Introduce your favorite sport to your classmates! We offer a variety of programs to fit your needs and introduce this sport to your students. Fencing is a great way to get young people moving and excited about sports. Contact Coach Liz (liz@houstonswordsports.com) for scheduling and pricing.
What is fencing?
Fencing is a safe, exciting alternative sport for students.
Dating back as far as the Egyptian pharaohs, people have been blunting weapons, donning safety equipment, and playing with swords. We’d like to help you get involved in this tradition. Modern fencing has its roots in the swordplay of the Renaissance in Europe. The gentry would practice their swordplay, test one another, and occasionally fight duels to defend their honor.
The essence of fencing is to hit without being hit. Studentsmust be able to find the right time to strike while defending from the opponent’s strikes. This develops the mind as well as the body.
Why should we bring fencing to our school?
Fencing challenges the body and mind, while feeding the sword fighting fantasies of people everywhere. Students learn planning, decision-making, and spatial reasoning while developing balance, agility, and quickness.
Fencing is safe. There are fewer time-loss injuries (injuries that would keep students out of school and away from their sports) than dance, gymnastics,football, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, track, and cross-country.
Fencing develops children’s minds as well as their bodies. Studies have shown that martial arts like fencing improve kids’ focus, impulse control, and mental manipulation.
Fencing also teaches strong physical and emotional self-discipline, self confidence, sportsmanship, and tactical flexibility.
Fencing can be done indoors in gyms, auditoriums, cafeterias, even large classrooms. HSS will provide equipment. This means that our classes are a relatively easy investment, both financially and in terms of space.
Three different programs to fit your needs:
Fencing Field Day
We will do a one to 3 hour, interactive demonstration that’s perfect for field day, assemblies, and other special events. This introduction to fencing includes games, footwork, history of the sport, and bouting. All equipment will be provided.
Fencing PE Unit
We will come to your gym class and teach a one to four week unit on fencing. Students will learn the history of fencing, work on games and exercises to build base skills and take part in supervised fencing. All equipment will be provided.
After School Fencing
This program is designed to fit into your after-school enrichment program. Students will spend an hour learning the fundamentals and history of fencing with games, exercises, and supervised fencing. All equipment provided; starter sets are available for purchase.
