What can fencing offer you?
Whether you’re a beginner or more experienced fencer, whether your approach is competitive or recreational, fencing has a wide range of benefits to offer you.SPEED & AGILITY01
Refine your reflexes to respond automatically.
Enhance rapid decision making to adapt on the fly.
Become more agile to catch your opponents off-guard.
BALANCE & STRENGTH02
Core strength for balance and stability.
Powerful legs, glutes and hips for explosive actions.
Strong back and arms for precise, formidable attacks.
TACTICS & STRATEGY03
Out-think your adversaries under pressure.
Mislead and deceive your opponents to claim victory.
Hone your observational skills to gain tactical information.
What we offer
Introductory Courses
Dedicated courses are an ideal way to get started in the sport of fencing. Dragonhead runs introductory courses for each of the three weapons, for beginners and experienced fencers alike.
Our sessions have a clear structure and are run by a fully qualified Maître d’Armes. The courses stop off at many aspects of fencing, whilst allowing time for further exploration.
Enquire to find out when the next one will be!
Individual Lessons
The club offers individual lessons for any level of experience. One-on-one coaching allows for personalised training to focus on your specific goals making use of your personal strengths.
Practice makes permanent, and higher quality practice makes for better results. Individual lessons provide the best environment for immediate and targeted feedback which is needed for high-quality practice.
Performance Training
Performance training uses scenario- and problem-based practice to develop your technical, tactical and strategic capabilities.
Dragonhead uses squad training to create opportunities to workshop specific skills and strategies against a range of opponents to enhance performance on the piste.
Putting techniques into practice with restricted rules allows for more focused improvement, and enhances the value of other training.
