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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.

WAFA Rankings Updated

Steve Johnson — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:57:56 +0000

WAFA is having technical difficulties posting updated results to its web site at the moment, but thanks to Mike Dunham we are able to have them here. Please see the WAFA Information page for the latest State rankings, which take into account the recent results from AFF#3.

There are a host of top 10 rankings for Excalibur fencers, check them out!

Open Men’s Foil: 6, 9, 10
Open Men’s Epee: 9
Open Men’s Sabre: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7=, 7=
Open Women’s Foil: 1, 5, 6
Open Women’s Sabre: 1, 2, 5, 7
Junior (U20) Men’s Foil: 5, 6, 8
Junior (U20) Men’s Epee: 3=, 3=, 6=
Junior (U20) Men’s Sabre: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Junior (U20) Women’s Foil: 1, 3, 9
Junior (U20) Women’s Sabre: 1, 2
Cadet (U17) Men’s Epee: 2, 5, 7
Cadet (U17) Men’s Sabre: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
Cadet (U17) Women’s Foil: 1, 3
Cadet (U17) Women’s Sabre: 1
U15 Boys’ Epee: 2
U15 Boys’ Sabre: 1
U15 Girls’ Foil: 1
U13 Boys’ Foil: 6, 8=
U13 Girls’ Foil: 2, 6, 7=, 7=

WAFA Open 3 on 24 & 25 July

Steve Johnson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:29:16 +0000

With AFF#3 just over 2 weeks away, the WAFA open may have slipped under people’s radar. It’s on this weekend, with Epee (9:00) and Sabre (1:00) on Saturday and Foil (9:00) on Sunday. Venue is the usual Belmont location.

AFF #3 Entries Due

Steve Johnson — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:21 +0000

Entries for the ‘Be Active’ WA International Fencing Tournament (AFF #3) are due in this week. Team entries are due by Wednesday 14 July, individual entries by Saturday 17 July. Late entries will cost you double, so get in now. Here is the invitation document, but ignore the program of events in this document which has since been revised. See here instead for the final schedule.

To enter, fill in this entry form and get the completed form and your entry fee(s) to Ben Peden using the details in this message from Ben:

AFF3 entries are due by midnight 17th July 2010. Competitions will be held in individual and team, mens’ and womens’ foil, epee, and sabre. I would like to see a really big entry from WA so please encourage everyone in your Club to participate.

Please send entries to wafatournament [at] gmail [dot] com and transfer funds ($60 per individual event; $120 per team) to:

BSB: 066-157
Account: 0090 1023

or cheque made out to WAFA and mailed to:

TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN
PO Box 399
NEDLANDS WA 6909

Also, don’t forget that club team entries are due ($120 per event).

Entrants must be affiliated with WAFA, and FIE equipment must be used in the competition.

Any questions, please call me on 0413 426 595.

Final Schedule for AFF#3

Steve Johnson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:28:27 +0000

The final schedule for this year’s biggest WA fencing event has been made available:

Friday 6th August 2010

9:00 Women’s Epee
10:00 Men’s Sabre
14:00 Veteran Men’s Epee
14:30 Veteran Women’s Foil
15:30 Club Teams: Women’s Epee
16:00 Club Teams: Men’s Sabre

Saturday 7th August 2010

08:30 Men’s Epee
09:30 Women’s Foil
14:00 Veteran Men’s Sabre
14:30 Veteran Women’s Epee
15:00 Club Teams: Men’s Epee
16:00 Club Teams: Women’s Foil

20:00 Tournament Dinner

Sunday 8th August 2010

09:00 Men’s Foil
09:30 Women’s Sabre
15:30 Club Teams: Women’s Sabre
16:00 Club Teams: Men’s Foil

Monday 9th August 2010

9:00 Veteran Men’s Foil
10:00 Veteran Women’s Sabre

Proposed Schedule for WA International Fencing Tournament 2010 (AFF#3)

Steve Johnson — Sun, 23 May 2010 01:36:57 +0000

The proposed schedule for this year’s biggest WA fencing event has been made available. Some times have changed and been edited:

Friday 6th August 2010

9:00 Women’s Epee
10:00 Men’s Sabre
14:00 Veteran Men’s Epee
14:30 Veteran Women’s Foil
15:30 Club Teams: Women’s Epee
16:00 Club Teams: Men’s Sabre

Saturday 7th August 2010

~~09:00~~ 08:30 Men’s Epee
~~10:00~~ 09:30 Women’s Foil
14:00 Veteran Men’s Sabre
14:30 Veteran Women’s Epee
~~15:30~~ 15:00 Club Teams: Men’s Epee
~~16:30~~ 16:00 Club Teams: Women’s Foil

20:00 Tournament Dinner

Sunday 8th August 2010

~~10:00~~ 09:00 Men’s Foil
~~11:00~~ 09:30 Women’s Sabre
~~16:00~~ 15:30 Club Teams: Women’s Sabre
~~16:30~~ 16:00 Club Teams: Men’s Foil

Monday 9th August 2010

9:00 Veteran Men’s Foil
10:00 Veteran Women’s Sabre

The full invitation document is available on the WAFA site and I have also made a copy available here.

WAFA page added

Steve Johnson — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:28:20 +0000

As the WAFA site is down at the moment, there is no link to the WAFA membership registration system, so we have provided it here on a new WAFA page.

State Squad Sessions

Steve Johnson — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:48:40 +0000

From WAFA President Ben Peden:

Please note that mixed weapon State Squad Sessions will commence THIS THURSDAY from 6pm – 9pm at UWA Claremont (Goldsworthy Rd, near the corner of Princess Rd). Tuko Maia will be the head coach. Other weapons coaches will participate depending upon availability. The mixed weapon squad is to encourage team cohesion as well as to undertake fitness testing and general skills and bouting practice.

These sessions are in addition to weapon specific squad sessions held at Clubs, as follows (please confirm times directly with coaches if required):
FOIL – ECU Cavaliers, Mt Lawley – Monday, 7:00pm (Marek Jamrozy coaching)
EPEE – UWA, Claremont – Monday, 5:30pm – 8:30pm (Tuko Maia coaching)
SABRE – Excalibur, South Fremantle – Tuesday – 7:00pm (Steven Lim coaching)

Please encourage as many competitive fencers as possible to attend.

Video page updated

Steve Johnson — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:07:19 +0000

The Video page now contains videos from the WAFA State Open Final, held in November 2009.

WAFA Activity Weekend

Steve Johnson — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:49:17 +0000

This coming weekend (4 and 5 April 2009) is the first Western Australian Fencing Association Activity Weekend. This will be hosted by Excalibur Community Fencing Club and held at South Fremantle Senior High School Gymnasium, Annie Street, Beaconsfield.

All fencers of all ages and skill levels from all WAFA-affiliated fencing clubs are welcome to come to this event. A further two similar events are planned for later in the year.

Full details, including a timetable, are available in this PDF file.