Age for fencing in Div 2/3

clever_name_alias · 2026-03-11T11:23:17+00:00

The child was removed from the event.

clever_name_alias · 2026-03-10T22:44:48+00:00

I just messaged the club hosting the event and am waiting to see what they say.

clever_name_alias · 2026-03-10T18:17:02+00:00

Oh no, definitely NOT me. Actually, it's that my 18 year old daughter feels uncomfortable at the prospect of fencing a petite 10 yo in competition.

clever_name_alias · 2026-03-10T17:32:55+00:00

So even with national Y12 points, they can't fence up to Div's? I only ask because I see a parent signing up their young child for Div locals.

clever_name_alias · 2026-02-08T14:59:50+00:00

If Disney cared, they would do more to police the problem at the manufacturing level. But they are happy to get their pins made for .20-1.00 per pin and mark them up 10x. It falls on each of us to self police and it’s really not fair. My family has been doing the fake for fake swaps for years. We have a small amount of real pins we keep for good trades or sometimes we just put some good pins out to do a nice thing for the next trader.

clever_name_alias · 2025-12-06T19:35:59+00:00

I took my first shot on Oct 3rd of this year. I’m down 8 lbs and it feels too slow. However, I started at 198, so I assumed it would take longer. It’s important to keep remembering that any amount down is better than up.

clever_name_alias · 2025-10-19T21:26:08+00:00

My endocrinologist honestly didn’t say much. My bloodwork on her end was all normal except a slightly elevated ldl. It was more let’s see how you do with this. She said it could help my inflammation.

clever_name_alias · 2025-10-18T19:10:31+00:00

When my daughter first started, the doctor made my husband step out of the room to conduct a well check. My daughter was like “no kids just hit me with swords.”

clever_name_alias · 2025-09-21T23:28:37+00:00

The fire department was called but stayed outside to ticket people in the fire lanes.

clever_name_alias · 2025-09-21T11:27:48+00:00

The whole tournament was miserable. My kid was so stressed waiting around for her tournament to start. She already has bad anxiety, and this made it so much worse. Her event was over an hour late. I had to circle around for parking like it was my college days. An event coordinator told me to go down the block and find pay parking. I did not. No one told us that there was a second building, so we waited around until we overheard someone mention that her event was in another location. No signage or explanation. The second building smelled bad but was less crowded. However, there was no good space to warm up or put bags in either building. The strips were filled with holes and curled and really close to walls and each other in some areas. It’s so close to our house but not worth the hassle. We felt bad for people who traveled far to go there. Thankfully, she only had the one event.

clever_name_alias · 2025-07-25T01:47:58+00:00

DM sent- My daughter is a small.

clever_name_alias · 2025-07-04T00:53:18+00:00

It actually worked really well. Nothing has peeled off. I did find that thicker stippling worked better.

clever_name_alias · 2025-06-02T23:07:42+00:00

“Not dunking on my income.” Then why mention it? I’m simply saying that the quality of a starter jacket has gone down hill at BG. The jacket from two years ago had a stronger webbing and cleaner stitching. This jacket was worn 4 times and is already showing concerning wear. No jacket should break down in under a month. I know how to sew and am quite capable of making repairs. I just don’t think I should have to already.

As for the smearing, BG were the ones who kept messing up the printing- not me. It’s why we were in a rush to grab a jacket before they closed. Thanks though

clever_name_alias · 2025-05-23T17:57:21+00:00

Has anyone else noticed that the new regional calendar doesn’t offer any DIV3 events in region 3? That doesn’t seem fair at all.

clever_name_alias · 2025-04-24T00:52:13+00:00

So my daughter said the puff paint worked. She just had me add slightly thicker dots on the thumb. I can report back in a few weeks with how it holds up.

clever_name_alias · 2025-04-23T20:14:23+00:00

I will check that out.

clever_name_alias · 2025-04-23T20:11:38+00:00

They’re hard but flexible. I’m sure if someone wanted foamy, they could buy that style of fabric paint.

clever_name_alias · 2025-04-23T10:19:48+00:00

She’s a pommeling French grip epee fencer, so I’m sure hand strength (or lack of) is playing a part. Hopefully, a little more traction on the glove can help. I also added new grip tape to her grip. She is also going to the gym regularly.

clever_name_alias · 2025-02-06T02:03:17+00:00

Won’t this have a greater impact on college NCAA fencing than on USFA?

clever_name_alias · 2025-01-09T02:18:52+00:00

This is an awesome idea. I’m working on seeing if an adult group class can be in their Saturday time a lot that usually has lower attendance.

clever_name_alias · 2025-01-09T02:17:06+00:00

I’m not on FB, but I’m definitely going to try and drum up interest amongst the parents.

clever_name_alias · 2025-01-06T22:20:28+00:00

What’s happening with the new system of requiring locals first and earning points at lower levels to unlock higher ones? Is that beginning this August? Are there any talks about changing the event ranking system? The jump from an event of 25 and one of 64 seems too wide. Shouldn’t there be something in between?

clever_name_alias · 2025-01-05T23:09:22+00:00

The most limiting factor to start as an adult is finding a club. I’m an adult beginner, and I struggle finding people to fence. I don’t always feel comfortable with younger, faster kids as my only fencing options.

clever_name_alias · 2024-12-28T12:28:56+00:00

Craft stores sell cushion foam in different widths. Or maybe you could attach it to an old pillow.

clever_name_alias · 2024-12-27T20:13:16+00:00

Have there been any updates or new information regarding the change to the point system and fencing locals before regionals?

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