and Jaimie Cook who are currently the #2 and #3 juniors in the world and who have both recently broken into the top levels of the senior circuit. We discuss how two fencers with unorthodox fencing styles from the UK managed to get to such a high level, the effect they have each had on each other, what it's like for Jaimie to be...

Episode 10 of Chaos on the Strip does not have a guest. In this episode I discuss my role in preventing bout manipulation at the Olympics and how I got invited to speak in the French Senate at the international MotivAction whistleblowing convention. In the podcast at various points I mention a link for where to report questionable behavior: https://report.whistleb.com/fr/alerte-fdsf https://www.pa...

In this episode of Chaos on the Strip we check in with Jean-Philippe Patrice. Since I last checked in with him he got married, went to the Olympics (and came back with a bronze medal), and won his first senior FIE event. We discuss his result in Orleans and ideas for how to make fencing more watchable and exciting. https://www.instagram.com/jppatrice/ https://www.patreon.com/c/CyrusofChaos

In this episode of Chaos on the Strip I am joined by Damien Lehfeldt, recently elected chairman of the board of USA Fencing. We discuss the USA sabre investigation, next steps for combatting corruption in fencing, and Super Smash Bros Melee. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/thefencingcoach/ https://www.patreon.com/c/CyrusofChaos

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! On today's episode of Chaos on the Strip we talk to Virgin Islands Olympian in foil and cadet world champion silver medalist in epee, Kruz Schembri, about how he balances training in two different weapons. Kruz has managed to achieve a top 10 rating in the world in both junior men's epee and junior men's foil while training in an area that isn't exactly known as a fenc...

This week we check in with Radu Nitu about how his move to America is going and how he got his first senior individual medal: a silver medal in Oran! https://www.instagram.com/_radunitu_/ https://www.patreon.com/c/CyrusofChaos

In the fifth episode of Chaos on the Strip, Spanish fencer recently switched to representing America, joins me to discuss the individual results of the men's epee world cup in Bern with a lot of fencing-related tangents during the conversation. Enjoy! https://www.instagram.com/calderonator/ https://www.patreon.com/c/CyrusofChaos

For the fourth episode of Chaos on the Strip I am joined by Eleanor Harvey (Canada's first ever Olympic fencing medalist) and her coach Alex Martin (Canadian women's foil national coach). We discuss Eleanor's experience at the Olympics, how she got to where she is today, and the Canadian training situation. https://www.instagram.com/eleamorgue/ https://www.instagram.com/alex.c.martin/ https://www....

In the third episode of Chaos on the Strip, Hungarian Olympic Bronze Medalist and current world #4 Eszter Muhari joins me to discuss the individual results of the women's epee world cup in Fujairah. https://www.instagram.com/esztermuharii/ https://www.patreon.com/c/CyrusofChaos

In the second episode of Chaos on the Strip, I talk to Otto Drakenberg, Swedish Olympian, and presidential candidate of the FIE about his platform for president and what his vision is for the future of fencing. https://www.patreon.com/c/CyrusofChaos

In the first episode of Chaos on the Strip, three time German Olympian Matyas Szabo joins me to discuss the individual and team results of the men's sabre world cup in Oran, Algeria. https://www.instagram.com/matyasszabo/ https://www.patreon.com/c/CyrusofChaos