The Ball State Fencing club has a primary focus on the instruction and education of students, alumni, and faculty in the civil art of fencing. We teach all new members in the traditional Olympic styles of foil, epee, and sabre and as one progresses in their fencing proficiency they can learn various other styles and techniques. However, for those individuals wishing to recreate or mimic the scenes of fencing seen in movies and plays, we in the BSUFC discourage such learning from our instructors as it is not true to the art of fencing.
Most recently, the Ball State Fencing Club has been rated as one of the top organizations on campus to meet new friends. Besides learning the art of fencing, we promote the development of new and lasting friendships with many different people from many different backgrounds. We are welcome to all students, alumni, and faculty wishing to learn and meet new people.
The Ball State Fencing Club does not discriminate against a member's race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, or handicaps. All students, alumni and faculty are encouraged to join the BSUFC, but it is mandated that you have either a valid BSU ID card or a valid BSU Rec membership card to participate. All students, faculty, and alumni interested in learning the art of fencing will be required to fill and sign a waiver ensuring safety of the members and yourself.
Fencing is a sport, and like any other sport it is a form of exercise. Fencing is not only about brandishing a sword at one's opponent, it is a sport about strategy and cunning, slyness and speed, pride and honor. The Ball State Fencing Club is one of the better clubs available to Ball State students, primarily incoming freshmen, as a place of common interest. This means that the BSUFC is mainly comprised of other individuals much like yourself and is an ideal venue for creating new friendships.
The Ball State Fencing Club will instruct members in the three main weapons of fencing; the foil, épée and sabre. All new members begin learning with basic footwork followed by basic blade work on the foil, the beginning weapon for all new fencers. Upon completion of the standard class, members will be eligible to continue lessons with the more advanced weapons of sabre and epee. Above all, you will learn the discipline that will come with the honor of dueling with a sword.
There is one head instructor for the fencing club. This instructor is chosen by the club officers at the beginning of the year and will lead all new members in the basic foil and footwork classes. The head instructor will also rely on several secondary instructors and apprentices to help with the larger groups of new students as well as anybody who may have missed a practice.
Each weapon style will also have a lead instructor for this style. These instructors will be the members of the club you will go to if you have questions about fencing, footwork, or weapons. They are chosen by the club officers following a strict criteria at the beginning of the year. These selected members are the only members of the club eligible to instruction new and existing members of the club.
The Ball State Fencing Club offers private lessons to any member wishing to partake. Private lessons can be scheduled with any of the lead instructors for that primary weapon type, or may be scheduled with the club coach. However, instruction time with the club coach is very limited so it is recommended that any member or student wishing to take private lessons first consult the lead instructor.
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