Practice Schedule Term 2 2017/2018

JANUARY

Thursday, Jan 4 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Jan 8 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Jan 11 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Jan 15 -- Practice Cancelled

Thursday, Jan 18 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Jan 22 -- Practice Cancelled

Thursday, Jan 25 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Jan 29 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South


FEBRUARY

Thursday, Feb 1 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Feb 5 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Feb 8 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Feb 12 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Feb 15 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Feb 19 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Feb 22 -- 6:30-11:00 -- Room 2306/2309  NEST
Monday, Feb 26 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South


 MARCH
 

Thursday, Mar 1 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Mar 5 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Mar 8 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Mar 12 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Mar 15 -- Practice Cancelled

Monday, Mar 19 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Mar 22 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Mar 26 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, Mar 29 -- Practice Cancelled
  

APRIL

Monday, Apr 2 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Apr 5 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Apr 9 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Apr 12 -- 6:30-11:00 -- Practice Cancelled

Monday, Apr 16 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Apr 19 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Apr 23 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Apr 26 -- 7:00-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Apr 30 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

DECEMBER 2017 PRACTICE SCHEDULE

DECEMBER

Monday, Dec 4 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Dec 7 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall North

Monday, Dec 11 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Dec 14 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Dec 18 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Dec 21 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Monday, Dec 25 -- No Practice -- Merry Christmas 

Thursday, Dec 28 -- No Practice 

North Vancouver Santa Open December 23, 2017

North Vancouver Fencing Club will be hosting their 10th annual Santa Open tournament!
This is a sanctioned tournament for éepé, foil, and sabre.

Where: Sutherland Secondary school, North Vancouver (map)

Cost: $40 per event

For more information and pre-registration, click here

Hope to see you there!

Source: https://www.pinterest.com/oonkeemae/fencing/?lp=true

Results for the Remembrance day 2017 tournament

Thank you to all who came out!
You can click here for the results


Photo credit: Steph Chiu

Reminder: Remembrance day tournament November 19, 2017

UBC Fencing will be hosting the sanctioned Remembrance day tournament on Sunday, November 19, 2017

Where: AMS Student Nest, Great Hall (map)
When: Foil start 10:30am
            Sabre start 1:30pm
Cost: $25 per event ($20 for UBC fencing club members)

For preregistration and more details, click here

Hope to see you there!

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UVic Nan-Sang Ho Legacy open Sunday, November 26, 2017

UVic fencing club is hosting an unsactioned tournament Sunday, November 26.

There will be advanced épée and advanced foil pools seperate to the beginner's pools.

Where: CARSA gym (map)
When: TBD
Cost: $10 per event
For more information and preregistration, click here

Cheers!

Slash and Stab results posted

Results for the 2017 Slash and stab are here!

Click here for some sweet sweet results

Thank you to everyone who came out to fence, ref, and volunteer!


Photo credit: Steph Chiu

Remembrance Day tournament November 19, 2017

UBC Fencing will be hosting the sanctioned Remembrance day tournament on Sunday, November 19, 2017

Where: AMS Student Nest, Great Hall (map)
When: Foil start 10:30am
            Sabre start 1:30pm
Cost: $25 per event ($20 for UBC fencing club members)

For preregistration and more details, click here

Hope to see you there!

In-house Tournaments this coming week

Hello UBC Fencers!

A reminder about the beginner tournament happening on Monday, October 23. The tournament starts at 7:00pm, registration ends at 6:50pm. To qualify, you must have less than a year of fencing experience and be a UBC Fencing club member.

Most of the event will be run dry, except for the semi-finals and finals that will be run on electric. If you have not registered already, email us at fencingubc@gmail.com with your full name and "Beginner's tournament registration" in the subject line.

There will be pistes open for regualar practice and sparring.

