Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 17th September, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Remise, Reprise, Redouble, – or Parry Riposte.

Next Session:    September 24th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 3rd September, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Feint Step Back, parry (disengage) riposte.

Next Session:    September 10th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 27th August, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Pre national training attack in prep, national warm up.

Next Session:    September 3rd. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

AFC #3 Melbourne 

Results

Mens Sabre: 1st Ju Won Kim NSW, 2nd Jasper Rowley NSW, =3rd Jadryn Dick WA, =3rd Zak Leonhard WA.

Womens Sabre: 1st Cheryl Chan NSW, 2nd Grace White NSW, =3rd Hannah Bikupic NSW, =3rd Luyan Cao NZ.

Mens Foil: 1st Lucas Webber Vic, 2nd Matt Foster Vic, =3rd Hamish Chan NZ, =3rd Jesse Morris NSW.

Mens Epee: 1st Matthew Baker NSW, 2nd Kristian Radford Vic, =3rd Ned Fitzgerald Vic, =3rd Alex Burgun SA.

Womens Foil: 1st Emily Marrotta Vic, 2nd Alicia Kwag NSW, =3rd Claire Daniel QLD, =3rd Katherine Kwa NSW. 

Womens Epee: 1st Evelyn Halls Vic, 2nd Diana Sher Vic, =3rd Leah Tausan Vic, =3rd Dianna Gu Vic.

.

U23 Mens Sabre: 1st Ju won Kim NSW, 2nd Zak Leonhard WA, =3rd Alexandre Douglas NSW, =3rd James Siu NSW.

U23 Womens Sabre:  1st Helen Phillips Vic, 2nd Grace White NSW, =3rd Sian Webster WA, =3rd Hannah Biskupic NSW.

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Veteran Mens Epee: 1st David Cook Vic, 2nd Darren Ferguson SA, =3rd Murray Thompson Vic, =3rd Richard Purdie NSW (50+ Gold), Norbert Riedl (70+Gold).

Veterans Womens Epee: 1st Nadine Ferguson SA, 2nd Mary Black NZ, =3rd Isobel Ellis WA, =3rd Jutta Schorttman QLD (50+ Gold), Annabelle Ballard (60+Gold), Daisy Drew (70+Gold).

Veteran Mens Foil: 1st Andrey Tyschencko NSW, 2nd Simon Bowering SA, =3rd Vince Newton NSW, =3rd Richard Purdie NSW (50+Gold), Gary Sudran (70+Gold).

Veteran Womens Foil: 1st Jenny Bonney-Millett QLD, 2nd Annabelle Ballard NSW (60+Gold), =3rd Susan Hon Vic, =3rd Christina Hon Vic.

Veterans Mens Sabre: 1st Davide Wheeler NSW, 2nd Derek Flood Vic, 3rd Martin Treasure Vic, =3rd Harriet Jordan NSW (Womens Gold), Alex Sherbakoff NSW (60+Gold), Gary Sudran (70+Gold). 

More details on AFF website

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 20th August, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  points scored the same way, national warm up.

Next Session:    August 27th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 13th August, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  points scored differnet ways as possible.

Next Session:    August 20th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 6th August, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Change no point the same.

Next Session:    August 13th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Veterans World Championships in Lemoges France 20-25 October.

Congratulations to all the Australian selected team members

Womens Epee: Sarah Osvath, Anna Ballard, Juta Schortmann, Alison Blom, Isobel Ellis.

Womens Foil: Jenny Bonney-Millet, Anna Ballard, Fiona Budniak, Harriet Jordan.

Mens Epee: Steven Javens, Norbert Riedl, Volker Hrovat, Bruno Charlesworth, Peter Osvath.

Womens Sabre:  Min Yi Du, Harriet Jordan.

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 30th July, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  attack parry riposte, other counter attacks, first continues & remise.

Next Session:    7 August 7th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

World Champions & Olympic Champions

Download World Champions File

History is important in such a long running sport such as Fencing..

Incredible Fencers on the list of Winners

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 16th July, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Foot tempo parry, stop hit distance.

Next Session:   July 23rd. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

The World Championships, Moscow, 13-19 July.

Follow the live stream “highlights” here link .

Individual Events:

Mens Sabre: 1st A.Yakimenko Russia, 2nd D.Homer U.S.A, =3rd M.Hartung Germany, =3rd D.Dolniceanu Romania.

Womens Sabre: 1st S.Velikaya Russia, 2nd C.Berder France, =3rd C.Shen China, =3rd A.Marton Hungary.

Mens Epee:  1st G.Imre Hungary, 2nd G.Grunthier France, =3rd S.Jung Korea, =3rd P.Jorgensen Denmark.

Womens Epee:  1st R.Fiamingo Italy, 2nd E.Samuelsson Sweden, =3rd A.Xu China, =3rd S.Besbes Tunisia.

Mens Foil:  1st Y.Ota Japan, 2nd A.Massialis U.S.A, =3rd G.Meinhardt U.S.A, =3rd A.Akhmatkhuzin Russia.  

Womens Foil:  1st I.Deriglazova Russia, 2nd A.Shaeneva Russia, =3rd N.Prescod U.S.A, =3rd A.Errigo  Italy.

. 

Teams Events:

Mens Sabre: 1st Italy, 2nd Russia, 3rd Germany. 

Womens Sabre: 1st Russia, 2nd Ukraine, 3rd U.S.A.  

Mens Epee:  1st Ukraine, 2nd Korea, 3rd Switzerland.

Womens Epee:  1st China, 2nd Romania, 3rd Ukraine .

Womens Foil: 1st Italy, 2nd Russia, 3rd France.

Mens Foil:  1st Italy, 2nd Russia, 3rd China.

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Medal Tally:

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Russia	4	4	1
Italy	4		1
Hungary	1		1
U.S.A		3	1
Japan	1
France		2	1
Ukraine	1	1	1
Sweden		1
China	1		3
Romania		1	1
Korea		1	1
Germany			1
Tunisia			1
Denmark			1

Switzerland

1

The World Championships are on in Moscow, 13-19 July.

Follow the live stream here link .

Keep up to date with the Aussie team, and your favourite fencers on youtube via the fie.org

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Mens Sabre: Unfortunately no Australians through to d/e: 114 S.Scudds, 126 J.Rowley, 129 Z.Leonard, 136/146 A.Wilcock

Womens Sabre: Unfortunately no Australians through to d/e: 101 S.Bennet, 107/114 C.Chan 

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Mens Epee:  94 K.Radford won first d/e, 115 J.Lewis, 136 W.Dolley, 189 J.Downes / 212

Womens Epee:  56 E.Halls lost to make 32 (auto into 64!), 72 D.Sher lost 15:14 to make 64, 124 J.Halls, 130 D.Gu  / 168

. 

Mens Foil:  39 L.Webber lost to make 32 (auto into 64!), 72 S.Douglas 4wins lost d/e to make 64, 135 S.Capon, 149 S.Mooney-Grand /157

Womens Foil: 45 A.Kwag lost to make 32 (auto into 64!), 85 M.Sokovskaja, 95 J.Bonney-Millett, 98 E.Marrotta, /108

. 

