Schedule

Saturday 26 May

12:30 for 1:00 start – WAFA Under 15 Foil (electric, lame bibs required)
1:00 for 1:30 start – Team Sabre – inter-club competition

Sunday 27 May

9:00 for 9:30 start – WAFA Under 13 / School Foil (non-electric)
9:30 for 10:00 start – Team Epee – inter-club competition

Sausage sizzle – hot dogs and soft drink; vegetarian option available; low cost lunch for fencers and parents.

1:30 for 2:00 start – Team Foil – inter-club competition

The event flyer can be found here. Please note that although it says 2011 on the flyer, that is just a typo and this is the correct flyer for this year’s event!

Location

ECU Cavaliers Fencing Club at the Mt Lawley Sport and Fitness Centre, corner of Learoyd and Woodsome Streets, Mount Lawley (Google Maps link).

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Schedule

WAFA U/13 Foil and U/15 Foil only.

1:00pm Set up pistes
1:00pm Roll Call for U/15 Foil (Electric)
1:15pm Commence U/15 Foil
1:20pm Roll Call for U/13 Foil (Steam)
1:30pm Commence U/13 Foil.

Note: although the U13 and U15 competitions will run concurrently, it will be possible for keen fencers who qualify to do both, as some flexibility will be shown by the organisers.

COMPUTER SYSTEM – There will be an opportunity for fencers to learn how to use the computer system.

REFRESHMENTS will be available.

HAPPY HOUR at the Bowling Club.
Cavs regular Happy Hour is rostered for this particular Saturday. As usual, all Cavs fencers (and visiting friends) are welcome to join us for a drink and social gathering at the neighbouring bowling club (walking distance) after the fencing session. Usually from 4.45 to 5.45ish.

Excalibur Club Session

The Saturday sessions at Excalibur will still be run as normal. Although we would expect the numbers of young foilists to be significantly reduced, the club will still be open for those who wish to turn up.

Foil Saturday 12:30 pm
Sabre Sunday 9:00 am
Epee Sunday 2:00 pm

Team events to follow individual events, subject to numbers and time permitting. Teams drawn by random selection.

Entries close on 15 April 2012. Full details are provided on the entry form.

Open

Men’s Sabre: 2 Sutherlan Scudds, 7 Zak Leonhard, 12 Andrew Scott, 23= Jadryn Dick, 32= Hamish Graham, 32= Steve Johnson
Women’s Foil: 5= Sarah Berger, 17= Abigail Lee
Women’s Sabre: 7 Lisa Blyth

Junior (U20)

Men’s Sabre: 1 Zak Leonhard, 4 Andrew Scott, 8 Hamish Graham, 10 Jadryn Dick
Men’s Foil: 34= Zak Leonhard
Women’s Sabre: 15 Tori Leonhard
Women’s Foil: 5= Abigail Lee
Women’s Epee: 14 Abigail Lee

Cadet (U17)

Men’s Sabre: 2 Jadryn Dick, 3 Hamish Graham, 10= Peter Lebedev, 24= Simon Shook
Men’s Foil: 40 Eden Rokich
Men’s Epee: 22= Simon Shook
Women’s Sabre: 5 Tori Leonhard
Women’s Foil: 3 Abigail Lee
Women’s Epee: 6 Abigail Lee

Allan Jay, epee individual and team silver medallist at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games is in town for a few days.

He will be dropping by UWA Fencing Club in Claremont (corner of Goldsworthy and Princess) on Wednesday from 7:30pm to say hello, and will be attending a WAFA barbeque on Saturday from 4pm onwards (Hackett Drive swimming jetties, south of Matilda Bay Tea Rooms).

My apologies for the short notice, but it would be good to have a big turn out for both these events. I note that several fencers are overseas or interstate at camps, but all fencers are welcome to attend both events.

For the barbeque, please BYO meat and any other specific preferences including drinks. WAFA will bring some bread buns and juice. If people could RSVP to this address for catering purposes then that would be useful.

Members who are eager to start may also wish to attend Cavaliers pre-season sessions on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30. The cost of venue hire will be split between the number of fencers that turn up on these dates. Alternatively, UWA has also started its Monday and Wednesday evening sessions.

The Programme page has been updated with the start and end dates for 2012, with normal club sessions opening on 3 February.

WAFA Open 1
Men’s Sabre: 1 Zak Leonhard, 3= Jadryn Dick, 3= Steve Johnson
Women’s Sabre: 1 Tori Leonhard, 2 Lisa Blyth

WAFA Open 2
Men’s Sabre: 1 Zak Leonhard, 2 Jadryn Dick, 3= Steve Johnson
Men’s Foil: 2 Steve Johnson
Women’s Sabre: 1 Lisa Blyth, 3 Tori Leonhard, 3 Michelle Randazzo
Women’s Foil: 1 Abigail Lee, 2 Kate Duff

WAFA Open 3
Men’s Sabre: 1 Zak Leonhard, 2 Jadryn Dick, 3= Andrew Scott
Women’s Sabre: 1 Lisa Blyth, 3 Tori Leonhard
Women’s Foil: 2 Kate Duff

