WHAT IS SABRE FENCING?
The Olympic Sabre evolved from the French and Italian dueling sabres popularly used in the 19th centuries. In modern times, sabre fencing is an intense, high energy sport where the idea is to master timing and distance to hit your opponent before being hit.
Fencing, formerly reserved for the elite, upper class, has become a fast growing sport available to anyone willing to better themselves and become more.
Fencing can help clear the mind, reduce stress, and help you think in the moment. Physical strength, agility, and flexibility will come naturally as well.
At Sabre Escrime of Pasadena, we take these concepts to heart by utilizing techniques that enhance hand-eye coordination, speed of thought, muscle memory, as well as general fitness.
Meet Our Staff
Our instructors have learned from a myriad of coaches from across the country and bring those skills to help teach students here in Pasadena. Each of our coaches has over a decade of fencing and coaching experience. If we had a mission statement it would probably be about taking care of physical and mental health of our students first.
COACH BLEU
Coach Bleu runs the group classes and gives private lessons. He is former assistant coach from Z fencing, Coach at Salle D’asaro 2, and Assistant Coach for CalTech Fencing and associated with Salle Lancier.
COACH JESSI
Coach Bleu runs the group classes and gives private lessons. He is former assistant coach from Z fencing, Coach at Salle D’asaro 2, and Assistant Coach for CalTech Fencing and associated with Salle Lancier.
CHRIS S.
ARMORER
Armorer Chris supports fencing in the area by repairing, building, and testing equipment. Reach out to us via the Armory and Gear page if you need help with any fencing equipment. Or you can send him an email at goarmoury@gmail.com
CHRIS F.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Chris is an accomplished physical therapist with an interest in body mechanics in relation to generating power in sports performance. Chris is our consult on best practices and exercises to improve safety and performance. We take knees pretty seriously here. Please use our contact page if you need an online consult.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find our most frequently asked questions right here!
What comes included with group lesson tuition?
You can attend any class times listed for your group classes. Aside from the group lessons, students may once per month swap your group lesson for a private lesson. We call these “Switch Lessons”. Equipment is provided
There are a lot of overlaps in the schedule, what is going on with that?
The intermediate classes overlap.
What if my child fits into the advanced class age group but has never fenced before?
Based on the class restructuring on April 2022 the following is no longer valid
If we have an instructor available, we will provide an instructor to get your fencer up to speed during the half hour where advanced students are expected to work on their own. We encourage you to use your switch lesson early in order to get your fencer caught up, as well as a private lesson or two, depending on how quickly he or she picks up the concepts.
I have a group that would like to participate, how do we schedule that?
We love doing group introductory classes, as they say friends that slay together stay together. We are able to do group introductory classes on Sundays for groups up to 10 people. We request everyone arrive about 10 to 15 minutes early so all the waivers can be signed and collected before the class begins. Please send a message through the contact page or email us at info@saberpasadena.com
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