Una has kindly offered to open up the club rooms this Thursday (5th Oct) so that you can get in a bit of casual fencing. This is a great idea to keep up your fitness in the lead up to Central and National champs later in the month.

This will be a self run session, so is recommended for intermediate and senior level fencers, though anyone is welcome, and will run from approximately 6.30pm till 8.30pm.

See you all there!

The third 2017 Central U11/U13 competition is being held next Sunday at the HVFC clubrooms. Make sure to get your entry in by the 22nd September if you wish to compete.

We strongly recommend competing if you can make it. It is a fantastic learning opportunity for all of our younger fencers, and is always good fun! If you need to borrow any equipment, this can be arranged at training this week.

Full details can be found at this link: Comp #3 Info Sheet

Quick reminder that entries for the NZ secondary school champs in Wellington are due by 5pm 1st September. That is tomorrow! If you haven’t registered yet, but still intend to, make sure to do it ASAP. Details can be found here.

We still need volunteers to help make this event a success, so if you have any free time over next weekend, Friday 8th to Sunday 10th, please get in touch at huttvalleyfencing@gmail.com. We need helpers for:

• Set-up (Friday 2.30pm-8.00pm)
• Pack-down (Sunday afternoon/evening)
• Cafe – Food donations and stall volunteers (Saturday and Sunday)
• Weapons control (Friday 4.30pm, Saturday 7.15am, Sunday 7.15am)

The NZ Junior Champs are being held in Dunedin from 30th Sept to 1st October at the Claymore Swords club-rooms. Entries are due by 27th September, so start thinking about attending this competition soon. If you have any questions about attending, make sure to talk to your coaches at training in the next couple of weeks. Check out the links below for more information and registration forms.

More Details

Entry Form

Hi all,

During the last year, the club has continued to grow, and now has more than 50 members, which is fantastic. However, this has resulted in over-crowding issues, and a lack of individual attention from coaches. To address this issue, and better cater to the varied needs of our fencers, the committee is proposing a restructure of the busier sessions.

This restructure will be trialed on Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday 15th August, and will be reviewed at the end of the term. The full details of the restructure can be downloaded in this letter:  HVFC Tuesday Session Restructure

• 6-7pm – Under 13 session remains unchanged.
• 6-7pm – High performance conditioning remains unchanged.
• 7-8.30pm – Intermediate and senior session. Arrive 10 minutes before to kit-up.
• 8.30-9.30pm – Invitational high performance training.