ACT Fencing News
ACT U15s and U17s at 2014 National Championships
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8 members of ACT's newest fencing team, the U15 Gryphons will be fencing in the AFC U15s competition on the weekend of the 5 July 2014 in both team and individual events across all three weapons.
Best wishes to Alice (Foil), Genevieve (Epee), Oscar, Andres and Jackson and Jordan(Epee and team Epee), Jeremy (Sabre) and Daniel (Sabre) - some of tthem will fencing for the first time in a National competition.
Good luck also to Caleb Dray fencing in Cadets.
Swordplay Annual Tournament 2014
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The Swordplay Fencing Club invites affiliated fencers to participate in the 2014 Swordplay Annual Fencing tournament. Please read the attached flier for details on venue, timetable and entry fees. All levels of skill are welcome.
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High Performance Winter Camp at AIS
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The Australian Fencing Federation brings all 6 National Fencing Teams, 6 supporting squads, plus the High Performance coaches and managers to Canberra for training camps at the AIS twice a year. The Winter AIS camp took place over 4 days last week. The athletes were preparing for the Asian Zone Championships and World Championships that take place next month. The Summer AIS camp will take place December 19-21.
Wagga Regatta
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Note: Update, these events are not part of the ACTFA rankings. As this event is not a NSW Regional Championship.
Our friends at the Wagga Fencing Club invite all ACT Fencers to participate in the Riverina Regatta Weekend, June 28-29 2014. Please read the attached flier below. CSU have accommodation available for small groups as a result of the semester break (~$50 per person for a full cottage) – for further details, please visit https://www.csu.edu.au/student-services/my-services/events/venues/wagga or contact Julian (contact details are on the attached flyer).
Saturday 28 June
9.30 - 12.00: Workshops (equipment maintenance, footwork, strength and conditioning, and refereeing)
12.00: Open Epee and Team Sabre
2.00: Novice Foil and Team Epee
3.30: Open Sabre and Team Foil
Sunday 29 June
9.00 - 11.00: Workshops
11.00: Open Foil 12.00: Novice Epee
1.30: Italian Relay
Note: Competition entries close 15 minutes before the times indicated above.
Venue: The Riverina Anglican College, Farrer Road, Wagga Wagga Contact: Julian on 0409 227 995 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
A BBQ dinner will be held on Saturday 28, for catering purposes, please advise the club if you wish to attend. T-shirts available for purchase on the day - $20
| Country Cup and Regional Regatta.pdf | [ ] | 430 kB |
Competition for Beginners at Swordplay FC
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Swordplay Fencing Club in Woden hosted a special comp for Fencers that had only taken up the sport this year. A significant and welcome development is that all three weapons were catered for. Thankyou to the Swordplay members - especially the young refs - that made the night run smoothly, and for the warm welcome on a chilly Canberra night.
Refereeing at National U15/Cadet Championships in Sydney
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The AFF is calling for nominations from members of the fencing community wishing to referee at the AFC Cadets / Under-15s tournament in Sydney from 5-9 July, 2014.
To nominate to referee at this event, select the "Nominations Calls" link at the top of the Ausfencing website: http://www.ausfencing.org/home/
Nominations close Saturday 7 June 2014. You will need to register in the portal if you have not already done so. The AFF will contribute to selected referees' travel and accommodation costs and will pay a per diem for the duration of the days undertaking official activities during the tournament.
ANU Sabre Camp
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In a sign of the growing popularity of Sabre in the ACT, ANU Fencing Club hosted an all-day Sabre Camp on Sunday May 25. Many thanks to Coach Mark Booth and Michael Cook for bringing everyone together. More camps will follow.
ACT Gryphons - news
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ACT Fencing's new team: the U15 ACT Gryphons, had their first outing as a team at the NSW U15 State Championships last weekend in Sydney. Most of the team started as ACT U13 Mozzies before graduating to Gryphons this year. Congratulations to Genevieve and Jordan on their Bronze medals in the epee, and thankyou to Nigel, Chris and James for coaching. A special thankyou to Gordon for driving the bus there and back. ACT Fencing has made a lot of progress over the last decade in these Junior ranks: 10 years ago almost no U15s travelled interstate for comps, 5 years ago it was perhaps 1-2 U15s. This year we had fencers in all three weapons in boys and girls categories.
Introducing the new ACT U15 Fencing team: The ACT Gryphons!
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ACT Fencing proudly welcomes it's new U15 ACT Fencing Team, the ACT Gryphons. Currently comprised of 15 fencers from the ACT, this new team aims to provide older ACT Mozzies (U13), ex ACT Mozzies and U15 fencers with more fencing opportunities in a team environment.
The name for the team, Gryphons was suggested by a member of the team and agreed to by the team members. The Gryphon is a mythical creature with the body, tail and back legs of a lion and the head, wings and talons of an eagle. It represents courage, speed, and strength, all very useful attributes for fencing.
Members of the team will be heading off to Sydney on Sunday 18th May to compete in the NSW State U15 Championships. ACT Fencing wishes them all the best.