Bucks, Berks & Oxon County Foil Championships Results

Fantastic results from the Bucks, Berks & Oxon County Foil Championships last Sunday 6th November - all our fencers came away with medals:

Katie Oliver - Womens' - 1st place

Hal Seed - Boys' under 14s - 1st place

Isaac Salle - Boys' under 12s - 3rd place

William Nethercleft - Boys' under 10s - 3rd place.

Plus, well done to occasional Thame fencers India George and Darcy Herring-Johnson for wins in the girls Under 14s and Under 12s respectively.

Read all about it at http://www.thame.net/medal-haul-for-thame-duellists-at-county-championships/

TDFC back this week 3 Nov after half term break

The Club is back this week, Thurs 3 Nov, after the half term break - same time as normal, 6pm for 7-11yrs, 6.45 pm everyone else.

Autumn Half term

No Thame Duellists fencing this week (Thurs 27 Oct) as it's half term. Back next week (Thurs 3 Nov).

new fencing term starts this Thursday 15th September

Our new fencing term starts this Thursday 15th September - we look forward to seeing you then. Timings for this Thursday's session will be: 6pm-7pm for under 11s; 7pm start for all others. (In all other weeks start time for over 11s will be 6.45 not 7pm.) Fees this term are unchanged from last term: Beginners course for new beginner members 11 years old & above (1 term) - £90 Adults - £90 per term 11-18 year olds (school years 7-13) (non-beginners) - £80 per term All 7-11 year olds (school years 3-6) (beginners and non-beginners) £75 per term Annual rates are also available - please enquire. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

Informal fencing session this Thursday 1st September

This Thursday, 1st September, we have an informal summer fencing session and taster session. For members, there is no need to book, you can just turn up and fence - we'll be open from 6pm. I hope to see you there! For new/prospective members wanting to do a taster, we'd love to see you too. Please let us know if you want to come along by emailing us at thameduellistsfencingclub@gmail.com . We'll suggest that participants between 7 and 11 years of age arrive at 6pm for an approximately 1 hour taster and those over 11, including adults, arrive at 7.45 for a 1 hour taster then. The regular fencing term starts in a couple of weeks time on Thursday 15th September.

Championships double for Duellist Hal

YOUNG Thame Duellists’ Fencer, Hal Seed, fought to strong results in the National Youth Championships in Sheffield last weekend.

Fencing in the Boys’ Under 12 category, Hal was taking part in his first National Championships, having qualified with strong performances at regional level earlier in the year in both the foil and épée disciplines of fencing.

Lord Williams pupil Hal, who now trains with the England Fencing youth development training programme as well as in Thame, secured 23rd place in the epee event on Saturday, April 30. Not content with that, he returned on Monday for what was expected to be a tougher foil event and exceeded his épée result with 11th place in the foil. He started strongly, winning five out of six fights in the group stage, only losing to the eventual overall winner of the competition, Jaimie Cook of Scotland.

Hal then fenced through to the last sixteen with a bye in the round of 128, then fighting through a taxing bout in the last 64 – managing his frustration after a couple of early errors and coming back strongly at the end of the fight. His bout at the last 32 stage was a more comfortable 10-2 win, before finally falling short 2-10 in the last 16 to Joseph Blair of Yorkshire who went on to take bronze.

Club coach, James Kingston, said: “I’m thrilled for Hal doing so well in his first appearance at the National Championships – and to do that in two different weapon events is fantastic. He’s worked hard all year and is maturing as a fencer all the time.”