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Special Prizes:

Top Boys School: Macleans College

Top Girls School: Diocesan School For Girls

(Points are calculated using placings in the top 8 across all 4 events. e.g. - 1st place = 8 points, 8th place = 1 point)

Shield For School Sportmanship: Macleans College

 

Individual Results:

Girls Epee:

Place Name Club(s)
1 Reynolds, Abigail Cashmere High School / The Fencing Institute 
2 An, Yerin Epsom Girls Grammar School 
3= Smith, Amey Mount Albert Grammar School 
3= Gatland, Sarah Epsom Girls Grammar School 
5 Zhang, Sally Kristin School / North Harbour Fencing Club 
6 Kaiser, Jessica Epsom Girls Grammar School 
7 Zen, Anriena Kristin School / Auckland Swords Club 
8 Siegers, Annika Epsom Girls Grammar School 

Boys Epee:

Place Name Club(s)
1 Valkenburg, Matthew Mount Albert Grammar School 
2 Bioletti, Charlie Mount Albert Grammar School 
3= Butler, James Mount Albert Grammar School 
3= Cockin, David Mount Albert Grammar School 
5 Grimwade, Cameron Kristin School 
6 Benson, Zak Mount Albert Grammar School 
7 Meyer, Aidan Mount Albert Grammar School 

Sabre:

Place Name Club(s)
1 Purcell, Michael Macleans College / New Zealand Academy Of Fencing 
2 Hou, Kevin Macleans College 
3= LloydDavies, Owain Auckland Grammar School 
3= Lee, Nelson Macleans College 
5 Tang, Rayman Macleans College 
6 Ye, Thomas Macleans College 
7 Marshall, Nathaniel Auckland Grammar School 
8 Leigh, Daniel Auckland Grammar School 
9 Zhang, Aaron Macleans College 
10 Blyth, Nathan Auckland Grammar School 
11 Ward, Julian Auckland Grammar School 
12 Shi, Shunxing (Daniel) Auckland Grammar School 
13 Holt, Finn Macleans College 
14 Lockhart, Henry Macleans College 
15 Pihera, Oskar Macleans College 
16 Tait, Nick Saint Kentigerns College 
17 Ngoi, Jon Macleans College 
18 Harms, Thomas Macleans College 

Girls Foil:

Place Name Club(s)
1 Ye, Sining Auckland Girls Grammar School/ Auckland University Fencing 
2 Jacob, Lena Diocesan Girls / Auckland High Performance 
3= Everett, Imogen Glen Eden Intermediate / JF Fencing School 
3= Fowler, Samantha Diocesan Girls 
5 Irwin, Hannah Diocesan Girls 
6 Zen, Anriena Kristin School / Auckland Swords Club 
7 Zhang, Sally Kristin School / North Harbour Fencing Club 
8 Kortegast, Kathryn Albany Senior High / JF Fencing School 
9 Reynolds, Abigail Cashmere High School / The Fencing Institute 
10 Kaiser, Jessica Epsom Girls Grammar School 
11 Schlotfeldt, Cedar Rangitoto College 
12 Skidmore, Amy Macleans College 
13 Park, So Yeon Kristin School 
14 An, Yerin Epsom Girls Grammar School 
15 Roberts, Olivia North Harbour Fencing Club 
16 Antonets, Lia Macleans College 
17 Eddy, Azaria Kristin School / North Harbour Fencing Club 
18 Pushparajah, Akshaya Macleans College 
19 Gatland, Sarah Epsom Girls Grammar School 
20 Yoshihara, Aryu JF Fencing School 
21 Sharpe, Alice Auckland High Performance 
22 Sugrue, Caitlin Saint Kentigerns College 
23 Oh, Gayoung Epsom Girls Grammar School 
24 Wang, Elinor Macleans College 
25 Heyworth, Alix Baradene College / Auckland High Performance 
26 Siegers, Annika Epsom Girls Grammar School 
27 Xie, Hayley Macleans College 
28 Fish, Stella Epsom Girls Grammar School 
29 Shannon, Sophie Kristin School 
30 Graham, Victoria Kristin School 
31 Wang, Shirley Macleans College 
32 Howse, Kennedy Diocesan Girls 
33 Newton, Maddie Diocesan Girls 
34 Zhang, Eileen Macleans College 
35 Bainbridge, Isobel Epsom Girls Grammar School 
36 Bainbridge, Emma Epsom Girls Grammar School 
37 Scott, Magenta Edgecumbe College 

