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Fencers often refer to their club as a salle (pronounced 'sal'). The word comes from the French "salle d'armes" which translates to "room of weapons."

8/27/10 - Back to School

It's September again, and the kids are back in school. If you are rushing around to get them to, and pick them up from, post-school fencing practice, then I want to give you a few updates.

First, we are happy to continue our Cadet classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:15 pm. This is a group class appropriate for those aged 12-16. I want to stress that this class backs up to the Open Fencing periods on purpose, providing an opportunity for your fencer to stay and spar for a little while after instruction ends. So you do not have to rush to get to the club right at the end of class.

And those in the Youth classes are also encouraged to stay for a few minutes after classes in order to get a little bit of sparring in. It is ok if you cannot pick up your little fencer right at 5 pm.

Second, the competition calendar should be cleared up in the coming weeks. Here are some initial notices:

- The first Central Coast Youth event has been scheduled for Sunday, October 17 at Presidio Fencing Club. This will be a foil tournament for fencers in the Youth and Cadet classes, and will be the first in a four-tournament circuit. Results will be cumulative among all four events, and the trophies are certainly substantial. Times and other information will be made available in a few weeks.

- The first Scholastic tournament for those in the Junior classes is scheduled for Sunday, September 19. I think the location will be Westlake, but that will not be be confirmed for a few more days. This is a competitive, High School tournament.

- The first USFA tournaments of the season have been announced and posted on askfred.net. The are a couple of events posted for the Los Angeles area, including a few in Long Beach. The annual San Luis Obispo Fall Open will be on October 3 at Cal Poly. Look for more information to be posted in the coming weeks. Hopefully, we'll have our first USFA open at our club in December.

And finally, as a reminder, let me know if you have any specific equipment needs. We might have the items in stock. If not, we can point you towards an appropriate vendor.

6/03/10 - Tom Pingel earns his Foil B

Tom Pingel became a double member of the B Club on Sunday when he tied for the bronze at SLO's Memorial Day Open Foil. This finish earned Tom his B in Foil, complementing his freshly renewed B rating in Epee, from his gold medal at the UCSB Open on May 15. Other Presidio fencers in the finals were Jeff VanHousen (Bronze), Keric Moore (6th), and Chris Noyes (7th).

Congratulations, Tom!