Fencers' Choice Awards for 2009

Just a reminder to everyone about the Fencer's Choice Awards.

You will find the information set up at the club now (see Gillian).

This is open to all members who would like to nominate someone who may have contributed to the club in some special way this year. Best to start thinking now rather than leaving it until the last minute.

Nominations close Saturday October 31st (which is not long!!)

Categories are:

• Welcome Advance
• Social Salute
• Notable Knight

All nominations will be acknowledged at the AGM.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS

Annual General Meeting
Saturday 7th November, 2009 @ 3:30pm
ECU Gym, Mt Lawley

The fencing session will be held as usual until 3:30pm with the meeting between 3:30pm and 4:30pm.
Sausage Sizzle will follow from 5:00pm.

Cavaliers continues to be one of the best clubs in the State. The Club maintains a progressive outlook and strives to provide a friendly environment for both social and competitive fencers.

While the atmosphere of a comfortable social club remains the primary draw-card, we are pleased to say that our competitive spirit is picking up in both the junior and senior realms. This, alongside a concentration on coaching standards, is an area upon which we hope to build in 2010.

Of course, Cavaliers can only survive with willing support from within its own membership. We urge you to consider whether "now" is the right time for you to join our Administration Team and help keep Cavaliers as the greatest fencing club in Perth!

We hope as many of you as possible will make the time to attend the Annual General Meeting and stay on for the casual Sausage Sizzle.

Fremantle Masters - The Results

Congratulations to all the Cavs fencers who joined in to help make this weekend a success. There have been some excellent results.

Thanks to Jon Allard and the other members of Excalibur Club who worked very hard to bring around this event.

Epee Individual

1st Francis Kwong (Singapore)
2nd Adrian Paxman
3rd Tim Inglis, Garry Sudran

30's
1st Eliot McCann
2nd Sharon Kyrwood

40's
1st Adrian Paxman
2nd Lionel Gilbert
3rd Steve Johnson, Jonathan Allard

50's
1st Francis Kwong
2nd Tim Inglis

60's
1st Garry Sudran

70's
1st Peter Harbin

Epee Team

Keith Worsley, Eliot McCann, Garry Sudran lost 41:44 to Adrian Paxman, Sharon Krywood, Francis Kwong

1st Adrian Paxman, Sharon Krywood, Francis Kwong
2nd Keith Worsley, Eliot McCann, Garry Sudran

Foil

1st Steve Johnson
2nd Francis Kwong
3rd Olena Polyakova, Garry Sudran

30's
1st Olena Polyakova
2nd Sharon Kyrwood
3rd Anne Bauer

40's
1st Steve Johnson
2nd Keith Worsley
3rd Amanda Fimmel, Jonathan Allard

50's
1st Francis Kwong
2nd Ian Walker


60's
1st Garry Sudran

Sabre

1st Tim Inglis
2nd Richard Hicks
3rd Steve Johnson, Chris Rollins

30's
1st Elizabeth-Kate Gulland
2nd Sharon Kyrwood

40's
1st Steve Johnson
2nd Anne Johnson
3rd Keith Worsley, Maxim Lebedev

50's
1st Tim Inglis
2nd Richard Hicks
3rd Chris Rollins, Heather Inglis

60's
1st Garry Sudran

Sabre Team

Sharon Kyrwood, Heather Inglis, E-K Gulland lost 24:27 to Maxim Lebedev, Keith Worsley, Ann Rollins
Wayne Hartas, Jonathan Allard, Tim Inglis lost 15:27 to Garry Sudran, Francis Kwong, Chris Rollins

Maxim Lebedev, Keith Worsley, Ann Rollins lost 19:27 to Garry Sudran, Francis Kwong, Chris Rollins

1st Garry Sudran, Francis Kwong, Chris Rollins
2nd Maxim Lebedev, Keith Worsley, Ann Rollins
3rd Sharon Kyrwood, Heather Inglis, E-K Gulland,Wayne Hartas, Jonathan Allard, Tim Inglis

Bladez Break!

It is now the school holiday break for Bladez fencing.

