Activities and Classes

• Summer Fencing on the Deck

Group drills 6:30 - 6:45
Open fencing 6:45 - 9 pm
Practice targets
Individual lessons on request
Aprés Fencing 9 pm (we generally cook some steaks - BYOF&D)

Call us or email for a PDF map/directions to site.

• Basic Swordplay Skills class

Continuing in 2010:
6-week sessions:
Sept. 7 thru October 12
October 19 thru Nov. 23
5-week session Nov. 30 thru Dec. 28
Classes run Tuesdays 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm
Uses 3 modern weapons and German Longsword to teach the basics needed in all the fencing arts: Flexibility - Footwork - Balance - Leverage - Weapon handling - Tactics & strategy.

Group instruction with drills. You can join at the beginning of any 6-week session. Beginners (new to fencing): Class will not slow down for you. We will explain words as we go. Class content depends on the ability of the average member of the group. For the first two weeks, beginners should allow time after class for 15-minute individual "catch-up" lessons which will be provided.

Fees: Club Members $30 per 6-week session. Non-members $60. Discounts after your first class. Membership is annual and based on a share of the Grange rental. Half-year and family rates available. Details: click Getting Involved.

• Open club fencing

September - May

The doors open at 7 p.m. at the Grange Hall every Tuesday evening. Enter at the back door. Bring indoor-only court shoes. There are two restrooms and a changing room. No food or drinks allowed upstairs. We lay down rubber strips for the modern fencers according to the number fencing and generally share the rest of the floor between the historical styles. You are welcome to fence in your own way as long as you neither injure nor endanger anyone. The veterans present will generally give advice and even lessons when asked.

• Theatrical Combat

A core group of Sword Club members is again practicing theatrical swordplay. We will be using the original Musketeer swords as well as purpose-made German longswords. Interested persons should attend summer session meetings. See the Theatrical Swordplay page as well.

• Other Activities

On occasion we will organize a demonstration, visit other clubs, enter tournaments, take a canoe trip, go out to dinner after fencing, or throw parties. After-fencing dinners are helpful for those who follow the Sword Club maxim that when the venue is available it is better to fence now, talk later. You do not have to be a long-time member to be involved in these activities.

More info: phone (734) 996-4290 or info@annarborsword.com