Teams:

Mens Epee: 33rd, Lost 45:40 to Sweden

Womens Epee: 21st, Lost 45:25 to Germany,

Mens Sabre: 28th Lost 45:15 to Hungary (5)

Womens Foil: 16th beat Kazakhstan 37:36 to make 16, lost to Russia 45:4

Mens Foil: 22nd lost to Poland 45:25 to make 16.

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 9th July, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Circle 6 Riposte, disengage riposte.

Next Session:   July 16th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 18th June, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  2point touehes, first to get to 3 wins.

Next Session:   June 25th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Recent news released from FIE stating that “Equipment that does not work perfectly in all situations and therefore does not comply with FIE Rules (body wire with bayonet connection), Will not be accepted during equipment controls at FIE competitions.

The SEMI Commission will immediately contact manufacturers about this matter.”

Interesting news.. find out more on the link 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 11th June, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Counter Parry Ripsote (2points) .

Next Session:   June 18th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

AFC #2 Robyn Chaplin Tournament Adelaide 6-8 June 

Veterans Mens Epee: 1st Iain Davidson SA, 2nd Darren Ferguson SA, =3rd Peter Osvath Vic, =3rd Bruno Charlesworth Vic.

Veterans Womens Epee: 1st Sarah Osvath NSW, 2nd Abigail Nutt NSW, =3rd Annabelle Ballard NSW, =3rd Nadine Ferguson SA.

Veteran Mens Foil: 1st Andrey Tyschenko NSW, 2nd Adam Reynolds Vic, =3rd Steve Johnson WA, =3rd Vince Newton NSW.

Veteran Womens Foil: 1st Jenney Bonney-Millett Qld, 2nd Annabelle Ballard NSW, =3rd Fiona Budniak NSW, =3rd Abigail Nutt NSW.

Veteran Mens and Womens Sabre: 1st Davide Wheeler NSW, 2nd Damian Kneale WA, =3rd Steve Johnson WA, =3rd Harriet Jordan NSW (Womens Gold).

More details on AFF website

AFC #2 Robyn Chaplin Tournament Adelaide 6-8 June 

Mens Epee: 1st James Lewis WA, 2nd Alex Burgun SA, =3rd Zac Casagrande Qld, =3rd Jeremy Shelley Act.

Womens Foil: 1st Claire Daniel Qld, 2nd Jackie Budniak NSW, =3rd Beatrice Hay NSW, =3rd Lishan Sung NSW.

Mens Foil: 1st Ned Fitzgerald Vic, 2nd Lucas Webber Vic, =3rd Matthew Donald NSW, =3rd Edourd Renneville NSW.

Womens Epee: 1st Sarah Osvath NSW, 2nd Evelyn Halls Vic, =3rd Dianna Gu Vic, =3rd Bernadette Lee WA.

U23 Womens Foil: 1st Emily Marotta Vic, 2nd Lishan Sung NSW, =3rd Alicia Kwag Qld, =3rd Caitlyn Trussell NSW.

Mens Sabre: 1st Sutherlan Scudds WA, 2nd Alex Andre NSW, =3rd Jasper Rowley NSW, =3rd Adam Wilcock NSW.

Womens Sabre: 1st Priscilla Del Castillo NSW, 2nd Grace White NSW, =3rd Sally Bennett NSW, =3rd Cheryl Chan NSW.

U23 Mens Foil: 1st Sholto Douglas NSW, 2nd Matt Foster Vic, =3rd Jesse Morris NSW, =3rd Noah Whiffin Vic.

More details on AFF website

Congratulations to Helen Smith on being awarded an Order of Australia in the Queens Birthday Honours list of 2015!

A wonderful achievement and significant recognition to one of Australia’s best ever Fencers, Olympian, and tireless worker

on numerous Committees, boards and Current Commonwealth Federation President.

more details on AFF website 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 4th June, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Double Disengage, Feint Disengage.

Next Session:   June 11th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Brother and Sister, Max and Chloe Esposito both won the Olympic Qualifying Place/Tournament in Beijing this week!

Congratulations to both and possibly being the first Australian members selected for Rio!

updated June

AFC #2 Robyn Chaplin Tournament Adelaide 6-8 June 

Saturday 6 June

9:0 Mens Epee:

10:45 Womens Foil: 

1:45 Veterans Mens Epee:

1:45 Veterans Womens Epee:

Sunday 7 June

9:0 Mens Foil: 

10:45 Womens Epee:

1:45 Veteran Mens Foil: 

1:45 Veteran Womens Foil:

2:0 U23 Womens Foil: .

Monday 8 June

9:30 Mens Sabre:

10:15 Womens Sabre:

12:30 U23 Mens Foil:  .

2:0 Veteran Mens and Womens Sabre:

More details on AFF website

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 28th May, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Feint High/Low 6/8 riposte.

Next Session:   June 4th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 21st May, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Feint 1-2 Disengage.

Next Session:   May 28th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 14th May, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Simple action parry only, parry 6/c6 ripsote.

Next Session:   May 21st. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 7th May, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Simple action only, parry 4 ripsote, change line.

Next Session:   May 14th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Fencing technology has come a long way….

Australian invention leading the way, get involved by supporting the Kickstarter campaign..

Check out the new wireless system on Kickstarter’s Link 

For those who missed it… the Camp in Canberra – recent interviews on ABC

Link

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 30th April, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Prime Riposte 1.

Next Session:   May 7th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 23rd April, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Coupe Lunge against parry 4.

Next Session:   April 30th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 16th April, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Coupe Lunge against parry 4.

Next Session:   April 23rd. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Bit  of  Fun for the day..

AFC #1 D.H.McKenzie – 10-12 April 

Brisbane Sports Stadium, Queensland

Results

Men’s Sabre
: 1st Davide Wheeler NSW, 2nd Gary Sudran WA, =3rd Peter Major ACT.

Women’s Epee: 1st  Mary Black NZ, 2nd Annabell Ballard NSW, =3rd Jutta Schortmann Qld, =3rd Nadine Ferguson SA. 

Men’s Epee: 1st Luc Cartillier Qld, 2nd Bruno Charlesworth Vic, =3rd Peter Osvath Vic, =3rd Duncan Fairweather NSW.


Men’s Foil:
 1st Andrey Tyschenko NSW, 2nd Vince Newton NSW, =3rd Adam Reynolds Vic, =3rd Colin Bosnic Vic.

Women’s Foil
: 1st Jenny Bonney-Millett Qld, 2nd Maria Kirby SA, =3rd Jane Allardice Vic, =3rd Annabelle Ballard NSW.


More details on AFF website 

AFC #1 D.H.McKenzie – 10-12 April 

Brisbane Sports Stadium, Queensland

Results

Men’s Sabre
: 1st Jasper Rowley NSW, 2nd Simon Leitch QLD, =3rd Zak Leonard WA, =3rd Adam Wilcock NSW.

Women’s Epee: 1st Evelyn Halls Vic, 2nd Diana Sher Vic, =3rd Anne Deveraux Vic, =3rd Sarah Osvath NSW. 

Women’s Sabre
: 1st Helen Philips Vic,  2nd Sam Auty Vic, =3rd Cheryl Chan NSW, =3rd Marissa Black WA.  

Men’s Epee: 1st Will Bishop NZ, 2nd Zac Casagrande Qld, =3rd James Lewis WA, =3rd Luc Cartillier Qld.


Women’s Foil:
 1st Lishan Sung NSW, 2nd Katherine Kwa NSW, =3rd Claire Daniel Qld, =3rd Jacqueline Budniak NSW.

