WCOPA (Brunei) showcase

‘act!’ is an ongoing campaign carried out by Athos Fencing to raise awareness for the sport of fencing. ‘act!’ refers to ‘action’, to get out of comfort zone, to explore and in this context, to learn more about fencing.

In conjunction with the Hyundai Athos Open 2013 Fencing Championship, Athos Fencing will be conducting free introductory classes for 15 children between age 8 – 11 and 15 teenagers between age 12 – 15. At the competition venue there will also be sign up sheets for upcoming introductory classes open to all in Brunei regardless of age group.

Participants of the free classes during the championship will receive a free limited edition event t-shirt, complimentary of Aewon Brunei and a bottle sports drink provided by Pokka.

We encourage the public to come down and witness modern sword fighting in 3D and get to know the sport of fencing better.

Hyundai Athos Open 2013 Fencing Championship starts on the 28th September 2013 and ends on 29th September 2013. Individual events on the 28th starts with preliminary rounds at 8am and finals commence after 4pm. Team events on the 29th starts at 9am and finals commence after 4pm. Entry is free.

Let the game begins!!!

Fencing Introductory Class for Teens
• 28th September 2013, 8pm to 9pm
• Bola Bola Indoor Futsal Court, Times Square
• Wear sports attire with indoor trainers (shoes)
• 15 slots available for teens between age 12 – 15
• Registration via athos.fencing@gmail.com
• Please indicate ‘act!Teens: your name’ in the email title
• In the email body please include your full contact detail
• First-Come-First-Serve basis, ONE participant per household
• Free t-shirt only applicable for participants who sign up and participate in the class

Fencing Introductory Class for Kids
• 29th September 2013, 8am to 9am
• Bola Bola Indoor Futsal Court, Times Square
• Wear sports attire with indoor trainers (shoes)
• 15 slots available for teens between age 8 – 11
• Registration via athos.fencing@gmail.com
• Please indicate ‘act!Kids: your name’ in the email title
• In the email body please include your full contact detail
• First-Come-First-Serve basis, One participant per household
• Free t-shirt only applicable for participants who sign up and participate in the class

The trio – Kevin Lo, Maria Grace Koh and Fakhrul Razi

Finally we had the opportunity to see our three superstars live in action at the JPCC Amphitheater last night. The trio of Kevin Lo, Maria Grace Koh and Fakhrul Razi delighted the audience with the WCOPA performance sets they did in Los Angeles back in July. Among them, they won a dozen of medals for Brunei and the best part is they bagged the “Best in Team Spirit” among all the participating countries.

Maria Grace Koh belted a few songs such as “At last”, “Somewhere”, “Wide Awake” and both of her songs “Master of disguise” and “You”. She will be recording her next song in the US next year which is something she’s looking forward to. We also now get to know that her mom is known as “Hollywood Mama” awwwww…. Maria is the youngest of the lot and she bagged a few silver medals during the WCOPA competition.

Next up was Kevin Lo with the cast of the Crucible. Kevin played the role of John Proctor in The Crucible and he was supported by a dozen of actors and actresses in the short play. Kevin also performed a piece from My Fair Lady. It was just a pity that there were some technical glitches with the sound system that made it difficult to listen to their dialogues but they still gave their best performance. I wish it was more of Kevin’s solo effort on stage with his other 3 performances that wasn’t showcase last night.

Last but not least is Fakhurl Razi. Ok, this was a suiting finale to have Fakhrul closing the performance with six songs and what a performance he delivered despite down with a cold. I was anticipating for one of the original work – “Senyuman Gelapmu” which he performed with great emotion and passion. Oh yeah, he surely know how to entertain the crowd and shows that sometimes it takes more than talent to woo the crowd. You must have that X factor to win the audience and he got what it takes to be one.

Well done to the organizers and a big shout out to Jeff and his team for all the hard work and I’m very honour to witness the stars in action and shining on the world stage and also on our own local stage. So guys, what are you waiting for? Make your dreams come true and be part of the WCOPA for the year 2014.