Welcome To Harrogate Fencing Club

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Join us every Wednesday for an exciting evening 

Come prepared for killer footwork and lots of fencing

If you are new to fencing or the Harrogate area here’s a little bit about our club and the sport of fencing.

Harrogate Fencing Club is a highly successfully fencing club based in the centre of Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Fencing takes place on a Wednesday evening during school term times only and we have approximately 100 members fencing all weapons.

We regularly run beginners courses and welcome new members,already able to fence, and visitors any time.

Fencing is a great sport to learn and participate in at all levels and caters for all ages and abilities. Our members age from 11 to 70 years old and whilst many compete internationally we also have many fencers who enjoy fencing as a social event once a week to help them keep fit and challenge them at the same time.

We would welcome any friendly matches with other fencing clubs,please e-mail us to arrange or discuss.

Foil—a light-thrusting weapon that targets the torso, including the back and shoulders, but not the arms. Touches are scored only with the tip; hits with the side of the blade do not count, and do not halt the action. Touches that land outside of the target area (off-target) stop the action, but do not score. Only a single hit can be scored by either fencer at one time. If both fencers hit at the same time, the referee uses the rules of right of way to determine which fencer gets the point.

Sabre—a light cutting and thrusting weapon that targets the entire body above the waist, except for the hands. Hits with the edges of the blade as well as the tip are valid. As in foil, touches which land outside of the target area do not score. However, unlike foil, these off-target touches do not stop the action, and the fencing continues. In the case of both fencers landing a scoring touch, the referee determines which fencer receives the point for the action.

Épée—a heavier thrusting weapon that targets the entire body. All hits must be with the tip and not the sides of the blade. Touches hit by the side of the blade do not halt the action. Unlike foil and sabre, Épée does not use right of way, and allows simultaneous hits by both fencers. However, if the score is tied at the last point and a double hit is scored, nobody is awarded the point.

No Fencing 1st February 2012

Posted: Tuesday, 24 January, 2012

Please note that as the school is being used we will NOT be fencing on Wednesday 1st February 2012.

Brian gets Bronze Award

Posted: Friday, 20 January, 2012

We are delighted to announce that Brian Matless our Life President - has been presented with a Bronze Award by the British Fencing Association for his services to fencing.Well Done Brian from everyone at Harrogate!.

Easter and Summer Fencing Camps

Posted: Friday, 20 January, 2012

If youre keen on fencing why not try one of the following holiday training camps:

wwwww.sallekiss.org.uk 10/08/2012-19/08/2012 in Budapest

wellington swords 01/04/2012-05/04/2012 Somerset

www.haverstocktrainingcamp.com 19/08/2012-26/08/2012 Germany

millfieldfencingcourses.com 14/03/2012-14/03/2012 and 12/08/2012-17/08/2012 Somerset, we have had several members attend these courses and really enjoy them

Beginners Courses 2012

Posted: Thursday, 12 January, 2012

Our next course is an Adult Beginners Foil course running for 10 weeks from 18th January 2012 to 18th April 2012 (due to school hols etc.) from 6.45pm to 8pm and costs £50.

This course is now full but please e-mail us if you wish to be put on our waiting list for the next one.

Harrogate Retains the Doncaster Mixed Team Foil

Posted: Tuesday, 13 December, 2011

We had a fantastic weekend result at Doncaster retaining our trophy from last year.

The winning team of Greg,Oliver and Will fenced brilliantly to win the trophy and our second team of Ewan,Tom and Christian had an amazing fight off to secure third place.Well done everyone !.

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