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Jeric · 12-16-2002, 04:02 AM

Does any one on these boards come from the UK?

Gav · 12-16-2002, 04:31 AM

There's a few. I'm from Scotland.

Jeric · 12-16-2002, 04:57 AM

Just wondered because it looks like I moved to the arsehole of fencing. I used to live in Nottingham but moved to Bracknell.

There is only 4 fencing clubs here. two in Reading one in Newbury and another in Crowthorne. I think I'm gonna have to join Crowthorne cuz its closer.

Gav · 12-16-2002, 06:16 AM

If you're near Reading it's worthwhile going there. I've met a few fencers from Reading and in general they seem to be quite reasonable [in ability terms] as far as I know the club is quite big as well.

Bracknell! I pity you!

Dave · 12-16-2002, 09:00 AM

I'm from the UK too, down in Southampton.

If you are an epeeist Reading is very good with Jo Beardsworth and the Barbasiewiczs training there.

Jeric · 12-16-2002, 09:22 AM

I'm a FOIList.

Bracknell IS the arsehole of the Universe then!

Reading is OK, its just that I can't find the address of any clubs in the area. I won't got and fight Students at Reading Uni.

Caithdein · 12-16-2002, 03:52 PM

4 clubs????

wow wish I knew of 4 clubs round here - I'm up near Newcastle and there are only 2 clubs I know of. And one of them I can't go to.

Wish I could fence more often

Zelda · 12-16-2002, 05:30 PM

Cathdein, which are the 2 clubs in Newcastle? I can only think of Lazlos club in Durham. Trust me Jeric least you have a choice, I have just moved from London to Hobart in Tasmania, Australia and gone from a massive choice of really high standard clubs to what appears to be absolutely none.....

Boo Boo · 12-16-2002, 06:42 PM

Hi Jeric, I also fence foil in the UK.

Bracknell is really not that bad. You are not THAT far from London if you are keen enough (Salle Boston maybe). Salle Paul is a bit further away and maybe not as friendly to most newcomers.

Otherwise you should be VERY close to Woking (http://wfc.members.beeb.net/ - should be a reasonable club) or maybe Aldershot (http://www.hants.gov.uk/istcclr/cch35984.html - I believe that Patsy Hunt is coaching there at the moment, amongst others, she is just great). There is also a club at Eton near Windsor (check the BFA website for details).

If you are able to travel a bit, then you have many more "opportunities" than you had in Nottingham... So don't be dispondant (wish I lived near London ;-)).

Hope that you find a club which makes you happy.

Boo

Capt. Slo-mo · 12-16-2002, 07:09 PM

Are we allowed to say "arsehole" on the internet?

Andisn't it one of those round circular thingys to turn traffic around?

Jeric · 12-17-2002, 03:38 AM

I'm probably the luckyiest dude in the country.

I fenced WITH the Germans with German coaches. Heh.

Btw, thats called a ROUNDABOUT

epeemike81 · 12-17-2002, 09:39 AM

or cul de sac. it is not clear which slo mo meant.

-m

Gav · 12-17-2002, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by epeemike81
or cul de sac. it is not clear which slo mo meant.

-m

Yeah, I think he was referring to Milton Keynes.

Spanky McFarland · 12-17-2002, 11:31 AM

Hmm. Considering 'cul' is French for arse, then cul de sac maybe isn't that far away from arsehole, although bag arse doesn't really make a lot of sense.

Boo Boo · 12-17-2002, 03:41 PM

Jeric

At which club did you have a German coach and fence with Germans? Was it a UK club?

If you are that keen, then maybe you want to travel up to Salle Boston.

Boo

Zelda · 12-17-2002, 05:36 PM

I'll vouch for Salle Boston being "the" club in London. You have most of the British and some of the Scottish commonwealth foilists, and they work hard. Tomek expects results. I trained there for a bit (not regularly due to school) and when I got back to my regular coach in Brisbane he noticed a difference. It may be worth the trip. I know they have at least one foilist who travels from Cambridge.

Jeric · 12-18-2002, 03:29 AM

Boo, I lived in Germany for three years and went to a fencing club in Bielefeld. Can't remeber what it was called but it was run by two people whos surnames were Lafalt or something.

I learned a lot of tricks that the Brits thought was cheating. I'm not sure if I can remeber any.

Jeric

ubergeek · 12-22-2002, 01:52 PM

I live in Maidenhead and fence at Salle Eton - not that far away from Bracknell

Will I see any of you at the Slough Open (held in Bracknell, despite the name)?

Boo Boo · 12-22-2002, 02:50 PM

Looks as though I will be in Tunisia, that weekend, instead. Will have to see what happens (it got cancelled at short nottice last year...).

Boo

ubergeek · 12-23-2002, 06:56 AM

The Slough Open went ahead just fine last year - http://www.slough-open.com has the results.