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Welcome to Bloomington Fencing Club

Sun, 07/01/2007 - 14:35 — Jason Dazey

If you are new to fencing please check our FAQ page and event calendar to learn more about getting started. If you are already active in fencing, please create an account. If you are curious, but unsure if fencing is for you, please visit our club Monday and Thursday evenings 7:45 at the Bloomington Sportsplex to meet us. Mondays we focus on saber, and Thursdays we focus on epee. We intend for this site to be interactive and welcome any suggestions for content you would like to see. Stay tuned for more content.

Summer Olympics

Mon, 07/21/2008 - 13:04 — Jason Dazey

With the summer Olympics approaching, there will be an opportunity to follow fencing online and on TV. Check out the NBC webpage to see who the USA athletes are and some other information about the support, http://www.nbcolympics.com/fencing/index.html.

The women's saber finals will be on NBC Saturday 8/9, women's team saber finals will be on USA 8/14, and there will be men's saber on 8/17 on MSNBC. The exact times will be available as the dates draw nearer.

You can also follow Tim Morehouse of the mens's saber team on his blog, http://timmorehouse.wordpress.com/.

IU Tournament Recap

Tue, 01/15/2008 - 13:34 — Jason Dazey

The results from the IU tournament this last weekend are now available at the following site, http://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=5072&FREDSID=56e1fe.... Congratulations to everyone who participated. It was a fun event and BFC had a strong showing. A special mention goes out to Ben who competed for the first time.

AFA January Open

Sun, 12/30/2007 - 15:12 — Jason Dazey

Start: 01/19/2008 - 12:15

End: 01/19/2008 - 17:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

AFA tournaments are always a lot of fun so I recommend this for anyone. It generally has a relaxed atmosphere and is really suitable for all levels of fencers. It also has the bonus of not closing registration until 12:15 PM. Cost is $20. Pre-register at, http://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=5039

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Purdue Spring Open

Sun, 12/30/2007 - 15:07 — Jason Dazey

Start: 02/02/2008 - 08:45

End: 02/02/2008 - 15:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

This tournament at Purdue will be similar to the Fall event. Epeeists get to wake up early since registration closes at 8:45 AM. Entry is $20. Don't forget to preregister. http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=4829

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AFA October Open Recap

Tue, 10/23/2007 - 19:42 — Jason Dazey

Good job to Lewis, Meg, Galen and Chad for their results in the AFA tournament in Indy on the 13th. It was a fun afternoon with competitive fencing, but a relaxed atmosphere. It was great to see everyone building on their experienc from the last tournament. You can see results at, http://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=3890.