Cross Roads Fencing Center

Olympic Style Fencing in your Home Town!

A place for the Marlborough community and its neighbors to learn and practice the Olympic sport of Fencing.

The Cross Roads Fencing Center is offering Olympic Style Epee Fencing Lessons in Marlborough, MA. Click here for registration forms.

Class dates and times for 2009-10 are posted. Once & twice-weekly class Tuesdays & Thursdays meeting at Jericho Hill Lodge. Session 4 Classes are underway, March 23 thru May 13.

Sign up now at the Recreation Department office or come to the first night of a session. See you there! Marlborough too far to go? Ask us about programs for your town's recreation department. Wayland Intro To Fencing Class starts April 26.

News! Coach Robert takes gold at the June 13 Epee D-Under. Results here

News! Sam takes gold at the Division's Y10 Championships, and 5th for Colin. Results here

NEUSFA Qualifiers for Summer Nationals in Atlanta, GA, are over. Who's qualified:

Girls Y10 Epee: Julianna, Paige

Girls Y12 Epee: Julianna, Paige, Quinn

Boys Y10 Epee: Sam, Colin

Boys Y12 Epee: Sam, Justin

Junior Team, Mens Epee: Team Cross Roads has qualified.

Division 3 Epee: Coach Robert, Robert II

Vet 40 Epee: Coach Robert, Frank Wadas

News! Julianna takes Bronze at the PDF Girls SYC in Y12 Epee 4/11/10! Results here

News! Julianna & Paige take Silver & Bronze at the PDF Girls SYC in Y10 Epee 4/10/10! Results here

News! Coach Robert wins the Chocolate Bunny at the Easter D & Under 4/4/10! Results here

News! Coach Robert earns D10 rating with top 32 finish at Combined Vets Epee NAC in Dallas 3/27/10! Results here

News! Sam & Julianna take Gold & Silver at Prise De Fer Mixed Y10 Epee 3/26/10! Results here

News! Nick, Steven, Brenton take Bronze at Prise De Fer Super Youth Circuit Y14 Team Epee 3/20/10! Results here

News! Sam takes Gold, Colin 5th at Boys Y10 Epee at the PDF SYC 3/20/10! Results here

News! Nick, Steven, Brenton qualify a U19 team for Summer Nationals 3/6/10! Results here

News! Lots of medals at the Jan 8-9-10/2010 Sword in the Snow SYC! Results here

News! Justin takes Silver, Julianna 5th at PDF Y12 Mixed Epee 12/19/09! Results here

News! Sam Meehan, Julianna Kinslow, and Nick Benway take 1st-2nd-3rd at Y10 Mixed Epee 11/6/09! Results here

News! Nick Kinslow earns E09 rating in Epee with Bronze Medal finish at E & Under 10/31/09! Results here

Coach Robert receives Level 2 Epee Coach Certification at USFA Coaches College!

More Fencing Tournament Results

Why Should I Fence?

It's a load of fun! Does fencing in the movies look cool? Fencing for real is even better. Imagine you're on the strip, a 3 foot sword in your hand, sizing up your opponent for a weak spot, pushing him back, and drawing him close. An extension of the arm, a quick advance forward, and the tip of your blade is pressed against your opponent while the scoring machine buzzes for your touch! Your fans go wild!

Having all this fun you may not notice fencing is great exercise too. Fencing improves coordination, balance, strength, flexibility, and conditioning. And you could be burning 400 calories an hour. (Your mileage may vary.)

Who can Fence? Everyone!

Fencers can start training as young as 8 years old (3rd grade). Boys and Girls, Men and Women, Young and Old, all are welcome. Classes are separated by age, which also serves to separate by size for training; ages 8-12, ages 13-16, and ages 17-adult. As skills improve, size becomes less important. A 5'4" person can overcome a 6'8" person with form and technique!

Classes will introduce students to the footwork, weapon, rules and traditions of Olympic style electric Epee fencing:

Warm ups/Stretching

Footwork/Conditioning

The Uniform

The Epee

Fencing Equipment

Safety!

Scoring

Attacking/Defending

Rules of the Strip

Tournaments

All equipment is provided in the beginner classes

Fencing is a life-long sport. At the 2007 USFA Summer National tournament, the youngest fencer was 6 and the oldest was 88. Any age is a good time to start. Competitions during the season let you fence against similar age & skill levels - Open events bring all experience levels together.

A special note for parents, once you see how much fun your kids are having, you may feel compelled to try the sport yourself!

Click here for online purchase of Cross Roads Fencing Center gifts. More items added on occasion, or ask Coach Robert if there's something you'd like. Show off your fencing spirit! Amuse your friends!