

JAMES SURMA, left, and Elizabeth Earls, students at Sword Play Fencing Academy
in Concord, practice a sport that demands concentration as well as physical
skills.
Eleven-year-old David Mojica, dons protective gear as he prepares to fence.
MANO A MANO: Laura Orella, left, parries a thrust from instructor Thelma Alane at Sword Play in Concord.