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Weekly Schedule

Mondays: Historical Fencing Night
 

Beginners welcome, designed for adults.   With permission of the instructor, older teenagers may be allowed to take the class so long as a parent remains present in the club during class.
Hours from 6 pm till 8:30 pm
Arrive between 6 pm and 6:30

See our page on Historical Fencing at PVFA for more info.



Tuesdays: Saber
Beginners ages 11- adult welcome

Hours from 6 pm till 8:30 pm
Please arrive between 6 pm and 6:30

Saber Class with RJ Ferullo - 6:30 to 8 pm. Learn the techniques and tactics of modern competitive saber. Electrical fencing equipment recommended.   Arrive between 6 and 6:30.



Wednesdays: Open Fencing for all weapons
Beginners ages 11- adult welcome
Open from 6 pm till 10 pm
Please arrive between 6 pm and 6:30

Youth Fencing Basics Additional Practice - 6:15 to 7 pm.  Ages 7 - 10.  Children in our Saturday Youth Fencing class get additional games, agility and strength exercises, and footwork practice.  No fencing gear required. 


Thursdays: Open Fencing for all weapons 
Beginners ages 11- adult welcome
Hours from 6 pm till 9 pm
Please arrive between 6 pm and 6:30

Open fencing for Modern and Historical fencers.


Fridays: Quad-Club Competitions and Open Fencing for all weapons (Not a beginner night.)
Quad-Club Competitions are held 3 Fridays a Month.  These are friendly tournaments for PVFA, UMass, Monument Mountain HS, and NHS Team members.  The other Fridays each month will be open fencing.  The schedule is posted on our website here as well as our FB page. Registration is through askfred.net.  Other Fridays will be Open Fencing from 6 pm till close (around 8:30 or 9, depending on attendance).  PVFA is closed Fridays in June, July, and August.



Saturdays: Youth class for ages 7-10 and Open Fencing
Hours from 2 pm till 6:30 pm

Youth Fencing Basics from 2:30 to 3:30 -12 weeks for $150 with Kelly Fitzroy.  Ages 7 - 10.  Have fun learning the basics of swordplay with safety and fun in mind. This class will focus on learning how to move, how to attack and defend, and simple strategy.  Great for the swashbuckler to be! Expect a good balance between education, recreation, and exercise. More experienced children will be given the opportunity to do electric fencing. This class is rolling enrollment so start any week. Class is from 2:15 pm till 3:30 pm. Note that students have 15 weeks to make use of their 12 classes. Students must re-enroll if 15 weeks have passed even if all 12 classes have not been used. Please arrive between 2 and 2:15.  Children must be able to tell left from right, be able to stand on one foot for 10 seconds, and be able to skip in order to enroll in this class. (Is your child nervous or shy? Try one class for $20)


Open Fencing - From 3:30 till 6:30 for fencers of all three weapons.
Beginners ages teen- adult welcome



New Students Wanted!  Fencing is fun, great exercise, and we provide equipment!
Make Friends and Stab Them!