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      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      En
      Garde!
      Fencing
      at
      UPEI
      challenges
     
     
      creativity
      as
      well
      as
      intellect
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kelly
      Mason
     
     
      STAFF
      WRITER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Coming
      to
      the
     
     
      Prince
      Of
      Wales
      College
     
     
      in
      August
      1967,
      Dr.
     
     
      Lothar
      Zimmermann
     
     
      was
      dismayed
      that
      fencing,
     
     
      a
      sport
      that
      he
      had
      enjoyed
     
     
      at
      McMaster
      and
      the
     
     
      University
      of
      Toronto,
     
     
      was
      not
      available.
     
    

    
     
      “When
      the
      two
     
     
      colleges
      [Prince
      of
      Wales
     
     
      and
      Saint
      Dunstan]
     
     
      were
      joined,
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Fencing
      club
      was
     
     
      created,”
     
     
      Zimmermann
      said,
     
     
      who
      received
      a
      Sport
     
     
      P.E.I.
      Certificate
      of
     
     
      Recognition
      for
      his
     
     
      efforts
      to
      create
      this
     
     
      club.
     
    

    
     
      While
     
     
      typically
      being
      a
      club
     
     
      for
      only
      UPEI
     
     
      students,
      it
      soon
      began
     
     
      to
      include
      people
     
    
   
   
    
     
      university
      community
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      those
      outside
     
     
      of
      the
      campus
     
     
      community,
      including
     
     
      Charlottetown
      residents.
     
     
      Such
      interest
      in
     
     
      the
      sport
      also
      attracted
     
     
      Kara
      Grant,
      a
      biology
     
    
   
   
    
     
      student
      at
      UPEI.
      A
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pentathlete,
      Kara
      has
      been
     
     
      known
      for
      her
      love
      of
      the
     
     
      sport
      both
      national
      and
     
     
      international.
      One
     
     
      highlight
      in
      her
      athletic
     
     
      career
      is
      her
      upcoming
     
     
      participation
      in
      the
      2000
      ©
     
     
      Olympics.
     
    

    
     
      Philip
      Stewart,
     
     
      head
      coach
      of
      UPEI’s
     
     
      Fencing
      club
      (and
      former
     
     
      assistant
      fencing
      coach
      at
     
     
      McGill
      University
      and
     
     
      Concordia
      University
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Montreal),
      has
      fenced
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      23
      years
      and
      like
      Grant,
     
     
      has
      competed
      locally
      and
     
     
      nationally.
     
    

    
     
      “After
      receiving
     
     
      my
      level
      III
      provincal
     
     
      level
      at
      the
      fencing
     
     
      Master’s
      School
      of
     
     
      Canada,
      I
      was
      able
      to
      be
     
     
      the
      head
      coach
      for
      the
     
     
      1995
      Canada
      Winter
     
     
      Games
      Fencing
      Team.”
     
     
      Stewart
      added
      that
      he
      has
     
     
      been
      coaching
      for
      eleven
     
     
      years.
     
    

    
     
      Currently
      Stewart
     
     
      said
      that
      he
      is
      teaching
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fencingisa
     
     
      cross
      between
     
     
      AS
      TTL
     
     
      CTR
      UCM
      ULL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      meter
      dash.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      a
      UTS
     
     
      PACE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      beginners
      fencing
     
     
      program
      at
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘Charlottetown
      Recreation
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Center.
     
    

    
     
      Asa
      rule,
      fencing
     
     
      can
      be
      enjoyed
      on
      all
     
     
      levels
      of
      participation,
     
     
      whether
      as
      a
      recreational
     
     
      activity
      or
      ona
     
     
      competitive
      plane.
      The
     
     
      sport
      has
      also
      been
     
     
      popularized
      by
      The
      Mask
     
     
      of
      Zorro,
      a
      romantic
     
     
      movie
      swept
      with
      the
     
     
      background
      of
      Mexico’s
     
     
      fight
      for
      independence
     
     
      from
      Spain
      with
      the
     
     
      main
      title
      character:
      Don
     
     
      Deign
      de
      la
      Vega
      acting
      as
     
     
      a
      Robin
      Hood
      type
     
     
      character,
      defending
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      weak
      and
      the
      oppressed
     
     
      during
      the
      night.
      In
      the
     
     
      1998
      version
      of
      the
     
     
      movie,
      Antonio
      Banderas
     
     
      acted
      out
      the
      part
      of
     
     
      Zorro.
      Some
      other
     
     
      movies
      with
      a
      taste
      of
     
     
      fencing
      include:
      The
     
     
      Adventures
      of
      Robin
     
     
      Hood,
      The
      Princess
     
     
      Bride,
      By
      the
      Sword,
      and
     
     
      The
      Three
      Musketeers.
     