Men’s Foil
: 1st Lucas Webber Vic, 2nd Ned Fitzgerald Vic, =3rd Matt Foster Vic, =3rd Sholto Douglas NSW.


More details on AFF website 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 9th April, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Point in line, Derobe / Beat.

Next Session:   April 16th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 2nd April, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Point in line.

Next Session:   April 9th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 19th March, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Feint Disengage Attack, Feint Counter Parry.

Next Session:   March 26th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 12th March, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Counter Parry Riposte in Lunge.

Next Session:   March 19th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 5th March, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Beat 6 Attack, Disengage Attack, Derobe threatening Attack.

Next Session:   March 12th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 26th February, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Team Event.

Next Session:   March 5th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 19th February, come along and join the squad:            Skill:  Beat 4 Attack, Disengage Attack, Derobe threatening Attack.

Next Session:   February 26th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

With only a year to go until Rio 2016, here’s some inspiration from London’ Gold medal Mens Foil Team Match.

Youtube Link 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 12th February, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  Parry 6 Disengage Rioposte, C6 Disengage Riposte.

Next Session:   February 19th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Following the tradition of the National Open Champion questionnaire,

the 6 2014 Open Champions kindly contributed some answers following their Championship win. 

Australian 2014 National Champion: 

Ned Fitzgerald – Mens Foil.

1: How long have you been Fencing? What made you start? How long did it take for you to feel competitive?

A: I’ve been fencing for about 8 and a half years. I started because I’d seen sword fighting in a couple of my favourite movies and wanted to see how it was done. I also gained interest because I saw it advertised somewhere for the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. I started out quite slowly, certainly taking my time to gain results at state competitions. My first good result was at U/15 national championships in 2010, so it took me about 4 years to establish myself.

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level?

A:  I’ve been competing at national level since 2008 and at an international level since 2011.

3: What made you choose your weapon? Have you fenced the other 2?

A:  The club at which I began fencing is a foil-only club, so I didn’t have much of a choice! However I have fenced epee and sabre as well, strongly disliking the sabre but managing to get some surprising results in epee.

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A:  It depends what kind of training. I really like doing physical training (running, sprints etc) at my club because of the lovely parks surrounding it, but I prefer fencing at venues which have pistes laid out already, such as North Melbourne.

5: How important have a coach and training partners been to you?

A:  Your coach and training partners are absolutely essential, no matter what weapon you fence or what kind of athlete you are. Always respect them and listen to what they have to say, because their feedback and advice could prove to be a vital ingredient to your future success.

6: What are your future ambitions for 2015 and beyond? work / training / competition?

A: I will be undertaking year 12 during 2015, so I won’t be fencing as much at training because I need to focus on my studies. As a side note, it’s very important that you maintain a balance between fencing and other commitments such as work and school. It’s amazing how tedious fencing can become without these things in your life as well, and vice-versa. After school, I hope to travel to Europe to train and compete with the friends I’ve made through my experiences, after which I would like to attend college in the US where they have a brilliant college fencing program. My main fencing goal, however, is to make the 2020 Olympics.

7: Who if anyone have you modeled your fencing on? Or do you have a favourite Fencer (Internationally)?

A:  I haven’t really modelled myself on any particular fencer. I watch quite a lot of fencing on YouTube and have thus seen some of the things the world’s best fencers do, and I kind of take bits and pieces out of their strategies and try to use them in training to see if it works. A lot of my fencing is based off these observations and experiments.

8: What if any other cross training activities do you play/train?

A: I try to go to the gym as often as possible. For fencers 16 and over, the gym is a great way to get faster and stronger and hence allow you to fence more effectively.

9: What difference if any did this national event have to others?

A:  For this event I felt like I needed to fence my absolute best to get a good result, so I simply fenced as hard as I possibly could and believed that I could potentially beat anyone I would come up against. This mindset allowed me to concentrate completely on my fencing without worrying about whether I would win the bout or not.

10: What is your weekly training Regime?

A:  Lessons: Monday and Saturday

Physical training (e.g. running and sprinting, body weight exercises): Thursday, Saturday/Monday, Friday

Fencing: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Gym: Wednesday, Saturday

11:  What advice would you give future Australian champions?

A:  Focus on fencing technique rather than speed, especially in lessons and drills. Speed will come with practicing using correct technique, but technique will not come from simply attempting to fence as quickly as possible. The importance of this can’t be emphasised enough.

12: What is the best / worst thing about Fencing in Australia?

A:  It kind of sucks how barely anyone really knows or cares about fencing. But for those who do know and care about it, there’s a very close-knit community in Australian fencing which is nice to be a part of.  

 

Thanks very much Ned! 

Following the tradition of the National Open Champion questionnaire,

the 6 2014 Open Champions kindly contributed some answers following their Championship win. 

Australian 2014 National Champion: 

Sarah Osvath – Womens Epee.

1: How long have you been Fencing? What made you start? How long did it take for you to feel competitive?

A:  I have been fencing for over 40 years now, starting in my last year of primary school when fencing was offered as an elective sport by my teacher Susan Grant-Taylor, at the school I attended in Wainuiomata, New Zealand. I was captivated by this unique sport straight away and it took several years to feel competent.

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level?

A: A long time and continuing… Nationally in NZ as a school fencer,(foil as females fenced only foil in those days), Under 20’s (National champion 6X).Interestingly my first International competition was travelling to Australia to fence in the Australian U20 Championship. Internationally, representing Australia at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in 1994,1998,2002,2010. Many Women’s Epee World cup events between 1995 and 2002. World Championships 1995,97,98,99 and the first ever Women’s Epee event at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. I have fenced in all but one Australian National Championships since 1988-2014 and a good 80% of the Australian open circuit events over this period.

3: What made you choose your weapon? have you fenced the other 2?

A: I actively made the decision to fence/train/receive individual lessons in epee in 1993 after nearly 20 years of foil. My height and speed whilst a disadvantage in foil could be an asset in epee. . I had moved for personal reasons to Melbourne from Canberra and had the accessibility of training with Vlad Sher,the National epee coach. Women’s epee was relatively new on the International scene and without the complication of referees and with a fairly even standard worldwide success was possible. The epee gamble was worth pursuing and certainly the correct decision for me.

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A:  Anywhere as long as there are other passionate, committed fencers who want to train determinedly and aspire to continually improve and become the best they can be. Any competition big or small is a strong drawcard.

5: How important have a coach and training partners been to you?

A:  A coach is of the utmost importance – one that you respect and who respects your endeavours. There should be a big investment by both of you, a few risks and hopefully many rewards. Personally, I have only had two epee coaches, Vlad Sher from 1993-1997 whilst I resided in Melbourne. Since living in Sydney from 1997, my coach is Simon Jin. (That is a lot of individual lessons).

Training partners are extremely important and valuable to me.

6: What are your future ambitions for 2015 and beyond? work / training / competition?

A: As well as achieving gold at the 2014 Australian Open Championships, I secured 2^nd place at the 2014 World Veteran Championships in Hungary. My ambition is to become Women’s Epee Veteran World Champion within the next few years. (i.e., to join Vici Wilks as World Champion)

7: Who if anyone have you modeled your fencing on? Or do you have a favourite Fencer (Internationally)?

