Tuesday Night Training, Equipment Rental, and Results

Tuesday Night Training

We are starting a new session of Tuesday Night Training that will run all 9 Tuesdays throughout April and May. These classes focus on conditioning, footwork, tactical drills, and competitive fencing, and are open to all tournament fencers age 13 and above. The whole session has a cost of $100. Practices will run from 6:30 to 8:30pm, and the expectation is that fencers will arrive by 6:30 and stay for the whole practice. Expect to work hard! You may sign up at the club.

Also, for the first time, we will be doing a version of Tuesday Night Training for the Y12 age group (born 2005-2007) from 5:00 to 6:30pm. These practices are open to fencers who have competed in tournaments outside the club. This session also has a cost of $100. Fencers should arrive by 5pm and be prepared to work hard the whole time. You may also sign up for this sesson at the club.

Renting Competition Equipment

HoF will be starting a new policy on renting competition equipment to tournament fencers. While we are happy to support our competitive fencers, this is a costly endeavor and has not entirely served its original purpose. Our supply of competition weapons was never intended to be your personal armory, but rather a helpful runway for competitive fencers as they build up their own set of equipment.

Therefore, going forward, we will rent sets of 1 weapon and 1 bodycord for a fee of $15 per weekend. First-time competitors may borrow equipment at no cost, but once you have begun to compete it is time to start thinking about purchasing your own competition equipment.

Tournament Results

Hooked on Fencing was well-represented at tournaments the past two weekends. At the Arnold Fencing Classic, 9 HoF fencers competed and earned a total of 8 medals! Here are the results:

Y10 Men's Epee

3rd - Daniel Olar

6th - Paxon Elyaderani

Y12 Men's Epee

2nd - Fritz Micko

7th - Gabe Velinov

Y12 Women's Epee

3rd - Sydney Frydryk

Y14 Women's Epee

3rd - Mira Vanderlinden

Cadet Women's Epee

5th - Mira Vanderlinden

Junior Women's Epee

3rd - Mira Vanderlinden

Then, this past weekend, 10 HoF fencers competed at the North American Cup in Baltimore, MD. Among many solid results, special congratulations go to Michelle Schultz who finished 7th out of 117 fencers in Division 3 and won a National medal! This is the 80th National medal earned by HoF fencers!

April Events

Be sure to keep track of our upcoming events on the left side of the email--there are at least four events happening in April! On the 7th, the HS Championships will take place in Columbus. We will be holding the third Club Championships of the season on the 15th and 16th. On Friday, April 20th, we will hold the next FFFFFF Night (more details in next email). And the weekend of the 28th and 29th will feature a Regional Youth Circuit/RJCC in Independence. Check the links for more info!

-Nick