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| Maître d'Armes Gary Worsfield fleching Capt. Alan English. Winnipeg Canada. 1976 Photograph: Michael Utgaard |
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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 the Australian Academy of Fencing. |
| 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 | ||||
| En Garde! The serious fencers' training diary | ||||
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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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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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 "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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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. |
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Gary's other interests lie with
sword-fight choreography were he
