Sydney University
Fencing Club
The oldest university fencing club in NSW.
Training
times
Wednesday: 7:30pm - 9:30pm (6:30pm during off-peak season)
Saturday: 1:45pm - 4:45pm
Location
The
Arena
Western Avenue
University of Sydney
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 Fencing Club in foil, epee, and sabre. Classes run on Saturday mornings (11:45am - 1:45pm) and Sunday afternoons (12:30pm - 2:30pm) and operate throughout the year. For more information, please contact the club secretary.
Group footwork/fitness sessions are run at the start of each Wednesday night and Saturday afternoon training session.
Private tuition is available during club training sessions
from:
- Angelo Santangelo
- Julian May
- Tony Watts
- Michael Howard
- Wayne Sage
- Jason Held
- Simon Jin
Cost for private lessons is set by the individual coaches.
Contact
Petroc Wilton (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.sufc.org.au
Media articles
"Fencing" in Sydney Morning Herald Metro, 23 November 2007
The club featured in an episode of The Chaser's War on Everything |