Or you can always order through the club. However, I'd suggest mooching shamelessly off the club until you can afford to buy your own. Yes, once you're past the beginner level and have decided that you're interested enough in fencing to continue with the sport. Then you come back and apply for membership. Novices, Intermediate and Advanced fencers pay the same amount and come as many times a week as they want.
Most members come about once a month.
Generally, we don't like to start young people much before the age of 10 . There is a certain amount of strength and control required to wield a sabre effectively. If you have a young person or are one, if you visit the club, we can do some simple tests to see if you have the required strength. The other concern is that there are few people the same age when younger person starts to learn the sport. It can be very difficult for them when training and competing against older people.