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

New Epeeists :)

Congratulations to Tasmania's newest Epeeists for completing

the Bronze Certificate in Epee Fencing!

Charlie Norman

Emalisa White

Emily Norman

Genevieve White

Julian Parr

Meg Robb

Vincent Parr

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A reminder to all fencers that the Fencing Tasmania Inc. Tournament #2 2011 is being held at Van Diemen Fencing Club this Saturday, August 6th, and Sunday, August 7th.

Members of the public are welcome to come and have a look.

The times of events are as follows:

SAT: EPEE:
U15s - Rego @ 9am -- Rolecall @ 9.30am -- Start fencing @ 10am
U18s - Rego @ 11.30am -- Rolecall at 11.45am -- Start fencing at 12noon
Open Epee - Rego @ 1.30pm -- Rolecall @ 1.45pm -- Start fencing @ 2pm
OPEN EPEE ESTIMATED FINISH @ 5pm.
...
(The juniors are planned to fence first due to feedback from the previous tournament that parents find late afternoon to be a bad time for them.)

SUN: FOIL:
Because juniors will *hopefully* be coming from Launceston, the Open fencers will go first.
Open rego @ 9am --rolecall @ 9.30am --Start @ 10am
U18s Rego @ 12.30 --Rolecall @ 12.45pm -- Start @ 1pm
U15s Rego @ 1.30pm -- Rolecall @ 1.45pm -- Start @ 2pm

Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Participation Certificates for all fencers.

Safety requirements: 
Mask, 350N jackets, fencing gloves, chest guards (both male and female), full length pants, sports sneakers.

Remember to bring a drink bottle and food! 
Museli bars are good for munching on during tournaments!

Se you there! :)

RESULTS: VDFC Tournament #1 - July 2nd

Hereare the results then a write up.

1st. Mark Scully ...............................Scullduggery Fencing Club
2nd. Isaac Laredo ............................Tas Uni Fencing Club
3rd. Peter Terry ...............................Tas Uni Fencing Club
4th. Anthony Rowe ..........................Scullduggery Fencing Club
5th. Avril Holderness-Roddam .........Van Diemen Fencing Club
6th. Jamie Rowe ,.............................Scullduggery Fencing Club
7th. Jack Aylward ............................Van Diemen Fencing Club
8th. Scott Morgan ............................Van Diemen Fencing Club
9th. Saurabh Kemet .........................Scullduggery Fencing Club
10th. Ali Mahjouri-Healey ................Van Diemen Fencing Club
11th. Georgie Holderness-Roddam ..Van Diemen Fencing Club

Our fencers completed their Bronze Certificate in Epee Fencing ten days ago. Only Jack has previous fencing experience, but in foil, not really Epee.

Jack demonstrated that he has taken a lot on board and showed a real improvement since his last tournament. He beat a number of fencers, including A Rowe who came 4th.

It was Scott's first tournament. He beat 1st place Mark Scully. Not only did he beat him, but he did it after receiving a red card (one point against him) for passing the end of the strip. Fantastic bout! Scott also beat a number of other fencers. He demonstrated his ability to analyse and adapt well mid bout.

Ali is 13 and this was his first tournament. He fenced well and made good use of his long reach and fast reflexes, winning several bouts and scoring plenty of points in others, including a point against M. Scully!

Georgie Holderness-Roddam impressed me by getting in there and being offensive rather than staying back. She was constantly analysisng her opponents and trying out various techniques - she fenced very well.

Well done to Jack, Scott, Ali and Georgie! What a proud coach I am after today!  If that's how you fence after only one week of club, you're going to be great at the next tournament with another two months of training! :)

I will pop some photos of the comp up soon :)  

... BUT...

I leave you with some photos from the club launch (Tue 28/6/2011):

Above: Fencers bouting at Van Diemen Fencing Club launch.

Above: Ali V.S. Tom in the back ground. Peter V.S. Andrew in the foreground.

Above: Jack V.S. Ali (background). Peter V.S. Graeme (foreground).

Above: A fencing taster: Morgan, Peter, Javin, Heather and Meg - Coach: Avril Roddam.

Above: Delicious cupcakes, courtesy of Emerald. :)

Above: Andrew V.S. Graeme

Above: Jack V.S Ali

Above: Fencing taster in progress.

Above: Fencers put their gear on. A fencer ses the target practice area. A fencing info display bottom left corner.