December 27th, 2011
— Misha Galukhin
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Four Cape Fencing Academy fencers ended 2011 ranked number 1 in their respective weapons. This means 4 out of 6 of the top fencers in South Africa are coached by Misha.
Giselle Viactos claimed the number 1 spot in women’s epee after winning the Gauteng Open in Johannesburg last month, unseating former student Shih-Ya Huang. Giselle is the only fencer in the women’s epee squad who does not train in the Gauteng HPP.
Jarryd New cemented his number 1 spot in men’s epee after placing 2nd in the Gauteng Open. This was the only open that he did not win this season after back-to-back victories at the Senior nationals and the Northern Gauteng Open.
Jacques Viljoen remained at number 1 for the third straight row in men’s foil, going undefeated since 2009. A feat which earned him the prestigious UCT Jameson Cup for sportsperson of the year for the second time!
Ashley Marais managed to win the gauteng Open in men’s sabre despite his injury. Unfortunately he will be retiring from competitive fencing due to this ongoing injury and will be missed. Hopefully we will see him return as a referee shortly.
A number of younger fencers have done remarkably well, notably Andrew Hochfelden who dominated Junior men’s epee and has started to make his mark on the senior circuit.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Cape Fencing Academy dominated this weekend at the 2011 Senior National fencing championships held in Bloemfontein.
The club took two titles, with Jarryd New winning men’s epee and Jacques Viljoen winning men’s foil.
The two fencers also placed 1st and 2nd in men’s foil, with Viljoen beating New 15 - 11 in the final. Both fencers won their semi-final matches with ease as Viljoen beat Michael Erasmus (ranked 3 in SA) 15-4 and Jarryd New beating Robert McGregor 15-3. David Sandler and Skye Pym-Siljeur finished both made the quarter finals.
In men’s sabre, Ashley Marais narrowly lost the final to TUKS’ Oliver Mayhew in a very intense match. Gisselle Vicatos also palced 2nd in women’s foil and 3rd in women’s epee losing to former CFA fencer Shih-Ya Huang in the semi-final.
In the team event, Western Province pummeled Gauteng 45 - 17 in the final of men’s foil but lost 45-43 in men’s epee after being 40 - 37 up. The woman finished 3rd in both epee and foil.
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May 28th, 2011
— Jacques Viljoen
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The UCT sports hall is being used for the mid-year examinations so there will be no training at UCT on Mondays and Wednesdays until next semester which begins on the 25th of July. All High Performance training sessions will be moved to the Italian club instead.
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SA senior nationals are fast approaching and CFA fencers will be looking to take the majority of the national titles once again
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Misha is away until Thursday 7th April. Training will resume as normal on Friday.
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