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Yes, we love our patch
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No, but we want one
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Yes, but we need to redisign ours
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No, patches stink.
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01-16-2005, 07:08 PM
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#21 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2003 Location: kodiak!
Posts: 153
| been meaning to get our patch on here for a while... http://www.uaf.edu/fencing/alaskafencing/clubs.htm
this link goes to the Alaska division website where you can see all the club patches if you like. We in Kodiak had a project to design the patch. Since none of them totally worked for me I took the submitted ideas down to the local T-Shirt and Embroidery shop and we jointly designed the one you see here for Emerald Isle Fencing. Not really cheap though... $75 set up fee and $11 per patch. But I'm happy with them.
Kodiak Kid
(aka Hawaii Kid)
(aka Emerald Fencer)
(aka Dictator of the Club) | 
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01-16-2005, 10:19 PM
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#22 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NJ
Posts: 333
| One of the more eclectic ones in our area is the hedgehog patch used by the Brooklyn Fencing Center | |
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01-16-2005, 10:52 PM
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#23 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hamilton, ON
Posts: 219
| I wish our club had one but we don't.
That hedgehog one is bloody awesome. | |
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01-16-2005, 11:12 PM
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#24 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DC & Vancouver
Posts: 2,040
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Originally Posted by Pancakes That hedgehog one is bloody awesome. | I second that infinity to the power of infinity. | |
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01-16-2005, 11:31 PM
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#25 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MA
Posts: 7,353
| That thing is freakin' sweet!
(I think I've seen it before, but I never recognized it as a hedgehog.)
I should make an "unattached" club patch. Not because I am, but simply because it would be funny. | 
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01-17-2005, 07:09 AM
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#26 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden
Posts: 12,637
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen Here's my club patch.
GFK = Göteborg Fäktklubb ("Gothenburgh Fencing Club") | Fairly old posting, couldn't edit it.
Anyway, here is my clubpatch. It's quite 'plain'...
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01-17-2005, 07:56 AM
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#27 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wokingham, United Kingdom
Posts: 581
| Hey,
There are some really cool designs around in this thread. Our club has a logo - we have it on our tracksuits and t-shirts, etc - but we don't have patches...
Where do you guys get 'em made, how much do they cost, do you give them to your members or sell them..?
Any info'd be much appreciated, thanks  | |
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01-17-2005, 09:32 AM
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#28 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sunny south devon UK
Posts: 235
| i go to four or five clubs overall.. so just have the Devon flag sewn onto my bum.. (it's the same as my avatar).
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01-17-2005, 06:01 PM
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#29 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Posts: 86
| Coastal Carolina Fencing Association
This is our logo. We haven't made patches yet, although some have used an ink jet printer and some iron-on transfers to make their own T-shirts.
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03-05-2005, 12:31 PM
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#30 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Wokingham, United Kingdom
Posts: 581
| Coming soon :)
Woooooooooooooooooo, we've never had a proper patch to sew onto your jacket before, but at last they're getting made and should hopefully arrive on Monday... I can't wait!
It's very simple, just the RFC logo on a white background... | |
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03-05-2005, 05:02 PM
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#31 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: bay area
Posts: 109
| Regarding club patches-When a fencer moves from one club to another is it proper to remove the old patch and apply the new club's patch? I've seen some fencers still wear the old and the new. When the old coach saw this he was ticked and wanted his patch removed. | |
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03-05-2005, 06:42 PM
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#32 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Southeast
Posts: 474
| I will provide a photo in a separate post, but I wanted to echo the problem of getting an agreement. We have a patch, a letterhead which was the original design 8 years ago, and then a new design that is embroidered on the back of our club jackets. Our letterhead is also for our web site (below). I think it needs to be freshened up but I like it. Actually, all three are OK, but it's stupid to have all these differences from a marketing perspective. Eventually (who knows when that will be), I will try to get them the same. http://www.fencingclub.org Quote: |
Originally Posted by tlucente The hardest part of getting the patch design "approved" by clubmates, is agreeing on the colors...since that affects future plans for warmups, etc. I'll have to research where we had ours made, but I seem to remember them being less than $3.00 each.
