Fencing Instruction in China?

[RITFencing]

So, a friend asked me to help him find a place to fence in China. He's not Chinese, but lives there, and would like to learn to fence. I realize this is a total longshot, but does anyone know of any fencing around him. He lives in a town called Guilin, which is in the Guangxi area. The nearest city to him is Nanning.

If anyone knows any clubs in the area or has a link to the Chinese Federation's website, I would be extremely grateful and very free with rep.

[mytouch2003]

Chinese Fencing Federation
Athletic Associations/Organizations, National Federations
Laoshan, Shijingshan Arrondissemnt Pekin 100043 BEIJING , CHINA
Tel.: +86 10 68862593
Fax: +86 10 68862596
E-mail: chn_fencing@263.net

hope this helps

[PeterGustafsson]

Hi!


Chinese federation website, all in Chinese. I could not find any club listings:

http://fencing.sport.org.cn/

Mrs. Gustafsson comes from southern China, and has been in both the cities that you mention. I will try to gt more specific info, she might well have old classmates living in Nanning. I only found club websites from Beijing and Shanghai, only in Chinese.

Your best best are probably the Singaporean and HK federation websites, since the people there probably are (at least some of them) bilingual.

http://www.hkafa.org.hk/

Singapore does not seem to have a federation website, but there is an English-language club website here: http://www.zfencing.com.sg/web/index1.html


Have a nice time!

Peter Gustafsson

[RITFencing]

Thanks very much, guys.

Peter, what a stroke of luck that your wife is from the same area!

[PeterGustafsson]

Hi!


Just had the Mrs. have a look at the websites. The Chinese federation does not have any club listings. The website of Nanning city had no sports club listings. The English-language version contained some info on places to do sports on your own (running, golf, swimming, etc.) for a fee, but no club listings.

Some text from a 2004 f.net thread:

Originally Posted by Lancelot_CHN

here is the website of China Fencing Association BBS Forum for English!
http://219.238.122.195/bbsxp/default.htm

.....

I am the Chairman of Shenzhen University Fencing Club, As I know,Since the club was established in 2001, hundreds of students had been trained to fence foil,sabre and epee as beginer's level.
Actually,there are usually a small number of students come to the club frequently,about 20 students.Most of us are foil fencers.
There another fencing club in the down town,the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily Press Group Fencing Club.It's a commercial one. The club has a number of fencers at about 20-30,most of them are sabre and epee fencers.
In Guangdong,there will be more people doing fencing,such in Guangzhou,Foshan,Qingyuan. Guangzhou has 2 professional fencing academy and about two amateurish fencing clubs.The academies are training the professional fencers for the national team.

The English-language website of a Chinese manufacturer:
http://www.husheng-cn.com/engsjj.htm

The website of a fencing club in Shanghai, only in Chinese:
http://www.powerfencingclub.com/

Expats in Beijing fencing, English-language website:
http://www.expatsinchina.com/life/sports/index.html

Contact info for fencing club in Beijing, without website:
Beijing Fen Xing Fencing Club
B1F China Sports Museum, east gate of National Olympic Sports Center
Asian Games Village
Beijing, 100101
Tel: +86 (0)10 6492 9041; 6491 2233 extension 480
Fax: +86 (0)10 6492 9041

Other adress for the same club - no idea which is correct:
Beijing Fen Xing Fencing Club

Add: No 3 Anding Road, Chaoyang district, Beijing 100101

Tel: 86(0)10-6492.9041, 6491.2233 ext. 480

There is fencing in the National Taiwan Ocean University. That is the wrong country, but the coach might possibly have some leads.
The coach is: Yu-Hui Chiu
M.S., Institute of Coaching Science, National College of Physical Education
f0838@mail.ccmtc.edu.tw


Have a nice time!

Peter Gustafsson

[Harrychoi]

as far as I know, China just started to have private fencing club, but most city would have sport school for children and youth, they are like normal school but forcast on sport. so the listing would be under sport school and not club, my two fencer went up to China three or four time a year to those school to have joint traning.

