September 04, 2007

Useful Fencing Links

University of British Columbia
http://www.ubc.ca

Alma Mater Society of UBC
http://www.ams.ubc.ca

British Columbia Fencing Association
http://www.fencing.bc.ca

Fencing in British Columbia – BC fencing community-focused site with tournament information postings, membership applications, club directories, forum, photo gallery.
http://bcfencing.ca/index.html

Canadian Fencing Federation – CFF for short, site contains domestic rankings, rules, handbooks, refereeing, tournament news, CFF and FIE passports, and other useful information. This is where you can purchase your CFF licence for competition.
http://www.fencing.ca

Federation Internationale D’Escrime – FIE for short, this translates to the International Fencing Federation, an organization which governs the sport of fencing all over the world; contains a lot of information including rules, handbooks, rankings, refereeing, and more.
http://www.fie.ch/Welcome.aspx

British Fencing Association – updated FIE rulebook (in English) found here.
http://www.britishfencing.com

United States Fencing Association
http://www.usfencing.org

Fencing.net – useful fencing information, helpful tips, fencing articles, equipment ratings, fencing forum.
http://www.fencing.net

askFRED – FRED stands for Fencing Results and Events Database, it is a self-serve service for fencing tournament organizers and fencers to coordinate participation in tournaments; tournaments (and tournament details) usually get posted here for interested fencers to pre-register.
http://www.askfred.net


FENCING EQUIPMENT VENDORS:

I have listed some fencing equipment manufacturers you might want to check out.

Absolute Fencing Gear
http://www.absolutefencinggear.com

Leon Paul UK
http://www.leonpaul.com

Leon Paul USA
http://www.leonpaulusa.com

Fencing Equipment of Canada
http://www.fencingcanada.ca

Allstar Uhlmann Fencing
http://www.allstar-fencing.co.uk

PBT Fencing
http://www.pbtfencing.com

PBT USA Sport Fencing Equipment
http://www.fencepbt.com

Triplette Competition Arms
http://www.tcafencing.com

Blue Gauntlet
http://www.blue-gauntlet.com
Freestyle Fencing
http://www.freestylefencing.com/Equipment_Sales.php

Fencing.net Shop
http://shop.fencing.net

Fence With Fun
http://www.fencewithfun.com

**Here is a complete list of fencing equipment manufacturers from the FIE website for your convenience: http://www.fie.ch/Addresses/AddrFed.aspx?Fab=1