My son has been going here for about 3 months now. He loves it! He lights up after every class and just loves fencing.
He did the 6-week intro class here in the January/February time frame. Although we were thinking of signing up at the time, but it didn’t happen do to some other sports commitments at the time. (baseball)
So in the Fall, my son decided he wanted to go back to fencing. We weren’t sure if he should do the intro class or the regular recreational class. They had us come in and evaluated him during the into class. They didn’t make us pay until they had figured out the right class for him, which ended up being the recreational class.
I decided to write a review because I feel that the other low ratings are unwarranted and somewhat inaccuarate. so to their points:
The club has you sign a month to month contract and do an automatic debit (or charge to a credit card) for the monthly dues based on the number of times you go a week. It is administered by a 3rd party and they provide you with a letter stating the monthly amount, draft date, and provide you with a phone number to call if there are questions. The contract that you sign has a 30 day cancellation policy which seems reasonable to me. (and is better than most gyms in this area)
We are now moving up to more classes per week and the next level of fencing. Did I mention that my son really, really loves fencing because of this place?
We’ve worked with Ania to order a bunch of fencing gear for my son (electric fencing set) – and she and John we both super helpful in letting us know what we would need and how much it would cost in advance. Since we already had a mask, instead of selling us a new one, they recommended a piece that could just be sewn onto the existing mask to make it compatible for electric fencing. Plus, we’re going out of town for the holidays and it is our son’s Christmas present and she is making sure that we have it prior to leaving and has set up time on two occasions to come in and meet with us (1 for sizing and 1 for picking up the items).
The only con (if you can call it that), is that they don’t have someone at the reception desk all the time. They are focused on fencing rather than administration. So if you are trying to get in touch with them, you can email or call, but the best option is probably just to pop into the location around when a class is ending (the schedule is on their website), and there is pretty much always someone at the desk at that time.
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