January 2010 Qualifying for the European Championships!
I've had a nerve-wracking 2 days waiting for the GB selectors to announce their decision, but eventually, they did... and I have been selected to fence for Britain in the European Championships in Athens 2nd to 7th March. The whole of this season has been working up to this day and I am very pleased and proud. |
Autumn 2009 Busy time
The season starts with 5 competitions in 4 weekends (BSC, Bristol, Manchester cadets, Cadet and Junior nationals), the teams for the first internationals are then selected, so these are very important for me. I’ll also be starting my AS levels (Economics, Politics, Maths, Physics and Japanese) and trying to maintain some semblance of a social life hahaha.
The BSC was a good result for me, I had an unlucky poole, resulting in 4 wins and 2 losses, this put me in 22nd place before direct elimination. for the first DE I drew Matthew Duggan, who i beat 15-10. my second fight was against former cadet David Steward-Watson. i was in the lead for most of the fight, but in the 3rd period the score was 14-14. somehow i managed to clinch the victory. my last fight was against Chris Hay, whom I had beaten in the poole 5-4, but he removed me from the competition with a comfortable 15-7, but at least i didn't get knocked out by a cadet. |
Summer camps 2009 Hungary
I went to the Kiss camp in Budapest and then the Solti camp in Szombatheli, the Kiss camp was good froma strenght and conditioning point of view, while Solti was excellent for fencing, with former junior world champions attending, and large contingents from Spain, Egypt and Finland. My family were busy Orienteering in Switzerland, they had thunderstorms and torrential rain, I had a heat wave. I had a problem with my finances (Mum didn’t give me the right amount!!! Grr) and I had to borrow from fellow Brits. A BIG THANK YOU to Alec Ming, Bob Taylor, Adam Blight and Aubrey who saved me from starvation. |
August 2009 Senior nationals
Well, the Senior Nationals were a disappointing competition for me, the senior ranking is not my focus this year, but it would have been nice to have done better that 78th (and no points L). |
July 2009 New season
I started the season ranked just outside the top 100 in the country, 21st in the junior rankings and 3rd in the cadet rankings. If I can keep my 3rd place I will be selected for the Cadet European and World Championship competitions, though it will be a tough job, with several younger fencers snapping at my heels. It’s my last year in cadets, so I’ll also be thinking about the junior circuit, to try and start the junior years with a good carryover and maybe some experience of junior events abroad. |
May 2009 Senior rankings
I am close to breaking into the top 100 senior epeeists in the country; I shot up to 112th in the senior rankings after a very good result in the Birmingham International; I was one of only 2 cadets to make it into the top 32 at this renowned competition. |
May 2009 Top 32 at the Birmingham International Fencing Tournament
A trip to the Birmingham International Fencing Tournament in April proved successful. Fencing in an Adult International competition for the first time I was very pleased to achieve top 32. The Italian and Cypriot teams were there as well as individuals from France, Germany and the Netherlands. This is a tough event for the adult fencers; gold was won by Bertinetti of Italy with Steinberger of Germany in silver place, bronzes going to Bellman of Germany and top-place Brit, Chris Kelly. |
March 2009 New season - 3rd place
I start the season 2009/10 in 3rd place, the older boys have now moved out of the ranking list. The first competition of the season was the LPJS Arnold event in Blackpool, at the weekend. I did not attend as I am working hard on my GCSE course work, others are obviously doing the same as there were only 15 in the under 17 age-group. Above me in the rankings are Jack Hudson, who lives and trains in USA, and Phillip Marsh who is a tall, left-hander. I have beaten both of them in the past, although we haven’t fought each-other recently.
I attended the training session for the GB European team in February and I am going to the World team training in London on Sunday. I hope that next year I will be going to both of these sessions as a selected member of the team. |
February 2009 Cadet Potential Programme
An exciting weekend, I attended the invitation-only Cadet Potential Programme for the third time. 6 of the under 17 year-old fencers for each weapon were selected. We were put through our paces by the national coaches and fitness trainers to assess how the training programme is improving fitness. On Sunday I will be training and sparring with the fencers who have been selected for the European Cadet Championships in Bourges in March.
