Tasmanian Fencing Association Inc

Registrations open June 3rd at https://www.tasfencing.org.au/events/

The Van Diemen Fencing Club will be running a 7 week "Learn to fence" program commencing Monday February 19th in the Hobart area!

Details are available on their event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/729894179074196/

The Van Diemen Fencing Club will be running a 7 week "Learn to fence" program commencing Saturday February 17th in the Kingborough area!

Details are available on their event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/7876603719035462/

The Tasmanian Fencing Association is pleased to announce the state competition calendar for the 2024 season! Details are available on our website at https://www.tasfencing.org.au/news/2024-state-competition-calendar/

For all our fencers, save the dates! We look forward to seeing you there and wish you all the best preparing through the year.

2024 State Competition Calendar Save the date(s)! The Tasmanian Fencing Association 2024 competition calendar is now available.

Association members Daniel Muller, Titia Bohlken and Avery Holderness-Roddam have spent the week in North Melbourne attending Fencing Victoria's level 1 intensive coaching course.

The course forms a key step towards obtaining the nationally recognised level 1 coaching accreditation and will provide the association with coaches across all three weapon disciplines when complete.

They were joined at the course by previous Tasmanian Fencing Association president Jay Mackley which was a wonderful opportunity to learn some, previously unknown, association history!

All our TFA participants greatly appreciate the expert tutelage and instruction of Neil Hicks, Warren Breeland Clencie and the other skilled weapon specialists who volunteered their time at the course.

The TFA is pleased to announce that our champion sabuerist this year is Tim Harvest! Tim faced stiff competition during this year's annual TFA State Sabre Competition at Kingston Beach Hall on Saturday but managed to take first place.

2nd place went to our immensely skilled coach, Karina Halys, and 3rd to our resident fencing prodigy, Quincy Green Carlos. Full results can be found on the TFA website: https://www.tasfencing.org.au/individ/16891/&r=1&d=30742

Special thanks to Isaac Laredo for providing expert refereeing throughout the day, and the volunteers and coaches that helped facilitate and make the event a success.

The challenge for next year, unseating Tim! Are you up for the challenge?

Calling all Tassie sabreurs! The annual state TFA sabre competition is being held on Saturday December 9th with registrations opening Monday November 20th.

The competition is open to all fencers of all skill levels.

2023 TFA State Sabre Tournament The annual TFA State Sabre Tournament is scheduled to be held December 9th for 2023. Register early in order to assist with division planning!

A massive thank you to all our members and volunteers for making yesterday's 2023 Brian Sibson Foil Competition a fun and enjoyable event!

The results of the competition are available on the association website https://www.tasfencing.org.au/individ/

The Open Women's and Open Mixed events are now underway at the 2023 Brian Sibson Tasmanian Foil Championships! 🤺

Congratulations to our 2023 Brian Sibson Tasmanian Foil Championships - Mixed Veterans!
Results:
1st: Karina Halys
2nd: Daniel Muller
3rd: Emil Kavic
=3rd: Andy Jones
5th: Titia Bohlken
6th: Caroline Miller
❤️🤺

The finals of the Veterans Mixed Foil is in progress.
Karina Halys (left) VS Daniel Muller.

We've just had Daniel M vs Emil K, and currently Titia B vs Sam A.

Today! Brian Sibson Tasmanian Foil Championships!
Our Veterans and U12's are up first, with Sam, Caroline, Daniel, Karina, Titia, Emil and Andy!
Tassie mascot Max is helping to DT.

Important changes to the national competitive schedule for the coming year were announced by the The Australian Fencing Federation yesterday.

https://www.ausfencing.org/release-of-competition-schedule-for-2024/?fbclid=IwAR2vtk5KcvXdT9slyxGJOgJt9uPfN28O2PVcEzRDTDfNaSw3YR83eW0yEVs

Release of Competition Schedule for 2024 | Australian Fencing Federation The AFF is pleased to announce that, thanks to work performed by the High Performance Commission and the National Competition Commission, the AFF will finally be moving to mirror the FIE season and…

Just a reminder that registrations for the 2023 Brian Sibson State Foil Tournament are currently open and will be closing Monday October 23rd. Get in quick to avoid missing out!

We'd be delighted to see any novice foilists from the Van Diemen Fencing Club - Fencing in Tasmania recent beginner's foil semester join us!

2023 Brian Sibson State Foil Competition The annual Brian Sibson State Foil Competition is scheduled to be held October 28th for 2023. Registrations open September 25th and close October 23rd.

Congratulations to our local fencers Quincey, Noah and Avery who performed incredibly well in the Victorian Fencing Association B-Grade State competition today! Placing 15th, 12th and 20th respectively!

Well done all, a truly outstanding effort!

.. and that's a wrap for our fencers in the competitions! Congratulations to Isaac Laredo and Daniel Muller for claiming silver with honorary "Taswegian" Dov Spinks in the team foil competition and Karina Halys for her silver medal in the mixed sabre teams competition!

Karina Halys receiving her individual silver in the women's sabre event at !

.. and wonder coach Karina Halys clinches silver in the woman's individual sabre competitions at ! A nail biting finale saw the gold go to SA Fencing's own Nadine Ferguson!

Congratulations to the mighty Isaac Laredo who claimed bronze in the open men's individual foil competition at against some truly talented fencers. Way to go Isaac!

A massive thank you to Fencing SA who are our hosts for the fencing competitions at this year's . Their superb facilities and friendly members made the event an absolute pleasure to compete in!

Ever the glutton for punishment, our very own Karina Halys moves on to sabre at the Adelaide .

Karina Halys takes gold in the individual women's foil competition at the Adelaide AMG2023 in a hard fight fought with Nadine.

... and on to the direct elimination rounds of the AMG2023 foil tournament! As seems the fate of our locals, first round is a local face off. Just like club!

Best of luck to our Victorian B-Grade state competition competitors Avery Bonham Holderness-Roddam, Quincy and Noah today!

Go get 'em!

... and that's a wrap. Day one of the Adelaide Masters Games 2023 complete. Many thanks to our host clubs Adelaide Swords Club and Adelaide Hills Fencing Club for the practice Wednesday and Thursday!

Congratulations to Karina Halys for getting gold in the women's open individual epee competition, Avery Bonham Holderness-Roddam for silver in the men's open individual epee competition and Isaac Laredo for bronze in the same event.

Collectively the Tassie-ites claimed gold, silver and bronze across the team events. A clean sweep! ;)

An aggressive overhead attack from Isaac Laredo wins the point in the mixed epee teams event

Isaac Laredo put his impressive reach to good effect today, securing several wins in the men's individual epee competition at the Masters Games today!

Coach Avery Bonham Holderness-Roddam from Van Diemen Fencing Club - Fencing in Tasmania going for the cheeky toe touch in his gold medal match in the individual men's epee at the Masters Games today

Karina Halys is in top form today, taking gold in the individual women's epee this morning!