Room All training sessions are held in the ANU Sports Union building. After this club members usually duel among themselves and offer assistance or advice to each other. The typical format is best of three bouts to five hits, or one bout to fifteen. Registration entitles fencers to compete in local competitions, while to fence competitively interstate you will have to be affiliated. The beginners programme caters for people who have never fenced before.
All equipment is provided, and classes are conducted in a fun and friendly environment.
It teaches basic tactics and techniques, and familiarises new fencers with the accoutrements of combat. Two beginners classes are offered so that training continues for the entire semester and skills can be homed. The intermediate programme is aimed at people who have completed the beginners class and wish to progress further, and people who have fenced before and want to brush up on their technique. This class teaches advanced tactics and techniques of combat.