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Australian Academy of Fencing......... TEACHING the TEACHERS 

The Australian Academy of Fencing is the Education arm at FencingOnline.  The AAF is an Association of Australian Fencing Masters' concerned with the pedagogy of fencing that is provided to both fencers and coaches. The AAF provides vocational education and training for Australia's potential Instructors, Coaches and future Fencing Masters.   The Australian Academy of Fencing is Australia's National Fencing Academy affiliated to the Académie d'Armes Internationale   If you are interested in learning how to teach fencing please contact Mtr. Gary Worsfield on 0419 773 317

HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF FENCING:  In 1931 the British Academy of Fencing Masters was founded with Prof. Felix Grave as President, Prof. Leon Crosnier Secretary and Prof. A. Parkins Treasurer.  Professor Roger Crosnier graciously accepted the Patronage of the formation of the original Australian Academy of Fencing in 1960. initiated by Prof. Mike O'Brien (Qld), Jock Gibson (NSW), Charles Stanmore (NSW) and Prof. John Fethers  (Overseas Representative). The Academy was originally run under an Australianized version of the British Academy of Fencing's Constitution.  click here to continue with the History of the Australian Academy of Fencing or here to our Instructor-Coach-Prevost-and-Maitre-Master Registry

 

Rules of the Académie d'Armes Internationale for the World Championships in Stage / Artistic Fencing

 

 The 2008 Artistic Fencing World Championships   =-----)----------- San-Marino ITALY

THE PASSING OF A LEGEND   It is with sorrow and a feeling of loss that the world of fencing reflects on the passing of Christian d'Oriola.

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The suppleness and flexibility of the lunge as demonstrated by the legendary Christian d’Oriola of France.

Christian d'Oriola became the legion of the 'steam foil" era.   An era   that many fencing professionals  consider to be the epitome of classical foil fencing. Up until that time, competition performance had developed from centuries of traditional sword play to what was being termed the Sport and Art of Fencing.   

In 1947 d’Oriola won the Men’s Individual Foil event at the 1st World Fencing Championships held after WW2.  He continued world dominance of foil fencing winning the 1952 event at the Helsinki Olympic Games, the 1953 World Championships in Brussels and in 1954 at the Luxembourg World Championships. In 1955, the first electric foil event was held at the World Championships in Rome, this was in final preparation for its introduction at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.  After dominating visually judged foil fencing for so long, Christian d’Oriola came 2nd to Joseph Gyuricza of Hungary in this new event – the electric foil.   Gyuricza used simple and fast counter-tactics, more suited to the electrical scoring apparatus, against d’Oriola’s conventional “conversation of the blade”.  However, the following year, Christian d’Oriola won the Men’s “electric” Foil event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, and on winning he said that he didn’t like this new weapon and he didn’t like what it was doing to the sport of fencing and vowed not to fence it again. On returning to France he continued to fence at his club, a form of fencing that has now became known as, “steam foil” – i.e. it preceded the “electric foil”.

If you are interested in learning the Sport and Art of classical Foil Fencing enquire at your nearest Salle En Garde!

 

En Garde! Fencing.. now on the Sunshine Coast & Brisbane

     

En Garde! Fencing classes that are now being held on the SUNSHINE COAST For children at the Alcooringa Centre 176 Ballinger Rd Buderim

and for adults at Lake Kawana Community Centre, Sportsman's Parade, Bokarina. and for individual tuition in BRISBANE by appointment

 

 

All courses include; facility use, quality professional instruction complimented with individual tuition, a nationally recognized syllabus, all the necessary

equipment: foils, masks and training plastrons, and an Australian Academy of Fencing Certificate of Competency

 on completion. The Instructors are Maître d'Armes Gary Worsfield and 8 times Australian National Champion, Prévost d'Armes Tynan Worsfield. 

 

Phone Tynan on 0419 018 377 and start fencing!

 

           SUNSHINE COAST:   En Garde! Fencing for Kids - Buderim, Saturdays 9-10am for  the very young, (junior primary) and

10:00-11:30am for senior-primary-to-junior-high age students

Classes include professional quality instruction and a syllabus designed specifically for children and adolescents, all the

necessary Equipment: Foils, Masks and Plastrons. 

       

 BRISBANE:   En Garde! Fencing taught individually through 1-on-1 tuition and when time is an issue - we come to you! 

Same (bronze-silver-gold competency) courses but taught through a series of individual lessons.

Phone Tynan on 0419 018 377
       Bronze. Silver & Gold Australian Academy of Fencing Certificates

 

En Garde! FENCING Orientation Instructors teach fencing as sport and artistic performance to primary school-age children introducing them to non-competition, skill-goal-oriented fencing performance in the form of  sword play.

En Garde! Fencing Class Instructors teach a program specifically designed for secondary schools as either a sport and recreation activity during sports half or as part of sport and recreation curricula studies. This course can also be delivered before or after school. 

En Garde! Fencing Coaches  teach you how to train for fencing competition.  Instruction is taught in a combination of classes and through a series of Individual Lessons. 

En Garde! FENCING is only available at Salle En Garde! FENCING Clubs

 Phone 0419 018 377
   En Garde! Learn-to-Fence for both Sport and Artistic Fencing.

   En Garde! Kids Fencing

===)-------- Kids Fencing or "Sword Play" is skill-goal oriented, choreographed sword movement performance for kids!   Sword Play was trialled for the first time during 2006 by the children of the Varekai School of the Cirque du Soleil.  Click to view Preview

  En Garde! Olympic FENCING                 En Garde! Olympic Fencing .... Competition Training for the serious minded fencer. Phone 0419 018 377 for more details.

 
 
From the documentary "olympia" by leni riefenstahl. The video shows epée and sabre fencing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

 YouTube - Fencing Sabre from 1936 Olympics

 

 
 
Articles of interest to fencing club coaches and high school fencing instructors
  • PROFICIENCY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM For Schools and Fencing Clubs. A Learn-to-Fence program of Bronze, Silver and Gold levels of Fencing Skill Proficiency. 
  • En Garde! Kids FENCING -  A Learn-to-Fence program designed for Montessori cycle 2 (6-9years) and cycle 3 (9-11years) students.

 

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Articles of interest to fencing coaches and competitive fencers

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En Garde! The serious fencer's training diary (Hard Copy - Aust$90)
This is an essential tool for the serious competition fencer. It's a yearly training program and daily training diary that incorporates the physiological, technical, psychological and tactical components of fencing training and performance. The serious fencer soon learns to design a personalized training routine that physically and mentally prepares them for competition.  Now, for both the Athlete and Coach, seriously training for fencing competition has never been more exciting! 

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