Salle Green

a modern and classical fencing school

Salle Green Updates

No. 2007-05

13 September 2007

1. COMPETITION TEAM PRACTICE:  A reminder that competition team practice for the 2007-2008 season is held on Saturdays at 1:00 pm.  If you are interested in fencing in USFA, AFL, or dual meet competitions this coming season and intend to win bouts, you need to practice with the team.

2. 5 MINUTE LESSONS:  Each week at open fencing (and anytime we can schedule after a class or when the Salle is open) we offer 5 minute lessons.  Five minutes, what can I do in 5 minutes?  The answer is simple - it only takes 3 minutes maximum to fight a bout, 4 minutes if you are tied at 3 minutes, even fewer minutes if you lose 0-5.  The 5 minute lesson is an intensive workout with a goal of at least 100 repetitions of a skill or tactical choice, done with the full range of footwork.  Each week offers a different lesson based on new developments, what we see in bouts in the salle, and progression in the skills program.

3. SKILLS:  Terri Noll is now our senior amateur fencer in our 5 level Skills Program with a Level 3.  Linda Barrett is our senior classical fencer in our 9 rank Classical Skills Program with a Rank 5.  These programs require work, so take time to review the requirements, learn the knowledge material, and test.

4. COMPETITION SCHEDULE:  The United States Fencing Association schedule for September and October is:

22-23 September - Ronin Open - Manassas

29 September - Virginia Novice - Richmond

13-14 October - The Battle of Manassas - Manassas

20-21 October - Regional Youth Circuit - Springfield

27-28 October - Virginia Tech Open - Blacksburg

The fall schedule for the American Fencing League has not yet been published, but preliminary schedule is for meets on the weekends of 30 September, 7 October, and 28 October.

5. TEAMS:  You need to select your Captains and start working on the internal Salle Team League schedule.

No. 2007-04

4 August 2007

1.  COMPETITION TEAM PRACTICE:  A reminder that competition team practice for the 2007-2008 season is held on Saturdays at 1:00 pm starting on 4 August.  If you are interested in fencing in USFA, AFL, or dual meet competitions this coming season, you need to practice with the team.

2.  TIME CHANGE - CANE WORKSHOP:  This Saturday and next Saturday we are holding an introductory cane workshop with a focus on introducing you to the cane as a weapon, either for martial arts or for self-defense.  The workshop will run from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon, and the cost, including equipment use, is $20.00.

No. 2007-03

4 August 2007

1.  COMPETITION TEAM PRACTICE:  A reminder that we are restarting competition team practice for the 2007-2008 season on Saturdays at 1:00 pm starting on 4 August.  If you are interested in fencing in USFA, AFL, or dual meet competitions this coming season, this is a good thing to do.

2.  NEXT WEEKS SCHEDULE:  Maitre Green is out of town Thursday, 9 August, through Sunday, 12 August at the annual Coaches Conference of the United States Fencing Coaches Association.  Individual lessons will not be taught during this period, but we are working on making arrangements to run the Thursday Intermediate epee, Saturday competition team, and Sunday open fencing sessions.  Monthly bills will be adjusted.

3.  NEW LADDER: The August-October Ladder Tournament is open.  You can either sign up in the Salle or use our online entry at http://www.sallegreen.com/competitions.html.

No. 2007-02

21 July 2007

1.  JUNIOR FOIL TEAM MATCH WITH AMELIA STEEL:  Members are reminded that our junior foil team (Lindsey Carr, Captain, Kelsi Callahan, and Aaron Seal) fences Amelia Steel this afternoon at 2:00 pm at the Salle in a dry team match.  If your schedule permits, I am sure they would appreciate your support, and volunteers to serve as judges, scorekeeper, timekeeper would be most helpful.

1.  BLACK AND SILVER STILL NEED A MATCH IN THE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS:  The Championships ends Sunday evening, and Black and Silver still have a three weapon match to fight.  Captains, please get your teams on the piste.

2.  FOIL SQUAD PRACTICE: Our competition foil squad (Callahan, Carr, Seal) will practice on Saturday at 1:00 pm.  Foil opponents are welcome.

3.  RAPIER CLASS: We start a new rapier class in the model of Savilolo (approximately 1600) this coming Sunday at 1:00 pm.

4.  AMERICAN FENCING LEAGUE THREE WEAPON TEAM MEET:  Members are reminded of the AFL three weapon team meet on Sunday, 29 July - if you plan to put a team together, now is the time to be doing so.