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Profiles in Resilience

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date January 8, 2021

Profiles in Resilience

Throughout the pandemic, Manitoba Fencing builds resilience through online training and positive thinking. Sport Manitoba recently profiled the methods and tools in our resilience building strategy.

Resilience Building Tools

Positive Thinking
Virtual Training Programs
Virtual Bout Analysis
Video Review & Group Discussion with Coach Ayach
Building Capacity to manage stress

Read the full article:

How Manitoba’s Fencing Community Continues to Adjust to a Changing Environment

Visit the September 2020 MFA Newsletter for more information on the upcoming season!

Bison Transport Sport LeadHERship Series

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date November 25, 2020

First Session takes place Wednesday, November 25th at 7 p.m and the second session will be Wednesday, December 16 at 7 p.m.

Session #1: Female Coaches Path to Success
Session #2: Levelling the Playing Field

Manitoba Fencing invites you to sign up for this FREE online professional development opportunity sponsored by Sport Manitoba and Bison Transport. We hope this event will inspire girls and women to participate in fencing and other sports. We encourage all genders to explore the potential for a lifelong career in sport.

“The annual Bison Transport Sport LeadHERship Series is designed to empower and inspire women to become leaders in sport, community and life. It’s a professional development opportunity designed for coaches, administrators, community leaders, and volunteers of all genders, from all sports, from across Manitoba. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 it will be a FREE five-part online series that brings together inspirational leaders from all areas of sport to tell their personal and professional stories, offer valuable advice and guidance, and share practical tips that participants can use on and off the field of play. “

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Our Provincial Coach: Fencing Master, Mentor and CTV SportStar

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date November 23, 2020

Our Provincial Coach: Fencing Master, Mentor and CTV SportStar

For nearly 20 years, Manitoba Fencing has enjoyed the privilege of Fencing Master, Ayach Bounachada, as our provincial coach.

This slash of luck for Manitoba Fencing, might not have happened, if not for a random twist of fate. Ayach started his athletic career as a competitive swimmer in Algeria. But, he quickly left the water behind after a chance meeting with a fencing coach. After his first taste of fencing combat, Ayach had found his life’s passion. According to Ayach,

“Since that day, fencing was my sport”.

Ayach trained to become a fencing master. He experienced success on the national level in Algeria. but soon realized his gift was for coaching rather than competing. Ayach moved to Winnipeg in 2003 to lead Manitoba’s provincial program. Ayach embraces the challenges of coaching fencing for children and adults. He teaches all 3 disciplines of fencing: epee, sabre and foil. Ayach says,

“You teach different characters and personalities. You have to change the way you coach to resolve the problems of your students that change every time.”

Manitoba National Team Fencer, Misha Sweet hopes to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. This Olympic opportunity would not be possible without the help of his coach, says Misha.

“He is very good at explaining and demonstrating. And for younger fencers he has a nurturing personality.”

Other Manitoba fencers echo those praises and plan to follow in Ayach’s footsteps. Former National Team Fencer, Daria Jorquera Palmer, can’t imagine anyone better as a coach.

“Ayach is such an amazing mentor for me. He has so much knowledge in the sport, so much international experience. And he is world renown as a fencing coach.”

Despite offers to coach in cities where the sport is more prominent, Ayach’s heart belongs to Manitoba. Ayach commits each day to making the province of Manitoba one of the world’s elite fencing destinations. Ayach Bounachada will always be will always be an outstanding coach, a Fencing Master and mentor, and all-round superstar to Manitoba Fencing. Watch the video: Ayach Bounachada, CTV SportStar Profile

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Zoom Conditioning and Footwork Sessions

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date November 19, 2020

Zoom Conditioning and Footwork Sessions

The Ontario Fencing Association is providing virtual Zoom Conditioning Sessions and Footwork Sessions through the fall, with some small schedule tweaks to accommodate back to school changes:

Conditioning Sessions:

REGISTER HERE

Youth: Mondays 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
High Impact: Tuesdays 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Low Impact: Wednesdays 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Footwork Sessions: REGISTER HERE

Thursdays, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Note that participants must have a 2020-2021 CFF license (MFA membership) in order to access the sessions.

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Slash the 2020 Blues with our Website Relaunch!

Post author By Manitoba Fencing
Post date November 19, 2020

Slash the 2020 Blues with our Website Relaunch!

Today, we slash a spectacularly challenging year with a new website design. In the coming weeks you will see more changes and updates to make our website easier to navigate. We hope you enjoy the new look and increased functionality.

This year brought a pandemic to test our resilience. This month, Friday the 13th seemed to accent the darkness that haunts 2020. Looking forward to 2021, we invite you to jab anxiety into oblivion starting now. Let November 2020 pierce your perspective. Start jabbing your thoughts with new possibilities, fresh starts and good luck. Here’s hoping we all slash a new spirit of optimism and fun into the future

Profiles in Resilience

Resilience Building Tools

Our Provincial Coach: Fencing Master, Mentor and CTV SportStar

Zoom Conditioning and Footwork Sessions

Slash the 2020 Blues with our Website Relaunch!

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