Sydney University
Fencing Club
The oldest university fencing club in NSW.
Training
times
Wednesday: 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday: 2:00pm - 4:45pm
Location
The
Arena
Western Avenue
University of Sydney
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Maps.
Parking
Parking on campus is by pay-and-display: $2/hour, to a maximum of $6.
Off-campus parking is also available.
Public Transport
From the city, get a bus down City Road (disembark at Carillion Avenue)
or Parramatta Road (disembark at Ross Street).
The closest train station is Redfern (20 minutes walk).
Coaching
Beginners' Classes are run by Sydney University Sport
as part of their Sport
and Recreation program. During university semester, three 9 week courses
(1 hr/week) are run: on Tuesday evenings, Wednesday evenings and Saturday
afternoons. The cost is $92/$115, and enrollment is via Sydney
University Sport.
Group footwork/fitness sessions are run at the start
of Wednesday evening club training. It costs $2 to take part.
Private tuition is available during club training sessions
from:
- Simon Jin
- Julian May
- Bill Ronald
- Angelo Santangelo
- David Hoffman
- Brendan Nicholson
Cost for private lessons is set by the individual coaches.
Contact
Josh Fox (Secretary)
Email: fencing
susport.usyd.edu.au
[Note: when copying this address to your email
program, you will need to add the "@" manually]
Links
Club website
http://www.fencing.soc.usyd.edu.au/
Media articles
"Fencing" in Sydney Morning Herald Metro, 23 November 2007 |