Student Spotlight: Kyle Brown

Pictured: Kyle Brown wins a Bronze Medal at a TMFC practice tournament in March 2019

Pictured: Kyle Brown and Coach Diana

“[Fencing] has helped Kyle so much since he has gone back to public school after 3 years of homeschooling. The self esteem, focus and the support it gives him is priceless to me. This was all his idea. Kyle came to me and out of the blue said “Mom can we do fencing?”. I said sure and did a google search and we are so glad we found Tim Morehouse Fencing Club. He loves his coaches and I can't be more happy to know he is learning discipline, focus and respect for a skill, his coaches and his peers. I love seeing him in the uniform too!” - Jahidah Diaab, Kyle’s Mom

Kyle Brown has been Fencing with us since December 2018. He trains with our amazing Coach Diana, and attends the Saber Youth Class. We are so delighted to fence with Kyle, and we can’t wait to see where this fencing journey takes him.

Below: Kyle Brown practicing at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club

Students of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Win 5 Bronze Medals at the Boston Fencing Club RYC

Pictured: Iris Yang wears her Bronze Medal for Y-10 Women’s Foil

Highlights:

• Bronze Medal for Richard Li in Y-14 Men’s Foil

• Bronze Medal for Shaun Kim in Y-12 Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Gabriel McCarthy in Y-12 Men’s Saber

• Bronze Medal for Shaun Kim in Y-14 Men’s Saber

• Bronze Medal for Richard Li in Y-12 Men’s Foil

• Bronze Medal for Iris Yang in Y-10 Women’s Foil

Boston, MA (April, 2019) - Tim Morehouse Fencing Club students headed to the Boston Fencing Club to compete in RYC events at this two-day tournament.

Our fencers won 5 Bronze Medals and one Top-8 Medal. Richard Li won Bronze Medals in Y-14 Men’s Foil and Y-12 Men’s Foil. Shaun Kim won Bronze Medals in Y-12 Men’s Saber and Y-14 Men’s Saber. Gabriel McCarthy won a Top-8 Medal, placing 5th in Y-12 Men’s Saber. Iris Yang won a Bronze Medal in Y-10 Women’s Foil.

Bravo everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Y-14 Men’s Foil

• 3rd Li, Richard

• 9th Breier, Matthew

Y-12 Men’s Saber

• 3rd Kim, Shaun

• 5th McCarthy, Gabriel

Y-12 Women’s Foil

• 20th Yang, Iris

Y-14 Men’s Saber

• 3rd Kim, Shaun

• 11th McCarthy, Gabriel

• 18th Ruigomez, Eduardo

Y-12 Men’s Foil

• 3rd Li, Richard

Y-10 Women’s Foil

• 3rd Yang, Iris

Full Results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/20C55F643E074AC7BB892A3320A6DDDB#today

Pictured: Gabriel McCarthy (left) won a Top-8 Medal in Y-12 Men’s Saber. Shaun Kim (right) won Bronze Medals in Y-12 and Y-14 Men’s Saber

Members of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Bring Home National Medals at the April Championships and NAC

Pictured: Ron Miller received a Top-8 Medal in Vet-70 Men’s Saber

Pictured: Jasmina Denner wears her Top-8 Medal in in Veteran Women’s Saber

Highlights:

• Top-8 Medal for Jonah Shainberg in Division 1 Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Ron Miller in Vet-70 Men’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Jasmina Denner in Veteran Women’s Saber

Salt Lake City, Utah (April, 2019) - 16 Fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club headed to the April Championships and North American Cup, a four-day national tournament at the Salt Palace Convention Center.

Members of the club won three Top-8 National Medals, including a Top-8 Medal for Jonah Shainberg in Division 1 Men’s Saber, a Top-8 Medal for Ron Miller in Vet-70 Men’s Saber, and a Top-8 Medal for Jasmina Denner in Veteran Women’s Saber.

A number of our fencers also achieved Top-16 Finishes, including Sydney Hirsch in Division-1 Women’s Saber, Sasha Abayeva in Division-2 Women’s Foil, and James Ball in Division-2 Men’s Foil.

