January 2025 Update

Hello!

Coach Avery here. I’ve been focusing on Van Diemen Fencing Club, my role as President of the Tasmanian Fencing Association Inc, and my role as State Epee Coach, so I paused the website for a while but kept-up the fencing tasters, classes, and equipment sales.

I’ve just spent a fantastic eight days at the Sydney International Fencing Camp, organised by Bill Ronald OAM OLY, undertaking the coaching professional development program.

My coaching (and fencing) skills have received a huge boost thanks to Maestro Enrico di Ciolo, Maestra Virginia, their three assistants - Nicol, Tommaso and Giulio -, my coaching peers, the athletes we worked with, and my three wonderful OFC assessors for the Oceania Fencing Confederation Epee Coach Level 2 qualification; Kate Brill, Leon Thomas, and Judit Filszar.

I am filled with excitement to share these skills with the Tasmanian fencing community this year.

Bring it on!

High School Fencing Clubs in 2018

Term 1

• Ogilvie High School

Term 2

• Ogilvie High School

• New Town High School

• Taroona High School

• Taroona Primary School

Term 3

• New Town High School

• Taroona High School

• Taroona Primary School

Term 4

• New Town High School

• Taroona High School

• Taroona Primary School

Fencing Equipment Orders Due Soon

Inspire Fencing has just sent the most recent order to our wholesalers.

If you would like to order equipment, out next order will be sent in mid-October.

You can email your orders to inspirefencing.tas@gmail.com or chat with Avery or Georgie at Van Diemen Fencing Club or Tas Uni Fencing Club.

Hobart College Tasters in Term 4

Inspire Fencing will be introducing several classes of Hobart College students to fencing with the Epee Sword in Term 4.

This will be Coach Avery's second time running fencing sessions for Hobart College and he can't wait to get students swashbuckling in October!

New Town High to run fencing in Term 4

New Town High has come on board to run fencing for their grade 8 cohort in Term 4!

It is very exciting to be introducing fencing to New Town's students. We're hopeful of building a strong foundation of fencing at the school over the coming years.

Tarremah Steiner School Taster

Last week Tarremah grade 8s had a fun introduction to fencing, having studied the Medieval period earlier in the year.

Two groups of ten students donned fencing kits and had a stab at this 5,000-year-old sport.

The students were so friendly and enthusiastic and Avery looks forward to running fore fencing for them in Term 4.

Successful Ogilvie High Taster

Avery ran a very successful fencing taster for a group of keen students at Ogilvie High School after classes this week. The girls represented grades 7, 9 and 10.

The students were enthusiastic, friendly, polite and helpful. They were a joy to coach and represented Ogilvie very well!

Ogilvie will be offering after-school fencing sessions for interested students in Term 4.