Husayn Rosowsky from the Sheffield Sword Club turned in a great performance for Britain at the Junior/Cadet World Championships in Acireale, Italy yesterday, to win a bronze medal in Cadet Men's Foil. In the pools, he won five of his six fights to start DE as 12th seed. From there he took two 15/11 victories before stopping Satoshi Matsuoka of Japan convincingly 15/7 then the Ukraine's Igor Revutsky 15/12. In his semi-final though Husayn lost out 15/10 to home fencer Daniele Garozzo who went on to take the title.
Sheffield Sword Club is open to fencers of all abilities. There is no membership fee, offering you 'pay as you go' fencing with coaching and kit hire included!
The club offers 6-week courses to train beginners in basic skills.
Day/Time: Thursday 7pm - 10pm Cost: £5.00 (Wage earners) / £4.00 (Non-wage earners) Payable on the night or by bank standing order
Session details: 7pm - 8pm - Fitness and footwork 8pm - 10pm - Individual lessons (see below for tutor details) 8pm - 10pm - Practice bouts/Peer group training
Individual lesson tutors: James Williams* / Bill Tomlinson** / Pete Ellinger* / Howard Wheeler* * Cost included in class fee but subject to availability ** Internationally qualified professional coach, lessons available at an additional charge
