red door fencing

RDF is pleased to announce our next Learn to Fence class dates:

Sunday, Oct. 5 (the day after our tournament)
Kids ages 7-12: 1-3 pm
Adults and teens: 3-5 pm

Saturday, Nov. 1
Kids ages 7-12: 10 am-12 pm
Adults and teens: 1-3pm

If you’ve ever wanted to try fencing, this is a great opportunity for you! Students will learn the basics of Olympic-style epee and saber fencing and get to fence each other. All equipment is provided, but please wear athletic clothes, specifically pants and close-toed shoes.

Cost is $20 per person.

Sign up here!

Fall 2014 Learn to Fence Flier

RDF is hosting our first real tournament on Saturday, October 4 at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School! Be sure to sign up on askFred: http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=27707

Events:
10 a.m. – Open Mixed Epee
2 p.m. – Open Mixed Saber

The times listed are close of registration. Fencers should arrive about an hour in advance to warm up and get in a practice bout or two. Fencing will begin shortly after we close registration.

The events are open to athletes ages 13+, both men and women. Spectators are, of course, always welcome and it’s free to come watch!

As most of our sabereurs know, Coach Caylin’s schedule has changed, so saber practice has been moved to Friday nights. Saber fencers are also welcome to come Tuesdays and Thursdays for conditioning and footwork. They can also fence while the epeeists are doing drills and bouting – there just won’t be a saber coach there. And Saturday morning practice is both epee and saber.

As most of our fencers and families already know, Coach RJ is moving to Pennsylvania  in a couple weeks. RJ was instrumental in starting this club and has been doing an excellent job coaching our saber fencers since we opened in January 2014. We are sad to lose such a great coach, training partner, and friend, but we are excited for RJ as he moves on to his next adventure! RJ’s last practice as a coach at RDF will be Thursday, August 7.

We would also like to welcome Coach Caylin to RDF! Caylin learned to fence in the Kansas City area and will be taking over our saber program. She has a great eye for the game, and we’re looking forward to working with her!

The Iowa Division of USA Fencing is holding a referee clinic/rules seminar on September 13-14 and Red Door Fencing is pleased to be hosting the event in our space. It’s free for all Iowa Division USA Fencing members to attend (you will need to join USA Fencing to compete in most tournaments anyway), thanks to the Iowa Division subsidizing it for us. The clinic will be led by Jon Moss, a highly respected national and international referee.

Find more info and sign up here: http://askfred.net/Clinics/moreInfo.php?clinic_id=26693

This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in being a better referee and understanding the rules better, even if you aren’t interested in becoming a rated referee.

If you ARE interested in becoming a rated referee, you’ll want to look at the Fencing Officials Commission website: http://www.fencingofficials.org/blog/become-a-ref/

Another great way to practice, besides refereeing in club of course, is the Badgermille site: https://badgermille.herokuapp.com/ You can watch videos, vote on what you think is the correct call, and then see how others, including FIE referees, would call it.

It would also be a good idea to read the USA Fencing rule book: http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/695208-rulebook