Courses
Adult courses (age 16+) are eight weeks long (£70) and cover movement, attacks, parries and ripostes - the fee includes loan of equipment. It is normally possible to still join a course
if you have miss the first night. The cost of the course is deductible from the club fees for the rest of the season if you wish to join the club at the of the course and join the regular improvers group.
The next course dates for 2007 are: 1st February
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Juniors
The youth section is for 10-16 year olds and runs from 6:30 to 7:30. There are more details on the Juniors page.
Venue
The club meets every Thursday from September to the start of July (expect Christmas and Easter) between 7:30 - 9:30, Dunraven School, Mount Nod Road, Streatham - about 5 mins walk from Streatham
Hill station (Map). When we are not fencing (e.g.
over the summer) we usually organise social events.
We meet in the gym at the back of the school - use the entrance to the school furthest up Mount Nod and go round the back of the school - the gym is the building on the left, with the entrance under the covered way and parking in front of it. If coming by public transport there are trains to Streatham Hill and buses along Streatham High Road. The 417 bus stops near the school
What to wear
Tracksuit bottoms (thick), trainers (Hi-Tec Squash / Indoor shoes are ideal) and tee-shirt, and if possible an old stout glove for your left or right hand. We provide the rest of the
equipment for beginners. Once you decide you like the sport, then you can begin buying your own equipment - but that's a gradual investment.
About the sport
Modern fencing is derived from the 'Noble Art and Science of Defence' of sword fighting - because it is such an enjoyable activity, both mentally and physically, it evolved to make
participation safe and become the modern sport of today. As the emphasis in fencing is on skill, rather than speed, it is a sport that can be taken up at any age and continued until any age, by both sexes.
There are three different
weapons in fencing - foil, epee and sabre. Each requires different techniques and so appeals to different people.
But to learn more, you'll have to come along and find out - and then you can see what we get up to and why we are so
enthusiastic about it.
Fencing's a very good sport for left-handers - they learn to fence right-handers all the time, but the right-handers don't fence the left handers nearly so often.
About the club
The club was founded in 1949 and is one of the oldest in the country and encourages fencers of all abilities and ambitions and prides itself on it's inclusive atmosphere. When we are not
fencing (e.g. over the summer) we usually organise social events.
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Last modified:
09/08/2006
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