Heavy metal's man of steel: rocker Bruce Dickinson is one fine foilsman. (Iron Maiden lead singer is seventh-rated fencer in Great Britain)That ranking placed Dickinson just below the top tier of British fencing, a remarkable achievement inasmuch as he didn't really begin concentrating on the sport until he was 25, after having taken it up when he was a teenager. What's more, because Dickinson is often in a recording studio or out on year-long concert tours, usually far from a reputable salle d'armes, he can't spend nearly as much time training as do those in fencing's upper echelon. But what makes Dickinson's climb through the ranks still more impressive is that he accomplished it after he switched his fencing hand from his right to his left in 1986.
Isn't one of the guitarists an accomplished archer as well?
He sounds like a heck of a talented guy with a good heart and gold records......good for him!!!!