Blue Fencing Club

ABOUT US

Blues began life about a decade ago in the historic Old Gym at Diocesan College in Cape Town. The name Blues comes from the colour awarded to exceptional athletes at renowned academic institutions. Since then Blues grown into one of the leading fencing clubs in Africa and the largest in the Western Cape.

Blues largely focuses on epee, which is the most popular weapon in South Africa and the one we are most competitive internationally. Besides epee, Blues has a growing number of foilists as we seek to help relaunch a weapon that South African fencers used to excel in.

The club offers bouting, group training and individual lessons for people of all ages from absolute beginners to international medal winners.

LOCATION & TIMES

Blues has its own dedicated fencing salle in the Cape Town City Bowl (151 Hatfield Street, Gardens), with four permanent fencing strips, state-of-the-art scoring systems, and a fully stocked armoury with clothing and equipment that beginners can borrow until they are ready to get their own kit.

The club’s junior groups train 4pm - 5.30pm on Monday, Wednesdays and 9am - 11am on Saturdays. The adult training sessions are 5.30pm - 9pm Monday to Thursday and 12pm - 3pm on Saturdays. Open bouting and lessons are available on Fridays from 4pm - 6.30pm.

There is also plenty of opportunities to schedule private one-on-one lessons outside the normal training times.

COACHES

Patrick Collings is the head coach of Blues and UCT Fencing, A British trained coach, Patrick is one of the new cadre of coaches lifting the standard of South African epee onto international podiums. His fencers medal regularly in South African and African competitions (individual and team events), and are among the top ranked nationally in their age categories.

Athi Vuntu is the assistant coach at Blues and the fencing coach at Bishops. Athi is a member fo the SA national squad having competed in Commonwealth and African championships. Alex Collings coaches the junior foilists at Blues and has competed in African, Commonwealth and world championships as well as the African Games, medalling in Commonwealth and African championships.

JUNIOR SQUAD
For U18 fencers. Access to three group training / bouting sessions a week and one 15 minute individual lesson a week.
R920 per month

MEMBERSHIP
For adult fencers. Come bout Monday to Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Members have access to club masks, jackets and epees (depending on availability).
R700 per month

SENIOR SQUAD
Membership plus one 20 minute individual lesson a week. A comprehensive lesson plan is designed for each fencer.
R1,350 per month

OTHER

Fencers can book additional lessons per week: R540 per month for juniors and R810 per month for seniors.

Fencers from other clubs are welcome to train with us. We offer a per session fee of R250 and a per month fee of R1,250. Conditions apply, including own equipment and available slots.