TMFC Foil and Epee Fencers Achieve Big Results at the American Challenge RYC/RJCC

Mia Guo with her Bronze Medal

Jonah Lee with two placements in Top-8

Highlights:

• Mia Guo won a Bronze Medal in Y-10 Women’s Foil

• Jackson Wong and Jonah Lee won Top-8 Medals in Y-12 Men’s Foil

• Jonah Lee won a Top-8 Medal in Y-14 Men’s Foil

• Emily Gu won a Top-8 Medal in Y-14 Women’s Foil

• Grace Feng and Amabel Wang placed Top-16 in Y-10 Women’s Foil

• Henry Zhang placed Top-16 twice in Cadet and Junior Men’s Foil

• Brendan Lee and William Gerrish placed Top-16 in Y-12 Men’s Foil

• Alexandra Wong placed Top-16 in Y-14 Women’s Epee

King of Prussia, PA (April, 2021) - Foil and Epee students of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club competed in the American Challenge RYC/RJCC, a jam packed two-day tournament at Valley Forge Casino Resort. Our fencers participated in many different competitions, achieving great results on the fencing strip. They were accompanied by Coaches Achiko, Sara, Maksim and Chris throughout the events.

Our fencers accomplished awesome results, achieving five medal wins altogether. Our students won one Bronze Medal, four Top-8 Medals, and seven placements in Top-16.

Notably, Mia Guo won a Bronze Medal in Y-10 Women’s Foil. Jonah Lee won two Top-8 Medals in Y-12 and Y-14 Men’s Foil Jackson Wong won a Top-8 Medal in Y-12 Men’s Foil. Emily Gu won a Top-8 Medal in Y-14 Women’s Foil. Grace Feng, Amabel Wang, Henry Zhang. Brendan Lee, William Gerrish, and Alexandra Wong achieved Top-16 placements.

Way to go fencers!

Full results:

https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/DA48C64FFB954BA0B97A70779780EFE4#today

Tim Morehouse Fencers Win Fifteen Medals at the Tim Morehouse Foil Youth Cup

(Port Chester, NY) November 2020 - The first Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Youth Foil Tournament was held this past weekend with students competing in Youth-8 and Youth-10 events. Many of our new Youth fencers got their first experience with competition and many of our experience youth fencers got to compete for the first time since March when the pandemic began.

Michael Grigoriev won Gold in the Mixed Youth-8 and Iris Yang won Gold in the Youth-10 girls foil event with in Haochen Yu and Amabel Wang bringing home silver medals in their respective events.

Mia Guo, Grace Feng, Ancen Wang and Michael Grigoriev won Bronze Medals. Iris Yang, Lucas Ma, Kian Iyengar, Amabel Wang, Ancen Wang, and Savannah Li all won Top-8 Medals!

Highlights:

• Mia Guo and Grace Feng won Bronze Medals in Unrated Y-10 Women’s Foil

• Iris Yang, Amabel Wang and Savannah Li won Top-8 Medals in Unrated Y-10 Women’s Foil

• Michael Grigoriev won a Gold Medal in Unrated Y-8 Men’s Foil

• Haochen Yu won a Silver Medal in Unrated Y-8 Men’s Foil

• Ruichen Wei won a Bronze Medal in Unrated Y-8 Men’s Foil

• Lucas Ma and Ancen Wang won Top-8 Medals in Unrated Y-8 Men’s Foil

• Iris Yang won a Gold Medal in Unrated Y-10 Foil

• Amabel Wang won a Silver Medal in Unrated Y-10 Foil

• Ancen Wang and Michael Grigoriev won Bronze Medals in Unrated Y-10 Foil

• Kian Iyengar won a Top-8 Medal in Unrated Y-10 Foil

Congratulations to all of our fencers!

Full Results:

https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/ACBE255DDD48482C849EDF4B0D0D917B#today

Tim Morehouse Youth Fencers Begin the Regular Season at Boston SYC

A photo of the successful Tim Morehouse Fencing team and its proud coaches!

Throughout the 2018-2019 season, Tim Morehouse Fencing Club has proven its strength in the Super Youth Circuit. Finishing last season with 60+ medals including more than 10 gold, youth fencers return to the 2019-2020 season looking for more.

20 fencers from Tim Morehouse Fencing Club are competing in the first SYC of the regular season in Y10, Y12, and Y14 events.

Notably, Charlotte Young will be competing in the Y10 and Y12 women’s saber events. She holds the number one ranking in the country for Y10 women’s fencing. Aria Bevacqua, who holds the number three ranking for Y12 will also be competing in the Y12 and Y14 events.

For the mens events, one of Tim Morehouse Fencing Club’s international competitors, Gabriel McCarthy will be fencing in the Y12 and Y14 events only days after retiring from Pan American Youth and Veteran Championships.

What will the 2019-2020 season hold? Our students have trained hard this summer know that you don’t win your medals at the tournament, but through the day to day efforts at practice and the off season. Good luck to all of our fencers at TMFC!

Events with Tim Morehouse Fencing Club Students include:

August 30th - Y14 WS
Bevacqua, Aria
Bois, Adele
Ferrari-Bridgers, Marinella
Javeri, Amaya
Jenkins, Scotland

August 31st - Y10 MS
Clark, Aram
Kim, Ethan
Oh, Aster
Waxler, Ryan
Zhao, Zihan

August 31st - Y12 WS
Bevacqua, Aria
Li, Alexis
Young, Audrey
Young, Charlotte

September 1st - Y10 WS
Young, Charlotte

September 1st - Y12 MS
Clark, Gabriel
Kim, Shaun
Oh, Aster
Oh, Triton
Wang, Robert
Gabriel McCarthy

September 2nd - Y14 MS
Fields, Matthew
Kim, Shaun
Oh, Triton
Wang, Robert
Waxler, Seth
Max Denner
Gabriel McCarthy

Enrollment is now open for the Tim Morehouse Fencing Club programs in Westchester, New York City and Greenwich, CT.

Link :https://www.timmorehousefencing.com/enrollnow

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.