Club Information
Email us at info@napervillefencingclub.com
The Naperville Fencing Club has been promoting the art of Olympic-style fencing in northern Illinois since 1984. We've offered instruction in a diverse array of communities such as Naperville, Downer's Grove, Glen Ellyn, St. Charles, Wasco, Oak Brook, and Kishwaukee College, as well as other sites around DuPage, Will, and Kane Counties. We have a number of competitors active in local and regional competitions, as well as a few nationally. If you're interested in learning how to fence, skip down to our current beginning class offerings, near the bottom of this page.
At NFC, we take a somewhat different approach to fencing, stressing fitness, constant and vigorous physical training, simple techniques, a strong mental game, and a tight-knit group. This isn't always for everyone. All we require is the desire to keep showing up, to keep trying your best, and to generally behave yourself. Upon occasion, we have been known to discourage membership to fencers who while possessing excellent fencing skills, display an attitude towards fellow fencers that is unpleasant, abusive, or dismissive. The result has been a close-knit group of people who ALL put forth the effort. We also display a very unusual attitude towards competitions. We view competitions as important, but NOT as a goal. Training is everything. To develop, to cultivate ourselves as fencers, and as people is the goal. Competitions are a very valuable method of testing that training, but must never become the "at-all-costs" focus of a student. Competitions can also just be good clean fun! So we do very much value competitive fencing, but it's not about the medals, it's about the people. This may sound strange, or even impossible, but over the course of time, it's who we are.
Our next series of beginning classes:
Mondays in Downer's Grove starting November 9th
4pm-5pm Beginning Epee Fencing for Ages 7-12.
5pm-6pm Intermediate Epee Fencing for Ages 7-12.
6pm-7:30 Advanced Epee Fencing
(requires previous experience, and some electric equipment).
To register for our Monday program, please contact the Downer's Grove Park District directly, at www.dgparks.org or call (630) 963-1300.
Thursdays in Glen Ellyn starting November 5th
5:30pm Beginning Fencing for Ages 10-12
7:30pm Beginning/Advanced Fencing Ages 13 and Older
To register for our Thursday program, please contact the Glen Ellyn Park District directly, at www.gepark.org or call (630) 858-2462.
Some shots of us in action:
