Important dates for April 2017 at the club
Fencing practice every Monday at 8pm and Wednesday at 7:30 pm — Congratulations to our most recent crop of beginners, please join us on Mondays and Wednesdays for fencing with the club.
Escrime Sundae Tournament on SATURDAY April 15 (more below)
There will be no fencing April 17 (Easter Monday).
Congratulations are in order!
Ahmed has been zipping around BC collecting some medals!
He followed up a bronze medal at Dynamo’s 2017 youth open in February with a GOLD MEDAL in March at Coquitlam ‘s Y10 Men’s foil. Check out the photos of his basking in glory on the club facebook page.
Congrats Ahmed!
You will be doing the club a big favour if you register as soon as you know you are coming!
It’s easy, you just need to know your name and age! Payment is collected at the event. Registration on askfred.net
Event info:
When: Saturday, April 15, 2017
Where: Royal Oak Middle School, Saanich, BC (see location info at bottom of this email)
What: Capital City Fencers’ Club’s famous Invitational Inspirational Non-Denominational Fencing Tournament of Fun with Entrance for a Song Plus a Nominal Fee, Kazoos Provided at the Door.
Come for the Saturday, Stay for the Escrime Sundae!
How much: Cost for the first event is $25. Cost of adding any second event is $10
Events Scheduled:
Mixed Epee: 10:30
Mixed Foil: 11:30
Mixed Sabre: 12:30
Junior*** Mixed Epee: 12:00
Junior Mixed Foil: 1:00
***Junior events are open to any fencer aged 19 years or younger.
But wait… there’s even more info from Anna:
The senior foil, epee and sabre events will include a plate competition.
This means that fencers who win their first bout in the DEs will continue up the Direct Elimination tableau towards the Overall Final in pursuit of the Championship Cup* while fencers who lose their first DE will move into their own tableau and work towards the Plate Final in pursuit of the Championship Plate**. We hope that this will give novice fencers who may or may not qualify for the Junior event a chance to compete and win against other fencers of a similar skill level, particularly as BC competitions tend to be very top-heavy and it’s hard for newer fencers to break onto the podium.
*An ice cream dish **Also an ice cream dish.
Escrime Sundae is always a lot of fun — if you win, you get ice cream, and if you lose, you also get
ice cream! This year’s event is unsanctioned so all fencers are very welcome to join us, whether they are licensed or not. If there is anything you need to make this event work, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Please preregister early to help us plan the competition and the ice cream bar.
If you or your fencers are looking for rideshares, gear tips or training partners leading up to the big day, check out the Facebook group Fencebook BC — a great source of news, help, and communication between the fencers in our province.
All the best,
Anna
Capital City Fencers' Club 