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Maître d'Armes Gary Worsfield fleching Capt. Alan English. Winnipeg
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Since 1967 Gary's life has been involved in learning fencing; as a
fencer, nationally graded and internationally experienced
competitor, president d'jury, armourer, technical official,
sports administrator, instructor, coach and fencing master.
Gary was originally taught fencing and coaching from
Maître John Fethers (World finalist at the first electric
foil World Championships in 1955) and was later coached by
Maître Joseph Gyuricza (World Champion 1955), Prof.
Zbigniew Czajkowski (Polish National Coach and World pioneer of
fencing instruction), Maîtres' Barry Moore (British Team
Coach and New Zealand National Coach), Steven Vamos, Manuel
Guittet and Jean-Pierre Le Coz (Canadian National Coach),
Prof. Michael O'Brien (Australian National Coach), and
Prof. Bob Anderson (Senior British National Coach and
"guru" of Motion Picture swordfight choreography).
Gary is a graduate Coach of the Coaching
Association of Canada's National Coaching Certification
Program and Course Conductor for the technical and
practical components of that program. He is a level 3 Coach of the Australian
Sports Commission National Coaching Accreditation Scheme,
a Maître d'Armes (Master of Arms) of The Fencing
Academy of Canada-Académie d'Armes du Canada, Member
of the Académie d'Armes Internationale and Administrative Director of
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Gary's fencing coaching experiences range from teaching kids as young as
5 years of age through to fencers in their late 70's and training them
to elite levels of performance within their respective age
categories at State-Provincial, National, International, World
Championships & various Games. Gary practices a coaching ethos that strives
towards reaching one's potential through the pursuit of excellence. A
philosophy of personal achievement emphasizing the joy of learning
simply over
the desire of winning. |
Gary, Sylvia Fain, Mike O'Brien 1976 Montreal Olympics
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Gary is the author of the
En Garde!
series of publications:
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En Garde! Fencing Orientation
& Class Instruction
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En Garde! A manual on the Sport,
Instruction & Administration of FENCING |
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En Garde! The serious fencers'
training diary |
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Gary's other interests lie with
sword-fight choreography were he
has been fortunate to choreograph
sequences and teach the Actors / Artists of:
THEATRE:
(Rodney Fisher’s production of Twelfth Night
(Royal Queensland Theatre Co.),
Aubrey Mellor's
Romeo and Juliet
(Queensland Theatre Co.), Paul
Galloway's productions of King Lear and Cyrano de
Bergerac
(A.C.R.O.N.Y.M.), Clarry Evans’ MacBeth
- The Rock Opera (Twelfth Night Theatre), Francis McMahan's
Hamlet
(Climbaxe);
OPERA:
(Irving Guttman's La Forza Del Destino
(Manitoba Opera Co. (Canada),
The Pirates of Penzance
(Manitoba Opera Co.);
BALLET (Harold Collins’
Romeo and Juliet
(Queensland Ballet Co.)
FILM:
The Duel
(Unicorn/National Film Board of Canada),
Egil's Saga
(Unicorn/Icelandic Television).
LIVE
Productions:
Melbourne's Moomba Festival Rapier and Dagger Duel & Fencing
Demonstration, Canada Games: Gala Awards Fencing Sword
Fight Dance and the Grand Salute for the Entrance of
the Competitors to the Fencing Event, Hotels Association of
Canada Fencing
Duel choreographed to the music of Pink Floyd and more
recently with the assistance of his
Maître
Son, Tynan Worsfield, choreography for Krome Studios / Lucas Production of
the Star Wars GAME.
MOTION PICTURES:
Feature Film: Peter Pan.
Gary has conducted Sword
Choreography
WORKSHOPS for:
Manitoba Theatre Co., Prairie Theatre Exchange, Interact
(Canada), Queensland Performing Arts Trust, the Performing Arts
Departments of James Cook University and numerous Brisbane &
Sunshine Coast Schools, more recently with Tynan Worsfield
teaching
Sword Play is kids play program for the children of the
Varekai School of the Cirque du Soleil
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Gary & John Fethers rehearing for
Melbourne's MOOMBA Festival & Victoria's ARTS BALL (1972-3)
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The Duel
From the Duel
to Fencing
Egil Saga a
Viking Duel
Hamlet &
Laertes
Peter Pan Swordfights
Sword
Master Peter Pan
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John &
Wendy
Gary @ the
Sydney Swords Club
Children of
the Varekia School of the Cirque du Soleil |
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Gary offers the unique combination of being an
internationally qualified Maître d'Armes with extensive experience
in the Performing Arts as an ambidextrous Sword Master.
Gary was introduced to the Motion Picture
Film Industry under the guidance of veteran Stunt Coordinator
and 2nd Unit Director
Conrad Palmisano. |
GW and Connie at the Warner Roadshow Studios Gold
Coast Australia |
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"Jeremy Sumpter IS Peter Pan, and one of the most
likeable and talented teenagers I've been fortunate to teach. If it's
fun, he'll learn it well, and once learnt, he's able to recall complex
sequences of swordfight choreography months after they had been filmed.
Jeremy is amazing with the sword flips and tricks, as you'll see in the
movie, quite remarkable considering he was only
thirteen at the time!"
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peter pan
THE WRITING STUDIO
swordplay and stunts |
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Jason Isaacs plays the dastardly Capt. James Hook as well as
the wimpy Mr. Darling. Jason, naturally right handed, had
to learn all the sword fighting left-handed to be true to J.M. Barrie's
original play where Peter Pan had cut off Hook's right-hand! |
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"Garfield"
is "Gary Worsfield" |
G.W. is Gary Worsfield )--swordmaster----------
Contact
Mtr. Gary
Worsfield
either by email:
gary@fencingonline.com
Cell phone: 0419773317 or Post: Box 2049 Woorim Bribie Island Qld 4507
Australia. |
click to view
MaitreGW YouTube Channel |
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