A: I’ve been around a long time and have constantly developed my fencing. I haven’t modeled myself on any one particular person but I do have many International fencers I openly admire. This includes Imke Duplitzer, Laura Flessel-Colovic, Kaido Kaberma and Pavel Kolobkov but the list is actually quite long.

8: What if any other cross training activities do you play/train?

A: I also play competitive field hockey, twice a week during the hockey season (April-September). I enjoy a 90mins bike ride each Sunday.

9: What difference if any did this national event have to others?

A:  Winning the Australian National Championship again was a big thrill. Having previously won in 1995,1997,1999 and most recently in 2003 I thought that this top title was a little elusive for me having lost several finals to take silver but in any case usually a podium finish.(Spanning 20 years).

10: What is your weekly training Regime?

A: I train at three different University Fencing clubs here in Sydney, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday evenings incorporating a lot of bouting plus individual lessons. Saturday afternoon I attend a 2hr Fencing Speed & Agility specific class followed by a session of bouting.

11:  What advice would you give future Australian champions?

A: Work out your plan, train hard with as many fencers as possible. Strive towards realistic goals. Recognise that there are peaks and troughs with your results and that basically you get a return proportional to your effort and work load. It should have a definite fun component.

12: What is the best / worst thing about Fencing in Australia?

A: The worst thing about fencing in Australia is the demise of selection on merit for National team representation.

The best thing about fencing in Australia is the talented, experienced coaches and fencers that provide the opportunity to develop a firm basis for achieving on the World stage. Also our proximity to fencing in Asia.

 

Thanks very much Sarah! 

Following the tradition of the National Open Champion questionnaire,

the 6 2014 Veteran Champions kindly contributed some answers following their Championship win. 

Australian 2014 National Veteran Champion: 

Nigel Nutt – Mens Foil.

1: How long have you been Fencing? What made you start? How long did it take for you to feel competitive?

A:  I started in 1980 at school in Sydney. I was drawn by the one on one aspect of the sport, and the opportunity to compete. A compabt sport without being full contact, and without the subjectivity of grading in other martial arts, I found Fencing unique.

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level?

A:  I Fenced State and National championships from 1981 onwards. Took me several years to get out of a first round at nationals, but there has not been a year since 1981 when I have not competed in some from at a national level in Australia or overseas. My first overseas competition was NZ championships in 1987, and my first truly international competition was the World Student Games in Germany in 1987.

3: What made you choose your weapon? have you fenced the other 2?

A:  Always trained in foil, and enjoyed the rhythm and tempo of foil more than the others. Have always competed in epee in parallel with foil, and on a number of occasions seen more success in epee than in foil. Dabbled in Sabre in the late eighties, but the passion never stuck.

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A:  Tough to call. Cavaliers club in Perth probably pips other clubs for pure enjoyment and mileu, but currently am enjoying coaching at a start up club in ACT called Maison Escrime with Mat Meriaux. I have very fond memories of Macquarie, Uni, Sydney Uni and Swords Club.

5: How important is competition in Australia for you?

A:  Fencing competitively keeps me in the sport,. Without the opportunity to compete, I would have retired a long time ago.

6: What are your ambitions for 2015 and beyond? Travel / competition?

A: I’d like to compete in the World Veteran Champs (50+) from 2016 onwards.

7: Do you have a favourite location to fence (National/Internationally)?

A: No

8: What if any other cross training activities do you play/train?

A: Have always found squash a wonderful cross training sport: competitive, great for fitness, and hones my spatial awareness and positioning skills.

9: What if anything has changed for you as a veteran fencer in 2014?

A:  I have recalibrated my sporting goals and self-expectations. I still fence to enjoy and to win, in that order.

10: What is your weekly training routine/partners etc?

 A: 90% coaching, 10% fencing in a typical year. I limit training to two evenings a week, and I avoid starting too early in a season. This stops me burning out, and keeps me hungry for the sport.

11:  What advice would you give veteran Australians?

A:  Stick at it: I admire and respect those around me for their longevity in the sport as much, if not more, than those wining the medals.

12: What is the best / worst thing about Veteran Fencing in Australia?

A: Best thing: Friendship. I love mixing with other Vet fencers. Worst things: gaps between rounds too long, and the comps take too long to run relative to the small numbers. I understand why, but I still think there is room for a faster comp.

Thanks very much Nigel!

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 5th February, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  Parry 4 Disengage Rioposte, C4 Disengage Riposte.

Next Session:   February 12th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Fencing @ Brighton   recommences for 2015

                               Wednesday Nights (from February 2015) 5:30 pm.

Your club in the South East of Melbourne for the Fencing community, and to new members!

Membership Link:

Brighton Grammar G.B.R Hall, Grosvenor St Brighton (opposite the School Carpark).

Coaching and membership available now….. We have electric strips setup.

Enquiries welcome, for more info email: chris@swordfightersaustralia.com or 0409 013 171

updated 4 February 2015

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 29th January, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  Distance Fencing x2 points, 1point blade contact.

Next Session:   February 5th. 

Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Following the tradition of the National Open Champion questionnaire, the 6 2014 Open Champions kindly contributed some answers following their Championship win.

Australian 2014 National Champion: Donghwan Kim – Mens Sabre Champion.

1: How long have you been Fencing? What made you start? How long did it take for you to feel competitive?

A:   I started fencing when I was 13. My parents are both Olympic fencers and coaches, and my father suggested I start. 

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level?

A:  I started competing at open national level in Korea when I was 15. I also competed at the 2007 Cadet World Championships.

3: What made you choose your weapon? Have you fenced the other 2?

A:   When I began fencing, sabre in Korea was very weak so I wanted to help make it stronger. I learned a little foil from my father when I first started.

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A:  I loved training at Yang-Woon middle school where I first learned to fence, but now Sydney Sabre feels like my home.

5: Who if anyone have you modeled your fencing on? Or do you have a favourite fencer internationally?

A:   I used to train with Gu Bongil, under the same coach in Busan, and I really admire his fencing. He is very smart. I would love to be able to lunge like Gu, but I’m too inflexible!

6: What are your ambitions for 2015 and beyond? Travel / competition?

A: I want to go on the FIE circuit as soon as I can. I also want to go to some competitions in Asia to get some more experience.

7: Do you have a favourite location to fence (National/Internationally)?

A:  I like to travel, but I haven’t been able to go to many overseas comps yet. So far the best one I’ve been to was Singapore. I like the food there and the refereeing was very good.

8: What if any other cross training activities do you play/train?

A: I run for cross-training, and I play baseball (outfield).

9: What if anything has changed for you as a fencer in 2014?

A: 2014 is the first time I have competed since I left the Korean circuit in 2011 to join the army. It feels really good to be back into fencing.

10: What is your weekly training routine/partners etc?

A:  I do some footwork and bouting. I also coach for around 30 hours a week. I also watch a lot of international matches to study the fencers.

11: What advice would you give Australian fencers?

A:   If you want to win, you need to keep practicing the basics. Keep working, even when it is boring. When you are fighting, don’t rush and always think about winning.

12: What is the best / worst thing about Fencing in Australia?

A:  The best thing is my club. Sydney Sabre has given me a lot of support, and I’m really happy here.

 

Thanks very much Donghwan !

Coeur De Lion  – Monthly Competitions @ State Fencing Centre in 2015.

Roll call from 1 with a 1:30 start. $5 entry.