Boys Foil:

Place Name Club(s)
1 Ng, Bruce Auckland Grammar School 
2 Zou, Oliver Kings College / New Zealand Academy Of Fencing 
3= Purcell, Michael Macleans College / New Zealand Academy Of Fencing 
3= Dyson, Cesar Sacred Heart College 
5 Holt, Finn Macleans College 
6 Grimwade, Cameron Kristin School 
7 Oliver, Reilly Sacred Heart College / Auckland High Performance 
8 Hopkins, Freddy Saint Kentigerns College 
9 Wu, Donovan Macleans College 
10 Johnstone, Thomas Hagely College / The Fencing Institute 
11 Chou, Danason Auckland Grammar School 
12 Yoshihara, Koa Saint Kentigerns College 
13 McGuire-Barnes, Alexander Macleans College 
14 Nong, Jackie Auckland Grammar School 
15 Ngoi, Jon Macleans College 
16 Wu, Howard Macleans College 
17 McGuire-Barnes, Nicholas Macleans College 
18 LloydDavies, Owain Auckland Grammar School 
19 Dixon, Sam Saint Kentigerns College 
20 Lockhart, Henry Macleans College 
21 Argoseputro, Noel Saint Kentigerns College 
22 Mills, Henry Saint Kentigerns College 
23 Kerr, Rui Avondale College 
24 Dixon, Levi Edgecumbe College 
25 Chen, Patrick Saint Kentigerns College 
26 Lee, Brian Macleans College 
27 Ngoi, Eugene Macleans College 
28 GarciaFerrari, Luca Hamilton Boys High School 
29 Santoso, Hans Macleans College 
30 Greenwood, Ben Hamilton Boys High School 
31 Fernando, Sashith Hamilton Boys High School 
32 Brodnax, Robert Hamilton Boys High School / Waikato Swords 
33
Wang, Jeffery Auckland Grammar School 
34 Zhuang, Sam North Harbour Fencing Club 
35 Harms, Thomas Macleans College 
36 Na, Hyunmin Macleans College 
37 Peyroux, Joseph Auckland High Performance 
38 Yao, Nicholas Macleans College 
39 Percy, Angus ACG 
40 Willis, Giles Saint Kentigerns College 
41 Qi, Yiwei Macleans College 
42 Peng, Canny Auckland Grammar School 
43 Whare Rex, Tavana Edgecumbe College 
44 Andrews, Gregory Thornton School 
45 Hone, Sean Edgecumbe College 

Hey all! By popular demand we have created a unique t-shirt for National Secondary School Championships. This is a limited run and will sell out.

Pre-order pricing is available if you order using the form below before the 1st September. $30 per t-shirt pre-order or $35 on the day if any are left! Limited stock in each sizing (S/M/L). T-Shirts are 100% cotton.

Pre-orders to be picked up from and paid for at the event.

  

 

 

 

 

Guide to Fencing - For Parents

Fencing is a great all round sport where there is a great emphasis on sportsmanship.  

Fencing is a great form of physical activity that develops all round fitness, both aerobic and anaerobic 

It teaches athletes to be quick with both their feet and mind, develop critical thinking and problem solving skills while dealing with fluctuating emotions as they deal with success and failure. 

Most of all fencing is fun. Everyone participates. No one sits on the bench.

Some of the skills fencing teaches are patience; hand / eye coordination; confidence, self-discipline, the ability to think on your feet and sportsmanship. 

As the number of fencers in Auckland and nationwide is not overwhelming, those that attend local tournaments build great friendships that span years. On the piste they may be opponents. Once the bout has finished friendships are formed and flourish 

Practising lunges, footwork and hand movements outside of fencing classes will enable your child to improve their ability and technique. 

Set up a target board or hanging tennis balls to practise hitting a specific stationary or moving target. 

Attending training sessions at other clubs helps too, as it exposes fencers to different styles and different fencers. At your regular club, your child will fence the same fencers’ week in and out and become used to their particular style. 

 

While your child may come away with the odd bruise or two to their arms or legs, fencing is a very safe sport so long as the correct protective gear is worn and fencers treat their weapons and those fencing around them with respect. 

All fencers wear a glove and mask while training. Typically they would also wear a plastron, jacket, breeches (or long leggings) and long socks. Females wear a chest protector irrespective of their age.  

Shorts should never be worn for safety reasons. 

