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February 2025 Valentine’s News
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| All the news we love to fit on the piste! |
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- Valentine’s Day Fencing Challenge February 12
- Upcoming Clinics info and registration
- Referee Clinic March 8
- Armoury Clinic April 16
- No fencing February 17 (Family Day)
- November Beginners — what’s next?
- Summer fencing (Had me a blast!)
- What’s coming up at Saturday Skills and Drills
And the email ends with the very exciting GIANT BUTTON to submit registration and comments for all the above!!
TL;DR? Jump to the registration button at the bottom of the email. |
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Valentines Challenge @ the Club Feb 12!
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| There will be Valentine Fencing cards (featuring secret fencing challenges), chocolates, and sword fighting!
Behold the glory of the 2024 Valentine Challenge Winners. Will they take home the chocolate and assorted fruit again?!!? Or will you steal their glory and our hearts! |
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| It all goes down at club practice Wednesday February 14 |
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| CCFC is hosting an introduction to fencing refereeing with nationally certified referee, Carolyn Granholm.
This is a full day workshops for CCFC fencers!
This workshop is strongly encouraged to fencers both novice and advanced. Referee training is for those who want:
- confidence when reffing at practice
- understanding of the role of the referee at tournaments
- to know what to do when confused by a call
- to help with reffing at the club events
- to understand pathways to referee certification for fencing in Canada
When: Saturday March 8 (no skills and drills that day), 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Where: Fernwood NRG 1240 Gladstone Ave (near the Belfry and Vic High)
Cost: Free to CCFC members (and others if space available)
Why register: Space is limited.
How to register: Click the giant button at the end of the email |
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| There is no gym available on Wednesday April 16… so instead of fencing, lets learn to fix weapons!
When: Wednesday April 16 7:30
Who: CCFC members
Lead by: Rob Smith
Where: Rob’s lair (near UVIC)
What: You will learn to test, clean and rewire/repair your weapon and body wire.
Why register: Space is limited!
How to register: Click the giant button at the end of the email |
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No fencing on February 17
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| Monday February 17 is Family Day!
We don’t have the gym on stat holidays, so no fencing at the club that day,
But what a great day to tell your family all about your fencing triumphs! |
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November 2024 beginners: what’s next?
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| Congratulations to all our November 2024 beginners on completing your beginner class! You might be wondering what comes next?
We hope you enjoyed your introduction to fencing and will consider continuing to fence with the club.
If you already know you would like to continue fencing with us, please sign up using the “Renew Membership” menu on our website. |
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| Members enjoy fencing on Mondays 8:30 – 10, Wednesdays 7:30 – 10 and Saturday skills and drills clinics (4:30 – 6pm) (more on this below). As you see in this newsletter we also have opportunities to learn additional skills in our clinics! Look for more of these in the future as well!
Want something to work towards? We have a beginners foil event at our upcoming Escrime Sundae tournament!
Have questions or comments? Speak to a coach at practice or send us an email! |
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Summer fencing
(had me a blast!) |
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| Are you interested in summer fencing? We have had a few queries from members and thought we would see what people thought. Let us know by clicking on the “Sign Up and/or answer all my questions” button below.
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So of course I wanted an image for the newsletter to go with the nostalgic tune “Summer fencing — had me a blast! Summer fencing — parries so fast!” that started to hum in my mind. … and uh … Sorry for this but the one the AI made was even worse. Seriously, it was really bad. I can’t even show you. Instead I present you with my photo shop of the not nearly as bad AI that had nothing to do with what I asked for. I bring you, with my sincerest apologies: Summer Fencing (the musical) |
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| But really … we are interested to know who would like to fence over the summer!
Let us know by clicking on the “Sign Up and/or answer all my questions” button below. |
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Coming up at Saturday Skills and Drills
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| Saturday Skills and drills are where you can hone your fencing technique.
4:30 – 6:00 Saturdays pm at our regular practice gym.
Each Saturday includes some warm up games and then drills and exercises to improve your fencing technique. These sessions are for fencers who have completed the beginner program.
Upcoming Saturday Skills and Drills topics include:
- February 15 – Handwork: Disengage
- February 22 – Footwork Fleche for foil and Epee or Flunge for sabre
- March 1 – Tactics / Changing tempo
- March 8 – no skills and drills – Referee Workshop!
- March 15 – Attack – Defend (Cesar vs Brutus!)
- March 22 – Counter attacks
- March 29 – Tournament prep clinic
- April 5 – Escrime Sundae tournament – no skills and drills!
Skills and Drills Saturdays are included in your CCFC membership, or you can use your drop ins! |
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hey! Sign up for our clinics and stuff
… all in one place!
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Want to attend our upcoming referee and armoury clinics?
Want to help out at Escrime Sundae?
Have thoughts about Summer fencing?
Want to tell me about how you defeated your little brother in an 18-hour game of pong in 1981 and it really prepared you for fencing epee?
You can do it all in this one handy form.
Just click the Giant Purple Button below to register / tell me stuff. |
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Capital City Fencers' Club 