Competitive Beginner Foil 

A progamme for Competitve Beginner fencers on Mondays  6 – 7 pm. (ages 14- & under) .  Take the building blocks learned in Foil Fencing and expand your actions on the piste and understanding of the rules.
Advance enrollment required; intake in September and January every year. $200 per session includes $50 equipment rental fee. Starts Sept 15/2025. In association with the Lindenwoods Youth Fencing Club.

Competitive Beginner Foil Program :
Footwork:
jump forward, jump backward, fleche

Technical Elements:
compound attacks, circular parries, octave parry, direct attack on preparation, counter ripostes

Preparations:
straight, engagement, body feint

Action Plan:
offensive and defensive actions executed on the above mentioned preparations

Rules:
conventions, role of the referee

Refereeing:
referee  bouts using the correct commands and describing the actions executed

Testing:
None