Fencing-Youth Ages 8-15

Ages 7-15. Modern fencing is an Olympic sport with roots in European sword fighting of centuries past. Today, fencing is a competitive sport of strategy, finesse, skill, and endurance. Fencing offers children and teens a positive physical activity and teaches life skills such as confidence, focus, decision-making, and respect, along with improving balance, flexibility, and mental agility. In beginning fencing classes, students learn the fundamentals with games, exercises, footwork, and bouting with fellow novice fencers, with all equipment provided. Professional coaches, Mikhail and Arkadiy Sarkisov, both of whom are former Soviet Champions and US Cadets and Junior National team coaches, are instructors. Students should wear sweatpants (no jeans), a T-shirt, and clean athletic shoes with laces. Equipment will be provided.

Class held at Grand Rapids Area Fencing Academy (GRAFA) 1345 Monroe NW, Suite 102, Grand Rapids, MI 49505