There are three different weapons, each requiring their own set of gear: Epee, Foil and Sabre.  

The entire body is the target for epee, whereas the target areas for sabre and foil is determined by the lame.  The target area for sabre is the upper body (including sleeves) and mask. The target area for foil is the upper body (excluding sleeves) and groin area. 

While a lot of coaches can train fencers in all three weapons, NZ has some coaches who specialise in a specific weapon. 

Chest ProtectorsChest protectors are plastic devices used to cover the chest and are part of the kit for all female fencers. A male version is also available. 

Plastron: The plastron is worn under the jacket on the foil arm and provides extra protection to the most commonly hit part of the body (target area). 

Jacket: The jacket is designed to protect the fencer and is constructed to prevent penetration of sharp objects (e.g. a broken blade) while absorbing the impact of hits of the foils. It has long sleeves and should be large enough to touch the hips and overlap the breeches. 

LaméLamés are jackets with metal fibres woven through them to make them conductive and are the targets used for electric bouts to record hits in sabre and foil. Lamés are worn over the plastron and jacket. A foilists’ lame does not have sleeves. Epeeists do not wear lames as the whole body is a target. 

Breeches: Breeches have a high waist and go down to below the knee, overlapping the socks.  They provide protection for off-target hits.  Often track pants can be used instead. 

Socks: Long socks should reach above the knee and can be any colour other than black. 

Mask: Masks protect the face, sides and top of the head. Most masks are made out of mesh with a Kevlar bib. The bib covers the neck and the lower sides of the head and should cover the neck of the jacket.  

Glove: The glove protects the hand and fore arm. Gloves are worn over the jacket and can be any colour other than black.  The gloves should have a Velcro cuff which allows the body wire under the sleeve to easily connect to an electric weapon.  

Gloves are typically sized as small, medium or large; or in individual glove sizes. Gloves that are individually sized will usually provide a better fit but tend to be more expensive.   

Body and Mask Wires: Body and mask wires are required for electronic fencing and competitions. Not all competitions require mask wires to be used. 

Grip: A grip is the handle the foil is held by. You can purchase a blade and grip together or both separately Foil grips can be interchanged with other blades.

Each fencer requires their own glove. 

Most clubs have gear for beginners to borrow however it is recommended the second purchase be a mask, so your child (for hygiene reasons).  

Most competitions require the fencer to have their own gear. For local competitions your club may have gear that can be borrowed or rented.  

Note: Outgrown gear in reasonable condition can be on sold. Check out what is available for purchase.

FIE approved equipment is a higher standard of protection and is expected to last longer than non-FIE equipment, but it is also more expensive. As a general rule if you are competing at regional competitions it is okay to use non-FIE equipment, but if you want to compete at national competitions or internationally you will need some FIE equipment.

Your coach may be able to recommend specific retailers and what your child needs to own first. Until they are ready to compete a whole kit is not necessary. 

Ensure you are purchasing the correct gear for the level your child is fencing (and competing) at while allowing room for growth and progress, otherwise you will be continually purchasing new gear as they progress. 

It is important left handed fencers have a left handed glove, foil, lame, plastron and jacket. 

Our New Zealand supplier, Mainland Fencing, attends the majority of Fencing New Zealand competitions (i.e. NZ U15 and U17 championships, North Island, South Island and Nationals) and can assist with finding the best foil/epee/sabre blade for your child. However fencing equipment and clothing can easily be purchased online from the following websites.  

New Zealand: Mainland Fencing: http://mlfencing.com 

 

Note: Depending on the total cost of your order, you may need to pay GST charges before the equipment is released from Customs

A beginner may choose to train once a week at a club. If they wish to improve, learn specific techniques or enter competitions it is likely they will need to increase their training to two times a week and add in a private lesson. 

In general training sessions involve the whole group, and includes drills or footwork skills followed by general fencing bouts. A private lesson is an additional cost to the general training sessions and is usually a one-on-one session with the coach 

The duration and frequency of private lessons varies from coach to coach and different fencing clubs have their own approach and cost structure. Ensure you are aware of the costs and duration of the lesson and the goals the fencer and coach are working towards together. 

Those interested at competing at a higher level may choose to train three to four times a week. As well as fencing sessions, training at this level is likely to include other types of fitness work.

Competitions should be treated as another opportunity to learn, grow and have fun. Start at an age appropriate level.  