#1 Results #1

#2 Results #2

#3 Results #3

#4 Results #4

#5 Results #5

#6 Results #6

#7 Results #7

#8 Results #8

#9 Results #9

#10 Results #10

Congratulations to the 2015 winners

Gold : Alan Lun

Silver : Louis Slamowicz

Bronze : Genevieve Carrasco 

We will be commencing competitions again in February 2016, keep an eye on the FV Calendar and S.F.A for updates

updated 8/11/15

Good idea!

So is it the sport that attracts the “lookers” or is it the sport that makes them so ! ? 😉

link

Following the tradition of the National Open Champion questionnaire,

the 6 2014 Veteran Champions kindly contributed some answers following their Championship win. 

Australian 2014 National Veteran Champion: 

Iain Davidson – Mens Epee.

1: How long have you been Fencing? 

A. 40 years on and off, 

What made you start? 

A. Started because my brother was fencing

How long did it take for you to feel competitive? 

A. Took 2 years be competitive

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level? 

A.  Since 1978

3: What made you choose your weapon? 

A. Chose epee because the hits aren’t up to someone’s interpretation. Have fenced foil and sabre as well

Have you fenced the other 2?

A.  Have fenced foil and sabre as well 

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A:  Adelaide Swords Club 

5: How important is competition in Australia for you?

A:   I like to see competitive fencing so more international comps in Aust would be good

6: What are your ambitions for 2015 and beyond? Travel / competition?

A: Depends on my body 

7: Do you have a favourite location to fence (National/Internationally)?

A:  Canberra AIS   

8: What if any other cross training activities do you play/train?

A:  Regular gym attendance – RPM, cardio, weights, twice a week footwork/fencing training

10: What if anything has changed for you as a veteran fencer in 2014?

A:  I won! first time competing at national level since 2009

11: What advice would you give veteran Australians?

A:  Look after your body and keep developing

12: What is the best / worst thing about Veteran Fencing in Australia?

A:  The best thing is the history of the competitors and the worst thing is we only fence for 10 hits

 

Thanks very much Iain !

 

Following the tradition of the National Open Champion questionnaire, the 6 2014 Open Champions kindly contributed some answers following their Championship win.

Australian 2014 National Champion: Claire Daniel – Womens Foil Champion.

1: How long have you been Fencing? What made you start? How long did it take for you to feel competent?

A: Fencing was something I wanted to do ever since taking up the violin in primary school. I would play games which involved using the bow to poke my friends in orchestra, this being the upside to not making it to the first desk. I did not realise it was possible to learn fencing in Brisbane until I went to high school in 2003 where it was offered as an afterschool sport. In the first few years I don’t ever remember worrying much about whether I was competent or not, I just enjoyed it.

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level?

A: My first national competition was the Australian U/15 Championships in 2005. My first international competition was the Junior Commonwealth Championships in Malaysia in 2009.

3: What made you choose your weapon? Have you fenced the other 2?

A: Foil was the weapon we learnt at school and I stuck with it. There were many more girls fencing foil than were fencing sabre or epee in Queensland at the time so state competitions in foil were much more fun. I have fenced the other two for fun at the occasional competition, in particular University games.

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A: I very much enjoyed training in Pisa but I have not yet had an opportunity to return. Otherwise a club night in Brisbane when all the foilists come out and we can set up lots of pistes is just fine.

5: How important have a coach and training partners been to you?

A: Good training partners are essential and I improve much more quickly when I can train with someone who forces me to change how I fence in order to win points. The relatively small number of experienced training partners in Brisbane and also across Australia in women’s foil is currently a challenge. My coach has also been very important.

6: What are your future ambitions for 2015 and beyond? work / training / competition?

A: I have been fortunate to win a John Monash Scholarship and with this I am intending to study a master’s course at University College London starting September 2015. The course looks at digital data or ‘big data’ analysis and its applications to town planning. I am also looking forward to the opportunity to access more training partners and a greater variety of competitions that living in London for a year will bring.  Around preparation for this I will continue working and training in Brisbane.

7: Who if anyone have you modelled your fencing on? Or do you have a favourite Fencer (Internationally)?

A: I have modelled my fencing from the input of different coaches I have had rather than an individual fencer. My favourite fencer for many years has been Nam Hyun-Hee of Korea. I also enjoy watching Elisa Di Francisca of Italy and Inna Deriglazova of Russia. 

8: What if any other sports do you play/train?

A: I do not currently play any other sports. I sprint, lift weights and do various other exercises to improve my fitness for fencing.

9: What difference if any did this national event have to others?

A: It was the first national competition for more than five years that my friend Katie also competed in and it is great to have her back.

10: What is your weekly training Regime?

A: I train as much as I can fit in around work. This typically involves two squad sessions and two club sessions a week (which is about all there is available in Brisbane anyway), and three or four separate fitness sessions around that.

11:  What advice would you give future Australian champions?

A: It is not easy to balance full time work with training and competing nationally and internationally. Fencing at any level in Australia, but especially the level required to win national championships let alone compete at international competitions, requires a huge investment in finances, time and emotion. This can be heavy, especially on nights you are tired from work and failing to fence as well as you think you should. It is easy to get upset and frustrated.

At times like this it helped me to talk to my coach and other athletes who had similar experiences. With the onset of frustration it helped to go back to the simple things that I could still do well and enjoy in order to build confidence before attempting to deal with the more complicated situation again. On nights it was really bad it helped to accept that it was okay to take time out.

12: What is the best / worst thing about Fencing in Australia?

A: The best thing about fencing in Australia is the great attitude towards training and the passion Australian fencers have for their sport in general, as non-professional athletes we are almost all here because we love it. The worst thing about fencing in Australia is, as always, the long distances to travel and the isolation from the rest of the world.

 

Thanks so much Claire..

Following the tradition of the National Open Champion questionnaire,

the 6 2014 Veteran Champions kindly contributed some answers following their Championship win. 

Australian 2014 National Veteran Champion: 

Abby Nutt – Womens Epee.

1: How long have you been Fencing?

A. 1982 when I started high school as they had fencing at my school.

What made you start? 

A. My brother Nigel was already fencing and he used to come home and practice on me with sticks. My goal was to start fencing so I could beat him. I still haven’t reached my goal. Got close this year with a 5-4 result.

How long did it take for you to feel competitive? 

A. Probably straight from the start! 

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level? 

A. I started fencing Nationally when I was about 13 or 14. Internationally was after I finished school in 1988/88.

3: What made you choose your weapon? 

A. When I was about 13 or 14 they brought the ruling in that girls could fence épée from the age of 15 so I started as soon as I could. I fenced both foil and épée for many years until my coach said I should choose one weapon to excel in so I chose épée. You don’t have to rely on a good referee to get hit. 

Have you fenced the other 2?

A.  I still fence foil in national Vet competitions and occasionally at other times. 

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A:  Macquarie University Fencing Club.

5: How important is competition in Australia for you?

A:   Very. I love competition. I fence differently in competition than in training. Competition makes you more determined to do well.

6: What are your ambitions for 2015 and beyond? Travel / competition?

A: I would like to do well in the Open national events as I’m recovering from an elbow injury which took me out of competition for close to 2 years. I would like to compete at more overseas veteran competitions including the next Commonwealth Veteran Championships and ultimately I would like to compete and do well at World Veterans when I am old enough.

