Congratulations to my students for their great performance at the OSU YOUTH FALL CUP!
Derek Wang winner Youth 12 Mixed event. for more results read here
We are an experienced team of fencers dedicated to promote the sport of fencing both at the competitive and recreational level.
Our classes are design keeping in mind individual objectives and goals. We offer beginning and advance group classes for all ages and private lesson as well. More importantly, our classes are organized keeping in mind each age group and level. We prefer to dedicate specific time to each age group. For this reason we offer classes like little Musketeers for kids 7-10 years old, youth beginning, advance and elite classes for ages 8-14, adult classes and even an over 40 group class.
New intro classes are offered every four weeks and advance beginning classes every 12 weeks. So no one should feel intimidated or out of place while they get introduced and learn this amazing sport.
In our club you will find professional instructors committed to make your learning of the fencing sport the most exciting and rewarding experience. We are open 6 days a week for private or group lessons.
Our classes are held at the Dublin Sport Fencing Center located in Dublin Village Shopping Center 6561 Dublin Center Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43016 Sourrounded by several shopping malls and stores in the Area. A great convenience for Moms or Dads shopping for just about anything while the kids take fencing classes. A free large parking lot is also available
In Westerville we are at the Yoga Factory Studio located in 223B East Broadway, Westerville, Ohio 43081, just half mile from Main Street, in the Uptown District.
To register or for more information about our programs please send an email to CLUBINFO@profencing-proesgrima.com
Or call Coach Isabel at 614-256-8503
You’re wearing a mask that covers your whole face and dressed in white padded clothing. You dance back and forth gracefully while holding a flexible metal rod in one hand.
Are you:
A contestant on a game show called “Extreme Shish-Kebab”?
Carefully fishing for man-eating piranhas?
Serving as an experimental human lightning rod?
NO! You’re fencing!
Fencing is the sport of swordplay. It began thousands of years ago as a way of training soldiers to fight with swords and eventually became a competitive team sport that anyone can participate in. Fencers face off on a 6-foot by 40-foot strip with one of three kinds of swords, and duel each other not for blood or honor, but points. Individual fencers add up their points to get an overall team score, so fencing is a great example of a sport where you compete on your own, but you’re working together as a group to win the day’s match.
Fencing requires strength, speed, balance, and a very sharp mind. A good strategy is perhaps the most important part of the sport, but fair play and sportsmanship are also necessary. Most colleges and many high schools have fencing teams, and adult competitions are held between clubs all over the country and world
At least one ancient Egyptian temple features a painting of a fencing match. The painting dates back to 1190 B.C.!
At about the time that Columbus was rediscovering the New World in the 1400’s, fencing had become the “gentleman’s sport” in Europe.
Fencing has been a competitive sport in every modern Olympic games since 1896, and is one of only four sports with this distinction.
Fencing is a very fast-moving sport, so it can be difficult for judges to score points correctly. Because of this, many competitions are now scored electronically. The fencers wear special metallic electric jackets attached to a scoring machine which register the touches when an opponent makes a hit or contact with the sword!
“"Fencing is really cool because you can fight, with out fighting(weird huh?) plus it gives you lessons on self-discipline!" --Mia Z, 10
“I like fencing because I get to fight other people and learn new things! Competing is so fun because in competitions you get to meet new people and learn how to use new strategies.” --Jamie, 12
The Introduction Fencing class consists of four sessions (4 Saturdays) of one hour each. In here you will be able to learn the basics of fencing. The cost is $75.00. All Equipment is provided. Students should wear tennis shoes, sweat pants (no shorts please) and bring a bottle of water.