Staff
Meet Our Team!
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Glengarry Broadsword has a fantastic team of well trained instructors and volunteer club officers who deliver outstanding classes and other support, enabling our fencers to develop to a high standard in a safe and family friendly environment, with a excellent quality training equipment.
Equipment
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Equipment: prioritization of loaner equipment: the pool of loaner equipment is prioritized for new beginner Fencers in their first semester. After a semester of fencing, we expect that Fencers will start to acquire their own personal equipment.
See links on website to buy equipment from:
Basic equipment:
All fencers should be coming to training every practice with a t-shirt, long workout pants, and groin protection. Groin protection is mandatory for fencers age 8-17 for training and for tournaments. Groin protection is strongly encouraged for adult fencers for training, and mandatory for tournaments.
Fencers age 6-7, t-shirt, long workout pants, running shoes. All fencing equipment is provided by the club.
Gear list:
Fencers age 8-13 smallsword:
1. Hema club mask (350 newton minimum)
2. Gorget
3.Plastic chest protector
4. Plastron ( optional, recommended)
5. 350 newton light jacket (in white)
6. Pair of light gloves ( sport fencing, light hema gloves leather or synthetic)
7. Groin protection
8. 350 newton fencing breaches ( in white)
9. Long socks ( soccer, fencing etc…)
10. Fully Inclosed running shoes
Ages 8-13 singlestick:
1. Hema club mask (350 newton minimum)
2. Gorget
3. Chest protector with upper arm protection
4. Plastron ( optional, recommended)
5. 350 newton light jacket (in white)
6. Pair of light gloves ( sport fencing, light hema gloves leather or synthetic)
7. Groin protection
8. 350 newton fencing breaches ( in white)
9. Long socks ( soccer, fencing etc…)
10. Fully Inclosed running shoes
12. Forearm and elbow protection ( both arms)
13. Medium protective glove for off hand ( lacrosse, hema red dragon, hockey)
14. Kilts encouraged
15. Knee and shin guards ( hema, baseball, hockey) ( require articulated knee protection, with side protection of on the knee, shin guard extending to the top of the foot, extended ankle guards, and preferably top of the foot protection)
16. Back of the head protection
Smallsword age 14-17:
1. Hema club mask (350 newton minimum)
2. Gorget
3.Plastic chest protector
4. Plastron ( optional, recommended)
5. 350 newton light jacket (in white)
6. Pair of light gloves ( sport fencing, light hema gloves leather or synthetic)
7. Groin protection
8. 350 newton fencing breaches ( in white)
9. Long socks ( soccer, fencing etc…)
10. Fully Inclosed running shoes
Ages 14-17 singlestick:
1. Hema club mask (350 newton minimum)
2. Gorget
3. Plastic Chest protector
4. Plastron ( optional, recommended)
5. medium padded hema jacket ( minimum 350 newton)
6. Pair of light gloves ( sport fencing, light hema gloves leather or synthetic)
7. Groin protection
8. 350 newton fencing breaches ( in white)
9. Long socks ( soccer, fencing etc…)
10. Fully Inclosed running shoes
12. Forearm and elbow protection ( both arms)
13. protective glove for off hand ( lacrosse, hema red dragon, hockey)
14. Kilts encouraged
15. 5. Knee and shin guards ( hema, baseball, hockey) ( require articulated knee protection, with side protection of on the knee, shin guard extending to the top of the foot, extended ankle guards, and preferably top of the foot protection)
16. Back of the head protection
17. Hema padded pants ( optional)
Ages 14-17 shearing sword:
1. Hema mask (350 newton minimum, C2 1600 newton highly recommended, and required by some outside tournaments)
2. Gorget
3. Plastic Chest protector
4. Plastron ( optional, recommended)
5. medium padded hema jacket ( minimum 350 newton)
6. Pair of light gloves ( sport fencing, light hema gloves leather or synthetic)
7. Groin protection
8. 350 newton fencing breaches ( in white)
9. Long socks ( soccer, fencing etc…)
10. Fully Inclosed running shoes
12. Forearm and elbow protection ( both arms)
13. protective glove for off hand ( lacrosse, hema red dragon, hockey)
14. Kilts encouraged
