Dates: 5/3 - 5/10

In honor of Mother’s Day, as is our tradition, En Garde Fencing is setting aside the week of May 3rd to May 10th for the mothers that make all of this possible.

All mothers, whether they are parents of fencers or friends and relatives, are invited to attend any class they like (at no charge) during the week in thanks and appreciation of everything they do. We are happy to welcome all moms, even those who don’t have kids taking classes at the club. So if you know someone who might be interested in joining us for a fun class, please invite them. 

We hope to see lots of moms joining in and having fun during their special week at En Garde Fencing. Happy Mother’s Week!

Date: Saturday, 5/16

Time: 4-10PM

Ages: All Ages

Location: En Garde Fencing

In 2009, one year after the club started, EGF had its Grand Opening in our current location on May 8th. With the smell of fresh paint still in the air we hosted a Bay Cup tournament that weekend and happily dived right into our fencing classes the following week. 

We’ve come a long way since then, and have worked really hard to make our club a fun space for everyone with a love of HEMA, Olympic fencing, archery and more. Many thanks are due to all of you, our members, past and present. Every one of you have made our En Garde Fencing community possible over these last 18 years, and we are very grateful for all you’ve done.

This is a very special year indeed, as we are in the midst of a transition period as we spin up the En Garde Martial Arts Foundation and wind down En Garde Fencing. Our classes, our coaches and our wonderful community will remain the same as ever, we’ll just have a new name going forward. I’m excited about our prospects for the future and I’m looking forward to seeing all of you at the anniversary party. 

This year we will be celebrating with a BBQ on Saturday after our last class ends at 4PM. Feel free to join us, bring a little something to share if you like, and enjoy the festivities with friends and family. 

Thank you, everyone! Here’s to another great year at En Garde Fencing! 

This month, we are combining our monthly board game night with our anniversary party! Prepare yourself for an evening of fun with games new and old. It’s a great way to meet up, socialize and play games for hours with friends. 

We will have food and you are allowed to bring your own drinks and board games as you see fit. It’s nice to find an excuse to get together and have a good time, even if we aren’t trying to stab each other with swords (maybe). 

We hope you can join us!

Please join us for the weekend!

The Tomahawk and Bowie Knife (also known as big knife) are two of the most iconic weapons of the American Frontier. Outdoors people of all kinds carried them for hundreds of years. Come find out why! These indispensable survival tools are just as practical for hunting and self defense today as they were in the 17th century. You will learn practical techniques for using the Tomahawk and Bowie Knife alone as well as together.

These are invaluable skills for all HEMA systems regardless of weapon choice, especially valuable for high pressure contact. Plus it’s super fun!!

Days and Times: 

Saturday: 1PM to 5PM

Sunday: 11AM to 1PM (1HR break for lunch)

                2PM to 6PM

Meet the Instructor

Tim Anderson is the founder of Infinity Blade Concepts. Guro Anderson began edged weapons training in 1994 in JKD Concepts at Lynx Academy under Frank Cucci and Patrick Trey of Seal Team Six. He has also trained with Tom Sotis in the family system AMOK! Tim also trained Muay Thai and Savate with Frank Cucci. Later he continued his JKD training under Mike Krivka, another full instructor under Dan Inosanto.

Tim taught the Navy Master at Arms at Patuxent Naval Air Station in Close Quarter Combatives as well as Knife & Tomahawk from 2000 to 2002. On Sept 13th, 2001 he was sworn in to the Naval Reserves as a Master at Arms Second Class and taught Close Quarter Combatives and Edged Weapons at Dahlgren Naval Base.

With over 26 years of edged weapons training and 37 years in martial arts Tim has developed a very practical system and teaching method. Also he’s fun to train with!

Reviews of the Clinic:

As an instructor for over 20 years, I am impressed by Tim’s depth of knowledge in knife and tomahawk. I have also watched his interactions with his students many times. He communicates clearly in a personable style, but what he teaches is no-nonsense, practical and very real. Tim’s love of teaching and his years of experience in his system are immediately obvious. There are few people I would trust my students with, and Tim is certainly at the top of the list. I wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to recommend taking one of Tim’s seminars to anyone with an interest in knife fighting.

-Jim Liebich

Owner, En Garde Fencing

Days: 5/30 - 5/31

Times: Saturday, 1-7PM; Sunday, 11-4PM

Location: En Garde Fencing

Cost: $50/day ($40 for club members) for one day, $90/day ($80 for club members) for the full weekend 

Non-member Signup: Here for Day Pass, here for full weekend

Member Signup: Here for Day Pass, here for full weekend

Out of the three Olympic weapons, the epee (historically a dueling weapon) is perhaps the closest to what might be considered “a real swordfight.” 

Where epee is most useful to HEMA fencers and martial artists of all kinds is in the areas of focus for the weapon. In order to do well in epee, one must tightly control distance, train to move with the arm first, hone reaction speed and patiently time actions for the best results. Epee can help a martial artist to improve all of these aspects of their training. 

On Saturday, we will cover epee fundamentals, strategy and tactics. After warmups, we will engage in various skill-building and tactical bouting exercises. Training to see and identify actions and openings is key to unlocking adaptability in the bout. 

On Sunday, we will review materials from Saturday and spend more time bouting in both a training and competitive framework. Participants will learn to identify actions in example videos and while refereeing. An introduction to the epee tactical wheel (a useful way of organizing one’s tactics) will also be part of the Sunday schedule.

If an intensive, two day clinic on epee fundamentals and tactics, with tons of bouting to hone your skills sounds like something you might enjoy then this is what you’ve been looking for. Sign up today!