Grosvenor Fencing Club

Congratulations to Stephen Brown Foil, Philip Slater Epee, and Lucy Taylor Foil
on your selection for the fencing Commonwealth Games in September in Scotland.
We are very proud of the three of you.
Good luck from us all at the club.

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Ok fencers, news just in
Maitre Mike Westgate,
the Northern Ireland Head coach will be attending our training course on the 14th and 15th of August 2014 to develop and coach Epee and Sabre. If you would like to attend please go to the Grosvenor webpage and download an entry form. please contact Andrew Brown for price, and if you could write on the form that you will be fencing, Epee or Sabre when you fill it out please, that will help. If you have any questions, please ask and someone will get back to you.
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Grosvenor Fencing Club The Top club in the Belfast Area for Foil, Epee and Sabre fencing. Have fun and train with the Best coaches and fencers.

recent rule changes made by the FIE as of April 1. These changes are now in effect:
· Simple corps-a-corps in foil and saber is no longer a group 1 offense. When there is a simple corps-a-corps, halt should be called, and the fencers placed back on guard. Corps-a-corps to avoid a touch and corps-a-corps with jostling are still group 1 offenses, so if it’s not simple corps-a-corps, a penalty should still be applied. (t.20)
· Foil and Saber fencers must report to the strip with 2 mask cords, as well as all other required equipment. (t.45)
· Beats on the forte (lower third) of the blade in foil are considered parries. (t.56)
· Any person who threatens or insults an official should be penalized for a group 4 offense. (t.82)
· If a fencer violently or dangerously throws a piece of equipment during or after a bout, they’re penalized for a group 4 offense. (t.87)
· The criteria for non-combativity is now either approximately one minute of fencing without a touch or excessive distance for at least 15 seconds. Blade contact or lack thereof is no longer part of the criteria. (t.87)
· In team events, only the team captain can approach the referee; they are also allowed to lodge protests. (t.90)
· Masks with visors are not allowed. (Appendix A, 2.1.2)
· In foil, the lame must cover the valid target when the fencer is in the on guard position only. (m.28)
The updated Rule Book with all the changes can be found on the FOC web site, www.fencingofficials.org.

Fencing Officials Commission The official source of information for US Fencing Referees

Well done to Stephen Brown, he is now the under 18 foil, British Youth Champion . Northern Ireland have once again shown their standard and calibre to the rest of the UK.

Fantastic weekend, with top class coaches.

Irish Fencing Masterclasses in Dublin.

Hi everyone, ok a deal is done with the sports physio, Sheena. She is going to charge Grosvenor fencers £5 only for her services, it will be £8 for others, if you want to book get in early.

Ok fencers, I have made arrangements with a sports therapist that was at the Irish Open, she was extremely good, and I can highly recommend her. She will be at Avoniel on the Saturday and Sunday. She is taking advanced booking now or you can put your name down on a page that will be there with time slots on it. Here is Sheena's post on fencebook for those of you not on it. I was asked to do physio at the Northern Irish Open and will be there for both days.

Pre-fencing massage and stretching - €10/£8
Post-fencing recovery massage - €10/£8
Fencers requiring both pre and post fencing treatment - €15/£12

Like for the Irish Open there is a sign up sheet for people who want to book their slots in advance, just sent me an e-mail.

As I do not know what the set up will be (don't know if I'll have my own room like at the Irish Open) please bring shorts with you

Well done to the Grosvenor Ladies Epeeists, Fiona Haldane, Marie McGinnity , Tasha Montgomery and Claire McGinnity went to Trinity College Dublin today for the Professor Duffy Memorial weekend.
They were ranked 3rd after the poules, after not losing a match. Unfortunately they dropped points in their DE and were unable to pull it back. They just missed out on a medal place by finishing 5th overall out of 15 teams. This is the first time they have fenced as a team, and it bodes well for the future. Well done ladies.

Well done to all the fencers that Fenced at Sullivan Upper in the 3rd round of the NI Junior Series. U16 Boys. Garth Reid Gold, Paul Verdon Bronze, U14 Boys. William Girvin Gold, David Eve Silver, Aneruin Duffin-Murray Bronze. U12 Boys Jonathan Connery Silver. U16 Girls. Rose Gilmore Bronze U14 Girls. Charlotte Slater Gold, Ciara Cormican Silver. U12 Girls. Orla McGinnity Gold U10 Girls. Ruby Cochrane Gold. Another set of fantastic results. Well done also to Luke Wallace, Daniel Sigurdsson, Michael Reid, William Taylor and Finn McMullan, who all did very well in their respective groups.

Well done to Lucy Taylor, she fenced with the GB Cadets in Poznan, Poland. There were 118 fencers and Lucy placed 47th which is an incredible result, in Lucy's first year on the Cadet circuit.