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Tim Claus Bardenhagen works in Strategic Product Management at DESMA Schuhmaschinen in Achim. With his degrees in Business Administration and Sales Management he is well prepared for his task to explain old and new customers our innovative technology. This job makes him travel a lot. But recently he made a trip around the world for a completely different reason. But let´s let Mr. Bardenhagen tell the story himself: “Having started fencing foil (one of the three weapons in international fencing) at the age of 10, I never imagined ending up where I just returned from! In those days while still being in elementary school, my attention was caught by a flyer from the local Bremen fencing club FCBN e.V. and basically this is when I fell in love with a sport which is neither quite common nor very relatable to Northern Germany. Fencing became part of my life and even having had some injuries and having shifted active sport activities from fencing to fitness and golf has not changed anything. When actively fencing was not possible anymore I started refereeing in fencing and became one of the youngest referees holding first a national and then an international referee license. Whereas...