In general your coach should let you know when your child is ready to compete. Feel free to ask the coach or trainer or other more senior fencers if you are aware of upcoming competitions that haven’t been mentionedFencing Norths’ website lists upcoming competitions on its home page.  

Your child should also express an interest in competing. If you force the issue, no one will enjoy it.  

Anyone can go along and watch a competition to see how they are run and this approach might suit your child if they are unsure whether they want to compete yet.

Individual Competitions 

Competitors are made up of round robin poules and then a series of direct elimination bouts. 

Before the tournament starts the Tournament Director will call out the fencers in each poule, the piste number along with the referee. Once completed all competitors head to their paste along with the mask, glove, foils, body wires and drink bottle.  Your child will fence every other person in their poule to a total of 5 points (or 3 minutes).  

At the conclusion of the poules, the fencers are ranked by their total score (number of victories compared to the number of points they conceded) ready for the Direct Elimination rounds. 

In Direct Elimination the fencer who is seeded number 1 will face number 32, number 2 will face 31, so on and so forth. If there are less than 32 fencers then some of the top fencers may get a “bye” and be automatically in the top 16. 

Direct Elimination bouts go up to 15 points and can take up to 9 minutes – 3 bouts of minute’s duration each with a 1 minute break between the first and second bout. 

The winner progresses to the next Direct Elimination round while the loser gets to socialise and enjoy watching the rest of the competition. This process is followed through the remaining rounds until the semi-finals. The winner of each semi-final progresses to the final while the losers usually place third equal. Occasionally they will have to fence off for third and fourth place. 

Unless the numbers are low the competitions are usually gender based.

It is a good idea to start at an age appropriate level and then broaden your child’s horizons. Fencing competitions are lots of fun and as long as competitors have realistic expectations everyone should have a great time.  

Local clubs often run their own age group competitions for U9, U11 and U13 fencers. These are fun occasions where the fencer is guided by the coach and referee and the emphasis is on participation. Clothing and affiliation requirements for these competitions often differ from older age group competitions. 

As your child progresses ask your coach and check out the Fencing North and Fencing New Zealand websites tournament calendar.  

If your child feels comfortable let them participate in appropriate older age group competitions so that they gain experience, grow their fencing skills and make a great new set of friends.  

During the school terms two and three Fencing North runs an Auckland Secondary Schools competition which is open to any fencer attending primary or secondary school in the Auckland region. This competition has fencers participating at all levels and is a great way to start getting involved in competitions.

Your child can fence two age group levels above their age. The official age groups are U13, U15, U17, U20, U23, Open and Veteran. (Note some clubs may hold U9 and U11 competitions.) 

The age of the fencer is determined by their age on January the first of that year. Therefore if a competition is in April, and your child turned 15 in March, they are still eligible for an U15 competition that year. 

If your child is a competent fencer, they can ask for permission to fence one level above the recommended age group. Their coach must also agree to this. To fencer at higher level the fencer will need their coach’s agreement and special dispensation from the tournaments organisers. 

When competing overseas the rules of the tournament govern the age group that can compete. Local competitions may have different rules than FIE or Asian Championship competitions.

The number of entrants for each gender often determines whether the competition will be mixed of gender specific. Generally a minimum of 6 competitors is required for each gender to make it a gender specific competition. 

Mixed competitions are fun and can challenge and improve a fencers abilities.

Yes. 

Fencing New Zealand regularly posts information about upcoming overseas competitions and advises whether the competition is open to any fencer or a specific number of fencers that qualify for that competition 

They also recommend you google overseas clubs and national fencing bodies and follow their competition dates. Often your coach can recommend suitable competitions to attend overseas. 

Some competitions require competitors to be submitted by Fencing New Zealand while others have open entries. The entry form or associated information usually contains this information. 

Australia holds the Koala Champs, a friendly competition for U9, U11 and U13 competitors and while the entries have to go through Fencing New Zealand, the competition is open to anyone who wants to compete. At a higher level Australia hosts the Australian U15 and U17 competitions to which a number of New Zealanders enter. 

Note: Make sure you have the correct gear for the competitions you are entering.

Yes. Some clubs offer adult lessons and training sessions. For more information contact a club near you.

How To Wear Fencing Gear

Auckland fencer Kwok Yi Lee has created a fantastic training video for how to gear up to fence Foil. All fencers should watch this before their first bout. Watch the video below!

