A reminder to all club members the AGM is on this Thursday the 8th of July at our training venue. Meeting starts at 7.30 sharp. Can we have as many members as possible to the meeting, it is your chance to make suggestions and have your say in the voting of the committee and direction of your club.
The meeting will be finished by 8.30. Bring your gear for a bash after the proceedings.
Movie and Pizza for all club members Saturday 19th of June. 4.30pm movie start at the Mid Mountains Community Centre!
Bring a bean bag, drinks and nibbles. Movie and Pizzas supplied!
Found this on Urban Dictionary today…
| 1. | Mr Roboto | |
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pr.n. A title given to a fencing referee who exhibits the following characterstics in the best manner among his contemporaries: A. total impartiality bordering on apathy B. void of expression and emotion C. mechanical adherence to published Referee Hand Signal D. obsessive devotion to pursuit of refereeing E. current international record holder of the most number of days in a year spent refereeing The title is unofficially handed down by a representative of the FOC upon positive identification of the ideal candidate in each generation. This gesture is a tribute to Styx and one of its songs’ relevance to legitimization of modern fencing referees.
When you can achieve 90-degrees elbow like Mr Roboto, you know you are ready for the next level.
Domo arigato, Mr Roboto… |
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Congratulations to all our Summer 2010 beginners who completed the course last week. We have concluded one of our most successful courses to date with the group demonstrating a good grasp of basic fencing techniques. Thanks to our coaching staff for all their hard work over the last 10 weeks.
At the end of the course we ran a voluntary competition for all beginners with 13 entrants in 2 pools.
Congradulations to:
1st place: Reece Hudson
2nd place: Nicholas Mcloughln
3rd place: Daniel Garner
By MARK PRATT (AP)
WATERTOWN, Mass. — Cory Kadlik has never let being blind stop him from golfing, skating, learning martial arts or riding a dirt bike. He had his doubts when it came to fencing.
“I never even knew this was possible,” said Kadlik, 19, of Medway as epees clanged, his teammates whooped in triumph, and coaches barked out instructions in the gym of Perkins School for the Blind.
“I’m on Twitter, and I mentioned to my followers and friends that I was going to be in a fencing tournament and I had ten replies saying ‘Blind people can fence? Really? No way!’ Yeah, anything is possible.”
In this March 22, 2010 photo, Cory Kadlik, 19, of Medway, Mass., trains in the gym at Perkins School for the Blind in Newton, Mass.
Read the rest of the article here.
Novice #2
Our second Novice competition for the year is scheduled for April 11. Time for coaches and clubs to encourage and prepare your beginner fencers for the fun of competition. Hire gear will be available on the day and track pants are sufficient for this level of competition. Novice fencers need register only with NSW FA. registration is done online at www.nswfencing.org.au.
Click on “Online NSWFA membership” under quick links on the home page.
11th April – Steel Park Leisure Centre, Marrickville
Novice #2 – Men & Women 1.00pm
All times shown are start times. To ensure on-time starting, all competitors MUST be present & entered 10 minutes beforehand. Borgia Centre – Steel Park Leisure Centre, 531 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville.
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