7: Do you have a favourite location to fence (National/Internationally)?

A:  Nationally I really like fencing in Canberra. It’s a great venue and they run the competition well. Internationally I like going to places I haven’t been before.

8: What if any other cross training activities do you play/train?

A:  I play soccer and touch footy. I’m also a member at my local gym.

11: What advice would you give veteran Australians?

A:   Keep fencing. Doesn’t matter how old you are. You don’t have to be overly competitive if you don’t want to. Fence for the enjoyment of it.

12: What is the best / worst thing about Veteran Fencing in Australia?

A:  Best – very friendly people. Worst – not enough women fencing.

 

Thanks very much Abby !

 

Following on the tradition of the National Champion questionsairre, the 6 Open 2014 Champions kindly contributed some answer following their Championship win.

“The Sword Fighter Dozen”

Australian 2014 National Champion: Seamus Robinson – Mens Epee Champion.

1: How long have you been Fencing? What made you start? How long did it take for you to feel competent?

A: Almost 30 years. About 6 months to feel competent. 

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level?

A: 25 years. 

3: What made you choose your weapon?, have you fenced the other 2?

A: Its the most realistic and natural as well as free. Also Foil. 

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A: Germany.

5: How important have a coach and training partners been to you?

A: Essential.

6: What are your future ambitions for 2015 and beyond? work / training / competition?

A: To compete at Asian and World Champs 

7: Who if anyone have you modeled your fencing on? Or do you have a favourite Fencer (Internationally)?

A: Kolobkov, German and Russian fencing schools.

8: What if any other sports do you play/train?

A: Running, body weight exercises, cycling, skateboarding.

9: What difference if any did this national event have to others?

A: Smaller than the last few.

10: What is your weekly training Regime?

A: Train whenever I have time. 

11:  What advice would you give future Australian champions?

A: Be the first to arrive and last to leave the club, and Fence the hardest Fencers as many times as you can.     
Practice footwork.
Always try to improve.
Go overseas.

12: What is the best / worst thing about Fencing in Australia?

A: Close to friends and family. Far from high level comp and training.

Thanks so much Seamus..

Bringing Fencing to the Eastern Primary Schools of Melbourne

        

Following the tradition of the National Open Champion questionnaire,

the 6 2014 Veteran Champions kindly contributed some answers following their Championship win. 

Australian 2014 National Veteran Champion: 

Jenny Bonney-Millett –Womens Foil Champion.

 

1: How long have you been Fencing? What made you start? How long did it take for you to feel competitive?

A:  I have been fencing since 1981. Something I had always wanted to do. I was BORN competitive!

2: How long have you been Competing at National / International level?

A: My first national comp was the Australia Day Tournament 1984. Other than the Australian Uni trip to NZ in 1987, my first big international comp was the World Championships in Budapest 1991.

3: What made you choose your weapon? have you fenced the other 2?

A:  I have fenced and competed at various events in all 3 weapons but seriously train and compete in Foil – nothing beats the elegance and class of this weapon.

4: Where is your favourite place to fence or to train?

A: Paris is my home away from home for training! The Racing Club and Tour d’Auvergne are my regulars.

5: How important is competition in Australia for you?

A:  Very important. We need to build an maintain a high standard and generally grow the sport to where it becomes recognised as something Australians actually do.

6: What are your ambitions for 2015 and beyond? Travel / competition?

A: Senior Asians and Worlds and World Vets. For as long as possible.

7: Do you have a favourite location to fence (National/Internationally)?

A: Where the medals are!

8: What if any other cross training activities do you play/train?

A: I run. Lots.

9: What if anything has changed for you as a veteran fencer in 2014?

A: Recognition on the world scene as a really serious contender.

10: What is your weekly training routine/partners etc?

A: 2 club nights a week and 2 squad sessions. With whomever turns up. Not a lot of variety, as everyone does the same thing. 

11: What advice would you give veteran Australians?

A:  Veterans comps are great fun – good fencing and nice people. And definitely a way to keep going with your sport.

12: What is the best / worst thing about Veteran Fencing in Australia?

A: NOT ENOUGH WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks very much Jenny !

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 11th December, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  National Review, c6->c7.

Next Session:   December 18th. [ final session for 2014]

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Release of 2015 Fencing Victoria Calendar Link

Calendar download 

Australian Champions History – Doc: Australian Fencing Champions 2014 and Past

The historical list of all the Australian National Champions.

 AFC #4 Australian Veteran National Championships  

A.I.S Indoor Sports Stadium, Canberra ACT

Oceania Veterans Sabre: 1st Radu Vintila NSW, 2nd Min Yi Du NSW (Womens Gold & 50+), 

=3rd Mike Howard NSW, =3rd Damian Kneale WA.  Roger Alcock Vic (70+),  Peter Major ACT (60+)  

State Veteran Sabre Teams: 1st NSW A, 2nd WA, =3rd NSW B, =3rd ACT.  

Veterans Men’s Epee
: 1st Iain Davidson SA, 2nd Georg Mittermair ACT, =3rd David Cook Vic, =3rd Simon Hamm Vic. 

Veterans Women’s Epee
: 1st Abigail Nutt NSW, 2nd Sarah Osvath NSW, =3rd Julie Seggie NSW, =3rd Annabelle Slowiaczek NSW. 

State Veteran Epee Teams: 1st ACT, 2nd Vic, =3rd NSW ‘A, =3rd NSW ‘B.

Veteran Men’s Foil: 1st Nigel Nutt ACT, 2nd Andrey Tyshchenko NSW, =3rd Steve Johnson WA  (50+), =3rd Georg Mittermair SA.   Mark Goile (60+)

Veteran Women’s Foil: 1st Jenny Bonney-Millett Qld, 2nd Fiona Budniak NSW, =3rd Maria Kirby SA, =3rd Anna Slowiaczek NSW.

State Veteran Foil Teams: 1st NSW ‘A, 2nd ACT ‘A, =3rd Vic, =3rd NSW ‘B.

AFC #4 Australian National Championships – ACT 5th-9th December

A.I.S Indoor Sports Stadium, Canberra 

Results

Men’s Sabre
: 1st Donghwan Kim NSW, 2nd Sutherlan Scudds WA, =3rd Phillip Miller NSW, =3rd Alexandre Douglas NSW.

Women’s Epee: 1st Sarah Osvath NSW, 2nd Evelyn Halls Vic, =3rd Ursula Menz SA, =3rd Lisa Gemell WA. 

Women’s Sabre
: 1st Sam Auty Vic,  2nd Priscilla Del Castillo NSW, =3rd Helen Phillips Vic, =3rd Kitty Simpson QLD.  

Women’s Sabre Teams: 1st NSW ‘A,  2nd Victoria, =3rd Qld, =3rd NSW ‘B.  

Men’s Sabre Teams
: 1st NSW ‘A,  2nd WA ‘A, =3rd Qld, =3rd NSW ‘B. 

Women’s Epee Teams
:  1st Victoria,  2nd NSW A, =3rd SA, =3rd NSW ‘B. 

Sun 7 December

Men’s Epee: 1st Seamus Robinson Vic, 2nd John Downes NSW, =3rd Kristian Radford Vic, =3rd James Lewis WA.


Women’s Foil:
 1st Claire Daniel Qld, 2nd Emily Marrotta Vic, =3rd Evelyn Halls Vic, =3rd Beatrice Hay NSW.

