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

View location on Google 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