One Two Six Fencing Club

joandmarc@fencing126.wanadoo.co.uk

Summer Fencing Timetable

The Club will be closed from Thursday 24th July, resuming at Shepherd's Bush on the Tuesday 2nd September.

One Two Six Fencing Club Summer Camp 2008!

The course will be held once again in the fantastic grounds and facilities of Wycombe Abbey Girls School from the 1st - 5th August. We are pleased to announce that we have secured the services of two top international coaches - Gabor Bognar (Epee) , Csumi Kun (Foil). Unfortunately Peter Frohlich (Sabre) has been selected to accompany Alex O'Connel to the Olympics and so will not be able to attend the camp. The Sabre coaching will be taken over by Marc Chapman and Jo Maynard who will ensure that the Sabreurs still have an exciting and worthwhile training experience. We apologise for any disappointment caused by this, but we wish the best of luck to Alex and Peter at the Olympics.

Please scroll to the end of this page and click on the attachments for more details and the booking form.

Start fencing with One Two Six Fencing Clubs' Beginner Classes - see our 'Beginners' page.

Please scroll down for our training times and venue information. See Beginner's section for courses.

What is Fencing?

Fencing is an exciting non-contact combat sport that is an excellent way to tone up, lose weight, improve your cardiovascular fitness and classes give you the opportunity to meet a bunch of really great people!

You can start fencing with any of the three weapons, Epee: exciting and easiest to learn. Foil: speedy and stylish. Sabre: fast and furious.

Fencing is an individual and team sport, in which the fencer develops skills that allow them to score with the accuracy of a marksman, the control and suppleness of a gymnast and the speed of an Olympic sprinter. A fencer must be able to analyse situations and make split second decisions, time after time.

Fencing improves cardiovascular fitness, hand-eye coordination, balance, concentration, flexibility, confidence and social life!

How do I start fencing?

The best way to start fencing in London! One Two Six Fencing Club offers great beginnners' courses that cater especially for those with no previous fencing experience. Our experienced coaches offer personal tuition to guide new fencers through the basic fencing moves, and on to applying those techniques to fighting on the electric scoring apparatus within the first few weeks of picking up a weapon!

One Two Six is a friendly club where fencers can train at Epee, and also learn Foil and Sabre. One Two Six Fencing Club is open to adults and children over 11 years old, making it the perfect activity for parents and their children to enjoy together. Head Coaches are British Team members and Commonwealth Medallists, Jo Maynard and Marc Bengry who have 40 years' fencing experience between them. Jo was also the fencing double for Bond Girl Rosamund Pike (Miranda Frost) in the recent Bond Movie 'Die Another Day'.

One Two Six Fencing Club Training Times and Venues:

Intemediate and Advanced level fencers Welcome!

Shepherd's Bush

Tuesdays 6:45-8:45pm Wednesdays 7-9pm Phoenix Sports and Fitness Centre Bloemfontein Road Shepherd's Bush W12 ORQ

Barnes

Thursdays 6:45 - 8:45pm Woolborough House 39 Lonsdale Road Barnes SW13 9JP

Session Fees

Cost: Members - £5 Nightly

Non-Members - £12 Nightly

MEMBERSHIP.

Members of One Two Six Fencing Club are entitled to:

*Individual tuition from one of our coaches,

*Equipment hire,

*Membership fee discounts if you enter nominated competitions.

*Membership also gives our fencers the flexibility to train at any or all of our Club venues each week, allowing them to take their fencing very seriously.

Six Month Membership - £125

Yearly Membership - £250

If you get lost on the way to fencing phone Jo on her mobile: 07939 070392

One Two Six Fencing Club Mission Statement

Our mission at One Two Six Fencing Club is to make fencing available to a broad range of people, and to guide them in their leisure or competitive fencing careers as they start to learn how addictive and exhilirating fencing can be. Our priority is to provide top quality coaching in a friendly environment, with a high level of commitment and enthusiasm from our coaches. We are dedicated to expanding 'grass roots fencing' and our squad of competitive Junior fencers, especially in the run up to the London 2012 Olympics.

Epee: Taught by Commonwealth Medallists Jo Maynard and Marc Bengry, Epee is the closest to duelling that fencing gets! Score hits anywhere on your opponents body with the point of the weapon. The easiest weapon to start fencing with. Beginner sessions are always available. Courses are constantly starting in our three venues in South West and Central London, please contact us for details of the next beginner fencing course. Private Epee Lessons also availble.

Foil: Developed as the training weapon for the duelling rapier (the Epee), the foil has more complicated rules than Epee, designed to teach the fencer to hit their opponent without being hit themselves. Commonwealth Medallist and One Two Six Coach Marc Bengry can offer Foil Lessons at club. Private Foil Lessons also availble.

Sabre: developed from the cavalry Sabre, hits are scored above the waist with the cutting edge of the blade. Fencers can try Sabre with Jo Maynard who is taking sabre coaching guidance from British Olympic Sabre coach Peter Frohlich and Gabor Bognar, one of the best fencing coaches in the world. Private Sabre Lessons also availble.

NEW BEGINNERS' COURSES: start fencing now with one of the friendliest fencing clubs in London!

Forthcoming Beginner Fencing Courses (Epee):

Phoenix Sport & Fitness Centre, Shepherd's Bush, W12 0RQ.

Starts: Wednesday 29th October 2008... Spaces Available

Runs for 5 weeks.

Cost: £100

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The cost of each course includes all fencing tuition and equipment hire. After completing the course you will be invited to join the club.

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What should i bring to my first fencing lesson?

All equipment hire is included, however you must wear long tracksiut trousers, tshirt and trainers (squash shoes are ideal as they hace a thin sole). It is also important to bring a bottle of water with you. Your fencing lessons are thirsty work!

Do I have to be super-fit to fence?

You do not have to be fit for your first fencing lesson. Fencing is a very technical sport and the first lessons will be primarily learning these techniques and learning how to score points in a fight.

You will find that fencing improves your fitness very quickly as you start to apply the techniques you have learned to energetic fights. There is absolutely no age limit when starting to fence. Our coaches at One Two Six have taught fencers ranging in age from 3 years to 80 years!

Corporate Entertainment Fencing Events:

The fencing coaches at One Two Six Fencing Club have also recently organised several very successful corporate entertainment events, where participants were guided through the basics of fencing and then competed against each other in a friendly team competition.

For more information or to arrange a corporate event for your company, please go to the 'Corporate Entertainment' page.