Fencing New Zealand & Fencing Mid South invite you to attend  the 75th New Zealand National Open &  Veteran Championships being held at Pioneer Stadium in Christchurch on 20th to 22nd October 2018.

Full details for the competition are available here.

Please note that entries close on Wednesday 10th October

Saturday 20th October
7.45am – Men’s Foil
10.15am – Women’s Epee
1.30pm – Men’s & Women’s Sabre

Sunday 21st October
7.45am – Men’s Epee
10.15am – Women’s Foil
1.30pm – Veteran’s Sabre
3.00pm – Sabre Teams
7.00pm – Evening Event

Monday 22nd October
7.45am – Foil Teams
7.45am – Veteran’s Epee
12.00pm – Epee Teams
12.00pm – Veteran’s Foil

After a successful national training camp in April, Coach Slava will return for another training camp with Anya just in time for Nationals!

This will be held in Auckland on 1st to 4th October, 2018 at a cost of $400.

Full details will be available soon on fencing.org.nz or contact Anya at anutanz@yandex.ru

More details about the training camp are available here.

We’re excited to say that beginning next week from 11th September, we will be restarting the Tuesday 6.00pm to 7.00pm class. This class is oriented towards beginner fencers and those aged under 13.

This had been made possible by Florence Ferguson, who has joined the HVFC coaching team as an assistant coach after five years of competitive fencing. Thank you Florence for taking on this responsibility, we look forward to having you as part of the team!

Florence will be joined by junior coach, Will Johnson, to provide fencers with the opportunity to master the basics and develop their skills in a fun environment. We hope to see lots of our younger club members at this class in the coming weeks; and bring a friend along so they can have a free trial lesson.

Fencing North invites you to attend the 2018 National U20 Championship in Auckland on 29th and 30th September.

Weapons control will be held on Friday evening and one hour before each event. Entries close on 26th September

Saturday 29th
 – Men’s Foil: 8.15am
– Women’s Epee: 9.45am
– Men’s and Women’s Sabre: 1.45pm

Sunday 30th
 – Men’s Epee: 8.15am
– Women’s Foil: 9.45am

For full details: Click here

Details for the level 1 OFMA Foil Coaching Course are below. If you are interested in attending this course, talk to Robert or one of the senior coaches. The level 1 course is generally available to those with a level 0 certificate, or equivalent coaching or fencing experience.

Fencing New Zealand and The Fencing Institute working with Fencing Mid-South are pleased to host a Level One Foil Coaching Course in Christchurch over two weekends in October (Friday 5th – Sunday 7th, and Friday 12th- Sunday 14th).

The course will be led by Leon Thomas, the Oceania Fencing Confederation Development Officer. There will be assessments held at its conclusion for qualification in Level One Foil (Group Coaching) and Level One Foil (Individual Lessons) in the Oceania Fencing Masters Academy (OFMA). OFMA is the body recognised by the FIE for coach accreditation in the Oceania region.

The Friday sessions are 5-9pm, the Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm, including breaks.

Travel subsidies will be available.

At this stage we are looking for immediate expressions of interest from coaches wishing to attend. Places are limited and a selection process may be necessary if the course is oversubscribed.

Please register your interest, including details of your regional affiliation and current club and coaching activities, by email to Karen Johnston at the Fencing Institute karen@distill.co.nz and cc Dave Barson Coaching Commissioner at coaching@fencing.org.nz before 5th September 2018.

Further details will be available once places have been confirmed by 19 September.