The Introductory Program is for children who have very little to no previous fencing experience. The program will instill the basics of foil fencing and will introduce proper fencing positions and techniques. The goal of this class is to empower the fencer to be independent and confident enough to demonstrate basic fencing proficiency before advancing levels.

Class structure includes warm up activities/developmental games, footwork, partner drills and supervised fencing.

This class is broken into two tiers based on age:

• Youth-8 Intro is for fencers 8 years & younger
• 9+ Years Intro is for fencers 9 years & older

A club membership is not required for participation in the Introductory Program.

Fencers will be provided rental equipment free of charge throughout the duration of the Introductory Program.

Fencers are enrolled for a minimum of 4 weeks total (2 days per week) and must complete the Introductory Program before advancing to the Beginner Program (pending coach's evaluation).

The Beginner Program is the next step after the Introductory Program and is designed for students with limited fencing experience. In addition to expanding and further developing pre-existing fundamentals, fencers will be taught basic strategies and tactics. The goal is to introduce more technical training and combine that with deeper strategic thinking on the fencing strip.

The program is suitable for all ages and is run 3 days per week. It includes unlimited Beginner Group Classes and 8 Beginner Private Lessons per month (each private lesson is 15 minutes long).

Students must take 2 Beginner Private Lessons per week (included in the package price) to participate in this program.

A club membership is required to participate in the Beginner Program.

Beginner fencers will be asked to purchase their own equipment and will have two weeks to do so before a rental equipment fee will be assessed.

Promotion to the Competitive Program is at the coach's discretion.