Welcome To South Yorkshire Sport

The British Fencing Association (formerly the Amateur Fencing Association) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in the UK.British Fencing is about creating a WORLD LEADING FENCING FAMILY - providing opportunities to start stay and succeed in fencing.

• Fencing Familymeans providing opportunities for anyone to join our sport and feel welcome. It is about evolving elements of the sport to ensure that everyone can access fencing and achieve their own personal goals
• World Leadingmeans challenging everything we do and seeking to improve to be the best we can. We will benchmark our organisation against the very best governing bodies in the UK and federations globally; we will learn from leading businesses and organisations and we will innovate to ensure that we are successful on the piste.

Fencing:2020

We have developed a strategy which will help us deliver this vision called Fencing:2020 which covers three Olympiads, firstly up to London 2010, then up to Rio de Janiero 2016 and finally the 2020 Olympic Games.

Our strategy brings together all our key partners and provides the framework for the Home Countries to deliver on the ground development. It focuses on 9 strategic areas:

• An Outstanding NGB
• A Sustainable Business
• Positive Perceptions of Fencing
• A Bigger Sport
• A Strong Fencing Network
• Exceptional people
• Outstanding events
• Long Term Athlete Development
• Consistent World Class Results

Fencing is a fun, exciting sport; simple and cheap to start and keeps both your body and brain active! With 3 different weapons and a range of fun activities using foam and plastic swords, there is something for everyone and every age. For a bit of an introduction to the sport of Fencing, click on the link below to watch Richard Kruse talking through the basics of the sport...

Click here to watch Richard Kruse's Guide to Fencing.

The sword is one of the oldest of weapons and, as Egyptian frescoes circa 1200BC show, fencing is one of the oldest of sports.

The ability to demonstrate speed, skill and dexterity with a sword has always been considered an indication of manliness and throughout 17th and 18th century Europe duelling with rapiers settled 'matters of honour'.

The modern Olympic sport requires fencers to be of the fittest of athletes and have levels of skills which require many hours of dedicated training.

In learning the skills of attacking and defending with either the Foil, Epee or Sabre fencers develop good co-ordination, balance and flexibility which makes fencing training an ideal means of keeping fit for all ages and abilities.

When fencing is offered as a holiday activity or at a taster session there are always large numbers of youngsters who wish to emulate their story book heroes.

Fencing for those in wheelchairs is a major sport in disabled competitions and Britain has won many medals at fencing in the Paralympic Games. Certain disabilities prove to be of little disadvantage at fencing and those who are unable to compete in other sports find that they can compete on equal terms with able bodied fencers.

England Fencing is a company, limited by guarantee, responsible for developing the sport of fencing in England.

England Fencing works to:

1. Enable and encourage all participants to maximise their potential and enjoyment in a high quality and safe environment.
2. Identify and provide the initial support to all young fencers capable of high performance before referral to partners such as the BFA
3. Increase participation by improving standards, developing the workforce and delivering support to regions, counties and clubs.
4. Promote fencing to the general public and communicate effectively with members, partners and other stakeholders.
5. Identify partners with shared goals and work with them to ensure the most efficient use of resources