First of all, Happy Hallowe'en to you all! As I write this, the clocks are striking twelve, and the Witching Hour is upon us. However, this mountain goat is safely tucked away in his little cave, so all you hungry marauding werewolves had best look elsewhere!

Looking at my last journal, it is high time we had an update on fencing events. There have been two matches since the last entry. First was a home match, which was actually a close-run affair. Having won foil by four points and sabre by nine, the aim for epee was to hold the score level. In fact with some close fights throughout, and a good final bout for me, the score ended up 45-44! Final score 133-121 to us.

Last week, we headed to Sheffield. For this match I fenced foil, as well as epee. Of course this meant completely different target areas and priorities, but we all still overcame our opponents quite convincingly. This was the same for sabre. Finally it was time for epee, and another comfortable lead meant more tactical bouts. Even so, two convincing victories for me, plus one closer bout, gave a final score of 135-98.

So, three wins out of three. Let us see what next week has in store.
Z.