Congratulations everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Division-1 Women’s Saber

• 16th Hirsch, Sydney

Division-1 Men’s Saber

• 6th Shainberg, Jonah

• 32nd Prevey-Sullivan, Owen

• 60th Nadile, Henry

• 67th Hammer, Peter

Division-1 Men’s Foil

• 23rd Hossfeld, Finn

• 26th Binder, Zach

Vet-50 Women’s Saber

• 20th Denner, Jasmina

Vet-70 Men’s Saber

• 7th Miller, Ron

Veteran Women’s Foil

• 24th Rosenfeld, Madelon

Division-1 Men’s Epee

• 109th Gibson, Nowell

Division-1 Women’s Foil

• 11th Abayeva, Sasha

• 37th Ferrari, Christina

• 64th Flanagan, Catherine

Veteran Women’s Saber

• 6th Denner, Jasmina

Division-2 Men’s Foil

• 16th Ball, James

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/0E42D2559F9A4561896883B155E22EE6#today

Members of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Achieve Impressive Finishes at World Fencing Championships

Pictured: Jake Mcgillion-Moore, Katie Mcgillion-Moore, and Coach Slava at the World Fencing Championships 2019

Highlights:

• Nickoloz Lortkipanidze places 11th in Cadet Men’s Saber

• Jake Mcgillion-Moore places 56th in Cadet Men’s Foil and 101st in Junior Men’s Foil

• Katie Mcgillion-Moore places 133rd in Junior Women’s Foil and 81st in Cadet Women’s Foil

• Sylvie Binder places 33rd in Junior Women’s Foil

Torun, Pol (April, 2019) - Four Students of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club head to Poland to fence with the best at the 2019 World Fencing Championships. These fencers achieved strong finishes in the Cadet and Junior Categories.

Nickoloz Lortkipanidze placed 11th in Cadet Men’s Saber. Jake Mcgillion-Moore placed 56th in Cadet Men’s Foil and 101st in Junior Men’s Foil. Katie Mcgillion-Moore placed 133rd in Junior Women’s Foil and 81st in Cadet Women’s Foil. And Sylvie Binder, a NYAC student of Tim Morehouse Fencing’s Coach Slava, placed 33rd in Junior Women’s Foil.

Full Club Results Below:

Cadet Men’s Saber

• 11th Nickoloz Lortkipanidze

Cadet Men’s Foil

• 56th Jake Mcgillion-Moore

Junior Men’s Foil

• 101st Jake Mcgillion-Moore

Cadet Women’s Foil

• 81st Katie Mcgillion-Moore

Junior Women’s Foil

• 33rd Sylvie Binder

• 133rd Katie Mcgillion-Moore

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/44AD391FF59A4D81A73936D4B1CAF5E3#today

Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Students Win Two Gold Medals and More at Rockland RJCC

Pictured: Nathan Andrews wears his Top-8 Medal in Junior Men’s Foil

Highlights:

• Gold Medal for Sabrina Fang in Cadet Women’s Foil

• Gold Medal for Madison Four-Garcia in Junior Women’s Saber

• Bronze Medal for Ethan Chin in Junior Men’s Epee

• Bronze Medal for Henry Zhang in Cadet Men’s Foil

• Bronze Medal for Adele Bois in Junior Women’s Saber

• Top-8 Medal for Nathan Andrews in Junior Men’s Foil

• Top-8 Medal for August Grossman in Cadet Men’s Epee

• Top-8 Medal for Josephine Chang in Junior Women’s Saber

Purchase, NY (April, 2019) - 35 members of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club participated in Junior and Cadet events in this weekend tournament at the SUNY Purchase Gymnasium.

Our fencers won two Gold Medals and three Bronze Medals. This includes a Gold Medal by Sabrina Fang in Cadet Women’s Foil, and a Gold Medal by Madison Four-Garcia in Junior Women’s Saber. Bronze Medals were awarded to Ethan Chin in Junior Men’s Epee, Henry Zhang in Cadet Men’s Foil, and Adele Bois in Junior Women’s Saber.

A number of our fencers achieved Top-8 Medals at the event, including Nathan Andrews in Junior Men’s Foil, August Grossman in Cadet Men’s Epee, and Josephine Chang in Junior Women’s Saber.

Congratulations everyone!

Full Club Results Below:

