Fencing Lessons — Youth and Adult

In Santa Cruz, starting April 2nd, we are going to a Tues/ Thurs schedule.

• Advanced Youth: Tuesdays 6:30-8:00
• Beginning Youth: Thursdays 6:30-8:00

Feb 2-5 I will be in San Francisco attending a National Fencing Coach clinic. 33 coaches from all over the US and Canada are flying in to attend. Should be quite an interesting time of learning and challenge!

~Robin

Extreme Dodge-ball (25 kids, 3 balls and a couple parents) followed by a fabulous Pot-luck and The Princess Bride Projected huge on the wall of the gym!

Definitely a good night.

This invite is going out to ALL MY FENCING STUDENTS both at Salle Santa Cruz and my wonderful new class in Monterey!

• What: Fencing Christmas Party
• Where: Circle Church Gym (111 Errett Cir, Santa Cruz 95060)
• When: Wednesday, December 14th
• Time: 6:30pm -8ish- maybe 9ish for some folk

I went to two tourneys last Sunday. I got 6th in sabre, 8th in foil and a twisted ankle from a flèche gone wrong =(

Our SSC kids captured 5 of the top 8 places at todays 2nd Anual Salinas Invitational!

Grats to the following:

• 1 O’Hara, Casey
• 2 Pena, Zane
• 3T Mulligan, James
• 3T Farber, Callum
• 8 Baynard, Nathan
• 11 Swanson, Van
• 13 Paxton, Zee
• 14 Carter, Marshall
• 16 Lamelin, Shayne
• 25T McCandless, Kelly

There were 35 participants!

All in all I think we did we did very, very well. =)

For the lovely Halloween gift =)

I hope my wife will let me leave it on the porch ’till Christmas =)

Sponsored by Salinas ISD, Hosted by Salle Santa Cruz

It’ll be a nice, no-pressure learning experience and a great way to earn your club patch =)

• What:  Salinas Youth Invitational
• Where: Bolsa Knolls Middle School, 1031 Rogge Road ~ Salinas,  CA 93906
• When: Sat Nov 5^th, 9:00am to (roughly) 4:00pm
• Cost: No cost for fencers ($2 – $3 for spectators)

Although designed for Ocean Grove students, any youth may join! Class times are Monday/ Wednesday 1:30-3:00pm.  Beginner class starts Jan 9th!

SSC attended a local epee tourney in San Jose On Aug 26th.

Grats to Kaelyn who took the Gold in Women’s Epee, and the Silver in mixed epee! Dave Mulligan was 3/1 in pools, was seeded 4th, and placed in the top 8. Jack Vevea competed strongly, giving as good as he got, all on a broken toe!

I was proud of all three  students. They really gave ’em hell up there =)