All About Fencing

[Herbie]

so may be our friend from blade club can advise whether there is a set of curriculum at blade club?

[jesschan]

I think, like all other sports, to do well in fencing, you need to invest quite a number of hours per week to practise the skills and do physical conditioning. Having many sparring partners also helps to expose the fencer to various styles.


Fencing is not very common in Singapore and I think most of the fencing coaches at the clubs are foreign talents so they will all "import" their own experience to coach the fencers. You can view the results of the recent Singapore Fencing Minime Championships on the Fencing Singapore’s website. They do indicate the clubs to which the fencers belong to.

[xchampsx]

Hi i wanna buy a good quality sabre cuz i broke my china sabre last week. Does anyone know where i can buy one in Singapore for cheap? i prefer allstar. thanks!

[jesschan]

Hi! I have used foil fencing gear suitable for 7-9 years old to sell off at discounted prices. See the following link:

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=26928
Please PM me if interested.

[totalstranger]

The fencing equipments are very expensive. My child has lost interest in it. I wonder who wants to buy her used stuff. Fencing mask (xs); master guard (size 5); right hand glove (size 5.5); 1 arm vest (size 32); fencing jacket (size 32); grey vest (size 36; brieves (size 35); fencing blade; fencing bag (from Z fencing, with roller, blue); blade wire.

[iloveaaa]

Hi, can i find out which are the secondary schools that offer fencing as a CCA?

[ANobleNerd]

Go here:

http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_AdvSearch.asp

Click on \"CCA Offered\", then \"Sports and Games\", then \"Fencing\".

[ANobleNerd]

Go here:

http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_AdvSearch.asp

Click on \"CCA Offered\", then \"Sports and Games\", then \"Fencing\".

[micollh]

any feedback on http://www.zfencing.com/web1/history.html

[ANobleNerd]

How old is your child? My 6-year-old is enrolled there since January.


My 13-year-old has been with them since he was in P1. He’s now in the Fencing Academy at the Singapore Sports School. Z’s programme for Fencing is one of the more systematic ones in Singapore, because they have a grading programme to ensure that the kids know the skills before they progress to the next level. I don’t know about the other schools, but I suppose they would have some form of curriculum - just ask them about it if you’re scouting around for a school.

Because Z’s the largest school in Singapore, there are advantages in terms of their ability to host regular in-house tournaments, which encourages the young ones at Z to fence more competitively. These in-house tournaments usually happens during the school holidays.