On Thursday the 24th we were happy to have Rachel El-Saleh from Salle Mauro of Houston, Texas, join our Sabre practice as the guest of Dede Deane. Between the two we had both Veterans Women’s Sabre Bronze Medalists from the Pan American Veterans Championship on the floor (Dede Bronze in…
Over the past four weeks the Salle has taught a pilot test version of a new mini-course developed by the Classical Academy of Arms, the Art of the Duel. This four session class gives classical and modern fencers a detailed look at the etiquette, process, technique, and tactics of the…
Our traditional August Chase tournament has move to September to follow-on from the international Fencing Flashmob on 18 September (Sunday). This event is for all Salle members, including our Musketeer epeeists. We have new rules for a very different format tournament with team matches and awards for individual performance. The time…
Congratulations to Fred Vegas for earning the Bronze Award of the President’s Challenge of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. The Challenge has four levels Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum; earning the bronze requires the sustained effort to earn 40,000 points (one hour of fencing = 348 points). The…
On 25 June we hosted a United States Fencing Coaches Association Assistant Moniteur Clinic in the Salle. This one day clinic is part of the USFCA National Training Program and is designed to prepare entry level coaches to pass their first professional examination. Candidates must complete a written knowledge examination, followed by…
Our 3 Weapon Team Championships were competed for the first time since 2010 at Open Fencing on 17 May. The format for each team was one bout each in foil, epee, and sabre with foil and sabre being for the best of 5 touches each and epee for a single…
We have 9 fencers fencing in the Salle Team Championships. Assignment to teams was scrambled to provide 1 fencer seeded first in a weapon, 1 fencer seeded second in a weapon, and 1 fencer seeded third in a weapon to each team. Assigned teams are based on the traditional names…
Seeding for practice pools for the week of 17 April is as follows: Foil: (1) Alan (2) Walter (3) Frank (4) Max K. (5) Leopold (6) Max R. Epee: (1) Alex (2) David (3) Charles (4) Evan Z. (5) Evan S. (6) Evin (7) Leonardo (8) Grace (9) Chris Sabre: (1) Nate (2) Janie (3) Ben…
Salle Green is now a member of the Global Fencing Network, an international exchange program for hosting fencers from other clubs which are Network members at open fencing sessions when they travel more than 150 miles from their home club.
The foil event of the Spring Relay ended on Sunday, 20 March. Results: Fred Vegas 1st (Gold medal) (25 touches scored), Frank Markham 2nd (Silver Medal) (15 touches scored), Nate Letteri 3rd (Bronze Medal) (13 touches scored), Sean Moore 4th (12 touches scored), Janie Engel 5th (1 touch scored).