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Monday Session Times Change for Winter from June 2nd
Winter times for North Hobart change to 6 pm - 8 pm from June 2nd, 2025.
We have been given the option to change our North Hobart session times back to 6 pm - 8 pm for Winter, and the member poll was very clear that the earlier session times are what the majority of members want.
So, from Monday, June 2nd, 2025, our North Hobart club sessions will be held 6 pm - 8 pm until further notice.
Guest Epee Coach Naiara Aldana!
We are so excited to have this incredible opportunity for members seeking Epee lessons from a highly experienced international fencer!
Naiara will be here during Term One and she is offering 20-minute lessons for $40.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your fencing skills with an experienced international level fencer who has trained at Maestro Enrico di Ciolo’s club in Pisa, Italy, for twelve years.
Naiara is friendly and encouraging, and has years of experience fencing at FIE tournaments.
So we can make the most of having Naiara here, please email or text Coach Avery to discuss booking lessons with Naiara during club sessions.
Let’s level-up our fencing this term!
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.
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.
Help us celebrate ten years of Van Diemen Fencing Club!
On July 3rd, 2021, we will celebrate our tenth year of fencing with a day full of activities at the Tarremah Steiner School hall (27 Nautilus Grove, Huntingfield).
We will have sessions for fencers as well as Come and Try sessions for members of the public who’ve never touched an Epee.
ALL DAY:
Fencing equipment and merchandise store (including pure wool fingerless gloves with embroidered fencers on them!)
Tea and Coffee station + socialising nook
10 am - Noon:
Warm up + Epee fencing + optional mini-games and challenges
Noon - 1:30 pm:
Sabre & Foil fencing + optional mini-games and challenges
12:15 - 1:15 pm:
Come and Try for ages 7 to 12
1:45 - 2:15 pm:
Come and Try for ages 4 to 6
1:45 - 2:45 pm:
Come and Try for teens and adults
3 pm - 5 pm:
3-weapon friendly team tournament
6 pm - 6:30 pm:
Tasmanian Fencing Association Inc 2021 AGM
6:40 pm - 9 pm (ish)
Bring a Plate Feast + The Princess Bride screening
PLEASE REGISTER WITH COACH AVERY FOR ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES YOU WILL ATTEND, THANK YOU. :)
Coach Avery: van.diemen.fencing.club@gmail.com