Men’s Foil
: 1st Ned Fitzgerald Vic, 2nd Lucas Webber Vic, =3rd Matt Foster Vic, =3rd Matthew Donald NSW.


Women’s Foil
 Teams: 1st NSW ‘A, 2nd Qld, =3rd NSW ‘B, =3rd Vic.


Men’s Epee Teams
: 1st Qld ‘A, 2nd NSW ‘A, =3rd Vic, =3rd SA.


1:30 Men’s Foil Team: 1st Vic ‘A, 2nd NSW ‘A, =3rd Vic ‘B, =3rd NSW ‘B.
 

More details on AFF website Link

Australian Champions History – Doc: Australian Fencing Champions 2014 and Past

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 4th December, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  National Review, Simple and Speed.

Next Session:   December 11th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

2015 Calendars available to order $10.

Great for the office and as a gift.

.         

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 27th November, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  Feint Low, Disengage High, Disengage High Finish.

Next Session:   December 4th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 20th November, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  Counter Parry Riposte, Disengage Lunge.

Next Session:   November 27th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Commonwealth Veterans Championships in Largs, Scotland, 16-19th November.

Mens Epee: Bronze Nigel Nutt, 11th Darren Ferguson, 31st Richard Purdie, 32nd Derek Flood,  75th Norbert Riedel, 76th Brian Wrigley, Peter Harbin 77/80. 

Womens Sabre: Harriet Jordan 7th, Jane Menary 13/20.

Womens Foil: Bronze Jenny Bonney-Millett, 14th Jane Allardice, 17th Fiona Budniak, 18th Julie Pearce, Harriet Jordan 21/31.

Mens Sabre: Silver Mike Howard, 6th Attila Brungs, 17th Kenneth Kwan, 24th Alexy Sherbakoff, 35th Derek Flood, Terry Melbourne 51/52.

Mens Foil: Gold Nigel Nutt, Silver Andrey Tyschenko, 9th Richard Purdie, 10th Peter Barry, 32nd Derek Flood, 35th Adam Reynolds, Geoff Webber 42/57.

Womens Epee:  14th Jutta Schortman, 18th Carol Bond, 22nd Jane Menary, 30th Isobel Ellis, Alison Blom 37/39. 

Medal Table

6 5 3 England 

3 2 4 Australia

1 2 4 Canada 

1 1 1 Wales 

1 0 2 Northern Ireland

0 1 4 Scotland

0 1 0 Singapore

Teams

Mens Epee Team: Aus Bronze, Canada Gold, England Silver

Womens Sabre Team: Aus Bronze, England Gold, Scotland Silver

Womens Foil Team: Aus Gold, England Silver, Scotland Bronze

Mens Foil Team: Aus Gold, England Silver, Canada Bronze

Mens Sabre Team: Aus 4th, England Gold, Wales Silver, Canada Bronze

Womens Epee Team: Aus 5th England Gold, Canada Silver, Northern Ireland Bronze

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Full Results Link

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 13th November, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  Beat Lunge, Beat Disengage Lunge.

Next Session:   November 20th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Commonwealth Championships in Largs, Scotland, 10-15th November.

Individual Results

Mens Epee: 3rd John Downes, 28th Alex Hunter, 29th Matt Baker, 43rd Ross Austen, 45/60 Zac Casagrande.

Womens Sabre: 17th Kitty Simpson, 18th Cheryl Chan, 20th Sally Bennet, 26th Anna Crawford, 29/37 Marissa Black,.

Womens Foil:  16th Claire Daniels, 17th Alicia Kwag, 20th Jackie Budniak, 22nd Jenny Bonney-Millet, 24/32 Margarita Sokolovskaja.

Mens Sabre: 12th Zac Leonard, 20th Adam Wilcock, 24th Simon Leitch, 33th Gareth Maclean, 36/44 Andrew Scott, 

Mens Foil: 5th Sholto Douglas, 12th Matt Foster, 16th Patrick Daley, 34th Lucas Webber, 36/50 Dylan Devenish.

Womens Epee: 5th Jo Halls, 9th Annie Deveraux, 15th Dianna Gu, 17th Andrea Horvath, 23/53 Amy Reynolds.

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Watch live with this link for results and live matches

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Team Results

Mens Epee Team 6th: Beat Jersey in 16, but lost to England in 8.

Womens Sabre Team 5th: Bye into 8, but lost to Wales.

Womens Foil Team 5th: bye into 8, but lost to Canada.

Mens Sabre Team 5th: bye into 8, but lost to Wales.

Mens Foil Teams Bronze: 3rd seed with a bye into 8, then beat Canada, lost semi final 45:43 to Scotland, Beat Singapore to win the Bronze Medal.

Womens Epee Teams 4th: bye into 8 and beat Scotland to make semi, but lost to South Africa  but lost to England to finish 4th.

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    Medal Table:

4 4 2 Singapore

4 1 6 England

3 3 5  Scotland

1 2 2  Wales

0 1 1 South Africa

0 1 0 Jamaica

0 0 2  Australia

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 6th November, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  Counter Attack.

Next Session:   November 13th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Check out these artistic pictures of Fencers in motion..

Link

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 30th October, come along and join the squad:        Skill:  Prime Riposte.

Next Session:   November 6th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 23rd October, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Couple lunge against Parry 4.

Next Session:   October 30th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Veterans World Championships in Debrecen Hungary, 21-26 October.

Results

Womens Epee: Silver Sarah Osvath, 27th Anna Slowiaczek, 31/39 Julie Seggie.

Womens Foil: Silver Jenny Bonney-Millet, 17/35 Anna Slowiaczek.

Mens Epee: Silver Luc Cartillier, 42/83 Bruno Charlesworth.

Mens Foil: 15/35 Gary Sudran.

Mens Sabre: 8/30 Gary Sudran.  

Womens Foil: 21/26 Jane Allardice.

Mens Epee: 8/53 Peter Osvath.

Mens Sabre:  31/34 Alexy Sherbakoff.

Congratulations to the 3 ! Silver Medalists! Fantastic results for Fencing in Australia.. 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 16th October, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Coupe disengage with a flèche, coupe through blade against engagement.

Next Session:   October 23rd. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Senior Championships Event

10th November: Men’s Epee & Women’s Sabre Individual

11th November: Women’s Foil & Men’s Sabre Individual

12th November: Men’s Foil & Women’s Epee Individual

13th November: Men’s Epee & Women’s Sabre Teams

14th November: Women’s Foil & Men’s Sabre Teams

15th November: Men’s Foil & Women’s Epee Teams

 

Veterans Championships Event

16th November: Men’s Epee And Women’s Sabre Individual

17th November: Women’s Foil & Men’s Sabre Individual

17th November: Women’s Sabre & Men’s Epee Teams

18th November: Men’s Foil & Women’s Epee Individual

18th November: Women’s Foil & Men’s Sabre Teams

19th November: Men’s Foil & Women’s Epee Teams

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 9th October, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Point in line and Derobe.

Next Session:   October 16th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 2nd October, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Footwork, Counter Parry, Disengage Riposte.

Next Session:   October 9th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Marrickville, Sydney, September 28th – 3rd October 2014                                                                   updated 16/10/14

Results
Mens Individual Foil: 1st Matthew Donald Sydney U, 2nd Lucas Webber Melb U, =3rd Patrick Daley Sydney U, =3rd Sam Mooney-Grand Sydney U.

