Fencing is a fun sport that transcends age and sex to be appealing to all.
Fencing is a mental as well as a physical activity and you will find that, after an evening with us,
that both body and mind have had a good workout!

If you are new to the sport please contact us before coming along, this is so we can arrange your beginners session.

For details of our beginners course please look here

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We accept beginners from 8 years to adult. We are an inclusive club and members of all ages have equal access to equipment and coaching. Fencing is more about agility and tactics rather than strength and a skilful child can easily compete with a much larger adult (and thoroughly enjoy it, especially beating Dad!) 

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It’s safe and great fun! All necessary safety equipment is provided for beginners. The minimum equipment for training is a face mask which provides protection to the head and neck, a thick fencing jacket which covers the torso and arms and a padded glove to protect the sword hand. For competitions fencing breeches are usually worn and a plastron, which provides additional protection for the sword arm and chest, is compulsory. All equipment is built to a high standard approved by the British Fencing Association. 

 A skillfully delivered fencing attack hurts no more than a tap with a finger! Beginners will learn fencing using a foil which has a very flexible blade. The flex of the blade minimises the force of a direct hit.  

Injuries from sword hits are exceptionally rare and usually amount to no more than minor bruises or welts. These sometimes occur as a result of inexperienced fencers launching over enthusiastic attacks. The most common injuries are usually muscle strains through improper warm up! 

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Wear flat soled shoes such as tennis or squash trainers. This is very important for good footwork and protecting ankles from injury. Thick soled “fashion” trainers are not recommended. 

You should wear loose comfortable clothing such as track suit bottoms and a thin T-Shirt. The club will provide a jacket and mask which you must wear whilst fencing.

To start with you will need a glove. This item of equipment becomes “personalized” very quickly so we do not supply these. Many gardening gloves are suitable; make sure it is made from some thick material such as leather or a man made material with similar properties. Proper fencing gloves are inexpensive and you can order these via the club.  

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If you decide to continue with the sport and join the club, sessions cost £5per evening. We also ask for a yearly membership fee of £15. We also off a yearly subscription fee at a discounted rate.

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You will need to bring a thick glove ,such as a gardening glove, for the hand with which you fence (whatever hand you write with). 

We recommend you bring a drink as fencing can be thirsty work.

You may be quite sweaty by the end of the session, so a change of clothes may be useful.    

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