Thursday the 26 is a in-house tournament, starting at 8pm, registration ends at 7:30pm. This is open to UBC Fencing members of all experience levels. The weapons run will be dependant on sign up. This will be an electric tournament throughout. If you'd like to fence, please email us your full name and "In-house tournament" in the subject line. The majority of this tournament will be self-reffed.

Reminder: No practice on the 19th of October

Hello!

Just a reminder that there is no practice the 19th (this Thursday). This means that the next time we'll have a room is the 23, just in time for the beginner's tournament (which starts at 7pm).

UBC Fencing Halloween Slash and Stab October 29 2017

UBC fencing will once again be hosting the Halloween Slash and Stab! This is a sanctioned event that will be taking place Sunday, October 29.

Where: AMS Student Nest, Great Hall (map)
When: épée start 10am; sabre start 1:30pm
Cost: $25 per event ($20 for UBC Fencing members)
For preregistration and more details, click here

Hope to see you there!

Practice on Monday

Just so you know, there will still be practice this Monday as ususal!

No practice Thursday

Just a reminder that there is no practice this Thursday, September 28.
Practice will however continue as normal come October, with beginner's lessons starting at 7:30pm instead of 6:30pm, and warm-ups and stretching at 6:30pm.

See you in October!

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Beginner's practice tonight!

Hello everyone!

A reminder that we have practice tonight at 6:30pm in room 2301 of the Nest! Remember to wear flat shoes and non-restrictive clothing!

Catch us on clubs days!

Hello all!

Clubs days are coming up and we sure do have a booth!

Come chat with us on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Great Hall, Section F, booth #13; and on Thursday and Friday in the Agora lower level, Section A, #12.

And remember: it could be you behind this mask

Practices this week

Hello!

Practices are happening this week!
We will be in the performance theatre on Monday and room 2301 on Thursday.
Hope to see you there!

First social of the year!

Hello UBC fencers!

Since practice is cancelled this Thursday, the 14th, we will be hosting a movie social!

Meet us at 7:30pm in the Nest (room TBA) for a screening of The Princess Bride, a fencing film classic!

Hope to see you there!

EDIT: We will be in room 2314!

First practice post-Imagine day

Hello all!

Our first official beginner's practice is TODAY! Come find us in the Nest performance theatre, entrance located at the top of the main stairs on the second floor. Practice begins at 6:30, though before you can participate, you will be required to complete an online waiver issued by the AMS. You will be doing lots of moving, so please wear non-restrictive clothing and flat shoes.

Can't wait to see you all there!

Imagine day booth!

Hello everyone!

Today is Imagine day, which marks the first official day of classes!

We will be boothing today from around 11:30am until late, so come drop by if you're new to fencing and want to learn more, need to pay some late fees, or just hang out!

We will be along the section of Main mall between Agronomy road and the far end of the H.R MacMillan building. Unfortunately because the tables are first come first serve, I can only say that once we find our spot we will update our location on our Facebook page and on here.

Can't wait to see you all today!

Practice Schedule Term 1

SEPTEMBER

Monday, Sept 4 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Sept 7 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Performance Theater
Monday, Sept 11 -- Cancelled

Thursday, Sept 14 -- Cancelled

Monday, Sept 18 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Performance Theater

Thursday, Sept 21 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2301

Monday, Sept 25 -- Cancelled

Thursday, July 28 -- Cancelled


OCTOBER

Monday, Oct 2 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, Oct 5 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Oct 9 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, Oct 12 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Oct 16 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, Oct 19 -- Cancelled
Monday, Oct 23 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, Oct 26 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Oct 30 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South 



NOVEMBER

Thursday, Nov 2 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Nov 6 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, Nov 9 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Nov 13 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, Nov 16 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Nov 20 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, Nov 23 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, Nov 27 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

Thursday, Nov 30 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South

BCFA AGM 2017

Hello all!

The BCFA will be hosting it's annual general meeting on September 10, 2017 from 12:00pm until 2:00pm at the Hilton Vancouver Airport Hotel. This meeting is open to all current and future BCFA members and will be discussing financial and strategic plans among other topics.

