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Are you a homeschooler?

How about an exciting and engaging introduction to the sport of fencing? Join our daytime fencing courses targeting home-schooled children!

Are you a homeschooler?

How about an exciting and engaging introduction to the sport of fencing? Join our daytime fencing courses targeting home-schooled children!

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Our Fencing Courses for home-schooled children offer an exciting and engaging introduction to the sport of fencing.

Running on Wednesday afternoons during term time, these 5–6 week courses combine movement, games and real fencing skills, delivered by experienced top-level coaches in a positive, supportive setting.

With groups for ages 5–8 and ages 9–14, each session is carefully pitched to be both fun and challenging, helping children build confidence, coordination and focus. At the end of the course, fencers can choose to continue into club membership or join another beginner course, making it easy to keep the momentum going.

The necessary equipment is provided in these courses. All you need is trainers, a t-shirt, tracksuit bottoms and a water bottle.

Upcoming Courses for Homeschoolers

Other Options for Complete Beginners

Our taster sessions are the perfect opportunity to try the sport of fencing for the first time. They only cost £20 per session.

These sessions are a quick-start guide to fencing with everything you need to know to get on the piste and fencing crammed into 1 hour. Each one-hour session covers the very basics of fencing technique and strategy, making it ideal for anyone who is eager to give fencing a try before they commit to the full beginners course.

After learning how to stand, advance and retreat our coaches will teach you the three basic moves then get you on the piste to fence with other novice fencers. If you enjoy your taster session why not sign up for one of our beginner courses?

We provide all the necessary equipment, so just bring yourself, some refreshments and wear your usual sports clothes. Keep in mind that long trousers are a must!

Please visit “Start Fencing” page for more information and signing up to upcoming courses.

Spartan Beginner Courses are for kids aged between 5 – 7 years old and use Leon Paul Mini-Fence® equipment.

Developed by world leading coaches and fencers, Mini-Fence® uses plastic weapons, full face masks, padded vests & gloves. Mini-Fence is a fun & safe introduction to the Olympic Sport of fencing. It’s a great way for kids to keep fit, improve coordination and meet new friends.

Spartan Beginner Course costs £120. The price includes all the specialist equipment, which is yours to keep, so all you need to start are your trainers, a t-shirt (long sleeve is best), tracksuit bottoms and a towel. We also recommend you bring a water bottle as fencing is thirsty work!

Our coaches will teach the basics of footwork, blade technique and give the skills to start enjoying fencing.

So join us for four 60-minute sessions where we will turn you from complete beginner into a Jedi, Musketeer or Zorro.

Please visit “Start Fencing” page for more information and signing up to upcoming courses.

Designed as a 5 week course for a complete beginner aged between 8 – 13 years old to learn the basic skills required to start enjoying the Olympic sport of fencing.

Children Beginner Course costs £120. The price includes all the specialist equipment so all you need is to turn up in a t-shirt, tracksuit bottoms and a pair of trainers. We also recommend bringing along a towel and water bottle as fencing can be thirsty work!

If you enjoy fencing and want to carry on following the completion of your course, we have several membership options for you to join our team and become a member of Salle Paul Phoenix Fencing Club. You can fence up to 3 times per week and take advantage of individual lessons with our world class coaches if you really get the bug!

Please visit “Start Fencing” page for more information and signing up to upcoming courses.

Designed as a 5 week course for a complete beginner aged 14 and up to learn the basic skills required to start enjoying the Olympic sport of fencing.

Adult Beginner Course costs £120. The price includes all the specialist equipment so all you need is to turn up in a t-shirt, tracksuit bottoms and a pair of trainers. We also recommend bringing along a towel and water bottle as fencing can be thirsty work!

If you enjoy fencing and want to carry on following the completion of your course, we have several membership options for you to join our team and become a member of Salle Paul Phoenix Fencing Club. You can fence up to 4 times per week and take advantages of individual lessons with our world class coaches if you really get the bug!

Please visit “Start Fencing” page for more information and signing up to upcoming courses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Fencing has been described as sword fighting, physical chess, even art. Fencing is all of these things and more! It develops co-ordination, endurance, reflexes, self-discipline,  tactical thinking and sportsmanship to name but a few. Fencing is suitable for any age participant and we offer regular beginner courses throughout the year to start you on your journey in this beautiful sport.

In short, yes! Fencing is statistically one of the safest sports you can do. A study of injuries occurring in Olympic competition ranks fencing as having one of the lowest injury rates. Full safety gear is worn at all times during fencing, and the weapons are not sharp at all. For our youngest fencers, we use soft plastic swords and sturdy, lightweight masks which allow them to to learn fencing technique in a perfectly safe environment.

When done properly, fencing is not painful at all as the force impact is distributed mainly into flexing the blade. However, it is important to note that fencing is a physical sport and that occasionally bruises can occur. Epee requires slightly more force than foil to register a touch (750g compared to 500g) and often has a stiffer blade.

If you’re a beginner, you simply need to wear a t-shirt, non-marking trainers and any long sports bottoms, we will provide the rest.

For experienced fencers who are new to the club or just visiting, you will need to bring your own full kit, including 800N plastron and long socks. If you have forgotten any kit, please ask our club secretary, who will do their best to help you.

Foil is a thrusting weapon and hits are scored by hitting with the point of the weapon. The target area is the torso (representing the vital or lethal area) and it is governed by the right-of-way rule, which helps to encourage the back and forth exchange of a classic duel.

Epee fencing allows you to hit anywhere on the body of your opponent. There is no right-of-way rule so fencers score touches if they both hit each other. This makes epee a generally more defensive weapon as attackers are more vulnerable to counter-attacks, perfect for strategists who like to bide their time and wait for the right moment to strike.

Sabre is the fastest and most dynamic of the weapons. Hits are scored with the edge of the blade and the target area is anywhere above the waist. It derives from a cavalry sword and often produces the most fast paced matches.

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DON'T MISS IMPORTANT CLUB EVENTS AND DATES

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Veteran’s Epee Club Competition

February 18 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

LPJS London Sabre

February 22 @ 9:30 am - 6:00 pm

Leon Paul D/E/U Spring Open (Epee & Foil)

February 28 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

LPJS London Foil

March 28 @ 1:00 pm - March 29 @ 6:00 pm