I had forgotten to mention, the Bull City Regional is in Raleigh this weekend at the Pro 3:5 Sports Academy, 1810 Roundrock Dr. Raleigh, NC 27615. Absolute Fencing Gear will be the equipment supplier. Great time to get equipment! Most likely they will not be bringing any dry plastic blades, but if you need anything […]
As we begin tournament season again and we have more athletes participating in sanctioned competitions, here are some reminders and updates about tournament equipment. Remember, required uniform pieces for competition are: -Appropriate mask: Most of our fencers are foil fencers, so they will need a foil mask. -Jacket -Plastron -Chest guard with FIE padding (Women […]
We’re missing an electric weapon, if you get an opportunity, please double check your bags to see if you might have accidentally picked up one of our weapons.
Just another reminder, make sure you have renewed or joined USA Fencing. This is required for all students at the All-American Fencing Academy: https://allamericanfencing.com/usafencingmembership/ Tournament Schedule Updated Although we don’t have the full Pisacafe Youth Circuit and Homeschool schedule available yet, we do have some. Remember we encourage all our elementary and middle school fencers […]
Wish our fencers luck that are fencing at the Raleigh North American Cup. For anyone that is visiting or supporting our fencers, view the times that our fencers are fencing if you want to watch them. Otherwise, this is also a good time to not only watch great National competition in our state, but also […]
This won’t apply to everyone, but if you own these types of equipment, please be aware: LEON PAUL MASK STRAP REQUIREMENT There’s only a few fencers that have the Leon Paul mask at our club. The USA Fencing Board of Directors has ruled that, beginning at Summer Nationals, fencers who wear the LP X-Change Contour […]
Saturday, November 20th Youth TournamentWe have enough fencers to do a youth tournament on the 20th! If you haven’t registered yet, you can register yourself and also view your pre-registration at askfred.net. You can also use the same site to search for tournaments around the area! Pre-register for the Youth Tournament here: https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=49280Schedule: Saturday, November […]
It’s getting near Christmas time and we get a lot of questions about purchasing equipment either for themselves or their students. So here’s a short primer of what you need to know. Where to buy?There are a lot of fencing equipment providers in the US. Unfortunately, the closest one to us is in Elkin, NC […]
I decided to do the updates in a separate e-mail because sometimes I can be very lengthy, but I’ll try to keep it brief. Thanksgiving WeekTuesday and Wednesday classes are running normal, no changes. The Thursday Vet 40+ class is rescheduled for Monday November 23, 2020 at 6:15PM. 2020 Fayetteville Observer’s Reader’s Choice WinnerThe All-American […]
You can also download a helpful PDF printer friendly shopping list. 🙂 MUST HAVE! Renewed USA Fencing Membership This one is a must have, not a suggestion. Make sure you renew your USA Fencing Membership either to non-competitive or competitive! https://www.usafencing.org/membership New foil chest guard If you compete, this is required for women, if you’re […]