BEGINNER FENCING COURSES + WINTER EPEE CUP RESULTS

Beginner Fencing Courses

For teens and adults.

Start Monday, August 12th. 6:30-8pm. 

Four week courses.
Learn the basics of fencing with the Epee. 

$50 per student.
Receive your Beginner Epee Fencing Certificate. 

**Students will also be ready to fence at clubs and in tournaments once they have completed the course.**

A novice tournament will be run several weeks after the course ends.

To secure a spot in the class, please transfer the course fee of $50 to the club bank account (then e-mail the club on the e-mail address provided to let us know to keep an eye out for your payment so we can send you a confirmation e-mail):

Van Diemen Fencing

Commonwealth Bank

BSB: 067101

Acc. No.: 1055 8693

Once you have transferred your course fee, or for more information, please e-mail the club:

van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com

Winter Epee Cup

Saturday July 20th saw thirteen keen fencers brave the cold to attend the 2013 WEC in Collinsvale.

Novice Results

1st - Ben Standen

2nd - Finn Clare

3rd - Morgan Furst

=3rd - Steven Abel

Open Results
1st - Isaac Laredo

2nd - Jack Aylward

3rd - Karina Halys

4th - Gregg Rasley

Ben Standen

Avril Holderness-Roddam

Finn Clarke

Morgan Furst

Jeff Bronstein

Georgie Holderness-Roddam

Photos of the Winter Epee Cup

The Tasmanian Epee Shield 2012

The Tasmanian Epee Shield, May 12th, 2012

Sponsor: John Halys of Hove and Halys Chartered Accountants

Photographer: ChloeR Photography

Clubs competing: Van Diemen Fencing Club, TUFC & YMCA.

On May 12th Van Diemen Fencing Club held the inaugural Tasmanian Epee Shield.

We had six entrants for the Mixed Junior Epee and fifteen entrants for the Mixed Senior Epee.

Fencers came from both Northern and Southern clubs and the tournament had a lovely, friendly atmosphere.

The Van Diemen Fencing Club beginners fenced incredibly well, especially as they only finished their beginner course last Thursday.

Below are the results, with stars near our beginners :-)

Open Mixed Epee:
1st - Jack Aylward - VDFC
2nd - Isaac Laredo - TUFC
3rd - Chris Roach - TUFC
4th - Rhys Manning - YMCA
5th - Avril Holderness-Roddam - VDFC
*6th - John Cantwell - VDFC
7th - Andrew Goodly - VDFC
8th - Andy Jones - VDFC
9th - Karina Halys - VDFC
*10th - Gregg Ransley - VDFC
*11th - Chris (Douggy) Eaton - VDFC
12th - Karl Manning - VDFC
13th - Liam Hills - TUFC
*14th - Jeff Bronstein - VDFC
15th - Georgie Holderness-Roddam - VDFC

Junior Mixed Epee:
1st - Nathaniel Zeckendorf - VDFC
 2nd - Emalisa White - VDFC
*3rd - William Campbell - VDFC
*4th - Jordan Lawson - VDFC
5th - Meg Robb - VDFC
6th - Zack Licitis - VDFC

VDFC would like to say a big thankyou to John Halys of Hove and Halys Chartered Accountantd who provided the medals and pins (for all entrants) .

Hove & Halys

Accountants & Auditors - Hobart, TAS

29 Salamanca Pl, Hobart TAS 7000, Australia

(03) 6223 4456

 ChloeR Photography (check her out on Facebook) took some lovely photos on the day:

Club Tournament #2 and Training Snap Shots

Van Diemen Fencing Club's Second Epee tournament for 2011 was held on the weekend (Sept. 24th).
Open Epee:
1st - Jack Aylward (VDFC)
2nd - Isaac Laredo (TUFC)
3rd - Scott Morgan (VDFC)
4th - Ali Mahjouri-Healey (VDFC)
5th - Emil Kavic (TUFC)
6th - Francis Chui (VDFC)
7th - Avril Holderness-Roddam (VDFC)
8th - Georgie Holderness-Roddam (VDFC)
9th - Heather Howard (VDFC)
10th - Zeekiah Pilon (VDFC)

U20s Epee:
1st - Ali Mahjouri-Healey (VDFC)
2nd - Heather Howard (VDFC)
3rd - Zeekiah Pilon (VDFC)

U17s Epee:
1st - Ali Mahjouri-Healey (VDFC)
2nd - Zeekiah Pilon (VDFC)
3rd - Heather Howard (VDFC)

U15s Epee:
1st - Ali Mahjouri-Healey (VDFC)
2nd - Zeekiah Pilon (VDFC)

Below: Entrants of the Open Epee event.

VDFC fencers, from left: Heather Howard, Jack Aylward, Scott Morgan and Ali Mahjouri-Healey, with their medals from this weekend's club tournament. Not pictured: Zeekiah Pilon.

(Above: Heather Howard, pictured with a medal from the Fencing Tasmania State Tournament in August.)

Above: VDFC fencer Ali Mahjouri-Healey with his medals from the Fencing Tasmania State Tournament in August.

VDFC member Jack Aylward with his 3rd place medal from the Fencing Tasmania State Tournament in August.

The Club:

Training is going well. As per usual, 6-8pm Tuesdays at YMCA Glenorchy.

Here are a few snaps from this evening's club, where ten fencers ranging in experience from State and National reps to beginners were having a lovely evening:

 Below:  Two more shots from the tournament.

Beginner courses start this saturday. For info: van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com / 0428 057 473