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• Essential info: Sessions
• Next beginners course
• How to contact us
• What is fencing?
• Why fencing?
• Fencing: Where, when, how much?
• Fencing: When can I start?
• Fencing: What to wear?
• Fencing: Does it hurt?
• What is the best weapon for a beginner to start fencing?
• How long does it take to become a good fencer?
• What qualities make a good fencer?
• Fencing left-handed, good or bad?
• Fencing: How much does it cost?
• Fencing: What age IS junior?
• Fencing: What are the modern fencing weapons?
• How is modern fencing different from ‘the real thing’?
More about the sport:
• An incomplete history
• What sports and martial arts comprise fencing?
• Which is the ‘best weapon’?
• Rules: How bouts are fenced