15. 5. Knee and shin guards ( hema, baseball, hockey) ( require articulated knee protection, with side protection of on the knee, shin guard extending to the top of the foot, extended ankle guards, and preferably top of the foot protection)
16. Back of the head protection
17. Hema padded pants ( optional)
18. Augmented brigantine with collar bone protection ( optional, recommended)
Ages 14-17 rapier:
Heavy protection Option:
( some tournaments require the heavy protection option)
1. Hema mask (350 newton minimum, C2 1600 newton strongly recommended and required by some tournaments)
2. Gorget
3. Plastic Chest protector
4. Plastron ( optional, recommended)
5. medium padded hema jacket ( minimum 350 newton)
6. Pair of light gloves ( sport fencing, light hema gloves leather or synthetic)
7. Groin protection
8. 350 newton fencing breaches ( in white)
9. Long socks ( soccer, fencing etc…)
10. Fully Inclosed running shoes
12. Forearm and elbow protection ( both arms)
13. protective glove for off hand ( lacrosse, hema red dragon, hockey)
14. Knee and shin guards ( hema, baseball, hockey) ( require articulated knee protection, with side protection of on the knee, shin guard extending to the top of the foot, extended ankle guards, and preferably top of the foot protection)
15. Back of the head protection
16. Hema padded pants ( optional)
17. Augmented Brigantine with collar bone protection ( recommended, optional)
Rapier Light option:
( not all tournaments accept this option)
1. Hema mask (350 newton minimum, C2 1600 newton strongly recommended and required by some tournaments)
2. Gorget
3. Augmented Brigantine with collar bone protection
4. Plastron ( optional, recommended)
5. Light white fencing jacket ( 350 newton minimum)
6. Pair of light gloves ( sport fencing, light hema gloves leather or synthetic)
7. Groin protection
8. 350 newton fencing breaches ( in white)
9. Long socks ( soccer, fencing etc…)
10. Fully Inclosed running shoes
12. Forearm and elbow protection ( both arms)
13. protective glove for off hand medium
14. Knee and shin guards ( hema, baseball, hockey) ( require articulated knee protection, with side protection of on the knee, shin guard extending to the top of the foot, extended ankle guards, and preferably top of the foot protection)
15. Back of the head protection
16. Hema padded pants ( optional)
Prioritization of purchase:
Prioritization of purchase ages 8-13
1. Groin protection
2. Long socks ( soccer, fencing)
3. Pair of Light fencing gloves ( sport fencing, hema synthetic or leather)
4. Gorget
5. Plastic chest protector
6. Light White fencing jacket ( 350 newton)
7. Light white fencing breaches (350 newton)
8. Plastron ( optional, recommended)
9. Court or badminton shoes ( though Indoor 10. running shoes are acceptable, court or badminton shoes are far better)
11. Off hand glove ( lacrosse, hema red dragon, hockey)
12. Knee and shin guards ( hema, baseball, hockey) ( require articulated knee protection, with side protection of on the knee, shin guard extending to the top of the foot, extended ankle guards, and preferably top of the foot protection)
13. Fore arm and elbow protection
14. Hockey chest protector with upper arm protection.
15. Hema mask ( 350 newton minimum)
16. Back of the head protector
17. Kilt recommended
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Head Instructor
Club Officers
Instructor Development Program
Glengarry Broadsword runs an instructor development program that involves two years of study in order to be fully qualified. A select number of intermediate to advanced fencers are invited to participate, based on their demonstration of a solid technical foundation, leadership potential, good character, and strong interpersonal skills. Participants in the program undergo a combination of in-house training, external certification, and study. Instructors in training are expected to certify in first aid, learn method of instruction and elements of the psychology of learning, study and demonstrate an understanding of the treatises of historical masters, and help to run classes. All this while continue to develop their own fencing skills. All instructors are qualified under the Italian Sports Federation (US ACLI) historical fencing instructor program, and some pursue certification under other accrediting organizations as well