Womens Novice Foil: 1st Jessica Potts AdelaideU, 2nd Rita Tsiamoulis UTS, =3rd Sarah Hall-Kearins ANU, =3rd Isabella Robinson ANU.

Womens Epee Individual: 1st Leah Tausan Melb U, 2nd Dianna Gu Melb U, =3rd Katrina Cornelly ANU, =3rd Malindi Haggett UWA.

Mens Novice Foil: 1st Ben Armstrong Macquarie U, 2nd Tai Yen Lam Adelaide U, =3rd Tan Nguyen UTS, =3rd Hieu Vu Adelaide U.

Womens Epee Team: 1st Melb U, 2nd UWA, =3rd ANU, =3rd UNSW.

Mens Foil Teams: 1st Sydney U, 2nd QUT, =3rd Melbourne U, =3rd UNSW.

Mens Individual Sabre: 1st Jasper Rowley Sydney U, 2nd Zak Leonard UWA, =3rd Sam Liao QUT, =3rd Michael Nelson QUT.

Mens Epee Individual: 1st John Downes Sydney U, 2nd Cosmin Mihailescu Monash U, =3rd James Lewis UWA, =3rd Michael Nelson QUT.

Mens Sabre Teams: 1st Sydney U, 2nd UWA, =3rd ANU, =3rd Monash U.

Womens Foil Individual: 1st Emily Marotta Melb U, 2nd Katherine KWA Sydney U, =3rd Katie Boyles Monash U, =3rd Claire Graham-White UNSW.

Womens Sabre Individual: 1st Sam Auty Monash U, 2nd Grace White UNSW, =3rd Hannah Biskupic UTS, =3rd  Tori Leonhard UWA.

Mens Epee Teams: 1st Sydney U, 2nd UTS, =3rd ANU, =3rd UWA.

Womens Foil Teams: 1st  Sydney U, 2nd UNSW, =3rd Adelaide U, =3rd ANU.

Womens Sabre Teams: 1st Monash U, 2nd UTS, =3rd ANU, =3rd UNSW.

             Overall Result:  1st Sydney U, 2nd Melbourne U, 3rd UWA, 4th UNSW, 5th Monash Uni.

More Details on Uni Games Website Link

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 25th September, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Step Lunge + Flèche, Step Back + Flèche.

Next Session:   October 2nd. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

For more details follow the link to Fencing Victoria to download the new App for iPhones.

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 18th September, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Prime Riposte,….Disengage Flèche.

Next Session:   September 25th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

For more information on the school holiday fencing program at Brighton Grammar Junior School

this school holidays, please download flyer September Holiday Program

For more information contact Chris 0409 013 171, or chris@swordfightersaustralia.com.

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 11th September, come along and join the squad:        Skill: 8 or 7 Riposte from each rotation.

Next Session:   September 18th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

AFC #3 Perth Tournament WA

More details on AFF website

Results 

Women’s Foil:
 1st Emily Marotta Vic, 2nd Alicia Kwag Qld, =3rd Beatrice Hay NSW, =3rd Katherine Kwa NSW. 

Men’s Sabre
: 1st Donghwan Kim NSW, 2nd Jasper Rowley NSW, =3rd Zak Leonard WA, =3rd Adam Wilcock NSW. 

Veteran Men’s & Women’s Sabre
: 1st Damian Kneale WA, 2nd Martin Treasure Vic, =3rd Steve Johnson WA, =3rd Gary Sudran WA, Harriet Jordan (Womens Gold). 

Club Teams: Women’s Foil: 1st ‘Fencing Club’ QLD , 2nd ‘Swords Club’ NSW, =3rd ‘Excalibur’ WA, =3rd ‘UNI NSW’ NSW. 

Club Teams: Men’s Sabre: 1st ‘Sydney Sabre’ NSW, 2nd ‘Uni NSW’ NSW, =3rd ‘Excalibur’ WA, =3rd Cavaliers WA. 

Men’s Epee
: 1st Cosmin Mihailescu Vic, 2nd John Downes NSW, =3rd Kristian Radford Vic, =3rd  James Lewis WA.

Women’s Sabre
: 1st Sam Auty Vic, 2nd Luyan Cau Vic, =3rd Helen Phillips Vic, =3rd Grace White NSW.

Veteran Men’s Epee
: 1st Simon Hamm Vic, 2nd Emmanuel Bobby WA, =3rd Steve Johnson WA, =3rd Nigel Nutt ACT.

Veteran Women’s Epee
: 1st Julie Seggie NSW, 2nd Carol Bond Vic, =3rd Kylie Caunt WA, =3rd Jutta Schortmann Qld.

Australian Under 23 Men’s Sabre Championship
: 1st Kim Dongwhan NSW, 2nd Zak Leonard WA , =3rd Jasper Rowlen NSW, =3rd Alexandre Douglas NSW.

Club Teams: Men’s Epee
: 1st ‘Southern Highlands’ NSW, 2nd ‘VRI’ Vic, =3rd ‘UWA A’ WA, =3rd ‘Fencing Club’ Qld.

Club Teams: Women’s Sabre: 1st ‘VRI’ Vic, 2nd ‘Uni NSW’ NSW, =3rd ‘Excalibur’ WA , =3rd ‘Cavaliers’ 

Men’s Foil: 1st Matthew Donald NSW, 2nd Sholto Douglas NSW, =3rd Matt Foster Vic, =3rd Ed Fitzgerald Vic.

Women’s Epee: 1st Evelyn Halls Vic, 2nd Diana Sher Vic, =3rd Annie Deveraux Vic, =3rd Andrea Horvath SA.

Veteran Men’s Foil: 1st Nigel Nutt ACT, 2nd Jenny Bonney-Millett Qld (Womens Gold), =3rd Adam Reynolds Vic, =3rd Andrey Tytschenko NSW.

Veteran Women’s Foil: 1st Jenny Bonney-Millett Qld, 2nd Jane Allardice Vic.

Australian Under23 Women’s Sabre Championship: 1st Helen Phillips Vic, 2nd Kitty Simpson Qld, =3rd Alicia Kwag Qld, =3rd Grace White NSW.

More details on AFF website

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

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Session : 28th August, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Circle Parry =-Riposte: Foil Flank/Chest, Epee Shoulder

Next Session:   September 4th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 28th August, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Extend arm first, 1-2 step forward, lunge.

 

Next Session:   September 4th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David 

 

Training Time: Thursday Nights 6:30-8:30

Any athlete wishing to participate, please contact  chris@swordfightersaustralia.com 

Chris Jones 0409 013 171

 

 

 

 

Session : 21st August, come along and join the squad:        Skill: Distance, Balance, Control.

 

Next Session:   August 28th. 

 Here is the list of available Veterans Competitions for this year courtesy of the AFF: Download Veterans Schedule 2014

Also Fencing Victoria has the Calendar online for local competitions this year 

@  6:30  Level 1, 204-206 Arden St North Melbourne.     

Public transport:* by train (closest station is North Melbourne -10 minute walk down Laurens Street)*

by Tram Closest stop is No 15 on Abbotsford Street on route 57 -8 minute walk down Arden Street.

Proudly supporting VicVets…

 

If you’d like any weapons fixed; David Hubbard is in the business of repair : email David