Historical Fencing Classes
Here
at the Northsiders study group, we always welcome serious-minded
students as new members. Our classes are normally held
every Wednesday night from 6:45 - 10:00pm at the Missouri
City Community Center (see "Where
to Find Us"). Students are encouraged to show up
15-30 minutes early to stretch and warm up.
Class Uniform - New students should come
to class wearing a plain white t-shirt (no pocket) and plain
black warmups (no logos, stripes, sport shirts, etc. on either).
Wear some sort of athletic shoes with a decent grip (shoe
color doesn't matter) so that you won't slip while fencing.
No jewelry, watches, belt packs, etc. are allowed to be worn
during class as they could get broken and present a safety
hazard. Glasses can be worn, but we do recommend safety glasses
if you have them; you will also want some sort of eyeglass
band to make sure they stay on.
Equipment - To start historical fencing,
all you will need some sort of wooden sword (waster) to practice
with. Our club will often will have wasters on hand for sale
to new class members, but a student may begin with a wooden
dowel (See "Wasters" in
the Equipment Section for specifics and details regarding
wasters).
Do NOT bring katanas (wooden or otherwise),
bokken or shinai because these are not tools associated with
European arts and weapons, and do not bring decorative "wall-hanger"
swords, sharpened swords, or anything (even wooden dowels)
made of pine as these are unsafe and do not fit what we do.
Class
Schedule for 2011
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Fees are $30/month paid to Missouri
City Parks & Recreation Department (MCPRD) at the
desk upstairs by the basketball court.
Signup dates are the first Wednesday
of every month:
- January 5, 2011
- February 2, 2011
- March 2, 2011
- April 6, 2011
- May 4, 2011
- June 1, 2011
- July 6, 2011
- August 3, 2011
- September 7, 2011
- October 5, 2011
- November 2, 2011
- December 7, 2011
Special Class Dates:
- Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - Rescheduled for Thanksgiving
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