Well, Term Four was off to a lovely start with a hall full of fencers (new and experienced) fencing all three weapons.

The State Epee Championships were to be the first tournament in quite some time.

The tournament was scheduled for October 16th. It was precisely 18.5 hours before the first Epeeists were due to start bouting that it was announced that Southern Tasmania was going into lockdown for the weekend plus Monday.

Luckily fencers are adept at being flexible, handling sudden changes with grace, and making the most of any opportunity to get in a few more weeks of training before a big tournament, so they all got ready to focus on their footwork and target practice at home instead.

The State Epee Championships have been rescheduled to November 20th, 2021.

The next fencing tournament is the Brian Sibson Tasmanian Foil Championships which will be held on Saturday, October 30th, 2021.