"A Sport for all - a Sport for Life"

The skills of the Sword were invented by Man through the necessity to stay alive - self-preservation is the name of the game !
Sword fighting has been practised in all parts of the world for thousands of years. Men, and sometimes Women, fought battles with many different types of swords, training seriously for combat to the death.Later on when wars were fought mainly with firearms and duels were forbidden by law, Sport Fencing remained popular.

There are three types of fencing practised today, each named after the type of sword used: Foil, Epee, & Sabre

The Foil: developed from the light French court sword, worn not just as part of a gentlemans dress, but to defend himself against attack from street thieves and cut-throats. It was also the practise weapon of the 17th century.

The Epee: evolved from the 16th century rapier used by the French Musketeers and the weapon most favoured for duelling.

The Sabre: is a light slender flexible weapon that derives from the slashing cavalry sword of the 18th century Hungarian Hussars.