Youth Classes

Musketeers (ages 7-10)

Schedule
Monday and Wednesday, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Regular-season classes begin on September 5, 2018 (no class on Labor Day)

Description
For our youngest fencers with no prior fencing experience. Musketeers learn basic footwork and bladework in a setting that emphasizes fun and fitness. Games and drills build fencing skills as young fencers develop balance, coordination, quick reactions, self-discipline, concentration, and strategic thinking.  

Cost: $100/month + $100 annual registration fee
Cavaliers (ages 11-14)

Schedule
Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
​Regular-season classes begin on September 4, 2018

Description
The Cavaliers ongoing class provides a solid foundation of fencing technique for young fencers with no prior experience. In this comprehensive program, fencers learn both the physical and mental elements of fencing, which are taught through drill, games, and bouting. Fencers develop balance, coordination, quick reactions, self-discipline, concentration, and strategic thinking.

​Cost: $100/month + $100 annual registration fee
Intermediate Foil
Tuesday and Thursday:
Ages 7-10: 5 pm to 6:30 pm
Ages 11+: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

For fencers with some experience. Improve physical fitness with a fun and challenging workout while building fencing skills. This on-going program includes advanced footwork and drills, physical conditioning, fencing strategy, and competitive bouting. Fencers continue to build their refereeing skills, in order to enhance their understanding of advanced fencing tactics.
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Cost: $100/month + $100 registration fee
USFA Membership is required
For insurance purposes, the United States Fencing Association requires anyone fencing in a USFA-accredited fencing club to be a USFA member.  Register online through the USFA website here. Please bring proof of USFA membership to your first day of class. 

When you join the USFA, your club is Austin Fencers Club and your division is South Texas.

​USFA membership is for the fencer, i.e. your child, and must be made in the child's name, not the parent's.
Central Austin Location:

4425 Red River Street, Austin 78751

AFC trains in the gym of Red River Church. The gym is the 2-story building on the north side of the church complex. Entrance to parking is from 45th Street.
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