The home page said that fencing is fun! Fencing is good exercise! Fencing is a sport for a lifetime. But what does that really mean?
If you answered yes to any or all of those questions, fencing at Conejo provides the opportunities for all of these things, and more.
The Art of Fencing article was written by our founder, Duris De Jong in 1936, and might be of interest.
Fencing is really three sports, as there are three weapons used for fencing:
Each weapon has different rules and different target areas (areas on the body where a valid touch can be scored).
However, the basics of fencing are applicable to all weapons. Most fencers learn to fence all three weapons, but tend to specialize in one.
In general, the goal of a fencing bout is to score five touches on your opponent before he or she can score five touches on you. How to achieve that is where the fun occurs!
Fencing.net has a wonderful Introduction to Fencing. Other sites of interest are the Usenet Fencing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and/or the WikiPedia Fencing entry.
Some good information for parents of new fencers is available in the Athlete's Handbook (Parent's Page).
It looks like there may be some changes for foil and sabre coming down the pike. The Report to the FIE 2003 Congress of the Special Commission Responsible for Testing Proposals Pertaining to the Practice of Foil and Sabre may be of interest.
Please ask Phil or any of the veteran fencers at the club if you have any questions. We love to answer your questions! (It let's us think we're smart) :-)