EVANSVILLE
FENCING ACADEMY
Ready?
FENCE!
When:
Mondays 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Where:
North Park Wesleyan Church Gymnasium
3360 N First Ave, Evansville, IN 47710
Cost:
$25 per group lesson
First session is free!
What to bring:
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Yourself (and a parent/guardian if under 18)
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Water bottle
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USA Fencing Membership Number (see below)
What to wear:
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Athletic pants (no shorts)
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Clean athletic shoes
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T-shirt or similar athletic top
First time?
Please arrive between 5:30 and 5:45 for paperwork and equipment fitting.
Ages 10 through adult. All lessons are mixed-age.
USA Fencing
All students at Evansville Fencing Academy must have an active USA Fencing membership. Click the link below to start a free 90-day trial membership with USA Fencing, our sport's national organization. If you decide to continue fencing with Evansville Fencing Academy, you will need to upgrade your USA Fencing membership to at least the Access Level after the 90-day trial period.
Our Mission:
Evansville Fencing Academy shall be an open and welcoming fencing club dedicated to teaching the evolving sport, while encouraging the traditional values of honor, etiquette, and sportsmanship. Coaches shall be focused on the students’ development from beginner through the competitive stages by monitoring student progress, developing strategies for student success, attending student competitions when possible, and participating in continuing education for coaches.
We are here to create fencers. At EFA, we know the study of fencing is more than just a sport or another after-school activity. Olympic fencing builds confidence, athleticism, and the ability to make good decisions under pressure.
Fencing is ultimately about character. Competitive fencing brings our students face to face with an important truth: one can never control everything. Not the opponent, not the circumstances, not the referee, nor the coach. Fencers learn they can only control themselves. Fencing teaches students to take responsibility for their own actions.
For success, coaches must set the example.
Students observe our every action. As the coach, we shall do what we demand from our students: show up and start on time, demonstrate hard work, use respectful language, show compassion, and provide our fencers with a physically and psychologically safe environment.
About
Owner and Coach Tom Fuller
Owner and coach Tom Fuller has been fencing since 1994 and received instruction from Maitre d’Armes John Yarger. Tom recently received his United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) Level 3 certification as Moniteur d’Epee. In addition to Evansville Fencing Academy, Tom also coaches epee at the University of Southern Indiana Eagles Fencing Club.
Tom is a lifetime member of USA Fencing as a certified coach, which includes up-to-date SafeSport certification and background check. At the state level, Tom is a member-at-large of the Indiana Division of USA Fencing.
Tom is an associate of Three i Design where he works as a senior mechanical designer and Building Information Modeling (BIM) / Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CAD/D) manager, leading the application of virtual design and construction. Before his foray into mechanical design, Tom worked as a sheet metal worker through SMWIA LU20, earning multiple international competitive awards during his apprenticeship.
Tom has also been known to play the bagpipes, and was a founding member and pipe major of the Evansville Pipe Band.
Coach Tom brings his well-known passion, focus, and leadership to the local fencing community through his opening of Evansville Fencing Academy, LLC.
