About us

Waikato Swords is a fencing club based in the Waikato region, dedicated to promoting the sport of fencing through training and community involvement for all ages and skill levels.

Our programme

We are committed to provide all new and intermediate fencers with sufficient instruction to inspire. However please note that no-one in the club is paid for their time or efforts during club nights.  Lessons and training can only be given as more experienced fencers become available and are willing to teach.  We are more than happy to introduce the basics to younger kids to see if this could be the sport for them. However, it would be appreciated if those younger than 13 were accompanied by a parent and are actively supervised at all times.

What you need to know

Equipment for Beginners:

A useful start to personal equipment necessary would be:

• Track Pants
• T-Shirt
• Flat-soled non marking shoes (squash or basketball shoes are ideal)
• A glove - Waikato Swords generally does not provide gloves for beginners, so it might also be an idea to bring a glove of some description. You only need one for your dominant hand, just about anything will do, for example, gardening or golf gloves would be fine.

Waikato Swords will endeavour to provide beginners with the use of a club visual foil (ie, non electric), a jacket and a mask. The type of skills training that follows will be based on the gear available at the time.