Kent County Amateur Fencing Union
The aim of the Union is to develop and encourage fencing and to promote and conduct amateur fencing championships within the Administrative County of Kent, the Medway Towns Authority and the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
Membership shall be open to clubs and schools within the area which are affiliated to the British Fencing Association and to individuals resident within the area.
What is Fencing
Fencing is the sport of fighting with swords. The most common version of fencing today also called olympic fencing or competitive fencing is divided into three weapon categories: foil sabre and épée. Classical fencing uses the same three weapons but approaches fencing as a martial art. Competitive fencing is one of five sports which has been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games the other four being Athletics Cycling Swimming and Gymnastics.
BFA-Affiliated Fencing clubs Schools providing fencing
short word| Club | Contact | Telephone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Ash Green Epee club | Marina Nicholls | marina.nicholls@hotmail.com | 01474 871484 | |
| Bexley Fencing Club | Karen Griffiths | bexleyfencing@hotmail.co.uk | 07545 384754 | |
| Blackheath | James Williamson | clubsecretary@blackheathfencing.org.uk | 07766 757315 | www.blackheathfencing.org.uk |
| Bromley | Andrew Nisbit | secretary@bromleyfencing.org.uk | 07887 821443 | |
| Dream Fencing Club Gillingham | Yosif Angelinov | Contact Page | www.dreamfencing.co.uk | |
| Gravesham | Catherine Gandolfi | famgando@hotmail.com | 01689 831826 | www.graveshamfencing.org.uk |
| Royal Greenwich | Ian Lightbown | royalgreenwichfencingclub@btinternet.com | 020 8316 5861 | www.royalgreenwichfencingclub.org.uk |
| Invicta | Kate Morwell-Neave | kate.neave@sky.com | 01227 762731 | |
| Mallard Fencing | Jane Clayton | jclayton@mallardfencing.org.uk | 01227 367987 | www.mallardfencing.org.uk |
| MX Malling Fencing Club | Meg and Phil Shepherd-Foster | elitesabrecoaching@gmail.com | 07811 289 851 | |
| Meopham | Dave Broughton | broughton399@aol.com | 07977 254802 | |
| Royal Tunbridge Wells | Paul Beasley | rtwfencingclub@gmail.com | 07786 000488 | www.rtwfencingclub.com |
| Shortlands House Fencing Club | Margaret Norville | shortlandhousefencingclub@hotmail.co.uk | 0208 2891638 | |
| Sittingbourne Swords Fencing Club | Gary Hovery | gary@hovery.net | 07793 281505 | www.sittingbourneswords.org |
| Tenterden | John Hyde | tenterden.swords@gmail.com | 07714 439385 | www.tenterden-swords.co.uk |
| University of Kent | Ben Carr | bc485@kent.ac.uk | www.kentunion.co.uk/activities/fencing |