News + Events
Apr 2, 2022
AMS Awards 2021-22: Best Recreation Club
We are proud to announce our reward from UBC Alma Mater Society as the Best Recreation Club this year! Thank you for being a part of our fencing community, we will keep working hard!
Mar 30, 2022
W22 Annual General Meeting
We will be holding our end-of-year AGM on Monday, April 11, during our usually scheduled practice times.
The room will be TBA, please lookout for the upcoming announcement.
I urge all members, UBC students or not to attend. This is your chance to speak up if you would like to talk about any change, concerns, and/or thoughts regarding the club at all. For UBC students, you are strongly encouraged to attend and partake in your membership right of voting for the coming year's executive team.
Once we are done we can go intro free fencing!
I look forward to seeing you all there.
Oct 24, 2021
January Practice Cancellations
Club bookings will be cancelled until Feb 7th. Sorry for getting everyone's hopes up. There was a discrepancy between when the UBC email saying all bookings would be cancelled until the 18th, clubs receiving January schedules, and time between the official statement which seemed like a tentative green light.
Hopefully we'll see you in February (fingers crossed).
Oct 24, 2021
Halloween Slash and Stab Tournament 2021
Our first tournament since before the pandemic! This will include unsanctioned Senior Mixed Epee and Senior Mixed Sabre.
Register now for a spooky good time slashing and stabbing. :)
See you on the piste!
Sept 21, 2021
New Members!
Club's Day is happening at the Lower Level of the AMS Nest. Find us there if you'd like to ask our execs some questions about the club!
We'll be there tomorrow, 11 am - 3 pm as well :)
See you there!
Jun 26, 2021
Heatwave
Hello all!
Monday practice (Jun 28) is cancelled. The AC in the booked room is not strong enough and there is a risk of overheating.
Please enjoy your Monday evening by staying hydrated and having a good rest!
Jun 17, 2021
BC in Phase Two
As of June 15, 2021, BC has moved into phase 2 of the Restart plan. This means indoor high intensity exercises can now take place. We're happy to announce that the June schedule is up (on the Calendar page)!
While practices start up again, All COVID guidelines must still be adhered to. Such guidelines include:
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masks at ALL TIMES
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social distancing
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gear rental system (More details on Membership & Fees page)
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wash/ sanitize hands before using equipment
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equipment will be cleaned at end of practices by executives
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tracking system - everyone attending practice must sign a COVID self-assessment at and for each practice attended
Hope everyone is healthy and well. See you on the piste!
Feb 6th, 2021
COVID-19 Update
Pandemic restrictions have been extended to the end of the month (Feb 28th).
Practices are henceforth also indefinitely cancelled until then as well.
Thanks for the patience and understanding.
Stay safe and healthy, all!
January 9th, 2021
COVID-19 Update
Hello all!
Firstly– Happy New Years! I hope everyone's had a restful holiday break.
AMS announced yesterday that club bookings have all been cancelled up to February 5th. Of course, we will need to evaluate how COVID numbers are approaching this date. At the moment, this is the soonest practices can resume.
In other news, the term 2 Virtual Fair will be happening on January 29th, 1-4 pm. Drop by and say hi if you're interested, and let your friends know about it! Links will be posted here and the website at a closer date.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during these times, stay healthy everyone ❤︎
November 21st
COVID-19 Practice Cancellations
Hey guys,
AMS has cancelled all club bookings until Dec. 7th. Practices will hence also not happen at least until then. Depending on the situation afterwards, we will see whether it is safe to resume practices.
Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy still.
November 6th, 2020
Winter Term Sunday Practices cancelled.
Due to the developing COVID situation in BC, it has been decided that Sunday practices are going to be cancelled for the rest of term. Hopefully meeting less will help decrease everyone's probability of getting COVID.
This Sunday (November 8th) will be our last Sunday practice of the term.
Monday and Thursday practices will continue as scheduled.
Thank you all for being understanding and adhering to the new COVID guidelines during practices.
Stay safe everyone.
October 12th, 2020
Practice Cancellation [Happy Thanksgiving!]
Hello all! Tomorrow's practice is cancelled as it is Thanksgiving. Rest up, and we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. :)
September 30th, 2020
Practice Cancellation [UPDATE]
Practice is BACK ON. AMS made a mistake and Great Hall South is actually available. See you tomorrow!
September 30th, 2020
Practice Cancellation
Practice for Thursday, October 1st is cancelled due to unexpected room renovations. :(
September 28th, 2020
Practice Cancellation
Tonight's practice is cancelled due to room booking unavailability. We will see you on Thursday (Oct 1st)!
August 19th, 2020
[IMPORTANT] COVID-19 Practice Conditions
Practices will resume on September 20th, 2020!
Some new conditions will be enforced due to COVID-19:
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First hour will be for beginners, rest of practice will be for more experienced fencers.
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Electric fencing will ONLY be available to those with their OWN EQUIPMENT.
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Any equipment lendable (such as club blades, wires) must be SANITIZED before returning.
UBC Fencing Club looks forward to resuming practice for all in the coming term!
May 11th, 2020
COVID-19 Practice Cancellations
Practices will not continue due to COVID19 until further notice.
Thank you for your patience and we hope that you are safe and healthy in these trying times.
March 16th, 2020
COVID-19: March and April Practice Cancellations
Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, remaining March practices have been cancelled for the safety of all members. The AMS Nest will be CLOSED from March 16th to April 14th. No clubs will run at this time.
Stay healthy and safe everyone.
February 27th, 2020
Spring Fencing at UVic
Spring Fencing at UVic tournament coming up on March 8th, 2020. Tournament will be held at UVic CARSA Performance gym in Victoria, BC.
Link below for preregistration and more information:
February 14th, 2020
Stephen Lazar Memorial Tournament 2020
Stephen Lazar Memorial Tournament 2020 coming up on March 28th, 2020. Tournament will be held in the AMS at UBC.
Link below for preregistration and more information:
February 14th, 2020
Mountain Madness Tournament at Simon Fraser University
Mountain Madness tournament coming up on February 22nd, 2020. Tournament will be held in Central Gym SFU Burnaby.
Link below for preregistration and more information:
February 5th, 2020
Peter Bakonyi World Cup
Some members are going to watch the Peter Bakonyi World Cup at the Richmond Oval. If you are interested please RSVP for the event on the Facebook page.
February 5th, 2020
Practice Cancelled for February 9th, 2020.
Practice is cancelled for the Peter Bakonyi World Cup 2020.
January 20th, 2020
Practice Cancelled from the 20th-25th.
Practices on Monday, January 20th, and Thursday, January 23rd, have been cancelled due to room booking errors. Next practice will be the Intercollegiate Tournament on Sunday, January 26th.