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Post by fox on Feb 28, 2006 14:55:44 GMT -6
I was just curious if anyone knew anything about thing group. Them seem to be centered around Oregon. Any idea if they're connected with any other classical fencing groups? American Fencing League
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Post by cfaustus on Mar 1, 2006 8:11:24 GMT -6
They seem an interesting group, but more focused on early sport fencing than strict Classical fencing. I know Walter Green keeps some sort of correspondence with Bill Leckie all the way over in Germany, so I imagine they are open to doing stuff with other groups interested in the same style they are. I imagine that M. Green and M. Evangelista probably communicate as they are focusing on the same 'style' of fencing. As the largest Traditional/Classical group in the midwest, we (the CFS) have not heard from the AFL. I imagine that Classical fencers who wanted to do a little competition might find this earlier form of sport fencing tournament enjoyable, as it is less of a deviation from the martial than the current sport is.
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Post by fox on Mar 9, 2006 9:45:13 GMT -6
I found their Yahoo Group. I just noticed they are announcing an East Coast tournament: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello everyone, We are pleased to announce the first-ever AFL tournament on the East Coast! Here are the details: a) Title and Classification Prep Foil Prep Epee b) Date / Time Sunday April 9th. Foil at 10 am Epee at 1 pm c) Place of the Competition Salle Green, 11058 Washington Highway, Glen Allen, VA 23059 d) Prizes Offered Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each event e) Method and Condition of Entries Advance entry may be made by e-mail to wgreen@sallegreen.com . Entries close at 10:00 for foil and 1:00 pm for epee on the day of the event. Entry fee is $2.00 per weapon, payable in cash on the day, for advance entries. At the door registration is $3.00 per weapon event. f) Terms of Admission of Spectators Spectators are welcome. g) Additional 1) Epee bouts shall be fenced with epees equipped with a rubber or plastic button. No point d'arret, tin-tac, electric, or practice electric tips are allowed. 2) The piste shall be the old AFLA Minimum Strip, 32 feet in length, 3 feet in width, with on guard lines 6 feet from the center and warning lines at 6 feet for epee and 3 feet for foil. For foil: once off the field, return to the foil warning line; second time off with both feet, 1 touch penalty. For epee: twice off the field back to the warning line, next time off with both feet, 1 touch penalty. Here's to Salle Green for diving in with both feet! Way to go! And good luck to everyone who competes Michael Heggen, president American Fencing League, a nonprofit corporation michael@americanfencingleague.orgwww.americanfencingleague.org
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Post by schlager7 on Apr 19, 2006 8:26:44 GMT -6
I looked at their site. They had a tournament a couple of weekends ago. I won't bother wiht the results, since no one here likely knows the fencers, but some of the descriptions of the event may be of interest:
I am pleased to announce the results of the 3rd Annual Russ Heggen Memorial fencing tournament held at Salem Classical Fencing in Salem, Oregon April 8-9, 2006. The tournament is held each year in early April in memory of the late Russ Heggen, father of SCF president Michael Heggen.
This tournament was run under the auspices of the American Fencing League (National Division). The tournament marked the first-ever AFL sabre competition.
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Saturday's epee event was hard-fought. AFL epee bouts demand precise and conservative fencing, as the first person to be touched loses the bout. There is simply no room for error. If both fencers touch each other at the same time, both fencers lose. Additionally, if the three- minute time limit expires, the bout is scored as a defeat for both fencers. The resulting fencing is tense and technical. Fencers fenced two complete round robins for a total of 16 bouts each (72 bouts total in about 3 hours).
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On Sunday, the sabres came out! AFL sabre demands aggressiveness combined with superior technical ability. Points in sabre can be scored with either the front or the back edge of the blade, as well as with the point. The sabre fencer must commit totally to the attack once it is begun. Sabre fencing is a very fast and exciting game. Fencers were divided into two pools of six. The top three of each pool advanced to a final pool of six. Fencing started at 1:30 p.m. and finished six hours later.
While all of the competitors had several years of fencing experience, none of them had competed in sabre previously.
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Post by Dan Gorman on Apr 19, 2006 21:14:15 GMT -6
I fenced a one touch epee tournament once. The format doesn't favor a sport epeeist.
Dan
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Post by fox on Jul 18, 2006 10:50:20 GMT -6
I revisited the AFL site and saw a news items that indicates they are expanding a bit, geographically.
News... 7/12/06: The board of directors is pleased to announce the formation of the two new divisions: the Central Virginia division and the Pacific Northwest division. In addition, a division in the Delaware area is pending. Congratulations!
Also, nominations for AFL President, Secretary, and Treasurer for the 2006-7 year are now open. Nominations close July 22, 2006.
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