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Adult beginners 6 week fencing course
The Abingdon Fencing Club's beginner's course is an ideal way for adults to start fencing. The course will cover but not limited to:-
• To be able to adopt the correct en garde position, and coordinate foot and hand actions to execute a simple attack or a defensive retreat.
• To appreciate the idea of fencing distance and be able to maintain it.
• To be able to execute a simple parry, and simple direct riposte following a parry.
• To be able to continue a simple attack, avoiding the simple parry by the use of disengagement.
• To have experienced supervised bouts with other course members.
The evening starts at 20.00 when you will be issued with the necessary equipment. This will be followed with a warm up and footwork session followed by teaching from 2015 until about 21:00. After the taught session is completed you are encouraged to stay on and practice what you have been taught in the class with our other regular club fencers.
• To be able to adopt the correct en garde position, and coordinate foot and hand actions to execute a simple attack or a defensive retreat.
• To appreciate the idea of fencing distance and be able to maintain it.
• To be able to execute a simple parry, and simple direct riposte following a parry.
• To be able to continue a simple attack, avoiding the simple parry by the use of disengagement.
• To have experienced supervised bouts with other course members.
The evening starts at 20.00 when you will be issued with the necessary equipment. This will be followed with a warm up and footwork session followed by teaching from 2015 until about 21:00. After the taught session is completed you are encouraged to stay on and practice what you have been taught in the class with our other regular club fencers.
Thursday 17 September
Abingdon fencing club c/o St Helen & St Katharine School Faringdon Rd Abingdon OX141BE Oxfordshire OX14 1BE
From 20:00 21:00 for 6 Thursday’s starting 17 September
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