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Athletic
Club Northeast
With over 50 active members, ACN is the main base of operations for Lotus
Fencing academy. Members of the club are free to practice during any of our
hours of operation to take lessons, practice footwork, drill a new technique
with a partner, and, of course, fence. All lessons are scheduled during these
hours.
Location: Athletic Club
Northeast (ACN gym)
1515 Sheridan Road,
Atlanta, GA 30324
Practice Hours
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Tuesday
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4pm – 10pm
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Wednesday
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4pm – 10pm
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Thursday
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4pm – 10pm
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Friday
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4pm – 10pm
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Saturday
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12pm – 4pm
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Membership Information
There are different options available at ACN Atlanta; the flexibility of the occasional
recreational fencers or the serious competitor can work out a schedule that
works for them.
Application
Lotus Fencing Academy Guidelines 2009 - 2010
Please contact Walid Mahran at (404) 808-5991 with inquiries.
Lessons
Competitive fencers take at least three lessons a week. Lessons are
provided Tuesday through Saturday.
Recreational fencers take lessons, based on
availability. Lessons are provided Tuesday through Saturday.
A private lesson comes in many forms:
1) footwork,
2) directed drills with two or more students
3) the traditional lesson with bladework.
The coaches’ schedules are quite busy,
so please sign up for your lesson time in advance and cancel with 24 hours
notice.
Fitness Classes
Fencers are eligible to take fitness
classes when officially enrolled into the program, e.g. taking minimum one
lesson per week and are members of the club.
Saturday Fitness Class is open to both
competitive and recreational fencers. The class takes place on Saturdays, 2 -
3 PM.
Competitors Fitness Class is open to competitive fencers
only. The class takes place on Wednesdays 8 - 9 PM.
Equipment
New students can use club equipment until they decide if this is the sport
for them. Once a fencer decides to practice regularly, he or she should
invest in some quality equipment.
You don’t have to buy it all at once.
Start with a good foil. This is absolutely necessary when you
start fencing “electric” (using a scoring vest and the attached wires that help
keep score of your fencing bouts). Most fencers then invest in a mask and a glove.
Over time, fencers can outfit themselves with a complete array of good
equipment.
Concourse
camps and classes coming soon!
Woodward Academy North
Classes for the Junior High and Elementary run for one hour once a week for
ten weeks.
Eligibility: Fencers must be enrolled in Woodward
Academy North to
take the fencing class with Walid Mahran.
Mill
Springs Academy
One hour class every Tuesday for twelve weeks.
Eligibility: Fencers must be enrolled in Mill
Springs Academy to take the fencing class with Walid Mahran.
Shreiner Academy
One hour class every Thursday for twelve weeks.
Eligibility: Fencers must be enrolled in Shreiner
Academy to take the fencing class with Walid Mahran.
Waller
Park Recreation Center
(250 Oak Street, Roswell, GA 30075)
Two classes per week
Eligibility: contact Waller
Park Recreation Center at 770-641-3996 for details.
Country Club of Roswell
One hour class per week
Eligibility: Fencers must be enrolled in Country
Club of Roswell to take the fencing class with Walid Mahran.
Barney
Medintz
Every Tuesday during the month of June and July, campers at Barney Medintz, a camp for Jewish
children located just north of Atlanta in the Appalachian and Blue Ridge
mountains, learn the sport of fencing. Students learn stretches, footwork,
basic bladework, fencing etiquette and bouting.
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