We have 2 logos, one that is used on jackets as the competition club patch and the second "fencing letters" logo will be used on tha back of warmups.
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03-05-2005, 11:32 PM
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#33 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Posts: 2,993
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Originally Posted by duel mom Regarding club patches-When a fencer moves from one club to another is it proper to remove the old patch and apply the new club's patch? I've seen some fencers still wear the old and the new. When the old coach saw this he was ticked and wanted his patch removed. | It all depends on the club you are moving to.
I know that, once I've sewn on a club patch, I don't want to go to the bother to remove it to replace it with a new one--much easier to just sew the new one above/below/next to the old one.
Also, I like the idea of carrying a physical history of my fencing life on my sleeve.
But...there are some clubs where it's frowned upon to wear any identifying patch other than the current club. It's all in the "corporate culture" of the club. In addition, there is the case such as you describe where the old club no longer wants you to wear their patch, which is understandable since you are no longer representing them.
If it's okay with both the old and the new club, I don't see any problem with wearing both.
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03-06-2005, 01:33 AM
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#34 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,117
| Here's a patch from the South Coast Fencing Center in Orange County, California.
FYI -- they've got a Youth Invitational coming up next weekend. http://www.southcoastfencing.com/invitational2005.html | |
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03-06-2005, 03:38 AM
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#35 | | Boom!
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada
Posts: 5,907
| This is my club's logo/patch...
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03-06-2005, 05:53 AM
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#36 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden
Posts: 12,637
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Originally Posted by lochinvar It all depends on the club you are moving to --- you are no longer representing them --- If it's okay with both the old and the new club, I don't see any problem with wearing both. | Sorry for going a bit off-topic here, but I really must ask about this...
My spontanious answer would be "Yes, you should remove your old club patch".
Although I have heard of some people attending more than one club (even having more than one club to choose between is an unknown luxury to me!  ), surely you can only compete for one club?
I'm just asking because I am curious if there are other rules in the US/Canada. Here in Sweden you can only compete for one and the same club per year - unless both clubs and the Swedish Fencing Federation gives the fencer consent to change during 'mid-term'.
Surely this problem will not occur if you are a recreational fencer only, I am just curious what your rules are (if there are any)?
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03-06-2005, 12:52 PM
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#37 | | Feline Groovy
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tidewater VA
Posts: 687
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Originally Posted by Alain Woooooooooooooooooo, we've never had a proper patch to sew onto your jacket before, but at last they're getting made and should hopefully arrive on Monday... I can't wait!
It's very simple, just the RFC logo on a white background... | Nice patch! And simple is good for patches and logos -- means it's easy to see and easy to read at a fast glance, right? | |
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03-06-2005, 02:33 PM
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#38 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA
Posts: 19
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen Although I have heard of some people attending more than one club (even having more than one club to choose between is an unknown luxury to me! ), surely you can only compete for one club?
I'm just asking because I am curious if there are other rules in the US/Canada. Here in Sweden you can only compete for one and the same club per year - unless both clubs and the Swedish Fencing Federation gives the fencer consent to change during 'mid-term'.
Surely this problem will not occur if you are a recreational fencer only, I am just curious what your rules are (if there are any)? | It works the same here, you can only officially represent one club in competition per season, but you may be a member of multiple clubs. I believe "affiliation" is supposed to be treated the same as "representation" for things such as seeding.
I joined a second club this year (which is an aberration in this division), and have been wearing two patches since. There was some debate in my division as to whether this is legal or not, but I contacted the USFA, resolved the issue, and kept my patches.
The funny thing was neither of my clubs really objected to the idea, but rather a third club which I have no affiliation whatsoever with. | |
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03-08-2005, 10:45 PM
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#39 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 680
| Here's my club patch.
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03-09-2005, 01:55 AM
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#40 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Kent
Posts: 156
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Originally Posted by skermulo The funny thing was neither of my clubs really objected to the idea, but rather a third club which I have no affiliation whatsoever with. | isn't this how all division politics work? | |
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