Hello Fencers!
Happy Almost New years!
Here is your fencing update for January 2020 and a round up from 2019
Important Spring dates:
Fencing practice begins Monday January 6
Beginners Class starts January 22. See below for info to send all your friends.
February 9, 2020 is the next TFA youth tournament. We would like to take a big group of youth fencers for a day trip to this excellent tournament.
May 24, 2020 We have booked the Escrime Sundae tournament for May 24 (a Sunday!). Mark your calendars! Further tournament dates are to come.
Help promote the beginners class!
Help us promote our beginner class! Share this info with future fencers in your life:
Capital City Fencers’ Club’s next class at Capital City Fencers Club starts January 22.
Cost is $60 per person and includes:
10 weeks of 1 hour lessons, Wednesday evenings from 7:45 to 8:45 at Royal Oak Middle School
Once fencers are using the electric fencing equipment (usually after four lessons) class includes joining club practice until 10 pm on Wednesday nights and after the 8 lessons, joining club practice for the remainder of March and April on Mondays 8-10 and Wednesdays 7:30 – 10 pm at no additional charge
All fencing equipment is provided
We plan to have a Beginners Invitational tournament at end of class for all fencers in this and other Victoria classes, and participation in this is free and part of the class. Date of the tournament is to be determined
Register here: https://capcityfencers.wordpress.com/fencing-in-victoria/
Club news
We held our AGM December 11, and our Board for CCFC in 2020 is:
- Robert Smith (President)
- Stacy Chappel (Treasurer)
- Trevor Morrison (Director)
- Isaac Carter-Hughes (Director)
The province of BC has continued to support the club, with a gaming funds grant of $7,000 this year! One key to our success in granting is the contribution made by our volunteers at tournaments, which is considered when awarding funds. So thanks to all of you who help at events and tournaments, we will have an influx of new equipment and some extra funds to do skill development.
2019 CCFC Year in Review
Sanem had a baby epeeist, Grace! Congratulations to Sanem and family!
We had awesome skills and reffing workshops
Some medalists from 2019:
We raised $2,175 for BC Cancer Foundation at the fence-a-thon and this gaggle of epéeists was there for it:
Connor II wins a second Leprechaun title in 2019 and poses for a nearly identical photo.
Rob was the ZILCHER at Name Stealing Night
Fun stuff
CBC Ideas recently aired a feature documentary in 16th century Italian dueling.
Even more fun stuff
End of year best touches videos:
Cyrus of Chaos (men’s sabre) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UOUdWE0PzM
Fencing insider best of men’s foil 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnNgnlf4gmc
Tallinn 2019 Women’s Epee team final went to the wire which is pretty exciting for epée: https://youtu.be/SB8RWB7IdWQ?t=3312
World Championship Budapest Women’s foil highlight reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KxjblUiwVQ
Have a lovely new years and see you January 6, 2020!!
Capital City Fencers' Club 