Wellington Swords Club is hosting the 2017 Central Secondary School Novice Foil Competition on 28th October at Wellington High School.

This competition is for any current intermediate or high-school fencers, who have been fencing for less than two years. This is a fantastic opportunity to put into practice what you have been learning at the club, and gain more experience by fencing people who you may not get the opportunity to regularly fence with.

If you need to borrow equipment for this competition, make sure to arrange this one week before the competition.

Full details and entry form can be found here: Central Secondary Schools Novice Entry

We will be back at the clubrooms this Tuesday (10th Oct) from 6.30pm till 8.30pm. This is to provide the opportunity for you to complete preliminary gear checks, and arrange borrowing equipment, in the lead up to the Central Open competition this weekend. There will also likely be the opportunity for some self-managed free play.

If you are intending to compete, get in quick as spaces are limited to 20 per weapon. Details can be found here: Central Open October.

Wellington Swords club is hosting the 2017 Central Open Competition on 14th and 15th October, at the Wellington Bowling Club in Brooklyn.

Spaces are limited to 20 per weapon, so make sure to get in now if you want to compete. This will be a great warm-up after the holidays for those of you going to Auckland for NZ and Oceania Opens. Entries are due by 12th October.

Registration and full details can be found here: Central Open October

Registrations for the 2017 NZ & Oceania Senior championships close this Saturday at midnight. If you want to attend this competition, make sure to get your entry in soon.

This open competition is held over Labour weekend in Auckland, and has team and individual events.

Entry details can be found at the Fencing New Zealand website.

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!