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Calendar of Events
December 17, 2011
Tulsa Dueling Society – Duel @ Dawn
1-touch epee bouts – the fun begins at sunrise! The winner gets a gold medal and a free breakfast at Jimmy’s Egg – and bragging rights!
December 13, 2011
Beginning Foil (Week 10)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
December 6, 2011
Beginning Foil (Week 9)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
November 29, 2011
Give Thanks! … It’s an Epee Tourney
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 @ 8:15 pm – Give Thanks … It’s an Epee Tourney! – The Tulsa Fencing Club will host an open epee tournament. This is a USFA-sanctioned event. The entry fee is $10. Medals will be awarded for 1st Place (Gold), 2nd Place (Silver) and 3rd Place (Bronze). The event will be hosted at the Highland Park Christian Church, 5708 East 31st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135. You may preregister for this event at askFRED.net.
Beginning Foil (Week 8)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
November 22, 2011
Beginning Foil (Week 7)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
November 15, 2011
Beginning Foil (Week 6)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
Beginning Foil (Week 5)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
Beginning Foil (Week 4)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
Beginning Foil (Week 3)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
October 21, 2011
The Three Musketeers (2011) in 3D
The hot-headed young D’Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.
Beginning Foil (Week 2)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
Beginning Foil (Week 1)
Traditionally, this is the first class of all fencers. Fencers are taught the basic fencing phrase of attack, parry, reposte and remise while utilitizing the proper footwork, grip and sword positions.
October 4, 2011
TFC Open Tournament – Foil & Epee
What an exciting night!
We started the evening with Foil. Samuel Taylor, Isaac Williams, Gabriel Wormuth, AJ Rooks, James Rooks and Reece Morrel made up the pool of contestants.
As our newest fencers, Samuel and Isaac did very well – mixing it up and offering a few surprises of their own. Samuel defeated Gabriel, a more experienced fencer.
The competition between AJ and Gabriel was intense since they were in the same beginning class 2 years ago. AJ’s style was more finesse going against Gabriel’s style of confrontation and aggression.
The spectators especially enjoyed the Gold medal 15-point match-up between James and Reece. (James handily won their 5-point bout during the pool rounds.) Intensity, strategy, and stamina all played a role during this see-saw bout. In the end, the 15-13 point match wen to Reece Morrel.
With Reece Morrel taking the Gold medal (1st place), the Father/Son team of James and AJ took the Silver medal (2nd place) and Bronze medal (3rd place) in Foil.
By now, the crowd was really excited and ready for the Epee matches to begin. Running 3 strips, Gabriel Wormuth, Mackenzie Doty, Yul Shaffer, James Rooks, Jeff Starkweather and Reece Morrel were kept busy during the pool bouts.
Reece and Yul faced off during the Bronze medal bouts. Having lost to Yul during the pool competition, Reece tried some different strategies and techniques. As a result, Reece quickly captured an early lead. But, Yul was able to adapt and improvise. He then caught up to Reece and won by a decisive margin.
The stage was then set for the Gold Medal round between James and Jeff. During the pool competition earlier, the victory had gone to James. But none of that mattered now. Using his height advantage, James tried to “outreach” Jeff. This meant that Jeff had to remain alert and rely upon his quickness. The crowd was not disappointed as the two Titans squared off for their slug fest. Alas, there could only be one winner – Jeff!
The final tally, Jeff Starkweather took the Gold Medal (1st place), James took home his 2nd Silver Medal (2nd place) of the night, and Yul, fencing in one of his first tournaments, took home the Bronze Medal (3rd place).
Congratulations to our winners, and a heart-felt thank-you to all our competitors for making the evening so exciting!
September 27, 2011
Introduction to Fencing (Week 4) – Class Tournament
A great way to learn about fencing!
September 24, 2011
2011 Fete de Fleuret – Springdale, AR
10:00 am Mixed Foil
2:00 pm Mixed Epee
2:00 pm Unrated Mixed Foil (USFA membership not required. Registration fee only $10 for this event)
Registration $15.00
Event: $10.00
Tulsa Dueling Society – Duel @ Dawn
The Duel @ Dawn held on Saturday, September 24th was won by Hunter Sistrunk! Congratulations! Jeff Starkweather placed 2nd and Reece Morrel Jr. placed 3rd. Check out the pictures
Introduction to Fencing (Week 3)
A great way to learn about fencing!
Introduction to Fencing (Week 2)
A great way to learn about fencing! Don’t worry if you missed last week. We will get you caught up!
September 11, 2011
Patriot Day
A day of remembrance and mourning in memory of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Introduction to Fencing (Week 1)
A great way to learn about fencing!
August 5, 2011
TFC Annual Meeting
All Club Members were invited to attend the 2011-2012 Annual Meeting. Roger Van Denhende was elected Chairman Emeritus. Jeff Starkweather was elected President. Rob King was elected Vice President. Reece Morrel, Jr. was elected Treasurer. Yul Shaffer was elected Secretary. Roger Van Denhende was presented with the Tulsa Fencing Club Lifetime Achievement Award.
Please see Jeff’s post about Roger’s award.
TDS Annual Meeting
All TDS Members were invited to attend the 2011-2012 Annual Meeting. Since they met the requirements, Rob King and Reece Morrel, Jr. were admitted to the membership of the Tulsa Dueling Society with the rank of Esquire. Rob King was elected Commander.
July 30, 2011
Tulsa Dueling Society – Duel @ Dawn!
Our best turn-out yet with nine (9) fencers! And it was hot!
Congratulations to Rob King – 1st Place (Gold), Scott Griffith – 2nd Place (Silver) and Jeff Starkweather – 3rd Place (Bronze).
Our team of fencers – Rob, Scott, Jeff, Mike, Karen, Reece, Teddy, Michael and Hunter – had a great time!
July 16, 2011
Tulsa Dueling Society – Duel @ Dawn!
Summer is here!
Congratulations to Jeff Starkweather – 1st Place (Gold), Scott Griffith – 2nd Place (Silver) and Reece Morrel, Jr. – 3rd Place (Bronze).
Although we only had four (4) fencers – Jeff, Scott, Reece and Rob – the competition was very intense!
Well done everyone!
June 25, 2011
Tulsa Dueling Society – Duel @ Dawn!
Congratulations to Scott Griffith – 1st Place (Gold), Rob King – 2nd Place (Silver) and Karen Welch – 3rd Place (Bronze).
We had a good turn-out with Scott, Rob, Karen, Mike and Reece. Jeff was kind enough to direct since he was not able to compete due to a prior injury.
April 30, 2011
Tulsa Dueling Society – Duel @ Dawn!
Congratulations to Rob King – 1st Place (Gold), Michael Fitzhugh – 2nd Place (Silver) and Reece Morrel Jr. – 3rd Place (Bronze).
We had a great turn-out with Rob, Michael, Reece, Jeff, Karen and Mackenzie competing!
Check out the photo gallery!
