San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club

Fall 2023 Beginning Fencing Class Starts on Monday, September 11th. Sign up to reserve your space now: EDIT: Club email is not working. Please contact Eric McDonald via email ([email protected]) for more information & sign-up.

Happy Spring!
Longer days = more fencing!
Check out our new schedule:

Mondays - Youth & Adult Fencers
Youth Fencing (age10-17)
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Adult Fencing
6:30 - 10:00 pm

​Thursdays - Open Fencing
6:45 - 10:00 pm

Beginning fencers are being accepted on the first Monday of each month! Tell EVERYONE!

Contact Coach McDonald at [email protected]
for more information.

Happy Thanksgiving! Highlanders Fencing is high on my gratitude list. I think it is kind of a special treasure in the world of fencing. Run by passionate volunteers, excellent coaches, and practically free, it has been a rare find indeed, a supportive, fun, and diverse community. I will certainly miss the club in my move to Colorado. So far in my search for a replacement, I found... “Fencing lessons $115 for four lessons” ...yikes!

To those I'm leaving behind, a huge thank you, and best wishes! Please appreciate the unique value and opportunity the club represents. Step up and support it in any way you can, join the executive board, (the Secretary position is opening up 😉), spread the word, grow the membership, volunteer, and celebrate with gratitude!

Happy Thanksgiving,
& Au Revoir,
Alice Butterick

Happy Halloween Fencers!
Your fencing skills make you survivers! Enjoy this post from the Academy of Fencing Masters and appreciate your awesome skills!

Why a Fencer Would Always Survive in a Scary Movie - Academy of Fencing Masters Blog Next time you sit down to watch a scary movie, take a moment to think about whether the characters would fare a little better if only they were fencers

Hello fencers,

Just wanted to give you a heads up that we are adjusting our practice times and emphasis. The new practice schedule is as follows:

Mondays: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Youth fencing (age 10 – 17
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm Adult fencing

Thursdays: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Open fencing (12 and up)

Saturdays: 8:30 am to 10:00 am
Beginning fencing class (limited duration, ends November 13)

Thursday's practice will now have an emphasis on beginning and intermediate Foil, but fencers of all levels and weapons are welcome.

We are also now accepting new fencers on either practice night as they come in order to help grow the club back. If you know of anyone interested, please have them contact Coach Eric!

Here's a new, improved version of our September Beginning Class flyer courtesy of expert editing by Rosey, thanks, Rosey! Let's spread the word and fill up this class. Due to Covid there will be limited spots available so be sure to let your friends know and have them call Eric ASAP! 805-542-9802

We’re BACK!

Starting Monday, July 26, Highlanders will be back at the First Presbyterian Church, Third Floor Gym! Covid protocols will be in place and we will continue to follow all county and church mandates. Please review the protocols on our website: sanluishighlanders.org

Also, our hours have changed to respect these protocols, so please check the new schedule in the info section, and beginner fencing classes are on hold until further notice.

See you in the gym!!

Happy Friday! Time to start practicing... enjoy this talk from TED to help you get going.

Annie Bosler: How to practice effectively...for just about anything

How to practice effectively...for just about anything Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects t...

Best April First post ever, enjoy!!

Fencing Goes to Space! - Academy of Fencing Masters Blog Today is the official launch date for Space Fencing. It turned out fencing is the only sport to fit space, which is why NASA and SpaceX contacted us.

Hey, is anyone else watching the BBC series “Musketeers”? It is streaming on Amazon Prime and I think on Hulu. BBC does such an excellent job — acting, costumes, fencing— all exquisite!!

The Musketeers In a retelling of Dumas pere's classic, law and order is more an ideal than a reality in 17th-century Paris. Athos, Porthos and Aramis are the best soldiers in the king's regiment but are far more than just bodyguards. Committed to upholding justice, the Musketeers face an on-going battle to maintai...