

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Winter Beginners Fencing Course - Adults and Kids
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Event Description**: Our 6 week beginner courses - weekly, starting 11 Jan - only £40 - 50. Sign up --&gt; https://tinyurl.com/ytkbhaym 

If you've never fenced before and you want try it out in a club that's dedicated to providing a great beginner experience in a fun, social and wellbeing focused environment, check out our upcoming beginner courses.

Each session starts with a warm up and some games to get to know everyone on in the class and ends with some time to practice what you've learned in the class with some open fencing.

Week 1 - the basics of fencing, safety, the piste area and how to move.
Week 2 - the rules for foil fencing, how to referee and how this shapes the game.
Week 3 - how to defend, parries, ripostes, counter attacks and controlling timing.
Week 4 - how to attack, preparations, indirect attacks, compound actions and different situations on the piste.
Week 5 - multi weapons day, use the other weapons of modern fencing, sabre and epee.
Week 6 - mini competition, learn how to use electric equipment, how competitions work and fence with the rest of the club.

At our Southside Centre classes we can also integrate para fencers into sessions.

We also run fun active classes for children 5 to 8 outside of the beginners courses. 

https://tinyurl.com/ytkbhaym
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Edinburgh
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Southside Community Centre
- **lat**: 55.944278836295
- **long**: -3.1839320413057
- **full address**: Southside Community Centre, 103 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Dunedin Fencing Club (https://allevents.in/org/dunedin-fencing-club/27253830)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Southside Community Centre, 103 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Dunedin Fencing Club
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, sports, kids, contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Winter Beginners Fencing Course - Adults and Kids ?
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