Wednesday, May 19th 2010
En Garde Fencing hosts the Meetup Photgraphy Group
Wednesday, May 19th: En Garde Fencing is hosting the Sonoma County Photography Group from Meetup.com. Come join us and fence for free! We're hosting a photography hobby group on May 19th and I'd like to extend an invitation to everyone in the club to come by and fence. Come help us show off our favorite sport and help promote the club in the bargain. This evening will be free to all club members, so you can come to an extra night this month! This will be the first of several free nights this spring and summer.
En Garde Fencing Meetup Photography Group
- When: Wednesday, May 19th, 7-9PM
- Where: En Garde Fencing
- Youth Saber Check-in close: 10AM
- Youth Foil Check-in close: 12:00PM
- Foil, Saber and Epee Check-in close: 3:00PM
- Yourself and your family. This is going to be a fun family event, and we'd like everyone to have a chance to get together and get to know each other.
- A little food and drink. Fencers need energy to compete! Also, we'd really like to make this a potluck as well, so if you'd like to volunteer to bring something to share, please email jim@egfencing.com or give him a call at 433-8102 to work out the details.
- Fencing gear, if you have some. Jim will have enough fencing gear for everyone to use if you don't have any.
Please ask Jim if you have any questions about this special event.
Sunday, May 23rd 2010
En Garde Fencing One Year Anniversary and In-Club Tournament!
Sunday, May 23rd: We're celebrating our first year in the new space and you're invited! Once again we are having an in-club tournament, and we'd like all of you to join us. Come for the food, fencing and good fun. The tournament will have five events, and is meant as a fun, easy way to learn how to participate in an important part of the sport of fencing. Plus, this will be an En Garde Fencing community get-together. Bring the whole family and stay as long as you like. We're going to run the youth (ages 7-12) foil event and the youth saber event separately. All youth fencers are welcome to fence in both the saber and foil events. The following is our schedule for the day.
En Garde Fencing in-club tournament
The words "Check-in close" mean that you should arrive prior to the time listed in order to be in the tournament. We will open registration at 9:30AM that day.
The object of this tournament is to not only bring our community together, but to give our fencers a chance to put all their hard work and training to the test in competition with their peers. This is one more way we prepare for fencing in official USFA tournaments. It will be a fun, supportive atmosphere where everyone learns how a tournament works in the sport of fencing. We will take the time to explain the rules and encourage students to ask questions so that everyone learns the ins and outs of competition, not just the students but the parents as well. And yes, there will be prizes for the top finishers!
What to bring
How long will this take?
Plan on staying at least 3 hours per event. We'll do our best to get through the event quickly and efficiently, but these things do take time. Volunteering will help make the event go faster, so if you'd like to help out, please let Jim know. Referees from the teen and adult fencers are especially welcome, because that will make everything go more smoothly.
How much will this cost?
This tournament will cost $10 per event. If you enter two events, your total cost will be $20.