WAFA Open Final
Men’s Sabre: 1 Zak Leonhard, 2 Steve Johnson, 3= Jadryn Dick, 3= Hamish Graham
Women’s Sabre: 1 Lisa Blyth, 2 Tori Leonhard
Women’s Foil: 2 Kate Duff, 3= Abigail Lee

Men’s open sabre champion – Sutherlan Scudds
Men’s junior sabre champion – Zak Leonhard
Men’s cadet sabre champion – Jadryn Dick
Men’s veteran sabre champion – Steve Johnson
Women’s open sabre champion – Lisa Blyth
Women’s junior sabre champion – Tori Leonhard

Men’s veteran foil champion – Steve Johnson
Women’s open foil champion – Sarah Berger
Women’s junior foil champion – Abigail Lee
Women’s cadet foil champion – Abigail Lee
Women’s under-13 foil champion – Louise Johnson

Best and fairest award – Kate Duff

Open sabre overall champion club – Excalibur Fencing Club
Open foil overall champion club – Excalibur Fencing Club

Timetable

Saturday 9:30am – 2pm

09:30am Under 13 Foil – WAFA (non electrical)

11:00am – Team Foil – Open – (electrical)

First Time Parents Epee 3 hits – If you are a parent and never fenced before here is your chance to show your skills and have fun!!!

Sunday 9:30am – 3pm

9:30am Under 13 Epee Trial – (electrical) – Equipment: BYO or supplied by your Club!!!

11:00am Under 15 Foil – WAFA – (electrical) – Equipment: BYO or supplied by your Club!!!

1:00pm BBQ – Gold coin donation (Vegetarian option available). Fencing Quiz – Prizes to be won!!!

Registration

For UWAFC events please email Mr Tuko Maia: fencingfitness@yahoo.com.au to register so we know if we have numbers to run event. Registration will be accepted on the day.

Location

UWA Claremont Campus – Goldsworthy Road Gymnasium (Cnr Princess Road and Goldsworthy Road, Claremont) [Google map]

Please view the flyer attached for more details.

There are U/13, U/15 and Open divisions, with medals and trophies awarded. The competition is taking place on the 11th of September. The venue will be Zen School of Fencing Academy, Unit#8-12 Stafford St, Midland. This is not an official WAFA event, and hence WAFA competition registration is not required. Entry fee is $15 per competitor, per event. Entries must be confirmed by Friday the 9th September, by either phone or email.

Please find further details in Flyer attached.

1. Refereeing. Steven Lim will host a refereeing workshop for all those volunteering to help out with the refereeing at cadets. This will be held from 1pm Saturday at the Activity Day, Excalibur Fencing Club, Annie St, South Fremantle. While it is not compulsory, it will be useful for those wanting to gain confidence in their skills and receive some accurate information on the application of new rules (eg. passivity);

2. Scoring and timekeeping. Mike Middleton will also be running a training session for scoring and timekeeping at the Activities day.

3. Weapons check. George Osgood will be at the Activity day on Saturday to help with equipment maintenance and to prepare for weapons checks for cadets.

4. Cadet entries. Don’t forget that entries close THIS SUNDAY. Entries to wafatournament@gmail.com. NOTE: ENTRIES ARE $65 (many people are paying too little as forms are out of date on website).

5. Cadet camps. All cadet fencers are invited to Excalibur Fencing Club for the next few Friday evenings (6:30pm this Friday 17 June). This is the final opportunity to increase your training intensity, meet your team mates, and work as a squad. All welcome. While this is non-compulsory, it is recommended that you come along. Remember to attend the Thursday combined squad sessions at UWA Claremont, and individual weapon sessions at Clubs also.

6. We are still keen to hear from more volunteers including potential referees. Please get in touch with any ex-fencers you know who might be willing to help out? Please e-mail Kay (kay.howard@iinet.net.au) or myself.

Any questions then give me a call on 0413 426 595.

Schedule

Saturday 18 June

12:30 for 1:00 start – WAFA Under 15 Foil (electric, lame bibs required)

1:00 for 1:30 start – WAFA Team Sabre – State inter-club competition

Sunday 19 June

9:00 for 9:30 start – WAFA Under 13 / School Foil (non-electric)

9:30 for 10:00 start – Sabre Doubles – 4 fencers on piste at once!

Sausage sizzle – hot dogs and soft drink; vegetarian option available; low cost lunch for fencers and parents!

11:30 for 12:00 start – Mixed Weapon Teams – 3 fencers, each use all weapons once each

1:30 for 2:00 start – WAFA Team Epee – State inter-club competition

The event flyer can be found here.

Please note that the WAFA Open Foil #2, scheduled for Saturday 28 May, will be held at ECU Cavaliers, Mount Lawley with roll call at 11:30am. Please arrive early for warm up and preparation.

Epee and Sabre competitions will continue to be held at Belmont on Sunday 29 May as advertised. Don’t forget to get entries in by the Wednesday before.

On Saturday 7 May, the sessions are running one hour earlier than usual. They are now 12:00 noon Sabre, 1.30pm Foil. Following sessions are at the normal times.