We offer a variety of courses at Cambridgeshire Fencing Club, from taster sessions to beginners courses and rolling intermediate classes.
Upcoming Classes
Upcoming Taster Sessions:
Thursday 3rd & Thursday 10th April.
Taster sessions take place at Netherhall School Sports Hall, Queen Edith’s Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN, 8-9pm. The cost of a taster session is £10.00.
Upcoming 6-week Beginners’ Courses:
Starting 1st May (all sessions running on Thursday Evenings).
All classes take place at Netherhall School Sports Hall, Queen Edith’s Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN, 8-9pm. The cost of this course is £65.00.
For future dates and further information about courses at Cambridgeshire Fencing Club (CFC), please email enquiries@camfc.org.uk.
Taster Sessions:
What are they?
Our Taster Sessions are aimed at those wanting to ‘give fencing a go’, or those considering a full Beginners’ Course. These sessions will give you an introduction to some of the basics of fencing (the ‘en guard’ stance, fencing steps and simple attacks), before giving you an opportunity to fence for real and test your skills against other participants! Full kit is provided. The session is taught by a British Fencing Level 2 – qualified instructor.
How to register?
You can register for Taster Sessions & Beginners’ Courses through the following page: http://entries.cambsfa.org.uk. (please use the drop-down menu to select the beginners course date. You won’t need to supply a British Fencing membership number to register.
Important details:
The taster sessions typically last around 1 hour on a CFC club night. They take place between 20:00 – 21:00, Thursday evenings at Netherhall School Sports Hall, Queen Edith’s Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN. The cost of the Taster Session is £10.00.
What you need to bring:
Please bring clean sports shoes and comfortable clothing which covers your legs. You’ll need to be able to freely move and stretch your legs, so tracksuit trousers are best. Shorts or skirts should not be worn. You might want to bring a bottle of water.
Beginners’ Courses
What are they?
Cambridgeshire Fencing Club runs Taster Sessions and Beginners’ Courses for adults (ages 18 plus) with little or no experience in fencing. We also run Intermediate Classes for novices building upon their Beginners’ Course, or those coming back to fencing after a break. Classes take place on Thursday evenings at Netherhall School Sports Hall, Queen Edith’s Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN. There will be an opportunity after the course to fence with regular club members during a trial period as an “intermediate level fencer”. You will also be able to participate in Intermediate Sessions at the club and see whether you want to become a full member. You can also use this time to try out the different weapons (Epee and Sabre).
How to register?
You can register for Taster Sessions & Beginners’ Courses through the following page: http://entries.cambsfa.org.uk.
Important details:
The Beginners’ Course Runs for 6 weeks on Thursday nights at Netherhall School Sports Hall, Queen Edith’s Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN from 20:00pm – 21:00. The course is geared towards adults (ages 18 plus) and is structured in a way to take you from no fencing experience, to the ability to take part in a proper fencing match. A general warm-up and stretching session is followed by fencing footwork, technical partner exercises and ends with an opportunity for free fencing. The course costs £65.00 or £50.00 for U18 / Students / Concessions. For this you will receive 6 lessons, use of club kit and 3 months club membership. Registration for the course is a 20% deposit of the full fee (i.e. £15). The full fee will be due on the first evening of the Course.
What you need to bring:
Please bring clean sports shoes and comfortable clothing, including clothing which cover your legs. You’ll need to be able to freely move and stretch your legs so tracksuit trousers are best. Shorts or skirts should not be worn. You might want to bring a bottle of water. Please email enquiries@camfc.org.uk if you have any further questions about the course or if you have any issues with registering.
Intermediate Classes at CFC
What are they?
Cambridgeshire Fencing Club (CFC) are currently running Intermediate Classes with a British Fencing Level 2 qualified foil coach. These sessions are aimed at those who have just completed a Beginners’ course and would like to keep fencing, or for those who are coming back to fencing after a long break and would like to brush up on their skills.
How to join?
The Intermediate Classes take place at Netherhall School Sports Hall, Queen Edith’s Way, Cambridge, CB1 8NN during CFC’s regular Thursday evening club nights, between approximately 19:50 – 20:30. Extra 1 : 1 sessions are available with our intermediate coach upon request. Please contact enquiries@camfc.org.uk if you are interested in intermediate lessons.