Junior Men’s Foil

• 8th Andrews, Nathan

• 9th Lin, Richard

• 10th Zhang, Henry

• 29th Breier, Matthew

Junior Men’s Epee

• 3rd Chin, Ethan

Junior Women’s Epee

• 27th Zakharov, Anya

Cadet Women’s Foil

• 1st Fang, Sabrina

• 10th Lee, Bethany

• 16th Boodell, Ella

• 25th Zhang, Alina

• 31st Xu, Madison

• 33rd McKee, Alexandra

Cadet Men’s Saber

• 14th Morrill, Justin

• 24th Edelman, Seth

• 13th Slobodsky, Sasha

• 16th Neibart, Fiona

• 24th Nguyen, Ella

Junior Women’s Foil

• 17th Boodell, Ella

• 34th McKee, Alexandra

Cadet Men’s Foil

• 3rd Zhang, Henry

• 17th Lin, Richard

• 22nd Wang, Gerald

Cadet Men’s Epee

• 8th Grossman, August

Cadet Women’s Epee

• 19th Zakharov, Anya

Junior Men’s Saber

• 25th Parkhurst, Michael

• 26th Morrill, Justin

• 38th Li, Dongyue

• 43rd Chan, Alexander

Junior Women’s Saber

• 1st Four-Garcia, Madison

• 3rd Bois, Adele

• 5th Chang, Josephine

• 15th Neibart, Fiona

• 16th Slobodsky, Sasha

• 38th Lai, Sophie

• 40th Lockett, Audrey

Full Results: https://fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/69529C90DEBE49DB9DB8BE4EB53D6800#today

Beginners Guide to Fencing Tournaments (Part 1)

Touche!

7 Essential Things To Know To Start Competing in the Sport of Fencing!

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1. Decide to Start Competing! (Do it!) 
We recommend that competition be a regular part of a student's development in the sport of fencing.

The key is selecting tournaments that are within a student's level and managing expectations (first tournaments are about learning!).

2. Get a USA Fencing "Competitive Membership" at the USA Fencing website. (Link Below) 

Everyone that competes must have a USA Fencing "Competitive Membership" which is $75 dollars and runs from when it is purchased until July 31 of the current year. 

Once you get a membership, you will a USA Fencing Membership # and you must have this number available when checking in at competitions. 

USA FENCING MEMBERSHIP (REGISTER)

 3. Know your "Age Classification and Eligibility"

Your USA Fencing "Age/Classification Eligibility" is based on a fencers BIRTH YEAR (Month and Day doesn't matter!). 

There are associated rules about which "age categories" a fencer can compete in based on their "classification age". You can be too young or too old.  

A General rule of thumb is that you can't compete in age categories BELOW your current age category but you can compete in some age categories above your age category. (Review the chart below)

USA FENCING CLASSIFICATION CHART:
 https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/45bb-1594743/2018_2019_Age_and_Classification_Chart.pdf

4. Have All The Necessary Fencing Equipment: (Check Specifications)

Required Equipment: 

1. Electric Saber Fencing Mask

2. Fencing Jacket (Dry)

3. Fencing Pants (Dry)

4. Underarm Protector

5. Electric Fencing Jacket for Saber (Buy Stainless steel! It will last longer)

6. 2-Body Cords (You must always have a backup at a competition)

7. 2-Head Clips (You must always have a backup at a competition)

8. Fencing Socks (These are long socks - no skin can show between sneaker and the start of the fencing pants)

9. ** 800-Newton Saber Fencing Glove (The Practice Gloves cannot be used in competitions!)

10. 2 Sabers (Youth-10 must use "2" Length sabers" and Youth-12 and upwards can us a "5" Length Sabers. You must have a backup saber at a competition

Recommended: (But Not Required) 

• Fencing bag (That fits all the equipment)

• Fencing Shoes

5. Pick Your Competition!

Start with Local Competitions at your club or other fencing clubs!

You generally want to compete in your age category first, especially if you are Y8, Y10, Y12 or Y14. If you are a Cadet/Junior or Senior aged fencer the find  "Unrated" or "E and Under" competitions.

We recommend competing once a month after you have begun competing so that the fencer can get experience. Do not be deterred by the placement of the fencer in early competitions.)

6. Registering For Competitions: (There are three main places to find competitions)

* Generally, tournaments have entry deadlines, so ensure you register before the deadline or you may have to pay double fees. Local tournaments usually allow "day of" walk-ins but regional and national ones do not. 

Places to Find Competitions: 

1. Askfred: www.askfred.net
This website generally has competitions hosted by fencing clubs. You can search by zip code. 

2. USA Fencing: www.usfencing.org
The USA Fencing website now requires all regional and national tournament registration to go through their website. You will need to login to your account and search their database. 

Quick Guide to Fencing Tournament Acronyms: (Regional and National) 

SYC/RYC: Competitions for Youth-10, Youth-12 and Youth 14 fencers
RJCC: Competitions for Cadet (Under-17) and Junior (Under-20) competitions
ROC: (Fencers over 14). Categories: Open, Division 1A, Division 2 and Division 3 competitions
NAC: North American Cups. National Competitions. 