The original BCFA post can be found here.

Have a great week!

JULY and AUGUST 2017 PRACTICE SCHEDULE

JULY

Monday, July 3 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Performance Theater 

Thursday, July 6 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2306/2309
Monday, July 10 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North

Thursday, July 13 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2306/2309

Monday, July 17 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North

Thursday, July 20 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2306/2309

Monday, July 24 -- Cancelled

Thursday, July 27 -- Cancelled 
Monday, July 31 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North


AUGUST 

Thursday, August 3 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, August 7 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall North
Thursday, August 10 -- 6:30-11:00 -- Room 2306/2309
Monday, August 14 -- 6:30-11:00 -- Room 2301
Thursday, August 17 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, August 21 -- Cancelled
Thursday, August 24 --Cancelled
Monday, August 28 -- 6:30-11:00 -- NEST Great Hall South
Thursday, August 31 -- 6:30-11:00 -- Room 2306/2309

BC Provincials 2017 Results

Hello!

The results for the BC provincials from this past weekend have been posted, and can be found here.

Congrats to the winners of the events, and best of luck to all in your following tournaments!

Have fun fencing!

BC Senior Provincial Championships 2017 - June 23-25, 2017

Greetings!

Dynamo Fencing club if hosting the 2017 BC senior provincial championships, a sanctioned event.

Location: 2231 Vauxhall place, Richmond BC (map)

Cost: 20 USD (admin fee) and an additional 20 USD for each event

For more details and preregistration, click here

JUNE 2017 PRACTICE SCHEDULE

JUNE

Thursday, June 1 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2311 (no electric fencing due to lack of space)

Monday, June 5 -- 6:45-11:00 PM -- NEST Performance Theater 

Thursday, June 8 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2314 (no electric fencing due to lack of space)

Monday, June 12 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall South 

Thursday, June 15 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North 

Monday, June 19 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North

Thursday, June 22 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2306/2309

Monday, June 26 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North 

Thursday, June 29 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2306/2309

Fence-a-Thon 2017 - May 27-28, 2017

Hello!

Capital City Fencers' Club presents the 11th annual Fence-a-Thon, a twelve-hour fencing tournament to benefit the BC Cancer Foundation.

Location: Royal Oak Middle School, Victoria, BC (map)

Cost: 25 dollars to the benefit of the BC Cancer Foundation

For more details and preregistration, click here

MAY 2017 PRACTICE SCHEDULE

MAY:
Monday, May 1 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North
Thursday, May 4 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall South
Monday, May 8 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North
Thursday, May 11 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- Room 2301
Monday, May 15 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North
Thursday, May 18 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North
Monday, May 22 -- 6:30-11:00 PM -- NEST Great Hall North
Thursday, May 25 -- Cancelled
Monday, May 29 -- Cancelled  

Rain City Open - May 12-14, 2017

Hi all,

Rain City Fencing Club presents their 17th Anniversary Tournament. There will be open events in foil and epee, plus Veterans Epee. Medals and T-shirts to be won!

Location: Rain City Fencing Center, Bellevue, Washington, USA

Registration fee is $20 per event. Register by May 5th to avoid double fees.

Details can be found here: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=34840

BC Provincial Championships - June 23-25, 2017

Hi all,

The BC Provincial Championships are being held in Richmond, BC from June 23-25, 2017. Registration is open now and the last day to register is June 3, 2017.

Registration fee: $40 USD
Details are here: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=36773

Meadowridge Open - May 13-14, 2017

The 5th annual Meadowridge Open will be held on May 13-14, 2017. They are running a variety of events in age groups Y10 to Cadet with new Senior events in Epee. This is a BCFA sanctioned tournament.

Venue: Meadowridge School, 12224 240th Street, Maple Ridge, BC

Fees:
Entry fees will be online US $15 per event, with on-the-day additional event entries at Cdn $20.

