Beginners Courses
GFC Beginners Courses
Guildford Fencing Club, one of the oldest fencing club's in Surrey, offers Beginners Courses for all ages.
We offer courses three times a year in September, January and May.
The Adult Beginners Course is suitable for adults and teenagers and the Juniors Course is suitable for children over 9 years of age. We introduced an Intermediate Course last year for Adults to better integrate Beginners into the Club. The Beginners/ Improvers and Intermediate Courses make an ideal combination for those students wishing to study for their Duke of Edinburgh award.
We are happy to announce that we are now able to hold a Junior Beginners Course in May 2008.
Applications forms now available - please click here
For details of Junior Beginners Course, please click here
Adult Épée Beginners/Improvers Course
Begins May 2nd, 2008
The Beginners Course runs until 13th June and is followed by the Improvers Course at no additional charge
- No previous experience is required, and equipment is provided by the Club.
- To begin with all you will need is a T-shirt, indoor non-marking training shoes, and loose trousers (no jeans or low cut trousers).
- A water bottle, towel and spare t-shirt is recommended.
- Suitable for age 13 plus
- Includes Demonstration of the three Fencing Weapons
- If you wish, you may take a test as part of the Beginners Course - successful fencers will receive a Certificate and Badge (at current costs)
- The Course costs £60 for adults and £50 for those in Full-Time Education.
For more information please click here
For an enrolment form for the beginners course please click here
There are still places available.Adult Intermediate Course
Begins May 2nd, 2008
We will be running this Course to continue from the Spring Beginners Course. If you are interested in joining this Course please click hereThere are still places available for this Course.
- Open to Fencers from previous Courses or other Novice Fencers
- Group Sessions
- Instruction of electric fencing on Box
- All other equipment may still be borrowed from the Club
- Suitable as the Second Term for Students of Duke of Edinburgh Award
- The Course costs £60 per adults and £50 for those in Full-Time Education.
Please Note:
CEN1 or FIE breeches (and long socks) are mandatory for fencing on the
box and are not provided by the Club for hire. You will need them
to fence after the Half Term.
Duke of Edinburgh
Students wishing to take fencing as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Challenge are welcome. The Challenge usually takes two terms to complete. Please note you would need a pair of CEN breeches to attend to improvers course - cost around £30 and long socks (football socks are ideal).The picture shows our teenagers practising their footwork. |
Junior Beginners Course
Begins 2nd May, 2008
We are happy to announce that we will be running a Junior Beginners Course this term. The Course will commence on the 2nd May and run for ten weeks to the end of term, 11rh July. There will be a break for Half Term on the 30th May.
There are three places still available.
The picture shows Trevor Langford, Head Coach at Guildford, taking the Junior Course in 2006
The details of future Junior Beginners Courses are currently under review, more information will be available shortly.
- No previous experience is required, and equipment is provided by the Club.
- You will need is a T-shirt, indoor non-marking training shoes, and loose trousers (no jeans or low cut trousers).
- A water bottle, towel and spare t-shirt is recommended.
- Suitable for age 9 to 12
- If you wish, you may take a test as part of the Beginners Course - successful fencers will receive a Certificate and Badge (at current costs)
- The Course costs £50