There will be no Bladez sessions on:

Saturday 26th September
Saturday 3rd October
Saturday 10th October

Sessions re-commence on Saturday 17th October.

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Don't forget the WAFA Activity Weekend at UWA on the 26th/27th September.

There will be fun fencing activities on Saturday where you can mix and meet with young people from other clubs.

On Sunday will be the WAFA competitions.

Find the complete program here, or read up on the event on the WAFA website.

AFF Excellence Awards - Call for Nominations

The AFF Excellence Awards are an initiative begun in 2003 to recognise excellence in all aspects of the sport of Fencing, from competitor, administrator, volunteer, clubs and state associations.

The AFF Excellence Awards are presented during the Senior & Veteran National Championships.

There are two categories in the Awards that are now open to nominations from the Fencing public:

The Robyn Chaplin OAM Award for Outstanding Service to Australian Fencing - this Award seeks to recognise individuals and/or groups associated with the AFF who have provided valuable services to Australian Fencing in any capacity within the previous year. This may include (but not be limited to) officials, coaches, volunteers, athletes or groups of these people.

The Innovation Award - this Award seeks to recognise states, clubs or individuals associated with the AFF who have identified and followed through with innovative ideas that will further the interests of Australian Fencing.

Nominations should be made on the Nomination Form and emailed to admin@ausfencing.org

Full conditions and eligibility criteria can be found in the AFF Awards Policy.

The closing date for nominations for both of these awards is Friday 16th October 2009.

Please help us to recognise those people deserving of these awards by circulating this information within your local Fencing community and encourgaing nominations by the closing date.

For more information, visit the AFF Website.

Fremantle Masters Games - This Weekend

This coming weekend 19th/20th September at the Excalibur venue in South Fremantle. Age Requirement is from 30 years.


If you have some spare time, pop down to Excalibur club. The gym is at the rear of the South Fremantle Snr High School, enter off Annie Street.

We have fencers from Cavaliers entered into each of the weapons, so any support from Cavs members would really make this event worthwhile.

Fremantle Masters Games Timetable:

Saturday 19th September
1pm Individual Epee and Team Epee*

Sunday 20th September
10am Individual Foil and Team Foil*
2pm Individual Sabre and Team Sabre*

* Team events will only be run if enough participants and time permitting. Teams will be selected by random drawing of names. Team events are for fun only, no medals will be awarded.

WAFA Activity Weekend - UWA

This event is coming up very soon and it's time for us to mark it on the calendar and make plans to attend.

Any Juniors wishing to compete should register via email - see the WAFA website.
Any Juniors who haven't competed before, but would like to 'have a go', please let us know.

Alex Bourjos is our Tournament Officer, who will assist you with any questions you may have.

AS THE OTHER CLUBS SUPPORTED OUR ACTIVITY WEEKEND WHOLEHEARTEDLY, we would like Cavaliers to do the same in this mixed club event.

On weekend of 26th and 27th September, 2009.

The schedule includes (but not limited to):
U13 Foil (provisionally 9am Saturday)
U20 Foil (provisionally 1pm Saturday)
U15 Foil (provisionally 9am Sunday)
U20 Epee/Sabre (provisionally 1pm Sunday)

Check out the complete program here.

The venue will be the UWA Sport and Recreation Association Gymnasium, Nedlands Campus (corner of Stirling Highway and Riverside Drive). Carpark #1 (near the tennis courts).

Competition entries will close on Wednesday 23rd September, 2009 so get your entry in soon.
Best of all, there is no cost to compete!

US President Barack Obama Takes a Stab

US President Barack Obama staged a homecoming-style Olympic rally at the White House on Wednesday, saying the whole country is cheering for his hometown of Chicago in its efforts to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

First Lady Michelle Obama commented, "You should have seen the president in there fencing," she said to laughter, as Obama stuck out his arm in a mock fencing move. "It was pathetic. But he passed the baton really well."

Over at the fencing demonstration, President Obama picked up a foam sword and playfully demonstrated the skill that his wife had joked about.

Daria Schneider and Time Morehouse fencing on the South Lawn of the White House
(photos from Associated Press)

First Lady Michelle Obama with Daria Schneider

US President Barack Obama with Daria Schneider