SABER CLASS - 8 Week Class, Starts Mid-February (Start Date 02/23)
NIFC beginners' classes teach the basics of fencing Olympic Style Saber, including rules and etiquette, footwork, attack, defense, use of electric equipment, strategy & tactics, how to referee, safety, and participation in competitions.
The class will run for eight Thursdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm and will be taught by club coaches Aaron Cook and Bob Skurka. Students should wear jeans, a short-sleeved shirt, any kind of cross trainer athletic shoes, and bring something to drink.
The cost of the class is $120 per student for the instruction. (Family discounts are available). Suitable for ages 10 and above. All necessary equipment will be provided. Also, a basic membership in the United States Fencing Association is required. A basic membership in the USFA will cost $10. For more information on this, please go to our USA Fencing information page.
For further questions regarding our beginners' classes, feel free to contact us.
Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
9615 Keilman St
St John, IN 46373
PARENTAL NOTICE: If your child wants to play with swords or thinks we are doing 'theatrical' fencing this is NOT a suitable class. This class teaches the basics of an Olympic style athletic sport. We use real weapons in this class. We require students have physical strength, physical coordination and especially mental focus. For the SAFETY of both the volunteer coaches and the students, we expect student to be able to pay attention and follow the instructions of the coaches. Our classes are "all age" classes with students typically aged from 10 to 60 years old, taught by volunteer coaches. A student, of any age, who cannot carefully follow instructions or maintain focus should not consider this fencing class.
Please keep in mind that due to the size of our facility, space is limited, and early pre-registration is the only way to guarantee a place in the class.
Pre-registration for our Spring Beginners' Class has hit capacity. You can join our waiting list, and/or pre-register for our Summer class (tentative start date 6/22).
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ADVANCED BEGINNER SABER - 3 Week Class (Date TBD)
This class is only open to NIFC Club Members and typically runs for 3 weeks, on Thursdays, (6:30pm to 8:30pm). The class is taught by club coach Bob Skurka. Very different from the Beginning Saber Class, this is a repetitive drills course that hones skills on only a few key techniques to help beginners understand and ultiilze basic offensive and defensive moves with some level of skill while more fully learning the rules of Saber fencing.
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