BEGINNING FENCING CLASSES FOR ALL AGES

Register for Classes

New to fencing? Learn distance, timing, coordination, flexibility, and bladework to safely begin epee fencing. We provide all instruction and equipment needed to get you safely started fencing. No experience needed. All classes held at 15 Tai Lane in Bozeman unless otherwise noted. Ages guidelines are guidelines, they are not hard and fast, please ask if you have questions. All private lessons are 20-30 minutes (depending on young fencers’ attention span). To schedule private lessons once you have completed registration or if you wish to change, upgrade, or cancel your membership please notify michcarey2@gmail.com 3 days prior to the start of the next month.

  • Beginners ages 10-adult can begin with private lessons before joining the age appropriate beginner/level I weekly classes with a once a week or standard membership: Adults Tuesdays 5:30-8 or teens Mondays 5:00-6:00 or ages 10-13 Mondays 4:00-5:00. $105 annual fee is due after the second week of fencing.

  • Beginners ages 6-10 join the Jedi beginner classes Thursdays 5:00-6:00. $105 annual fee is due after the second week of fencing.

  • Beginners ages 4+ may begin with private, semi-private, or parent-child lessons. $95/for 4 lessons. $105 annual fee is due after the second week of fencing.

  • Date night fencing! For couples who want to try something new and for all those who want to take up fencing as a recreational pastime or competitive sport. Have fun, get some exercise and start fencing each other safely in short order! One 90 minute lesson for two. $120.

  • New MSU beginners contact aria.dang@student.montana.edu

Annual Sign Up Fee

There is an annual sign up (good through July 2024) fee for all fencers: $105 due after the second week of fencing.

Basic Equipment

Beginner fees for camps, classes, and private lessons include the loan of all basic equipment that you will need. (All epees are loaned during class-time only.) You are responsible for the care of the equipment that is checked out to you on the first day of class. Depending on if you need to wash your gear, you will either take gear home with you or store your equipment at the club. Please wash your whites as needed in cold water. Do not machine dry and do not bleach! All borrowed equipment must be returned on your last day of classes. If you are not currently registered for classes but still have equipment checked out to you that is not stored at the club, you will be billed for the full replacement fee of the equipment.

Covid-19 Practices

Our freedom to fence is rooted in our personal responsibility to our club mates and community at large. If you have Covid symptoms or have received a positive test result, or have been told that you should quarantine or isolate - Please do not come to the club or fence! Let us know what’s going on and we look forward to fencing with you again when you are cleared to do so. Your class or lesson fees can be applied to when you can return to fencing. As you are recovering, if you still have cold symptoms, please wear a mask. The health and well-being of our vulnerable fencers and family members depends upon all of us. Thank you!

Refund Policy

If you withdraw from a class or camp up to one month prior to start date, there is a full refund. From one month through the day before the class or camp a 90% refund. On the first day of class/camp there is a 30% refund. There is no refund thereafter. There is no refund of annual fees.