Club News

This is both a clinic and a fencing camp, for all levels.
The practice is organized by groups, based on age and experience.
Date: April 18-22, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Cost: $500.00 (or $110.00/day, three days minimum required)

Fencing camp

Designed for children ages 8- 12, with little or no fencing experience.
All our coaches are United States Fencing Association professional coaches, Safe Sport and CORI verified, with extensive experience working with children.

For the existing fencers (Olympia students or members of other fencing clubs), here is the registration link on askfred.net.
Registration Form for kids new to fencing coming soon.

What to bring:

• Lunch pack, two snacks (we encourage fruits), water bottle.
We have a fairly large fridge that kids can use, make sure your lunch is marked up with your child’s name.
• Shorts, athletic pants, sneakers.
Long pants are mandatory during bouting, shorts can be worn for stretching, footwork, and games.
• Extra T-shirt.
Full fencing gear is provided by the club at no extra charge. The campers will be sized up and will receive gear packs to use for the length of the camp. The packages will remain in the club, for everyday use, in separate bags, with the names on them.

Example Schedule day camp:

10:00 – 10:30 Welcome, warmup, fencing games of speed and agility, foot-work.
10:30 – 11:30 Target practice, lunges practice, learning, and practicing the basics of fencing.
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 2:30 Supervised fencing
2:30 – 3:00 Packing and getting ready to wrap up the day

Fencing Clinic for advanced fencers

This is a training session for advanced fencers, led by Olympia director and founder, coach Daniel Hondor.
A minimum of three years of fencing experience and participation in the national circuit is required.
Pre-registration needs approval. Here is the registration link, on askfred.net.
Cost: $550.00/week or $120.00/day

COVID-19 Update

Here are some measures we’re taking this year, in order to keep everyone safe and healthy:
1. Masks are always required, as well as 6-foot social distancing.
2. Please bring extra masks to be changed as needed, and small, pocket personal sanitizers, to be used often.
3. Shoes will be sanitized upon entering the club.
4. Please bring your own lunch, individually packed and ready to serve; no sharing permitted. Fencers may spread out and eat lunch on the fencing floor.
Iggy’s Bakery store is a short walk from the club, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Bon Me are also within walking distance. We can order lunch per request, please have exact cash in hand.

For a more detailed list of the Covid-19 precautions our center is taking in order to preserve everyone’s health, please see the dedicated page, on our website.

For more questions, please email us at info@olympiafencingcenter.com