Registration and event details can be found here: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=36785

Escrime Sundae Tournament - April 15, 2017

Join us for Capital City Fencers' Club's famous Invitational Inspirational Non-Denominational Fencing Tournament of Fun with Entrance for a Song Plus a Nominal Fee, Kazoos Provided at the Door, Come for the Saturday, Stay for the Escrime Sundae!

Venue: 751 Travino Lane, Victoria, BC

Events Scheduled:
Mixed Epee: 10:30
Mixed Foil: 11:30
Mixed Sabre: 12:30
Junior Mixed Epee: 12:00
Junior Mixed Foil: 1:00

Entry fees:
First event: $25
Second event: $10

All events will be unsanctioned so all fencers are welcome and do not need a CFF license.

Registration and event details can be found here: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=36601

Annual General Meeting TONIGHT at 8pm

Hello everyone,
Please come out to our Annual General Meeting tonight (March 13th) at 8pm.
Cheers

IMPORTANT: Annual General Meeting on Monday March 13th 2017

Hello everyone, 

A couple of announcements:

On Monday, March 13^th 2017 at 8pm we will be holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) during practice. During this meeting:

-        We will be holding elections for next year’s council. Please do your best to come to this meeting as your vote is important and will determine who runs this club next year!

We will be voting people in for executive and council positions.

 Exec positions: president, vice president, treasurer, secretary (all of these positions have to be filled by students that will be enrolled in classes at UBC for both semesters next year)

Council positions: social coordinator, administrative coordinator and armorer.

If you would like to run for a position or nominate somebody for this position please come to the election or ask a proxy to come for you. If you are running for the position, you will be asked to give a little (1-2mins) speech as to why members should vote for you.

ALL PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS WILL HAVE TO BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 6^TH 2017 AT 11:59pm. Please send them to the Club Email “fencingubc@gmail.com”. For all other nominations it would be preferable to have them sent in a week in advance, but on floor nominations will be accepted if the nominated person is not present and doesn’t have a proxy or there are no nominations.

The term officially begins on May 1^st

All positions not filled on March 13^th may be filled as need dictates by by-elections run by the executive team.

-        Please bring something to write with and some paper.

Here are the general position descriptions: 

PRESIDENT

-       -  Chief executive officer of the club

-       -  Coordinates the club

-        - Presides and runs all executive meetings

-        - Liaison to the AMS administration, other clubs, UBC, other fencing club, BC Fencing Association and the Canadian Fencing Federation

-        - Is one of the 2 booking representatives for the club

-        - Is responsible for the smooth running of the club during the term à problem solving

-        - Spokesperson and representative of the club, to other clubs and the greater Social and Committee AMS body 

VICE PRESIDENT

-        - Performs any functions that need to be done (ie in absence of another member of executive) and supports all other positions.

-        - Responsible for communication with the club 

TREASURER

-        -In case of absence of the president, presides over the meetings

-        -Sole signing officer of the club

-        -Is one of the 2 booking representatives of the club

-        -Is responsible for the safeguarding and managing of the club’s money, has to keep records of it

-        -Deals with expenses and processing orders

-        -Submits all applications regarding Offices, Lockers, Club Renewal

-        -Submits Brett’s contract

-        - Check in “Clubhouse” regularly to make sure everything is submitted on time

SECRETARY

-        -Compiles meeting agendas

-        -Responsible for the meeting minutes

-        -Responsible for correspondence with the club members (email account, club website, keeping the mailing list up to date) 

SOCIAL COORDINATOR

-        -Organizes non-fencing social events throughout the year 

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

-       - Keep in contact with AMS

-        -Make sure all paperwork needed is completed

-        -Make changes to constitution if needed

-        -Apply for sponsorships 

ARMORER

-        -Keep an inventory of the club equipment

-        -Record of all equipment lend out to the club members

-        -Repair of defective club equipment