Learn to fence at Red Door Fencing!
We periodically offer beginner classes for kids, teens, and adults, based on interest/inquiries. Our usual format is 6-week sessions (one 1-hour session per week). Cost is $70, and all equipment is provided. Have fun, make friends, learn a new sport!
Online registration for the next session will be featured on the home page when available. If there isn’t a class available for your age group, the best way to start is private lessons.
Youth Beginner Fencing
Our kids’ beginner class is designed so that children ages 8-12 can build up some basic skills before practicing with the more experienced kids. Beginner kids learn safety, terminology, rules, and basic actions through games, drills, and practice matches (“bouting” in fencerspeak). We follow a similar structure to the regular Youth Epee practice: we start with footwork, focusing on balance and coordination, then we put on our gear and work on basic actions, with a focus on mechanics and technique, and we usually finish with practice matches where we try to apply the skills we just worked on.
All equipment is provided. Students should wear comfortable athletic clothes, specifically pants that allow full range of motion (no shorts!) and close-toed shoes.
Teen/Adult Beginner Fencing
Our beginner class for ages 13+ is designed so new fencers can build up some basic skills before practicing with the more experienced group. Beginners learn safety, terminology, rules, and basic actions through games, drills, and practice matches (“bouting” in fencerspeak). In a typical practice, we start with footwork, focusing on balance and coordination, then we put on our gear and work on basic actions, with a focus on mechanics and technique, and we usually finish with practice matches where we try to apply the skills we just worked on.
All equipment is provided. Students should wear comfortable athletic clothes, specifically pants that allow full range of motion (no shorts, jeans not recommended as they’re usually too restrictive) and close-toed shoes.
Check the home page for a link to next session’s registration.
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