Dear fencers and fencing parents, 

In this weekly newsletter you'll find:

• AB Cup #4 @ Epic
  • Regular Entry-Fee registration for AB Cup #4 (at Epic!!) ends March 7th! Last day to buy a shirt online is March 4th
  • Pre-Competition equipment check March 9th 11:30am
  • No Classes Saturday March 16th
  • You can still get Epic Gear online 
• Support your club as a volunteer! 
• Spring Break Camp March 25-28th with special guest coach Sam Gallagher-Pelletier
• Arriving at the Club on time and with clean shoes
• Easter Holiday Hours
• Recent Tournament Results

March 16-17th AB Cup #4, the Leslie Palmai Memorial, at Epic!

• Our coaches strongly encourage Epic members to attend. There will be no classes on March 16th but, instead, fencers that do not feel ready to compete, can come and watch the excitement and cheer on their clubmates
• Regular registration fee deadline is March 7th. Last day to get a t-shirt online is March 4th. Click here to register
• In order to compete, the fencer will need:
  • AFA competitive membership ($55)
  • Two weapons and two body cords. 
  • Fencers are expected to have their own equipment. We will do our best to supply equipment when absolutely necessary but cannot guarantee we have enough for everyone. Foilists will need a lame as well. 
• At recent tournaments, our fencers have had some problems preparing their equipment. Therefore, we will be organizing a mandatory pre-competition equipment check on Saturday March 9th at 11:30am. This is a free service your coaches are providing to support the fencers. 
  • If you cannot attend this, you must arrange to check your equipment with Boris during his working hours (Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday 4-7pm). This will be an additional fee. 

Volunteers Needed!

Epic Fencing Club is a Not-For-Profit and is heavily supported by volunteers. Our core group of volunteers needs your help to support the club over the next few months as we put on several tournaments. The work will be better for everyone if we all pitch in a little. Please sign up here to add your name to the volunteer list and we will reach out with opportunities in the coming months.

Spring Break Foil & Epee Camp

• March 25th-28th, 9am-4pm
  • Evening Classes will run as usual
• Special guest coach Sam Gallagher Pelletier will join our Epic team for the week!
  • Sam is an epee fencer that has trained and coached in Quebec, Ontario, Vancouver, and China. He is currently training and competing for Team Canada and is one of Canada's Olympic hopefuls. When he isn't training or coaching, Sam produces YouTube videos on his channel "GP Fencing" that offer tactical insight to fencers around the world. 
• Camp will include fitness, footwork, drills, video analysis, and bouting
• Price: $440/week - half-day and drop-in options available
  • Member discount 20%, sibling discount 10%
  • Member code: see e-mail sent

Arriving at the Club

A couple gentle reminders here. First, as we are well into the winter months, it is important to remember to take off your boots and leave them in the coat rack area. Additionally, don't forget indoor shoes!

Secondly, we understand that managing school, jobs, other activities, and traffic can be tricky. We ask that you do your best to arrive on time for classes. Arriving on time means arriving 5 minutes early to get shoes on etc. What's more, if your kids are borrowing club equipment, arriving on time may mean arriving 10 minutes early! And remember "if you're late, you run!" In other words, show the coaches you care by joining the group as quickly as possible if you're late! When coaches see this, they know you've done your best with the circumstances of the day.

Easter Weekend

• The club will be CLOSED for Easter Weekend on Friday March 29th and Saturday March 30th
• The club will be OPEN Monday April 1st

Recent Tournament Results

• Alberta Winter Games
  • Women's Foil Individual: Audrey Li - Gold!
  • Men's Foil Individual: Ryan Bi - Silver!
  • Women's Saber Individual: Ellis Fong - 4th!
  • All-weapon team (Ryan, Audrey, Ellis) - SIlver!
• AB Cup #3 - Don Laszlo
  • Epic Fencing brought a great crew to Ab Cup #3 and 19 of our entrants won 32 medals, that's the most of any club that attended the tournament!! Many of our fencers competed for the first time outside of the club and showed strong determination. 
  • Congrats to all the participants, there were so many great performances, we can't list 'em all. See below for our medallists and click here for full results
    • Batu Baimoukhametov - Junior Men's Foil Bronze, Cadet Men's Foil Bronze
    • Jalil Baimoukhametov - Senior Men's Foil Bronze, Cadet Foil Bronze
    • Richard Bezemer - Vet Men's Epee Bronze
    • Ryan Bi - Junior Men's Foil Gold, U15 Men's Foil Gold, Cadet Men's Foil Silver
    • Boris Bojanov - Senior Men's Foil Gold
    • Alia Damji - Senior Women's Foil Bronze, Junior Women's Foil Bronze
    • Paisley Fu - U15 Women's Foil Gold, U13 Women's Foil Gold
    • Danielle Goddard - U11 Women's Foil Bronze 
    • Carolina Hernandez Berron - U13 Women's Foil Bronze
    • Salvador Hernandez Berron - Cadet Men's Foil Gold, U15 Men's Foil Silver, Junior Men's Foil Silver
    • Acadia Holley - U15 Women's Foil Bronze
    • Gresa Jasari - Junior Women's Epee Bronze
    • Azalea Li - Cadet Women's Epee Gold, Senior Women's Epee Bronze
    • Mia Li - U13 Women's Epee Gold
    • Alec McCaslin - U15 Men's Epee Bronze
    • Michelle Ostrikoff - Vet Women's Epee Gold, Vet Saber Bronze
    • Brody Trousdale - U13 Men's Foil Silver, U11 Mixed Foil Silver
    • Norah Seigel - Senior Women's Foil Gold, Junior Women's Foil Gold
    • Eileen Zhou - U11 Mixed Foil Bronze, U11 Women's Foil Silver