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Not Just for Boys – Why Fencing is Great for Girls
by Irina Chirashnya

We think of fighting as a boy kind of thing. Boys fight, girls talk, right? It’s a misconception that seems to just hang on no matter how times change. But fencing isn’t just for boys! Girls get all of the same benefit from fencing that boys get, and in fact they get some extra benefits as well like feeling empowered and doing something that marks them apart from the rest of their class.

Fencing isn’t just a guy thing!

Fencing is Great for Girls



When it comes to building self confidence, strength and stamina, it’s hard to underestimate how much fencing offers women and girls.

In terms of physical attributes, fencing builds:

• Agility
• Fitness
• Strength
• Overall Health
• Control
• Coordination

But fencing also helps girls to build themselves up emotionally, offering these benefits:

• Improved self image
• Confidence
• Mental toughness
• Camaraderie
• Positive body image
• Goal Setting
• Decision making

Fencing takes the focus away from beauty and looks, and rather puts the focus on physical development and improving technique. It’s about focus and discipline rather than being about what a girl looks like. This allows girls to develop their inner sense of self worth. And yes, it’s also gracious and beautiful!

Besides these benefits, fencing also offer girls the ability to see that they can in fact conquer an area that has traditionally been left for boys. We see again and again in research that girls don’t feel comfortable in school learning more about traditional “boy” subjects like science and math, and that later in the workplace they’re less likely to advocate for themselves and to go after big financial goals. By having girls participate in fencing, they learn that they really can hold their own with boys. That confidence bleeds out into those academic and workplace areas, where girls gain a new found confidence that they can advocate for themselves and participate in activities that are traditionally left for boys.

Why Girls Love Fencing



Girls love fencing for the same reason that boys do – it’s exciting and empowering! Holding a sword generates this feeling of control and allows us to really pinpoint our mission and our goal. For girls, fencing means accomplishment and empowerment.

Fencing drills into the ideas of grace and movement that draw girls in, while allowing them to project that energy into their opponent. Unlike dance, fencing has a very specific goal, to make contact and get that point. Like dance it is elegant and beautiful.

It offers girls the chance to conquer their fears, to step onto the strip and to let go of their feelings of inadequacy and to live without limitation.



Fencing is a great sport for girls, offering them the opportunity to build their confidence and maturity while developing their physical abilities and staying fit and healthy!

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Saturday General Training, September 26, 2015 at Sacred Heart Center Sports Club

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Yes... we're a crazy bunch. And tomorrow is general training day!

Come on down and find your place on a piste with our friendly, wacky, and fun-loving fencers

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Saturday Training October 24, 2015

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Halloween on the Piste October 31, 2015

Just our regular training day... with tricks and treats





Loot bags for those who dropped by... with Halloween cookies and candied apples by Cookie Jar Home Baked Goodies


Free (face) hugs!












Our training really work you to death


A fallen comrade