Just a reminder that on Monday, May 6th, we'll be running a casual, in-house mixed weapons tournament (organised by the excellent and indefatigable Ruthie!) in place of our usual sparring night.
Holiday fencing!
Our regular Monday night class will not be held on Monday, December 25th due to it being Christmas Day.However, we WILL be holding class on Monday Jan 1st - so by all means come by and get some exercise!Happy holidays to all!
IGX in September, Per la Vita in November!
We have two great events coming up on our calendar, and I wanted to give them a shout-out here, just to boost the signal. Many of us are already in preparation for the Iron Gate Exhibition (A.K.A. IGX) in New Hampshire in two weeks's time. (For those who aren't: it's not too late to join…
Mask update
Hi fencers, For the last couple of weeks we've been discussing the possibility of dropping our COVID mask requirement (though keeping our vaccine requirement). We wanted to make sure that all our club members had a chance to share their views about this, whether by name or anonymously. At present, it seems as if the…
Thoughts on our mask policy?
Recently we have been discussing the possibility of dropping our COVID mask requirement. This is very appealing in some ways, but it's also a safety question that impacts some more than others, so it seems really important that everyone have a chance to share their views. Our venue would be happy for us to do…
Crucial news!
Today, an important update. Last night during class we had a serious discussion about the status and future of our club. I'm proud to say that, by working together, we managed to hash out exactly what the club really needs in order to thrive. Thus, today it is my great pleasure to present to you…
Club T-Shirts now available on demand!
Good news - our irresistibly attractive New Haven Historical Fencing T-Shirts are now available on demand! (and at a really low price). Gone are the days of having to wait for the next batch of club T-shirts to be printed before ordering.You can head over here to get them: https://newhavenhistoricalfencing.printify.me/products For future reference, this link…
Sign up for Swords on Sat April 1st!
TL;DR: There's a fun sword event in our local area (Milford) on Sat April 1st, and the time has come to sign up! The full story: For a few months now we've been talking about a sparring day coming up, hosted by our wonderful sibling-club in Milford, Per La Vita Academy (formerly known as Exiles…
Class still on, despite the storm!
Tonight we're due to have a snowstorm, but our 6pm-7:30pm class will still proceed as normal. Just to state the obvious, though, please make a sensible decision given your circumstances! If you have to drive a long way after class, you might want to give this one a miss, weather depending. Plus if the snow…
Club T-Shirts available again!
Hi fencers,By popular demand, we're now doing another batch order for our irresistibly attractive New Haven Historical Fencing Club T-Shirts! Yaaaay - and the crowd goes wwiiiiiiilllllllldddd!The order form is here: https://www.customink.com/g/vqg0-00cq-fcr5 The order form will be open for a couple of weeks; then it will close, and you'll miss your chance until next time.…
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