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Sword Fencing for beginner to advance
The Phoenix Fencing Club
was formed in 1978 at Hereford School, Grimsby, then moved to Cleethorpes leisure centre in 1996.
The Fencing Club has a membership of approxinately 30 juniors
and 20 adults and Two Fencing Instuctors.
We run two sessions each week on Monday's: junior (8 years
upwards)7.00pm till 8.00pm for beginners through to advance and adults 8.00pm till 10.00pm again beginners through to advance.
The Club also has a training room which is connected to the
sports hall that we use for fencing theory etc.
The Aim of the club is to teach all three weapons Foil, Épée
& Sabre through the British Academy of Fencing Bronze, Silver & Gold awards. (children will fence with a size "2"
blade at Épée or Sabre) We have very strict safety rules and expect all children to abide by it.
We run regular beginners and profiency award courses for
adults and juniors though the year, and we have three electric boxes, so fencers can put into practise what they have been
taught by the Instuctors in a real fight scenario.
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| Shelly and Capt. Jack Sparrow |
To atract children to the fencing club we have come up with a VILLIAN
i.e. Capt. Jack Sparrow from the film "Pirates of the Caribbean" and we have also built a pirates ship to fence from.
Children have a chance to fight with him when they have completed the
beginners course.
This villian has remarkably increased the beginners courses and the
children love it! and we always have a waiting list for the next course.
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