Whitman Fencing Italian Foil Symposium

The Whitman Foil Symposium will be a two day event hosted by Whitman Fencing and taught by Maestro Sean Hayes of the Northwest Academy of Arms. The event will comprise of 6-8 hours of foil fencing each day, covering a wide range of Italian foil techniques, and a close look at the theory behind them. Basic techniques will be considered briefly and then built upon, spending most of the time on intermediate level actions and some more advanced sequences towards the end. Because of this we ask that all participants have an appropriate amount foil fencing experience, but since we will start at the basics it need not be in the Italian school.

We request that all fencers from outside Whitman bring their own gear, including, Mask, Jacket, Foil, and Glove (and chest protection if desired), as we are unsure how much loaner gear will be available due to the high number of expected participants. Foils should be Italian or French grip and it safe practice condition.

We will be fencing from 10am-6pm on Saturday, followed by a group dinner for those interested. On Sunday we will fence from 9am-4pm, at which point Maestro Hayes must run to catch his flight home, but everyone else is welcome to continue fencing.

For more information contact Karl Young.