I will try to get info from HKAFA to see if it is possible for non chinese to joint those school or to have private lesson from them.

harry
p.s.
you can try to contract the following person

Mr. Wang Rui Ji
wangrj@hksi.org.hk

He is the he head fencing coach of Hong Kong sport institute and he is from China.

good luck

[gatsby]

hey sorry for bumping this year old thread, but i'm heading to beijing soon and would like to know if it's worth lugging my kit across the world to fence at this club:

Beijing Fen Xing Fencing Club
B1F China Sports Museum, east gate of National Olympic Sports Center
Asian Games Village
Beijing, 100101
Tel: +86 (0)10 6492 9041; 6491 2233 extension 480
Fax: +86 (0)10 6492 9041

is it a competitive club or more of a teach-youngsters type setting?

i'm going to call them (though i might need a translator as my chinese sucks), but it'd be nice if someone on f.net could help me out too.

[Downtown]

There is another thread out there with information that may help you.
( Sorry, but I am getting ready for work and do not have the time to search for it.)

I spent a lot of time in mainland China and I remember the locations were in the Gung Zho area. I am not familiar with the areas you mentioned, or perhaps the spelling of the area.

The area I am talking about is a big industrial area where a number of ex-pats live.

This thread talks about three or more places to fence in this area and if a foreigner is welcome or not. I believe there was one were they weren't, as some Olympic training took place there.

Perhaps I am mistaken and this is not the correct location you are seeking in China, but if it is , this thread contains information which would be of value to your friend.

[Downtown]

Well...crud. I looked anyway and could not find the thread I was talking about.

This one may be of value. Just to Say HI!~Voice from China


I also found one for Northern China ( Shanghai ) in case I am mistaken about the area your friend is in.

his is from Google:
http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/entert...r_Fencing_Club

Open 9am-10pm

Phone 6301-9639
Website
http://www.powerfencingclub.com/
print version Shanghai Power Fencing Club

Address 456 Xietu Lu, 4F (near Luban Lu)
中文 斜土路456号(近鲁班路)

上海实力击剑俱乐部是击剑运动的积极参与者与推广者。2004年3月，成立不久的俱乐部成功赞 助了“200 4年国际剑联世界杯男、女花剑大奖赛”，
[My translation - PK]
Shanghai Power Fencing Club is one of fencing's ultimate participant as well as promotor. In March 2004, not long after the formation of the club, we successfully hosted the "2004 FIE Men's and Women's Foil World Cup".

address/地址：中国上海斜土路456号4楼
[PO Box?]邮编：200023
Tel./电话：86-21-63019639
Fax/传真：86-21-63012204
Add: 4F, No.456 Xietu Rd., Shanghai, 200023, China
E-mail: hytad@online.sh.cn

实力击剑
时尚体验—周末击剑体验课—100元/3小时
class: Y100/3-hr session

会员练习费的结算可采用磁卡结算。“电子货币”的使用不仅使会员受到优惠，而且也大大提高了收 费系统的准确 性、安全性及先进性；当然，击剑俱乐部也接受信用卡消费。
You can pay by credit card, Debit card... electronic payment allows the fencer to get 'special treatment' it also improves the accuracy of accounting, safety [not getting robbed - PK] and technological advancement.

You can see what the club looks like here:
http://www.powerfencingclub.com/changguansheshi.htm

上海实力击剑俱乐部拥有标准剑道及两台裁判器，同时还有一些辅助锻炼设施，如跑步机等供练习者 使用。
The club own two fencing score boxes...

上海实力击剑俱乐部还提供击剑的全套个人装备供练习者租借或选购。
the club can supply complete sets of fencing equipment for traning use or for purchase.


[It helps if you can read simplified Chinese.]

I'm sure there are other clubs in shanghai. I beleieve TAN Xue fences in Shanghai.

Here's another one:
http://www.thatsmagazines.com/featur...rt icleid=120
The Shanghai Amateur Fencing Club meets every Wednesday evening. See Sports Directory for details. Or email shanghaifencing@yahoo.co.uk.

Sorry...if these are of no value. I had to do a "drive by" posting.

[gatsby]

thanks

but i was thinking about beijing specifically
shanghai is rather far =[