Earlier this month our local fencing club EnGarde Batavia hosted an Inter Club Tournament for kids (Y14) and adults. It was a very small pool of kids – 4, but just as fun and competitive.
The same as with any tourney, there’s always plenty of down time between bouts too.
Time to hydrate, relax, and meet new fencers from far off places like the big city of Rochester!
But everyone wore their game faces when it came time to hit the strip…
But I know what you are really waiting for…. the SOCKS!!! So here they are.. but just a few pics…
And how could I forget the die-hard fans….
Monkey Boy was sooooo happy I brought him a Beast Quest book from work. I don't think he looked up until he finished it.
He was patient enough to wait for the rest of the matches to finish before completing the book though. He can really read when he puts his mind into it! This tournament was a bit different for me though because I did not take the day off for it, so I could only jet out from work on my lunch break to see a couple of bouts and then had to head back. But the club has installed a new scoring system that can upload the results online, so I got to see how Crafter Monkey was doing maybe not in real-time but just as helpful although I did keep hitting the refresh button A.lot. But you can just check out the results here & now on the club front page.
When I asked the CM what kind of fencing stuff for Christmas she wanted she answered, “I just want to fence more, so I can get better!” So simple, so focused.
what a great activity for your kids to get engaged in. my 8yo wants fencing lessons…guess i should look into a club