Aye, We Be Pirates.

And because we be pirates, we have our first pirate-y practice coming up this Friday at 1:00pm in SG 214.

Please bring:

• Comfortable athletic shoes
• Comfortable athletic attire
•  Your fencing equipment
• That anti-sensorship attitude that makes you a pirate. Yeah, I know you stoled [sic] that mp3 file. And that fencing gear is probably some knock off brand you bought online from China.

Also, we’ll be holding nominations for the following positions:

• Vice President
• Secretary
•  CAEB Representative

So come one, come all! And bring that pirated version of Princess Bride you got off that illegal site before it get’s blacklisted!

In all seriousness, there is a meeting this Friday from 1-4pm in SG 214. And before hopping on the bandwagon, do take the time to read at least the summaries of the bills H.R.3261 and S.968 . Quite honestly I think we’re all screwed unless people actually contact their Senators and Representatives. The idea behind the bill was good, in my opinion, but the execution is going to be messy…

See you all Friday.
Monica

Fall End of Semester Tournament!

3rd place tie and 1st place winners + Coach Brian

Thank you to all of you who showed up to our last club meeting of the semester, as well as to those of you who participated in the tournament.

The results are as follows:

1st place: Simo

2nd place: Sal

3rd place tie: Monica& Steven (hey, you should have been in the picture).

Honorable mentions that we didn’t have time to do fence offs for:
“Inigo Montoya” (who did pretty well for an epeeist), Luis, Taylor, Trevor (who did pretty well for a saberest[sp?]), David and Leon.

It was our first all-electric tournament here at SCC, and that was quite exciting. And because we did lose a blade or two this year, this is the part of the blog where I HIGHLY recommend members to invest in their own equipment. Look! Here’s a link to get you started. If you’re tired of using the club equipment that gets washed once a semester at best, if you’re serious about this sport, buying your own stuff is a pretty good idea. It’s almost Christmas. And who wouldn’t want a shiny new sword underneath their Christmas tree?

The room request form for next semester is already in, so hopefully at the beginning of next year we will be able to get an early start! We will be holding elections next semester as well, so be prepared! We will be needing a VP for sure. Also, if you’re not already plugged in to the Google Group, please do so. There’s a link at the bottom of the page.

Ohkay, I think that’s everything for now. And so, from all of us who stuck around long enough to take a picture:

See you in the Spring!

Oh, one last thing:

Imani Fencing
Oak Park Community Center 3425
Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95817
4-6pm on Tuesday
6-8pm Friday
9-11am Saturday

I’ll be there every Tuesday (unless otherwise stated) starting December 20th if you want to show up. Good luck on finals, all, and Happy Holidays!

-Monica