 

Opportunities and Competitions

There is a large range of opportunities for all levels. There are lots of different competitions in Australia that New Zealanders attend: starting with the age groups U11/U13, U15/U17, U20 and a range of Open and Veteran competitions throughout the year.

In 2015 a group travelled to South Africa to compete in the U17 and U20 Commonwealth Championships. Every year New Zealand fencers travel around the world to compete in different competitions like the World Championships.

We have even had a few fencers compete in the Olympics with the most recent being Jess Beer in 2004.

In New Zealand there is a large range of competitions all throughout the country. Each region (North, Central, Mid South, and South) has their own regional age group and Open competitions with the regions also hosting national and international competitions each year.

Looking After Fencing Gear

Lame Care Guide

  • Hanging up a lame after use will help air dry it and ensure it lasts longer
  • When packing your lame, try not to fold it as this can break the metallic threads causing the lame to loose conductivity, instead lay it on a towel and roll it up.
  • Washing the lame can help make it last longer:
    • Check the label on the lame to make sure it can be washed; sometimes they will have symbols indicating this.
    • If the lame label gives instructions on how to wash then always follow those, as the manufacturers probably know best.
    • Hand wash the lame in the sink with some detergent, but make sure the detergent does not contain bleach as this will ruin the conductivity of the lame.
    • Rinse thoroughly to get all of the detergent out, try not to ring it as this will break the metallic threads.
    • Hang on a coat hanger to dry.

 

Jacket, Plastron, and Breeches Care Guide

  • After training or a competition hanging out your whites to dry.
  • To wash:
    • If you have your name printed on the back, or country printed on the breeches turn it inside out to avoid fading over time.
    • Machine wash on cold using a detergent that doesn’t contain bleach.
    • Hang on a coat hanger to dry, avoiding the sun.

 

Mask Care Guide

  • After training and competitions taking your mask out of you bag to air out will help to reduce the smell.
  • Using an old pillow case or material bag to put your mask in in your bag will reduce sweat transferring from the rest of your gear onto your mask.
  • To wash your mask:
    • If it has removable padding, remove this and wash.
    • If your mask does not have padding that cannot be removed hand wash with detergent, work the soap into the padding with your hands. Make sure to rinse all of the soap out.
    • Let air-dry.

 

Weapon Care Guide

W Dawn 2016 - entries are open!

The first fencing competition of the 2016 season will be on the 5th March at Massey High School. Click through to the event information page to find out more and enter: https://www.fencingnorth.com/events-rankings/competitions/355/w-dawn-5th-march-2016

Have you ever wondered about taking up fencing as a hobby? Well, now you have more than one reason to pursue your interest, since this fast moving sport is a wonderful brain exercise.

Check out this article by Neurobic on how Fencing sharpens your brain:

http://www.neurobic.com/blog/brain-exercise/fencing-may-help-cognitive-health/

Great Results in Singapore

Congratulations to Chantelle May from North Harbour Fencing Club on placing 3rd in Under 13 Girls Foil at the Y-Sparks International Fencing Cup in Singapore. The event was held at the famous Marina Bay Sands. Awesome work!

We are really excited to announce that we have bought 4 new sets of competition fencing gear! The first part of it arrived last week (see the image below).

So far we have 4x new sets of electric scoring machines and spools, and 2x new professional testing machines (one kindly donated by Daniel Chan from Mainland Fencing). We are also in the process of ordering 4x new lightweight pistes.

Part 1 of our order has arrived - 4x new boxes, 8x new spools & ground wires, 2x new pro testing boxes

So why did we get all this new gear and what are we going to do with it? It's simple - we want to provide fencers with the best competition experiences, and to do this we need to buy more gear! Over the past two years we have seen huge growth in fencer numbers, and as they grow we need to grow with them - it was obvious that we needed more gear for all the new fencers we have (and the fencers yet to come!). Lots of our competitions needed more gear to run than what we had - we would have to borrow scoring machines from other clubs and fence on the gym floors. 

All the new gear we have ordered is the best quality - this means it is highly durable, you get a great grip on the pistes so chances of being injured are much lower than fencing on gym floors, and it is fully compliant with international fencing equipment standards. Now we will be using exactly the same high standard equipment at all our regional events as the gear used for national and international events!

As we are sure you all know - fencing equipment is pretty expensive - especially the gear used for competitions! We want to say thank you to all the fencers, parents, and volunteers  who support us and our events - it makes it possible for us to provide the best competitions we can.

 

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