Equipment

Please note that by its very nature fencing is a contact sport, and no protective equipment is infallible. The better quality fencing equipment, which meets CEN level 1 or 2 standards, cannot completely remove the chance of fencers sustaining serious injuries however it can greatly reduce the risk and all competitors are encourages to use such equipment even when the listed minimum requirements are lower.

Additionally the use of blades which have not been approved by the FIE is strongly discouraged. Blades which have been approved by the FIE have been shown to be much safer than others. For the safety of other competitors and yourself you are strongly encouraged to use only blades which meet FIE approval.

Foils are available for hire from FSA on the day of the competition for a fee of $10.

Open Competition

All fencers in open events are required to wear the following equipment:

The following notes apply to weapons in Open Competitions

  1. All foils or epees must be of FIE approved standard and possess the FIE label
  2. All sabres must be of FIE approved standard and possess the S2000 label
  3. All foils and epees will be subjected to weight and gauge tests, any weapon which fails will incur a yellow card.

Intermediate Competition

All fencers in intermediate events are required to wear the following equipment:

The following notes apply to weapons in Intermediate Competitions

  1. All foils and epees will be subjected to weight and gauge tests, no fencer may fence with a weapon which fails, however no penalty card will be given for weapons which fail.

Novice Competition

All fencers in intermediate events are required to wear the following equipment:

The following notes apply to weapons in Novice Competitions

  1. All foils and epees will be subjected to weight and gauge tests, no fencer may fence with a weapon which fails, however no penalty card will be given for weapons which fail.

Veteran Competition

The Equipment requirements for veteran competitions are the same as those for open competitions.

U20 Competition

The equipment requirements for Under 20 competitions are the same as those for intermediate.

The following notes apply to weapons in U20 Competitions

  1. All foils or epees must be of FIE approved standard and possess the FIE label
  2. All sabres must be of FIE approved standard and possess the S2000 label
  3. All foils and epees will be subjected to weight and gauge tests, any weapon which fails will incur a yellow card

U17 Competitions

The equipment requirements for Under 20 competitions are the same as those for intermediate.

The following notes apply to weapons in U17 Competitions

  1. All foils or epees must be of FIE approved standard and possess the FIE label
  2. All sabres must be of FIE approved standard and possess the S2000 label
  3. All foils and epees will be subjected to weight and gauge tests, any weapon which fails will incur a yellow card

U11, U13, U15 Competition

The equipment requirements for Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 competitions are the same as those for novice competitions.

The following notes apply to weapons in U11, U13, and U15 Competitions

  1. All foils and epees will be subjected to weight and gauge tests, no fencer may fence with a weapon which fails, however no penalty card will be given for weapons which fail.