October Update!
It’s been a busy few months for the club!
Quincy attended his first National event - the National Cadet (U17) Champs in Sydney.
Quincy attended his first Open Nationals - AFC #1 - in Perth.
Tim attended his first Fencing Victoria B-Grades Seniors Epee in Melbourne.
Coach Avery collected a pre-loved Tarago from Sydney. This will make transporting club equipment much easier!
Noah, Tim, Quincy, and Titia have been training hard to prepare for AFC #2 Nationals in Melbourne at the end of October.
This will be Tim and Titia’s first National tournament!
Abi, Quincy, and Noah have registered to attend the Sydney International Fencing Camp in January 2025 as athletes, and Coach Avery has registered to attend for coaching development.
Term Four details are out - if you didn’t receive an email please contact Coach Avery so he can send you one.
September/October Snaps
Some snaps from September & October; club footwork, Quincy at AFC #1 in Perth, Tim at Fencing Victoria B-Grades Senior Epee in Melbourne, and Max’s new Quokka friend, Floreat.
2024!
Happy New Year everyone!
2023 was a big year and we’re gearing up for an even bigger year in 2024!
Coach Avery had been busy planning sessions, ordering medals, making a display at the Kingston Library, and lots more!
Term One details are up and registrations for our Term One beginner courses are open!
The club resumes on the following dates:
Tuesdays: Feb 13th
Saturdays: Feb 17th
Mondays: Feb 19th
See the ‘Fees’ page for term fees.
Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for regular updates. :)
We can’t wait to see everyone!
Best wishes,
The VDFC Team
2023!
Happy New Year!
Summer Camp
This year we’re kicking-off fencing with the 2023 VDFC Summer Camp on January 21st (Tarremah Steiner School hall) and 22nd (Claremont Memorial Hall).
The camp will be a good way to brush the cobwebs off and give a boost to your fencing skills going into the new Tassie fencing year.
Third Club Location - Hobart!
Late in 2022 we organised to take-on Monday sessions due to the sad closure of the Tasmanian University Fencing Club. We’ll be welcoming their fencers, and their fencers will be welcoming us to their space, from January 20th.
Our Club Values
Members recently voted for the values they believe represent our club, and which they feel are important to uphold. Meet our official club values:
COMPASSION
INCLUSION
HONESTY
RESPECT
HUMOUR
and two bonus values
PERSEVERANCE
RESILIENCE
We love that so many members were of the same mind when it came to selecting the key values.
We really loved the additional suggestions too and we wish we could adopt all of them, but the list would have ended up seventeen values long!
6-week Beginner Courses in Term 1
We’re kicking-off the New Year with some beginner courses!
As a special for our new Hobart Monday sessions, we’re offering a $45 course fee plus a friend for free! The classes start on Monday, Feb 20th, running from 6 pm to 8pm.
Participants just need to text us to register their interest: 0428 057 473, and bring full length pants, sneakers and a drink bottle.
In Huntingfield, we will run a course starting on Saturday, February 11th, from 1:30 pm to 3 pm.
This course will be the standard $75 fee, but we’re also inviting beginners to bring a friend along for free!
Participants just need to text us to register their interest: 0428 057 473, and bring full length pants, sneakers and a drink bottle.
Term 4...
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.