    

    
     
      While
      fencing
     
     
      may
      seem
      to
      be
      a
      dull
     
     
      sport,
      it
      also
      allows
      the
     
     
      full
      use
      of
      one’s
      creative
     
     
      mind
      as
      well
      as
      one’s
     
     
      intellect.
     
    

    
     
      “Fencing
      has
      been
     
     
      compared
      to
      being
      a
      cross
     
     
      between
      chess
      and
      doing
     
     
      the
      100
      meter
      dash
      at
      the
     
     
      same
      time,”
     
     
      Zimmermann
      said
      before
     
     
      mentioning
      that
      there
      are
     
     
      some
      fees
      to
      joining
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Fencing
      club.
     
    

    
     
      “While
      UPEI
     
     
      students
      pay
      an
      annual
      fee
     
     
      of
      $70
      to
      join
      the
      club,
     
     
      there
      are
      plenty
      of
     
     
      rewards
      once
      one
      is
     
     
      involved
      with
      the
      sport.”
     
     
      Zimmermann
      said
     
     
      fencing
      is
      a
      great
      sport
      for
     
     
      those
      who
      love
      to
      solve
     
     
      problematic
      situations
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      being
      totally
     
     
      dependent
      on
      themselves.
     
    

    
     
      “That
      is
      perhaps
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      greatest
      appeals
     
     
      to
      the
      fencing
      club,
      the
     
     
      appeal
      that
      there
      is
      such
      a
     
     
      mixture
      of
      personalities
     
    

    
     
      within
      the
      group,
      some
     
     
      are
      artists;
      teachers;
     
     
      managers;
      lawyers;
      Ph.Ds;
     
     
      MDs
      and
      DVMs.”
     
     
      Zimmermann
      explains.
     
    

    
     
      The
      UPEI
     
     
      Fencing
      club
      meets
      every
     
     
      Monday
      night
      from
      8-10
     
     
      p-m.
      and
      Saturday
     
     
      afternoon
      from
      1-2:30
     
    
   
   
    
     
      p-m.
      at
      the
      Sports
      Center.
     
     
      Cc
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wrestlers
      qualify
      for
     
     
      AUAA
      and
      CIAU
     
     
      championships
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Waiting
      for
      the
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      team
      month.
      Lewis
      has
     
     
      iy
      one
      more
     
     
      "
      ecognition
      opportunity
      to
      try
     
     
      into
      AUAA
      to
      qualify.
     
     
      wrestling
      However,
      UPEI
      was
     
     
      conference
      note
      eer
     
     
      organized
      member
     
     
      crane
      cern
      tent
      ne
      of
      AUAA
      wrestling.
     
     
      by
      Leslie
      Walker
      These
      students
      were
     
     
      PRODUCTION
      EDITOR
      competing
     
     
      individually
      with
     
     
      This
      past
      the
      expectation
      that
     
     
      weekend
      several
      UPEI
      the
      AUAA
     
     
      students
      participatedin
      conference
      would
     
     
      the
      University
      of
      New
      admit
      UPEI
      as
     
     
      Brunswick
      members.
     
     
      Wrestling
      Unless
     
     
      Open.
      UPEI
      is
     
     
      Fie
      BATTLE
      sven
     
     
      year
      Joy
      se
      membership
     
     
      Elliott
      HRT
      TT
      to
      this
     
     
      placed
      conference,
     
     
      second
      in
      AU)
      c
      Elliott
      and
     
     
      the
      national
      Lewis
      will
     
     
      women’s
      not
      be
      able
     
     
      65-
      tate
      to
      compete
     
     
      eee
      at
      AUAAs
     
     
      and
      under
      :
      F
      or
      CIAUs.
     
     
      dae.
      aT
     
     
      First-year
      Elliot
      said
     
     
      Chris
      that
      being
      a
     
     
      Lewis
      placed
      fifthinthe
      member
      of
      the
     
     
      men’s
      90-kilogram
      and
      =
      AUJAA
      and
     
     
      under
      division.
      competing
      in
      the
     
     
      “This
      win
      was
      a
      up-coming
     
     
      big
      confidence
      builder
      competitions
     
     
      for
      me
      since
      I
      was
      “would
      promote
      the
     
     
      coming
      off
      of
      an
      school
      and
      the
     
     
      injury,”
      Elliot
      said.
      “I
      wrestling
      program.
     
     
      was
      very
      excited
      to
      It
      needs
      some
     
     
      compete
      for
      UPEI.
      recognition
      at
      the
     
     
      These
      placings
      national
      level.
      It
     
     
      qualified
      Elliott
      forthe
      —
      would
      be
      an
     
     
      AUAA
      championship
      opportunity
      for
     
     
      competition
      this
      some
     
     
      weekend
      and
      the
      CIAU
      competition,
      since
     
     
      competition
      at
      girl’s
      wrestling
      isn’t
     
     
      University
      of
      Western
      that
      big
      and
      you
     
     
      Ontario
      in
      London,
      at
      have
      to
      travel
      far
      to