Some of our fencers train for the pleasure of the sport and the company of the salle. Others train for national points and collegiate recruitment. Both belong here, both are taught by the same coaching staff, and we will tell you honestly which suits your fencer.
For fencers who want the sport in their life without the tournament calendar. Real instruction, real bouting, no obligation to compete — ever.
For fencers pursuing a national rating, the regional and national circuit, and the collegiate pathway. More strip time, more individual lessons, a season plan.
Three steps, in order. You are training with your group from the first week.
Forty-five minutes on the strip with the coach, then an honest conversation about your fencer.
Most fencers begin in Youth Group, or in Juniors & Adults from age thirteen. Training starts immediately.
Four classes during your first month, in groups of no more than three. Required to continue into your second month.
Fencing is one of the safest sports in the world, and it stays that way because of what is taught in a fencer’s first month — not by accident. Every member of this academy has completed the Safety & Etiquette course, and every new member completes it too.
You train with your group from the first week. Alongside that, in groups of no more than three, you take four classes close enough that the coach can correct a grip before it becomes a habit. Half of it is safety: how to check a mask, how to carry a blade across a room, what to do when a blade breaks, when to stop and how to stop. The other half is etiquette — the salute, the handshake, acknowledging a touch honestly, and the code of conduct that has governed the sport for centuries.
This is not a formality. It is the reason a hall full of children holding weapons is calmer and safer than most playgrounds. Completing it is what carries a fencer through to a second month on the floor, and it is asked of everyone — regardless of age, ability, or whether they intend to compete.
Mask, jacket, glove and blade — what each one does, how to check it is safe, and how to put it on properly.
How to move on and off the piste, how to carry and set down a weapon, and the rules that keep a busy hall safe.
The courtesies of the sport: saluting the opponent and the referee, the handshake, and acknowledging a touch honestly.
Guard, footwork and the first extension — then a supervised bout on electric scoring, applying everything learned.
Monthly, stated plainly. All tuition includes use of club equipment — there is nothing to buy to begin.
| Safety & Etiquette course Four classes in groups of no more than three, taken during a new fencer’s first month. Required to continue into month two. | $135 one-time |
| Individual lesson with the coaching staff · 20 minutes | $49 |
| Individual lesson with the coaching staff · 40 minutes | $79 |
| Annual enrollment & armory fee Covers USA Fencing membership, club insurance, use and maintenance of club weapons, masks, jackets and electric equipment. | $250 / year |
| Regional tournaments and SYC (in Texas) | $50 per event |
| National tournaments | $100 per event |
Tournament fees apply only to fencers who choose to compete. Nothing in the recreational track requires them. Family and multi-fencer arrangements are available — please ask.
Training runs six days a week. Your program determines which sessions you attend — the coaching staff will confirm your fencer's days at enrollment.
| Day | Afternoon | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 5:00 – 6:30 PM Youth Group · Youth+ | 6:30 – 9:00 PM Juniors & Adults · lesson and open bouting |
| Tuesday | 5:00 – 6:30 PM Youth+ group lesson | 6:30 – 9:00 PM Juniors & Adults · lesson and open bouting |
| Wednesday | 5:00 – 6:30 PM Youth Group · Youth+ | 6:30 – 9:00 PM Juniors & Adults · lesson and open bouting |
| Thursday | 5:00 – 6:30 PM Youth+ group lesson | 6:30 – 9:00 PM Juniors & Adults · lesson and open bouting |
| Friday | — | 6:30 – 9:00 PM Lessons and open bouting · all ages |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 11:30 AM Youth Group · Youth+ organized bouting 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Juniors & Adults organized bouting |
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| Sunday | Closed | |
Courses run in small groups of no more than three, scheduled separately from group training. New members complete theirs during their first month.
Mask, jacket, glove, blade and electric gear are the club's. Buy your own when you are ready — not before.
Cohorts are capped so the coaching staff can see every fencer in every session.
We will tell you where your fencer is and what they need — including when the answer is that fencing is not for them.
Full-length strips with electric scoring, and a club that has trained fencers here since 2009.
That is what the assessment lesson is for. Forty-five minutes on the strip, then the coach tells you where he would start your fencer — and what it would cost.
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