Excalibur Community Fencing Club » WAFA

Meet an Olympic Medallist

Steve Johnson — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:03:45 +0000

From WAFA’s Ben Peden:

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.

State Open Medal Results 2011

Steve Johnson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:38:39 +0000

Here is a wrap-up of the top-4 results by Excalibur fencers in WAFA open competitions this year:

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

Excalibur WAFA Awards 2011

Steve Johnson — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:48:01 +0000

Excalibur fencers walked away with a swag of trophies at the Western Australian Fencing Association awards night on 10th December, including top club in both foil and sabre. Here are this year’s Excalibur state champions and other award winners:

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

Video updated

Steve Johnson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:57:47 +0000

The Video section has been updated with footage from WAFA Open 2 and AFF 3 Canberra.

Activity Weekend 17 and 18 September

Steve Johnson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:37:12 +0000

The next Activity Weekend will be held by UWA at UWA Claremeont on 17-18th September.

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.

Activity Weekend & Cadets – Additional Information

Steve Johnson — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:31:04 +0000

The main schedule for the forthcoming Activity Weekend can be found here, but please note the following additional information about this and Cadets, courtesy of Ben Peden at WAFA:

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.

Important WAFA Open 2 Information

Steve Johnson — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:20:24 +0000

Open Foil #2 Venue Change

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.

Important information about U15/Cadet national championships

Steve Johnson — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:01:38 +0000

The Australian Cadet Fencing Championships are being held from 9 to 13 July 2011 at Kingsway Stadium, Madeley, Western Australia.

Please find attached important information for:

Potential Competitors and their parents;
Volunteers;
Clubs

Document link

Excalibur Fencers’ 2010 WAFA Rankings

Steve Johnson — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:27:59 +0000

The final WAFA rankings for 2010 can be found here. Here are the top 10 rankings for Excalibur fencers:

Open Men’s Foil: Steve Johnson 6=, Mathew Williamson 9, Luke Mitchell 10=, Michael Mroz 10=
Open Men’s Epee: Steve Johnson 9
Open Men’s Sabre: Sutherlan Scudds 1, Zak Leonhard 2, Andrew Scott 3, Jadryn Dick 5, Steve Johnson 6, Peter Lebedev 8=
Open Women’s Foil: Kate Duff 1, Abi Lee 4, Sarah Berger 6
Open Women’s Sabre: Lisa Blyth 1, Tori Leonhard 2, Anne Johnson 5, Michelle Randazzo 7
Junior (U20) Men’s Foil: Michael Mroz 5, Luke Mitchell 6, Zak Leonhard 8, Hamish Graham 10=, Andrew Scott 10=
Junior (U20) Men’s Epee: Hamish Graham 1, Andrew Scott 2, Luke Mitchell 6=
Junior (U20) Men’s Sabre: Sutherlan Scudds 1, Zak Leonhard 2, Andrew Scott 3, Jadryn Dick 4, Hamish Graham 5, Peter Lebedev 6=
Junior (U20) Women’s Foil: Kate Duff 1, Abi Lee 2, Lisa Blyth 6=
Junior (U20) Women’s Sabre: Lisa Blyth 1, Tori Leonhard 2
Cadet (U17) Men’s Foil: Thomas Bonfield 10
Cadet (U17) Men’s Epee: Hamish Graham 2, Simon Shook 2, Jack Looby 7
Cadet (U17) Men’s Sabre: Jadryn Dick 1, Hamish Graham 3, Peter Lebedev 4, Simon Shook 6, Jack Looby 7, Alex Suriano 8
Cadet (U17) Women’s Foil: Kate Duff 1, Abi Lee 2
Cadet (U17) Women’s Sabre: Tori Leonhard 1
U15 Boys’ Foil: Thomas Bonfield 7
U15 Boys’ Epee: Hamish Graham 3
U15 Boys’ Sabre: Jadryn Dick 1, Hamish Graham 3, Owen Horoch 4=
U15 Girls’ Foil: Abi Lee 1
U13 Boys’ Foil: Josh Berthold 3
U13 Girls’ Foil: Louise Johnson 1=, Emma Johnson 4=, Olivia Coker 4=, Natasha Berthold 7=

The veteran rankings are not published separately, but I believe these are the 2010 positions for 40+ Excalibur fencers:

Veteran Men’s Foil: Steve Johnson 1, Gary Sudran 2, Tim Inglis 4
Veteran Men’s Epee: Steve Johnson 2, Max Lebedev 3, Gary Sudran 4
Veteran Men’s Sabre: Steve Johnson 1, Max Lebedev 2, Gary Sudran 3, Tim Inglis 4
Veteran Women’s Sabre: Anne Johnson 1

Important WAFA Open 1 Information

Steve Johnson — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:22:30 +0000

The times and locations of this Saturday’s WAFA Open/U20 events (epee and sabre) have been changed because the Belmont venue is not available. The events are now as follows:

Epee – Saturday 2 April on piste at 11:00 at UWA (changed again!)
Sabre – Saturday 2 April 12:30 for on piste at 1:00 at Excalibur
Foil – Sunday 3 April 9:00 at Belmont (no change)

Unfortunately, this means it will not be possible to compete in both epee and sabre.

