Chichester Fencing Club

Autumn term is in full swing at Chichester Fencing Club! 🤺

You can find us at Chichester High School sports hall every Friday from 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Sessions are suitable for all ages and abilities, with all necessary kit provided.

For any enquiries, please contact us by email: [email protected]

What an inspiring story !

This is Jim Thorpe, the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for his country. Looking closely at this photo, you can see he wear different socks and shoes. Not because of his fashion sense. This photo was taken in 1912, when Jim, a Native American from Oklahoma, represented the United States in athletics at the Olympics that summer.
On the morning of the match, his shoes were stolen. Luckily, Jim found two different shoes in a trash can. Those are the two shoes he is wearing in the photo. But one of those shoes was a little too big, so he had to put on a few more socks.
Wearing these clunky shoes, Jim won two gold medals that day. The person who stole the shoes must have not expected that instead of causing him to fail, they would bring him glory. This is a reminder to all of us that we can overcome any difficulty in life if we try.

The Sussex County Championships is open for business. It will be held in Brighton on 1st & 2nd October. Entry is via AllEntries. All fencers who live or train at a club in East or West Sussex are welcome to enter.

NEW DATES ANNOUNCEMENT. The Sussex County Youth Championships will now take place on 14th May 2022.

New date for sussex youth foil and epee, is Saturday 14th May.

Qualifiers!!! Bookings are open for the BYC qualifying event The South East Youth Championships

Entry is now open for the South East Youth Championships 2022 (BYC Qualifier).

Sabre will be on Saturday 5th Feb at Sevenoaks Prep School, Sevenoaks, TN15 0JU.
Foil & Epee will be on Sunday 6th Feb at The Triangle, Burgess Hill, RH15 8WA.

Full details and entry via https://bf.sport80.com/

Entries are open for the Sussex Youth championships!

The Sussex County Youth Championships is OPEN - Entry here - https://allentries.co.uk/competitions/view/SCS-Y2122

Fantastic inspirational article from one of our own!! https://parasport.org.uk/jonathans-inspiring-journey-wheelchair-fencing?fbclid=IwAR30SN4ObS7GPbUbe8alWaG_dyioFC6fC8l7SDDA8_1qBttQxWpTLKrgpk4

Jonathan's inspiring journey into wheelchair fencing | Parasport Jonathan Collins from Selsey, West Sussex had never found the right sport for him until he tried wheelchair fencing. Invited down to Chichester Fencing Club by a friend, he finally found the sport for him. Since then, he has won medals at a national competition, spread the word on wheelchair fencing...

Huge congratulations to our very own armourer Dave Lichfield awarded a silver medal in the British fencing honours in recognition of 3 decades of service to fencers and fencing . We are so lucky to have him as our own club Armourer! https://www.britishfencing.com/bf-honours-announcement-2021/?fbclid=IwAR3Z1gy8wXZWnWM6mn-ECRQkrDkURU1cbYuLVvOSVvWZHrf7K2J7EyBusuY

2021 BF HONOURS ANNOUNCEMENT - BRITISH FENCING The 2021 BF Honours were announced at the AGM on Saturday 9th October and will be presented by President Hilary Philbin at the BF Senior Championships, on 6th November 2021.