All this is paid for by British Fencing as part of their push towards the podium for 2012 Olympics and beyond. |
December 2008 Message from the Mayor of Sheffield
The Lord Mayor (Cllr Mrs Jane Bird) has passed on a message of congratulations following my recent achievement as Yorkshire under 16 Epee Champion: "She was impressed to see on his website how well he has done and his obvious commitment to the sport. Very best wishes for similar fencing victories in the near future and a successful sporting career." |
November 2008 Modling, Austria
My first international of the season was a successful one. I got my best result yet in Modling: 29th position and securing over 4,000 points, which has pushed me back up to 7th place in the rankings. 5 of the 17 who went were from the Yorkshire region. From left to right we are Jamie Albert, Adam Edwards, me, Danny Ming, and Aubrey Capern-Burgess.
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September/October 2008 Qualifying for Internationals
Some good performances at recent events, coupled with some unlucky draws, have kept me safely in the top 16 and selection for the forthcoming internationals. I will be travelling to Modling for my first international of the season, having been unable to go to Bonn due to a clash with a school trip.
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August 2008 Sponsorship boost
I was very pleased to hear that the Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust has awarded me a grant for the coming year. I hope to meet up with representatives of the Trust at a competition soon to thank them in person. Find out about the good work of the trust at their website: |
29 May 2008 SportsAid celebration
 I attended an event at to celebrate £2million of fundraising for Yorkshire and Humberside. Along with other Sheffield Buccaneers fencers I demonstrated epee and sabre fencing. |
Demonstrating sabre with Danny Ming at Harewood House, Leeds |
Foil demonstration by Husayn Rosowsky and Danny Ming |
22 May 2008 Arches School Sport Partnership
I coached in a whole-day taster event to get 10-11 year old insterest in sport as part of Arches School Sport Partnership. The aim of the Partnership is to enhance the take up of sporting opportunities by 5-16 year olds within and beyond school. |
18 May 2008 Sheffield Open
I finished a creditable 22nd in the Sheffield Open, beaten on the way by the winner Jon Willis (who I took to 4-5 in the poule :-)) and the runner up Matt Henderson. I was the second placed cadet behind Matt. |
16 May 2008 The Master Cutler
 Along with Husayn Rosowsky, AbdElRahim Brown (from Sheffield Buccaneers), I met the Master Cutler at Cutlers Hall. |
4 April 2008 Raising money through Buy.at
I now have a Buy.at account. Please use it for your purchases, and they pay me for each transaction at no cost to yourself! >>
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30 March 2008 Cadet Potential Programme
The CPP is a scheme run by British Fencing. They select the top 6 fencers in each weapon and help them train for the European and World Cadet Championships the following April. The Championships are in Belfast in 2009 and I am training hard to win my place in the top 4. CPP subsidises attaendance at the training sessions. |
Tomorrow's Achievers visit to Poland & British squad training weekend
See news of my recent international event and training on the page. |
6th on the Cadet Development rankings
Following the removal of the older competitors from the ranking (they have moved up to Juniors)
I have moved up to 6th on the GB ranking for qualification for international events. |
13 January 2008 Top 64 in Friedrichshafen, Germany
This weekend I competed in my second international competition in Germany. I was really pleased to get through to the second day having successfully passed through three rounds of poules. There were 190 fencers competing and I should pick up some valuable ranking points from my 57th place, and 10th in the GB squad.
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16 December 2007 First International, Mödling, Austria
I picked up a valuable 800 points in Mödling, my first international competition, by finishing in the top half, which held my 13th position in the GB rankings. |
13 December 2007 raising money through easyfundraising and easysearch
I have signed up with and to help raise funds for my competitions. The idea is you do your normal internet shopping via my website, and I get a small commission on what you spend. And, it doesn't cost you any extra. Also if you click on and use that for your normal search engine, I get paid for that too every time you search! |
9 December British Youth Championships qualifiers
Having already qualified for next year's BYC due to finishing in the last 8 this year, the qualifiers this weekend mainly served as a warm-up for Mödling next weekend. I finished second in the epee competition, and also entered the sabre competition for fun, where I finished third. |
6th & 7th October 2007 Cadet
championships
This weekend I took part in two
important competitions, the Cadet Championhips open to
under 17s and the Junior Championships open to under
20s. I reached the top 16 in the Cadet competition and
the top 64 of the Junior. This has pushed me 4 places
further up the rankings to 12th place. |
3rd October 2007 Selection
for GB Boys Épée squad
I have been selected for my first overseas event, which
will be in Modling in Austria in December. I am the
youngest cadet in the top 16 and very proud to have
been selected to represent GB. |
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