News
1. 2008 Club Competition Results
Many thanks to Jon Dawkins for organising this year's club competition, and also a special mention to Ann Rhodes for the delicious cake stall. Below are links to the foil, epee and sabre results in pdf format.Foil results Sabre results Epee results
Well done to all those who took part on 9th February, at the end of the day the final positions for Master of Arms were as follows:
1st Stefan Ramel
2nd Jon Dawkins
3rd John Rhode
4th Astrid Merrick
2. Juniors' Christmas Battle 2007
Well done to all those Juniors who took part in this year's Christmas competition, with special mention to Will, Joseph, Kate and Bryne who were awarded 1st, 2nd and joint 3rd places. The complete table of results can be accessed via the link below.Junior Christmas Competition Results
3. Club Results for St. Dunstans
Bristol had an excellent turnout for St Dunstans and acquitted themselves well. It was an excellent day of fencing over a wide range of standards. Sean Jamshidi came first and we are very proud of him. He lost only one fight out of an entry of eighteen!Jon Dawkins finished fourth overall and was first Veteran. Astrid Merrick came eighth and was third Veteran. Steve Rashley finished 10th and Ann Rhodes ninth.
4. 2007 Club Competition results
Below are the results of last Saturday's Club competition (17th March). Thank you to everyone for taking part, and a special thank you to Astrid, Barbara and Colin for organising the day. It was a huge success.| Foil | Epee | Sabre | |||
| 1 | Isaac David | 1 | Stefan Ramel | 1 | Isaac David |
| 2 | Georgia Hannay | 2 | Isaac David | 2 | John Rohde |
| 3 | James Woodfisher | 3 | Sam Hall | 3 | Jon Dawkins |
| 3 | Stefan Ramel | 3 | John Rohde | 3 | Stefan Ramel |
| 5 | Ruth Semple | 5 | Adrian Day | 5 | Adrian Day |
| 6 | Jon Dawkins | 6 | Georgia Hannay | 6 | Astrid Merrick |
| 6 | Jesus Fuentes | 7 | Laura Robinson | 7 | Ruth Semple |
| 6 | Sam Hall | 7 | Jon Dawkins | 7 | Patrick Di Camillo |
| 9 | Steve Rashley | 8 | Astrid Merrick | ||
| 9 | Adrian Day | ||||
| 11 | Edis Loveless | ||||
| 11 | Rupert Russell | ||||
| 11 | Astrid Merrick | ||||
| 11 | Mo | ||||
| 15 | Alan Parsons | ||||
| 15 | Laura Robinson | ||||
| 17 | Martin Neville | ||||
| 18 | Simon Searle |
5. Competition Results (February 2007)
We have a number of club members committed to competing in the frequent regional fencing competitions, this is the first of what we hope to be regular updates on their results.Cambridge Winter Tournament 2007 (6th January)
Astrid Merrick - 5th
Aldershot Open 2007 (14th January)
Congratulations to all those members who took part. We finished with some outstanding results considering the stiff competition and good turnout to the event.
Isaac David (coach) - 13th
Jon Dawkins - 36th
Matt Tobutt - 42nd
James Woodfisher - 64th
Hugo Russell - 66th
Rupert Russell - 84th
Plymouth Open 2007 (27th January)
Isaac David (coach) - 12th
Jon Dawkins - 15th
Astrid Merrick - 7th
Laura Robinson - 15th
Laura fought an excellent direct elimination match against Laura Wiltshire who finished 3rd, at one time Laura was leading 8-3, and although eventually lost, had a very creditable fight.
6. Congratulations!
The County Foil Championships were held on 4 November 2006 at Bristol Grammar School. Several members of Bristol Fencing Club entered and participated in the championship. The outstanding performances of Sean Jamshidi (Under 14, Boys) and James Woodfisher (Under 16, Boys) both of whom won the tournaments for their respective age groups, are worthy of mention. We would also like to congratulate Sam Hall and Edis Loveless who came second and third in the Under 16 boys category. Well done to all of you!7. Reduced price membership to the Carlton House Fitness Centre!
Following a brilliantly successful Bristol Open, the City Academy has issued 10 cut-price fitness facility vouchers to the Bristol Fencing Club. One of these vouchers is available to any member of the club, and entitles the bearer to gym membership at only £15 a month and discounted training fees of £2.50 per session.As there are limited numbers, tickets are available on a first come, first served basis for either Barbara Hillier or Ruth Semple.