Activity Weekend 26-27 March 2011

Steve Johnson — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:51:34 +0000

Next weekend, the first of the year’s activity weekends will be held at two locations:

Saturday

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

1:00pm Welcome and warm ups
1:30pm Under 13s foil comp (non-electric), Under 15s foil comp (electric)
2:00pm Red Shirt foil comp (fun competition with handicaps for experience level)
Have-a-go: epee (potential fun team competition)
Have-a-go: sabre (potential fun team competition)
4:30pm Close

Sunday

Darling Range Fencing Club upstairs at 6 Stafford St, Midland (Google Maps link).

Epee team competition (details to be confirmed).

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.

WAFA Calendar 2011

Steve Johnson — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 03:35:54 +0000

The WAFA calendar for 2011 has been published and is available here.

Australian Cadet Championships 2011

Steve Johnson — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:39:14 +0000

The Australian Cadet Fencing Championships are to be held in Perth this year. The draft programme can be found here. In order to make this event a success, many volunteers will be needed. The details of the volunteer positions can be found here. A WAFA General Meeting is to be held on 29 January at which this will be discussed; details are here.

WAFA Waffle January 2011

Steve Johnson — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:27:20 +0000

The January 2011 WAFA Waffle newsletter can be found here.

Excalibur excels at WAFA awards

Steve Johnson — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:49:07 +0000

Excalibur fencers walked away with a swag of trophies at the Western Australian Fencing Association AGM on 12th December. This included three clean sweeps; there was an Excalibur champion in every women’s foil category, and every men’s and women’s sabre category.

Men’s open sabre champion – Sutherlan Scudds
Men’s junior sabre champion – Sutherlan Scudds
Men’s cadet sabre champion – Jadryn Dick
Mens under-15 sabre champion – Jadryn Dick
Men’s veteran sabre champion – Steve Johnson

Women’s open sabre champion – Lisa Blyth
Women’s junior sabre champion – Lisa Blyth
Women’s cadet sabre champion – Tori Leonhard

Men’s veteran foil champion – Steve Johnson

Women’s open foil champion – Kate Duff
Women’s junior foil champion – Kate Duff
Women’s cadet foil champion – Kate Duff
Women’s under-15 foil champion – Abigail Lee
Women’s under-13 foil champion (joint) – Louise Johnson

Most improved fencer (joint) – Steve Johnson

Open sabre overall champion club – Excalibur Fencing Club

WAFA link.

WAFA Summer Camp 2011

Steve Johnson — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:18:48 +0000

WAFA is running a Summer camp from 10 to 15 January 2011 for Under 13s, Under 15s, and Under 17s. Full details are in this PDF file.

Competition next weekend

Steve Johnson — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:13:07 +0000

On 23 and 24 October, the final WAFA Under 15/Cadet competition will be held, plus the Inter-Club Sabre Teams competition (all ages and genders). The schedule is:

Saturday 23 October: 9 AM U15/Cadet Epee, 1 PM U15/Cadet Sabre
Sunday 24 October: 9 AM U15/Cadet Foil, 1 PM Club Sabre Teams

This is at the usual Belmont location. Please contact Jon by Wednesday if you want to take part in these events.

Temporary WAFA site location

Steve Johnson — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:03:53 +0000

The WAFA site is currently at http://wafa.futronics.com.au. Hopefully, WAFA will regain control of its domain soon and will be able to revert to its usual address of http://www.wafafencing.org.au. In the meantime, please check out the new site, which is the result of a lot of hard work by Isobel Duff.

Edit: The WAFA site is now operating from its permanent address at http://www.wafafencing.org.au.

Activity Weekend 3

Steve Johnson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:38:20 +0000

The final Activity Weekend of the year, including State U13/U15/U20 foil competitions, will be held on 18 and 19 September, at UWA Claremont Campus Gym, Goldsworthy Road, Claremont. The schedule is as follows:

18 September 2010 – Saturday

9am Under 13 Foil (to ~11am);
11am Under 15 Foil (to ~1pm);
12 noon BBQ / BYO plate to share;
1pm Ladder Challenge – Fun Foil Comp (to ~3pm) (need to be out after 3pm)

19 September 2010 – Sunday

9am Under 20 WAFA Foil Competition (to ~12noon);
10am Ladder Challenge Sabre and Epee;
12 noon BBQ / BYO plate to share;
1 pm One Hit Epee;
3pm Afternoon tea & parents meeting for National Cadet Champs 2011

Full details are in this PDF file.

Here is a link to a map of the UWA Claremont Campus. The gymnasium is on the Goldsworthy Road side.

WAFA Referee Course

Steve Johnson — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:28:24 +0000

WAFA is holding a free referee course at 6pm-9pm on 16 September at UWA Fencing Club, Goldsworthy St. Full details are in this PDF file.