Western Australian Fencing Association -

WA International Fencing Tournament - AFF#3 (and official Dinner)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:50:51 +0800

The AFF National Tournament #3, the 2008 WA International Tournament will be held at at Kingsway International Sports Stadium in Madeley, Perth, Western Australia from 1 to 4 August 2008.

Entries from Western Australia would normally be due by 11 July. However, due to cadets, I will allow entries to be received by Monday 14th July.

WAFA Open Tournament#2 (24-25 May)

Fri, 30 May 2008 09:57:39 +0800

Congratulations to all the winners in the Open competitions on the weekend:

Men's Foil: Nick Gillooly (Cavaliers Fencing Club)
Women's Foil: Malindi Haggett (UWA Fencing Club)
Mixed Epee: Ben Peden (UWA Fencing Club)

WAFA Waffle May 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:27:29 +0800

Here is the WAFA Waffle Newsletter.

I hope to publish this a little more regularly than I have in the past. Any stories - or even ideas for stories - are most welcome.

I might start publishing an interesting list of websites, or how to fix your equipment, or lists of fencing terminology if I don't get any better ideas - so be warned.

Great Southern Duel

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:27:29 +0800

2008 Great Southern Duel from 31 May to 2 June

Hosted by Albany Fencing Club

This is an opportunity for a fun fencing weekend and a great long weekend holiday for novice and experienced fencers alike.

High Performance Sabre Camp - Expressions of Interest

Mon, 12 May 2008 16:58:16 +0800

HIGH PERFORMANCE SABRE CAMP

Featuring visiting coach from Russia –
Alexey Golubev*

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ARE SOUGHT BY 18th MAY TO GO AHEAD
DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED
15th – 30th JUNE 2008

WAFA Open Competition 8th/9th March

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:11:21 +0900

It is upon us once again, the first competition of the new year is here and I would love to see even more entries for events than last year! The first open competition will be held on the 8th and 9th of March.

WAFA 2008 Calendar

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:51:19 +0900

The WAFA calendar for 2008 is now available. Check out the attached file.

Fencing Day Camp and Competition

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:04:18 +0900

Start: 2007-11-17 09:00

End: 2007-11-17 18:00

Fencing Club Day Camp and UWA Open 2007 …With special guest coach Mathieu Meriaux!!

This camp is open to all ages, skill levels, weapons, and fencers. It is intended both as a fun day of fencing, and also, for those who are competing as a warm up for the national championships.

Saturday 17th November, 9am to 6pm (with an hour for lunch at 1pm).
Shenton College Gymnasium, 227 Stubbs Terrace, Shenton Park

Lunch will be provided, and is included in the cost. Parents and friends are welcome to come for the lunch (1pm)

Please return your money and confirmation slip (see attached file) to 31 Harborne Street, Wembley, 6014, by 14th November 2007.

Under 13 and Under 15 State Finals

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:27:54 +0900

The WA Fencing State U13 and U15 Finals will be held on the Saturday 10th November. The details for the competition are as follows:

Venue: Belmont City College Gymnasium.

Weapon: Foil only (U13 - non electric. U15 electric - speak to your club if you need to secure equipment).

1st Roll Call: 9:00am; 2nd Roll call 9:05am and 3rd Roll call 9:10am - Fencing to start by 9:15am

Email entries to tournament@wafafencing.org.au

Entries must be submitted by 10:01pm Wednesday the 7th of November or else a late entry fee of $10 will be required to be paid on the day of competition. Furthermore if you do plan on making a late entry please be at the competition at least 10 minutes before the competition.

AFF #4 - National Open Championships 30/11/2007 – 4/12/2007

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:05:56 +0800

The Australian Fencing Federation Inc (AFF) runs four Open National competitions every year, including the Australian National Championships. All four Open National events are accompanied by Veterans' events. All National Championships (except Veterans') incorporate both Team and Individual events. AFF individual events are open to any WAFA affiliated fencer who wishes to compete. Fencers can apply to attend through WAFA using the attached form, preferably by 26th October.

October State Championships

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:35:14 +0800

Start: 2007-10-20 09:00

End: 2007-10-21 16:00

As you all may well know the State Championships are to be held on the 20/21st of October. The details for the competition are as follows:

Venue: Bellmont City College Gymnasium.
Foil: Saturday the 20th of October - 1st Role call 9:00am 2nd Role call 9:05am and 3rd Role call 9:10am - Fencing to start by 9:15am
Epee: Sunday the 21st of October - 1st Role call 9:00am 2nd Role call 9:05am and 3rd Role call 9:10am - Fencing to start by 9:15am
Sabre: Sunday the 21st of October - 1st Role call 11:00am 2nd Role call 11:05am 3rd Role call 11:10am - Fencing to start by 11:15am

Entries must be submitted by 10:01pm Wednesday the 17th of October else a late entry fee of $10 will be required to be paid on the day of competition. Furthermore if you do plan on making a late entry please be at the competition at least 10 minutes before the competition.

Email entries to tournament@wafafencing.org.au

Important: If you mis the last role call for the weapon you have entered in you will NOT BE ABLE TO FENCE. The 5 minutes before fencing starts is to ensure that the pools and entries are correct.

Regards,

David L Jones - WAFA Tournament Director

Under 15 & 13 Foil August 18

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:48:14 +0800

Start: 2007-08-18 09:00

End: 2007-08-18 13:00

Hi all,

Just letting everyone know in advance that the next state competition is the under 15 and 13 foil on the 18th of August.
Venue: Belmont
Role call: 9:00am
To enter email me at: tournament@wafafencing.org.au

In Relation to the WAFA Tournament Calender for 2007

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:37:05 +0800

To the WAFA fencing community,

I would like to take a brief moment to state that unless stated otherwise all TBA (to be announced) competitions in the tournament calender will be held at Belmont City College gymnasium.

First Story of the new site

Thu, 24 May 2007 20:29:16 +0800

Welcome to the new hosting server for WAFA. Hopefully all the old content has been successfully transferred over and this site won't be missing things.

The D H McKenzie Memorial Tournament (Australian Fencing Federation Competition #2 for 2007)

Thu, 24 May 2007 18:55:24 +0800

Fri 8th - Mon 11th Jun 2007

Weapons Check
Weapons check will be open on Thursday the 7th from 5pm to 7pm. On each day of the competition it will be available from 8am to 3pm.