* At Tim Morehouse Fencing Club we have a Tournament Calendar and the Master Schedule includes all the regional, National and International Competitions that we recommend for our members. 

There are 4 Competition Levels: 
1. Local
2. Regional
3. National
4. International

7. What's Next? 

• The 4 main things you can earn at fencing competitions:

  1. Fencing and Life Experience: (Invaluable if you learn from every tournament regardless of the result)

  2. "Ratings": (U (Unrated), E, D, C, B and A). These impact seeding at competitions. You start as a U.

  3. "Points": There are a number of different points lists. Regional, national and International. Generally, your region, national and international events all have systems where you earn points based on either top-32 finishes or top-40% in the field.

  4. Qualifying for Bigger Competitions: (You can qualify for one ofthe "Championships" through good results)

Qualification Competitions Include: 

• Summer Nationals and July Challenge: This is one of the first big tournaments that students will qualify to compete in. This tournament is held over 10-days around the July 4 weekend every year. (There are events in every age category except Youth-8)

• World Championship Teams - Only in Cadet, Junior and Senior divisions.

• Division 1 NACs (The events that help qualify you for the Olympics or World Championships depending on the year): You must be a C and over-14 to compete. You earn "Div. 1 National points" through top-32 finishes.

• Junior Olympics (Under-17 and Under-20)

• Division 1 National Champions (You must have earned points in a "North American Cup (NAC)" competition to qualify. Generally, a top-32 results earns national points at a Division 1 event.

• Competing in Cadet, Junior and Senior World Cups: (Generally, you must be ranked in the top-16 or better to qualify to compete in international competitions in the main age categories and Division 1)

The Bigger Competitions and Pinnacle Events in the Sport of Fencing: 

• The Olympics: You must be top-8 (Minimum top-16) in the USA in Division 1 to even attempt to qualify for the Olympics. Top-8 fencers are qualified to fence in the Grand Prix and World Cup competitions. You qualify of the Olympics by earning points at World Cups and Grand Prix competitions (8 of them) and World Championships the year before the Olympics. (Only top-4 compete)

• World Championships (Cadet, Junior and Senior/Division 1): The Top-3/4 fencers in the USA at the end of the qualification periods will qualify to represent the USA at the World Championship events. Cadet (Under-17), Junior (Under-20) and Senior/Division 1. (Above 14+)

• Other Major Competitions: The Pan American Games (Every 4 years), the Pan American Championships (Every year), World University Games.

Remaining Tournaments This Season (March to May 2018)

Dear Club Members,

The competitive season is in the final stretches with only a few competitions left in the various age and age categories. Please review the remaining competitions and ensure you are registered on-time. These are the final opportunities to qualify for Summer Nationals and to improve your regional and national rankings. 

After this upcoming weekends RYC, there is one RYC and 2 SYCs remaining for the Youth-10, 12 and 14 fencers in Region 3 and only 1 RJCC  and 1 ROC remaining for the Cadet, Junior and Open level before Summer Nationals.  

Please email info@timmorehousefencing.com if you have questions about which competitions to register for in the upcoming months. 

COMPETITIONS - MARCH TO MAY 2018

1. Boston Fencing Club RJCC (April 7-8) - Deadline: March, 24 for Double Fees

NOTES/WHO NEEDS IT:

• This is the last RJCC in Region 3

• AGE: CADET (U-16) AND JUNIOR (Under-20)

• Qualification Points for Summer Nationals 2018

• Qualification points for Junior Olympics 2019(!)

Register: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=38664

2. Fairfax SYC (April 13, 14 and 15) Deadline: March 26

 NOTES/WHO NEEDS IT:

• 2nd to last SYC

• Youth-10, 12 and 14

• National Points Awarded.

• Summer Nationals Qualification

Register:  https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=38718

3. Denise O’Connor RYC (April 21 and 22) Deadline: April 14

NOTES/WHO NEEDS IT:

• This is the last RYC in Region 3

• Youth 10, 12 and 14

• Regional Points and Summer Nationals Qualification

Register: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=39452

 4. Mission Long Island Challenge ROC  (April 28-29)   (Deadline: April 1)

NOTES/WHO NEEDS IT:

• Last ROC of the season

• Age: Open Categories (13+)

• Summer National Qualification for Div1a and Div. 2

Register: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=39958

5. Mission Long Island SYC (May 4-6) Deadline: April 9

NOTES/WHO NEEDS IT:

• Last SYC/Major Competition Before Summer Nationals

• Youth 10, 12 and 14

• National Points

• Summer National Qualification

Register: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=39955