We run a range of sessions and cater for fencers of all abilities; those new to the sport can join our beginner's courses to learn the basics of fencing under the supervision of our qualified coaches, and for experienced members we have teams regularly representing the university in BUCS leagues and individual competitions.
Any questions / messages can be directed to our club email or Instagram, found in the Contact Us section of this webpage. All important links to forms and sign-ups can also be found in our club Linktree here.
Teams
We have two open (M1, M2) and and two women's (W1, W2) teams, all competing within the Scottish Conference League. Additionally, there are lots of opportunities throughout the year to compete in both team and individual competitions, with additional beginner-only competitions ran regularly. We also organise trips away to competitions in Scotland and abroad, open to all of our fencers.
Tryouts will be taking place w/b 29th September, with Open Tryouts taking place on Wednesday 1st of October, and Women's Tryouts on Saturday 4th of October, both during open sparring sessions.
Socials
We run regular socials both for GUFC only and jointly with other local clubs, along with a weekly pub trip to Bank Street after Friday training. Socials include Christmas and end-of-year dinners, potlucks and subcrawls, as well as our annual Last Duel event held in the GUU – the location of Scotland's last sword duel in March 1899.
On Thursday 23rd of October, we'll be having our first movie night of the year! Starting at 18:30 in 42 Bute Gardens, room 916, movie will be decided on the night. Snacks strongly encouraged!
Our Halloween social will also be taking place on Thursday 30th of October, where we will be embarking on a pub-golf quest around the West End. With both alcholic and non-alcholic options available at each stop, and challenges to complete along the way, it promises to be a social for the ages. Don't forget to dress up!
Training
Training takes place in the Stevenson Building, in the Activity Hall and Studios 2 & 3. All required specialist equipment is available to borrow from the club for free, you'll only need to bring a sports top, long leggings or tracksuit bottoms, sports shoes and water!
See below, or the Club Sport Training Timetable for training times for the upcoming semester (w/b 22nd September):
- Wednesday: Beginner's Course, 17:30 - 19:00, Studio 3
- Wednesday: Open Sparring, 20:30 - 22:15, Activity Hall
- Friday: Technical Training, 19:00 - 21:00, Activity Hall
- Saturday: Open Sparring, 15:30 - 17:30, Studios 2 & 3
Due to limited hall space, we ask that you book in advance for our beginner's sessions, at the bottom of this page.
Membership
We are aware that some of our members have been experiencing difficulties when attempting to purchase their club memberships. Problems are usually fixed by waiting 10 minutes after completing the "Welcome to GUSA" survey before confirming purchase. If you have done this and are still struggling to buy a membership, please email us with your name and GUID.
Affiliate students, staff and alumni are elgibile to purchase a membership, for more information on how to do this, please see this link.
Insurance
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the appropriate insurance cover for any activity you take part in. Upon joining, please check the level of insurance cover we, as a club, provide to you. British Fencing provides a 90-day-long free insurance cover, intended for beginners and those new to the sport. For more information, click here.
GUSA recommends that all students playing high risk sport, go abroad to compete/train, or are playing in governing body leagues, may want to consider/need to take out personal liability insurance, or join the sports governing body to be covered. Some insurance providers also offer specialist sports cover.
