History and today

Adelaide Swords Club was founded in August 1936 as the “Adelaide Amateur Fencing Club”. Our former venues include warehouses on Gilles St, the Goodwood Scout Hall and the Hungarian Club Norwood. In January 2013 we moved to our current premises at North Adelaide Primary School.

Today the family-friendly club is the largest fencing club in South Australia with a strong membership base of over 90 fencers.

The club welcomes everyone of all abilities — from beginners and casual fencers who like to keep their minds and bodies fit to athletes who compete at the highest level. It holds training sessions on Monday and Wednesday nights from 6.30pm, beginner and intermediate classes for kids on Saturday mornings and adult courses at various times during the year.

The club on Tynte Street is a large, clean, bright, air-conditioned space in the North Adelaide Primary School gym. It is close to North Adelaide’s busy cafe and restaurant strips on O’Connell Street. Its central location with on-site parking and proximity to public transport routes and major arterial roads makes it a short journey from anywhere in Adelaide.

The club has eight pistes and all the uniforms and weapons are available to use at no extra cost for members making fencing an easy sport to take up at any age.

We are proud to introduce young people to fencing and help them find their way in the sport. While our kids program is very large, we also host courses for teens and adults looking for something new.

We have State Champions, State Team members, Australian Team members, National Champions, Olympians and World Championship medallists as members.

The club is run by a committee of fencers and parents who work hard to make the club an inviting and supportive space for everyone.