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Sept 2025 Fencing News

All the fencing news fit for the piste!

adorable fox fencers art by Suhyon Bae

Herein you will find:

1) Fall 2025 important fencing dates

2) Beginner class – help us promote to your friends

3) Club social and October tournament planning night (Sept 17)

4) One week to go – it’s time to renew your CCFC membership

5) Sign up for the CCFC’s season opener tournament on Oct 4

6) Provincials! (Sept 12 – 14 in Richmond)

7) Watch the Para Fencing World Championships (Sept 2 – 7)

8) Hey faraway friends!

Fall 2025 Important fencing dates

Practice Schedule:

Mondays 8:30 – 10 pm (Chills)

Wednesdays 7:30 – 10 pm (Thrills)

Saturdays 4:30 – 6 pm (Skills and Drills!)

Mon, Sept 8 – First night of fencing 8:30 – 10 pm

Wed, Sept 17 – No gym access, no fencing, Club Social/Tournament Planning party!

Wed, Sept 24 – Beginner class starts

Sat, Oct 4 – CCFC Season opener tournament! (Register now!)

Mon, Oct 13 – Thanksgiving, no fencing

Wed, Oct 29 – Yes, costumes are encouraged. Flick or Treat!

Sat, Nov 8 – No gym, no fencing

Sat, Nov 29 – Beginners Invitational

Wed, Dec 3 – AGM (at practice)

Wed, Dec 10 – No gym, no fencing. Reserve this time to prep for gift stealing night.

Wed, Dec 17 – Gift stealing night and last night of fencing in 2025

Sat, May 23 (2026!) – Escrime Sundae

No fencing on stat holidays.

Beginner class updates

Our Fall 2025 Beginner Class will be offered starting Wednesday September 24 and registration is now open on our website: https://capcityfencers.ca/fencing-in-victoria/beginners-registration/

Can you help us promote the class?
Grab the poster above to share on socials. Or … print a copy (from our website here) and put it up in your favourite neighbourhood cafe, at school, or the library.

Member referral is our #1 way to reach beginners… perhaps your friends are thinking they can make new friends… and stab their old friends, too!

P.S. Hat tip to Eden because this is an update of the poster she designed for our January class. *Thanks Eden!*

October Tournament Planning Social Club

Well we don’t have the gym on Wednesday September 17 due to a school function.

So …. why not come out to a tournament planning session/club social?

All members are encouraged to come to a brief tournament planning overview session and volunteer task sign up. . . and then hang out to watch the Princess Bride (featuring one of the best stage fencing scenes of all time!)

Starting 7 PM Wednesday Sept 17 at Stacy’s place, we will review the tournament plan and assign volunteer tasks… and then settle in to watch the Princess Bride.

For full details, sign up by selecting your favourite (among these) princess bride quote:

Hello! My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

As you wish!

“You are using Bonetti’s defense against me, eh?” “I thought it suitable given the rocky terrain!”

Inconceivable!

Bow to the Queen of Slime, the Queen of Filth, The Queen of Putrescence, booo BooOO! BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Yes, it is time to register for fall fencing!

Hooray! It’s one week until fencing starts up again at Capital City… which means that if you haven’t already registered for Fall fencing, it is time to do so now.

Registration must be renewed every September. 🙂

To begin your registration, just click on the handy green button below …

RENEW YOUR CCFC Membership!

CCFC’s First Ever October Fencing Fest Tournament

Wondering if you should register for the CCFC October Fencing Fest on October 4th?
Yes! Yes you should! You can be one of first to compete in this soon to be renowned tournament!

This is our very first October Fencing Fest and it is a great way to kick start the 2025-2026 fencing season. We’ve got you covered with events in foil, epée, and sabre. We encourage all CCFC fencers to sign up and participate.

DO IT! Register for October Fencing Fest 2025

Provincials are September 12 – 14

Senior provincials are coming up — and Sept 9 is the deadline to register at the lower fees rate.

Registration and info is here: https://www.bcfencingassociation.com/bcprovincials

Check out the Para Fencing world championships starting tomorrow!

Parafencers Trinity Lowthian and Ryan Rousell are representing Canada at the 2025 Para Fencing World Championships starting tomorrow. Some details are here: https://parafencing.org/competitions/upcoming/

And check out World Abilitysport’s Youtube for some interesting pre-event commentary prior to event and live streams here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh0_V5Ujpk2ap4Hfu0PENPOw5BpSiIYfK

Hey faraway friends!

Are you reading this from far away? Just moved to start at university, college, or a new job? We miss you too! Send us a photo of where you are fencing now (Or, if you must, doing some kind of #wrongsport) and we will put it in this newsletter so we can all fondly remember you, our far away nemeses.