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Summer Equipment Order

The club is working to follow the AHS guidelines to re-open for fencing classes in September 2020.

As such, we want to make sure everyone is as safe as possible and will not allow gear to be shared.  This means that there are two options, you either rent gear and keep it for each session …

Registration Open – August Back to Fencing Mini Training Camps

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When: August 24 – 28th 2020Foil: Daily from 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEpee: Daily from 1:30 pm – 4:30 pmCost: $250

This week long camp will help prepare the fencer for the upcoming fencing season. It will focus on fitness, footwork, bouting situation practise and video analysis.

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August Back to Fencing Mini Training Camps

When: August 24 – 28th 2020Foil: Daily from 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEpee: Daily from 1:30 pm – 4:30 pmCost: $250

Registration will open July 21 at noon. This week long camp will help prepare the fencer for the upcoming fencing season. It will focus on fitness, footwork, bouting situation practise and video analysis.

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Summer 2020 Fencing Registration is Open

Foil and Epee Summer registration is now live, there are only 10 spots available in each class, Members must have all their own Equipment. No equipment will be provided at the club. This will be a fully coached class providing footwork, fitness, fencing, and target practise.

Foil is on Tuesdays with Coach Lucas from 6-7:30

Epee is on Thursdays with Coach Peter …

Summer Training at Epic Fencing Club

From July 7 – August 11 we will offer two separate weekly opportunities for training. A Foil Class on Tuesday nights with Coach Lucas or an Epee class on Thursday nights with Coach Peter. Class will run from 6:00pm to 7:30pm, and will cost $195 for the full 6 week session….

Summer Camp 2020

Epic FC in cooperation with the University of Calgary is proud to announce that the registration for the “Mini Musketeers” Fencing Camp” IS OPEN. This is a camp for curious kids that interested in learning the fundamentals of Olympic fencing.

Outdoor Classes

Due to easing of restrictions in the City of Calgary, we are now happy to start offering some opportunities for outdoor training.
Training will be on grass and focusing on fitness and footwork. Physical Distancing measures will be in place.

Our classes will be every Friday up to June 26th from 6:30-7:30 in the field at Evergreen School weather permitting….

Online Classes

Coach Peter will be hosting online fencing classes every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 5:30 pm.

Anyone is welcome to join us tonight, but please bear with us while we try out this new format for the first time.

It’s recommended to have water next to you,  keep your foil, epee or even a broomstick nearby and also a tennis ball or beanbag, …

THE CLUB IS CLOSED, ALL SPRING CLASSES CANCELLED

We at Epic Fencing Club are closely following the events surrounding the COVID-19 virus unfolding in Alberta. With the closure of all Alberta schools our Board of Directors and coaching staff have decided to temporarily close Epic Fencing Club, cancel any upcoming events at our club as well as cancel remote classes at both Trico and the University of Calgary. Our …

New bout to analyse (05.28)

EPEE

FOIL

Note the action the fencer scored also where on the piste the touch occurred. Use the drawings below!
Here are two simple pictures for bout analyzing. You are able to mark the touches on the fencer also the actions/touches on the piste. Feel free to download them.
 

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