Hello Fencers! September's McNeill Cup Sabre Champions were the team of (L to R): Boldizsár Melegh, Jon Dawkins and Stephen Williams. All the matches were closely contested and fought in the right spirit. Well done to all! The Epee Championship was equally hard fought affair with the podium places ending up as: 1st: Jack White; 2nd: Nick Scott-Samuel; 3rd: Sebastian Reid. It was a close competition, with four of the eight fencers tied on three victories behind Jack and Nick; Sebastian taking the place by a healthy advantage in indicators. Pictured below (L to R): Nick, Jack and Sebastian : And here are and seven of the eight usual suspects who made up the poule: The Bristol Fencing Academy got off to a great start on Wednesday with our Primary and Secondary school age groups each taking on the basic skills of movement: the very essence of sabre fencing. Our interrupted Introductory Sabre Course resumes for its third session, taking in circular actions in both attack and defence. Foil fencing continues to grow in appeal in the club. Those interested in learning or developing at that most subtle of weapons will find matches on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with specialist lessons from Maestro Martin Dale available at the Saturday sessions. For those interested in external competition, here is a reminder of local events coming up: 7th October: The South West Sabre and Foil Championships (at Millfield School, Somerset). 14 October: Devon Foil Open. 4th November: The Gloucestershire Team Foil Championships (at Wycliffe College, Glos.). 24th November: South West Senior Epee Championships. 13th January: The Gloucestershire County Sabre and Epee Championships (at Wycliffe College, Glos.). Details of the above can be found at:. www.swfencing.co.uk
See you soon,
John