The July edition of the Academy News contains.
Level One Foil Course: Terrington, North Yorkshire. Maitre Donald Walker
Is It Time to Put Away ChildishThings? Alan Grafton
Chat Bot Interviewed About Fencing! Nick Chapman
Comfort Blankets or Less is More Craig Jinks
Visit to The National Fencing MuseumProf. Peter Northam
If Not Then, When? Prof. Phil Carson
A Mirror to the Self.Kevin Nelson
Do you Sell Fencing Kit in Great Britain? Howard Wheeler
The British Academy of Fencing is sad to learn of the death of Dame Mary Glen-Haig on November 15th 2014 and extends its sympathy to her family at this time. See More
The following have been acceptd for membership of the BAF:Franco Cerutti – Switzerland (Master)James Bate – Halesowen (Member)Marina Hauer – Portsmouth (Member)Chris Howser – Peterborough (Member)Andrew Norris – Midhurst (Member)Jonathan Daley – St Albans (Associate Member)Philip Wirght – Ashbourne (Associate Member)
The Academy is saddened to hear of the death of Prof. Mike Law in hospital on Dec. 8th. Funeral arrangements are as below: Service: Friday the 13th December, 2013, 2.30 pm Tanatorio Crematorio de San Pedro Prolongacion Alcalde Baldomero Romero San Pedro de Pinatar (Murcia, Spain) Tel: +34 968 186 200 No flowers please. …
Message from Prof. Angela Goohall:“It is with great sadness that I have to tell the fencing community that Istvan Lukovich passed away on Saturday 27th February….”The above from the Fencing Forum may be of interest to some of the older members who were around when Istvan was one of the foreign coaches invited some years…
Contrary to some online speculation, it is NOT compulsory to attend a residential course in order to take a BAF exam at any level (though it is highly recommended). It is even possible to schedule a BAF exam at your own convenience and at your own location though of course you would have to cover…
It has been my intention throughout my presidency to make every effort to constantly develop and improve our system of coach education and examination . . . I like to think, that with the unstinting efforts of a number of our most senior coach educators, we have made enormous strides in bringing coaching and specifically…
