Fencing Lessons in Monrovia, Near Pasadena
We're a fencing club on Maple Ave in Monrovia, just off the 210 between Pasadena and Arcadia. We teach epee to complete beginners and coach fencers all the way to national competition.Fencing is faster and less choreographed than the movies suggest. It's a full-speed exchange of distance, timing and decisions, and most people are surprised how tiring their first bout is.You don't need experience or equipment to start..
Your first class
You'll warm up, learn footwork, put on a mask and jacket, hold a blade and fence a short bout. Same day.
Wear a long-sleeve shirt, long pants and lace-up athletic shoes. Bring water. We provide the mask, jacket, glove and blade. You need nothing else to try it.
Fencing has one of the lowest injury rates in youth sport. Everyone is fully masked and jacketed, and the blades are blunt and flexible.
my daughter don‘t really like outdoor sports, before i took her to fortune fencing, she refused to try other sports like soccer,softballs,tennis, so i showed her all other sports that she may like, she chose swimming and fencing, after that, i started to search fencing club on yelp, then we chose fortune fencing just by randomly, i took her to a free trial session, she was shy at first, but both coaches are very nice, they were having a regular group lesson that day, but they still came to encourage her to join in during, after their warm up part, she was encouraged and started to join, coach E even asked his assistant to help my daughter individually, that was very helpful to my daughter, she enjoyed her tryout, and we started her fencing journey after that, its almost a year now, her fencing skill had been improved a lot, not shy anymore(the opposite now),she even went to a tournament a few months ago, she told me both of her coaches and others are very nice, they encourage them, motivated them, when you are seating their and watch them, its been a joy, they have their way to let the kids love this sports not just a simply training. we love fortune fencing!
我的女儿在一年前开始尝试击剑运动，在这之前她并不喜欢户外运动，也因为疫情，有两年没有非常多的运动量，去年暑假的时候，我开始问她要不要试试去选一个运动，她选择了游泳和击剑，在开学前，我在yelp搜索附近的击剑俱乐部，出来很多，在综合衡量后，我们选择去fortune fencing试课，试课那天是他们正常的一节团体课，我的女儿开始很害羞，并没有直接加入，而是选择在旁边观看，教练非常好，时不时的会过去跟我女儿说话，试图让她熟悉，在他们结束第一轮的热身运动后，我的女儿说可以去试试，就这样她加入了他们，教练也在开始训练的时候请了他的助教一对一的帮助我女儿练习讲解，这个当时应该是对我女儿能融入起了很大作用，她刚开始因为不了解不熟悉会很紧张，但一对一的方式让她很快就放松，在这里非常非常的感谢教练们。那次试课后，我们就报名了，因为她非常喜欢，到现在我们已经快学了一年了，中间也参加了一次8岁组的比赛，她的这一年变化很大，击剑技术也有肉眼可见的进步，马上可以去下一个级别了，重要的是她依然很喜欢，即使现在每周课增加了，她也依然很期待上课，喜欢才能继续努力，谢谢fortune fencing 和教练们！
Excellent place for fencing. All the coaches are super friendly and patient and they really pushes you to do your best. 这个俱乐部的氛围很好，教练会用好玩的方式来带入你学击剑。
I heard about Fortune Fencing from the radio and wondering if it’s too late for my 13 years old son to start learning fencing. I took my son to try the class anyway . Coach Z is very nice and professional, he told me it was fun and he liked it. Now he moved to the competitive class. I’m glad to see all his efforts and improvements. It has boosted his confidence a lot too. Both Coach Emara and Coach Z are very attentive and professional, they will make sure everyone gets their skills improved based on their level. I’m glad that my son liked this new sport and made big progress. I’m live in city of walnut, but I’m willing to travel a little far to this place as long as my son enjoys it.
A true gem of the community. Coach Emara has great patience with his students and is also very responsible. A great activity to enhance concentration and develop agility, not to mention it’s also a fun activity/workout.
Incredible fencing club, and fantastic fencers/people! We stopped in while visiting LA from Houston, and were welcomed with open arms. Had a ton of fun fencing the guys here, and will definitely visit again if ever in the area. If you are lucky enough to be local to this club, check it out! You won't regret it!
If you’re looking for an amazing, professional, and fun fencing academy, then Fortune Fencing is definitely for you! I’m currently a student at Fortune Fencing, and it’s been about three years of being a student there. I definitely recommend Fortune Fencing if you need to improve your skills or want to get into the wonderful sport of fencing! They have private and group lessons, and the instructors are very qualified and superb.
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Mission statement
We coach beginners and national competitors in the same room. A kid who walks in having never held a blade trains in a club where fencers qualify for national events, and that changes what they think is possible.We've been in Monrovia since 2009. Most of our families stay for years.
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