https://espadafencing.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2025-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/1587917522125-GDVIO539MTRL5IANCZY2/BS-1078.jpg Espada Fencing Club | About Welcome to Espada Fencing club, you are invited to join in this ancient art and modern Olympic sport. Espada Fencing Club provides a heart-warming inclusive celebration for guests of swordplay excellence, encouraging your inner musketeer, cavalier or Sabreur. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced fencer, you are welcome. This established club with qualified coaches, modern techniques, and all the equipment you need to fence, provides you with the opportunity to move into another world. A world of excitement, speed, and timing, where grace and aggression compete on equal terms. A world where the values of yesteryear still apply, and chivalry is the expected behaviour. The sport is completely equal in terms of its rules for men and women, indeed both can fight together. Take a look through this website, then why not book yourself a set of lessons if you are a beginner, or if experienced just come along and join in the fight! Thank you for your interest, I hope we shall cross swords! En garde, Brian Speight BEM President Espada Fencing Club Read About Brian’s service to fencing in the 2025 New Years Honour’s list https://espadafencing.co.uk/contact-us daily 0.75 2020-05-05 https://espadafencing.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2026-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/1587406344743-G8CU40JYIRZFWCUD1P4R/015.JPG Espada Fencing Club https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/1587406435645-VBLR6KIAQZS1L9NJLCZT/299.JPG Espada Fencing Club https://espadafencing.co.uk/our-coaches daily 0.75 2025-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/1593516960221-WIV3V8F3WJL2O5BROY41/espada+matt+photo+website.jpg Our Coaches - Matt Copp I started fencing at university. I joined Espada Fencing Club in 2013, and later went on to qualify as a coach, helping fencers discover a love for the sport, by helping them develop footwork and blade work skills. Many of these students have gone on to compete in regional competitions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/1587917226888-4JJ3Y37EV54CEDP75D2M/BS-1078.jpg Our Coaches - Brian Speight Brian Speight, has been a member of Espada FC for many decades and part of the club coaching team for 15 years. Giving lessons in both Foil and Epee, Brian brings extensive knowledge to his coaching role. With a motivational style designed to promote excellence and encouraging all fencers to achieve their fencing goals. He is an international GB Vet fencer at Epee, having competed around the world. Brian is also our Club President. He is our club’s figurehead and adds glamour to our award ceremonies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/1587918917771-U22EZCON6XBYSPIPZBVL/081.JPG Our Coaches - Marilyn Wheelband I have been fencing for over 50 years and I have coached for much of that time. I have competed in many competitions and still do, so I keep up with current trends, ideas and rules in fencing. I coached at my school in the late 60’s and early 70’s. During the late 80’s, I took fencing coaching courses and passed my exams to become a Regional Coach in foil. I have coached all the time since. I retook my coaching qualifications within the last ten years in order to keep up with current coaching methods. I am now on the coaching register as a level 2 Coach in both foil and epee. I coach mainly at Espada Fencing Club. I coach mainly foil with both junior and senior fencers of all abilities. I also coach at schools in after school sessions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/4bcc5136-a4f9-40fd-9e34-347e47864c2e/myself+chairman%27s+cup+2025.png Our Coaches - James Kwan Compared to many fencers, I started late at the age of 19, when I was at Durham University. Since then I have gained experience as a 3-weapon referee at domestic competitions and as an IWAS (Wheelchair) Epee referee. I am able to use this experience to help our fencers see things from the point of view of the referee, and trickle down some of the updates to the rules and conventions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/1587917141141-E9NY3F3G9GGEDBW0O2RK/FB_IMG_1579514808780.jpg Our Coaches - Graham Reid Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://espadafencing.co.uk/location daily 0.75 2021-06-04 https://espadafencing.co.uk/welfare daily 0.75 2024-11-10 https://espadafencing.co.uk/membership daily 0.75 2024-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e95fe920eedce30ec17d321/1587406344743-G8CU40JYIRZFWCUD1P4R/015.JPG Membership - Yearly Membership Save money by becoming a member. Without it, you pay extra per week for your evening’s fencing. 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