OCRA Easter Sabre Camp
An excellent session on Wednesday for the OCRA Easter Sabre Camp. We didn’t promote it here because it sold out in short order. …
juniors
No Juniors for January Half-Term
Just to let everyone know there will be no Juniors for January Half-Term owing to venue and coach availability. …
Junior Fencing and Archery – November 2021
Our next half term block of fencing and archery runs from 6 Nov. to 18 Dec., for seven weeks. In partnership with OCRA and Fusion, we continue through to the Christmas break.
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Ready, Sept, Go! Junior Fencing and Archery at Parklands
Six weekly sessions commencing Saturday September 18th
Following the success of our fencing and archery camps over the Summer, West Devon Swords is running new activities for the Autumn season for OCRA. Junior Fencing and Archery return to Parklands Leisure Centre, Okehampton. …
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Fencing Camp: 18 August 2021
As part of the OCRA Summer Activities programme, West Devon Swords invites junior swords people to our fencing camp: 18 August 2021, 2-4pm, Okehampton College Sports Hall. Reserve that Wednesday afternoon for fencing fun including skills, games and an informal tournament. …
Book: The Newcomer’s Guide to Competition Fencing
Robin Catling
In the highly technical sport of Modern Olympic Fencing, stepping up from the club to competition can seem a daunting, baffling prospect – but no longer.
This newcomer’s guide sets out the requirements, formats, rules, etiquette and the all-important technical language. All you need to take your first steps into competition without looking like a wide-eyed novice.
Ideal for the club fencer, parents of fencers or partners of fencers, the Newcomers’ Guide is based on thirty years experience from a competitor and coach.
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 4183 KB
Print Length: 192 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Proactivity Press; 1 edition (12 July 2020)
Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Language: English
ASIN: B08CVNQNYB
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray: Not Enabled
Word Wise: Enabled
Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Paperback: 150 pages
Publisher: Proactivity Press (13 July 2020)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1916119425
ISBN-13: 978-1916119420
Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 0.9 x 22.9 cm
Benefits of fencing to children
Fencing is very much an individual sport and over the years we have seen time and again the fencing attracts many of those children who turn away from the main stream team sports, those who can’t run, throw, catch or kick, those who aren’t natural athletes in group environments.
Give them a sword, however, and something fires their imagination. …
WDS at Okehampton Scouts
We paid a return visit to 1st Okehampton Scouts this week; 24 scouts in two sessions with full metal kit in not the largest hut; no incidents and a fun time had by all. We’ll see them again in the Easter term for a little light archery.
Multi-skills for schools September 2019
It’s September, it’s a new term and in second-Summer sunshine, it’s multi-skills time again!
WDS took the school’s fencing roadshow to Simmons Park on Wednesday for the Year 6 Adventure Day, with around 100 Okehampton children and some very keen, thoughtful fencing. …