ACT Fencing Association Inc

The Canberra Tournament was held at the Tugeranong Southern Cross Stadium on Saturday and Sunday March 6-7 2010.  Congratulations to all the medallists listed below and to all  the competitors over the two days.  Many thanks also to the many volunteers  that made the weekend successful: the set-up and pull-down crew, the tournament registration and manangement team, the referees, and the supportive, families, friends and fans throughout the weekend.  A special thanks to the sponsor of the Novice Competitions, J G Fencing.

The full results can be found in the'2010 Competition Result's link in the Main Menu to the left.

The ANU hosted the first of their monthly comps for 2010 on Sunday March 21.  ANU FC hosts alternating  Epee and Sabre Monthly and U20 comps usually on the first Sunday of each month. All fencers are welcome.  Contact ANU Fencing club via the Main Menu.

 

 

Engarde at Mackillop in Tuggeranong is hosting their first Beginner Course for  2010 starting  Monday March 15 at Mackillop College, Isabella Plains. The lessons start at 7pm, so please arrive early on day one to fill out forms and choose equipment etc.  The course will run for 8 weeks and cover the basics of fencing. All equipment is provided.  Please read the attached flier below for more details and contact addresses.

 

Term 1 at Lancaster Fencing begins Wednesday 24 February, at Lancaster Hall, Wesley Centre, Barton. Fencing begins at 6.30pm so please arrive around 6pm to complete paperwork and payments. A new Beginner Course will also begin on February 24. For more information please read the attached forms.

Swordplay Fencing Club is hosting it's first Beginner Course for 2010, beginning at 7pm on March  18 at the Woden Basketball Courts. Please read the attached flier for details and information on how to contact the club. 

In October 2009 Susan Lemar and Garry Webster, representing ACTFA met with Mary Porter AM MLA (Labour member for Ginninderra) to talk about the sport of fencing in the ACT. A wide range of topics were discussed, in particular  the constrain that a lack of venues has on the growth of our sport. Mary is not stranger to Fencing, she generously gave her time and attended an ACT Tournament a few years back. As a follow-on from these discussions, we have exciting developments in 2010 and beyond. ACTFA continues to progress the proposal for a permanent facility as part of the Lyneham Sports Centre redevelopment. Plus was have been asked to contribute to discussions with the ACT Sports and Recreations, along with other sports, to develop a policy to enable access for Sports to School Facilities. As you can see the issue of venues is getting wide attention.

The ANU Fencing Club will host the first ANU fencing competition for 2010 on Sunday 21 February at 10.00am in the New Sports Hall.  This Epee comp will be worth points in the ACT Ranking system. Non-ANU fencers need to be affiliated to ACTFA to participate, but all skill-levels are welcome.

Swordplay Fencing will hold it's first training session for 2010 on Thursday, February 18 at the Canberra College Gym, Woden from 8pm - 10pm.  The club will move to the Woden Basketball courts on Thursday March 18, where fencing will begin at 7pm.    You must be a member of ACTFA to fence at Swordplay.  To become a member, please fill in the Online Membership Form in the Main Menu.  You will also need to fill in a Club membership form (see below) and pay your membership fees on  your first training day.  The first Beginner course will begin on March 18 in the Basketball courts venue, a flier for the course will be posted shortly. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more details.