Ball State Fencing Club

In a recent press release on the United State Fencing Association web site, a statement was made that the USFA, in alliance with the FIE, will be banning the use of the visor masks for both foil and epee events.  This ban was made due to safety concerns, but no other information is available at this point in time.  It was set to be effective immediately (as of February 9, 2010) for all USFA events (including the upcoming Junior Olympics qualifier in Memphis this weekend).

As of right now, the sabre visor masks are still legal for all USFA events.  As more information is available, it will be posted.

Some of the times have changed for the Arnold Fencing Classic (March 5-7, 2010).  Due to a very high demand of events, administrators of the events have made some adjustments to the events on Sunday.  The Senior Mixed Foil Open will begin at 11:45am Sunday, March 7.  Please remember that if you are interested in fencing, you must preregister and pre-pay.  All information can be found on AskFred.net: http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=9862

Any questions about this event can be directed to club coach, Brian Koby.

On Saturday, February 27, the Ball State Fencing Club will return to Ball State’s Late Nite activities to help promote the Olympics and club membership.

Ball State students will be able to chat with current club members, officers, and the club coach about fencing, how to join, look at the weapons, try out some gear, and even learn some fencing moves.  If possible, live fencing demonstrations will be available for those interested in seeing real fencing in action.

More information about Ball State’s Late Nite program can be found at http://cms.bsu.edu/About/AdministrativeOffices/StudentCenter/StudentCenterPrograms/LateNite.aspx