Thursday, 4/28

Attendance was hard to assess due to the weather. A good percentage of the people at practice decided to head out to Red Square to fence out where it was cooler. Inside, the electrical system was set up and several practice bouts were had.

We are hoping to attend the 5th Annual Rain City Open the weekend of May 14-15. The Mixed Foil event is on Sunday at 10am, so we won't have to spring for Hotel.

Practice 4/26

Turnout was better this week, with at least 15 people showing up.

This last Tuesday, we learned the defensive half and full bind. Thanks to Joe, the electrical equipment was working, and some of us fenced with it during the last hour.
Next Tuesday is nominations for officers for the next school year. All positions are available, including president, vice president, armorer, historian, secretary, treasurer and student council representative.

You can be nominated for multiple positions, but you have to decide which one you are going to run for by the Sunday after nominations.
Officers must be able to attend officer meetings, as well as fulfilling other duties. They will be trained this quarter, but will not officially take over duties until fall quarter. Colin will not be running for president next year, but he will still be coaching. Voting will take place the Tuesday after next, after all candidates give speeches.

If you are interested in competing, KY is organizing a group to go to a competition on May 18th. I think it is in Bellevue. If you are interested in that, let Colin or KY know as soon as possible. They will be able to give you more details.

Practice 4/19

A combination of mid-terms and a really nice day outside caused a reduced attendnace practice. Twelve people showed up, which is the smallest yet this year for a Tuesday practice. Work was done on two new types of lunges, used to manage distance.

The results of the ladder were announced. I don't have the details, but will post them when I have them.

Practice 4/12

The final bouts of the ladder were held today, results will be posted soon.

Footwork and group distance exercises were also held for the first time in a while, which was a nice break. During the free-fence period after the footwork was done, a sabre lesson was held again, working on basic such as appropriate style of cuts/parries, and the beginnings of distance.

Thursday 4/7

We had a smallish turnout with only seven people and a guest. The guest was an incoming Freshman who may be with us this fall!

Free fencing was done, and then drifted into a Sabre lesson. The club recently aquired a quantity of sabres, so they were put to good use. We had a couple of drills and some fencing afterwards to get a feel for the weapon.

Practice 4/5

Practice was held on Tuesday. The day was spent going over the recent equipment purchase, validating the equipment, troubleshooting our electrical scoring box, free-fencing, and a couple of Ladder bouts. Sadly, it is looking likely that our electrical box has seen much better days. This does put the spurs to us to get a new box. Unfortunately those cost in the $400-$1200 range, so will require special fundraising.