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Morley Blades fencing club

The club runs every Tuesday evening, from 7pm to 9pm, and costs just £160 to join for three months, or £10 guest fee for a session. Everyone gets a group lesson and free fencing; members also get private lessons.

Unlike most fencing clubs, we have all the necessary equipment available to borrow, so there's no need to buy your own.

Everyone with any fencing experience is welcome! If you've just started fencing we have people who have just completed the beginner's course, and if you're a more experienced fencer you may have met some of us at fencing competitions over the last 20 years.

Morley Blades fencing club has been around for a long time. We started in the 1950s (our oldest active member has been at the club over 20 years). In the 1970s we became affiliated with Morley College and their fencing courses for beginners. Sadly, as of 2011, Morley College has had to close their course but the club is still going strong, and still teaching beginners how to fence.

The first hour of each evening is a group lesson. The second hour is free fencing, and individual lessons for club members from our coach, Mick Johnson.

Pictures

A busy group fencing practice at Morley Blades Two épée fencers exchanging hits during practice

Club members fencing in the Waterloo practice hall

Two foil fencers during a bout at the club

Several club members practising fencing together

Two foil fencers practising footwork in the club hall

Two club members preparing to fence

A foil fencer lunging during a competition bout Two foil fencers exchanging attacks in a sports hall A fencing bout watched by a referee and other competitors Two fencers lunging towards each other during a bout A fencer making a deep lunge in competition

Club members lined up for a group fencing lesson

Two fencers contesting a close bout Club members talking between fencing bouts Two masked fencers exchanging attacks A group of fencers talking beside the piste Two foil fencers meeting blade during a bout Two club members smiling during fencing practice A fencer ducking beneath an opponent's attack Two fencers practising at close distance A foil fencer advancing during a bout Two fencers exchanging hits on the piste

Three club members fencing in the practice hall Two fencers practising at close quarters Foil fencers practising in the club hall A coach demonstrating fencing technique to the group