What do you think is a cool name for a Fencing Club?

[MyrddinsPrecint]

Necro-threads are bad form.

And if you'd read Ancient threads , you would realize that it's often just not worth it to mention.

And at least this person READ the thread....

Since it's necro'd anyway I just want to say there was(is?) a club around here with the improbable name of "Salute En Guard Ready Fence Academy", or SERFA.

I'd like to state that this is NOT a good name for a club. Also mixing French and English is silly as is not using all the letters in the acronym, so it really should have been SOGRFA or SEGPAA, either of which is an even worse name for a club.

Oh, it appears to still be around.

http://www.fitnessfencing.com/

http://lynnelhillow.blogspot.com/


At least now she's making it (somewhat) more clear that she's running an aerobics class with some swords around somewhere, rather than running an organization that teaches people how to fence competitively.

[App13]

I suggest something easy to spell. I am continually baffled by the many ways that people are able to misspell the name of my club (Spartak), so anything more complicated and/or French is asking for trouble. (A friend of mine represents a club named Coeur du Lion - go figure how often the vowels go wrong *there*....)

Place names are great, but try not to go for ones that, when made into acronyms, are indistinguishable from fifty gazillion other clubs. Like BFC.

I admit I get a kick out of *really good* "sense of humor" club names - one of the best ever is Wicked Cool Fencing Club. That's just wicked cool, man! But a lame humorous name is likely to haunt you for the rest of your days.

So I'd go for basic and dignified (without being pretentious).

Ha I love WCFC! Its in Andover, NH right?

[needle]

At least now she's making it (somewhat) more clear that she's running an aerobics class with some swords around somewhere, rather than running an organization that teaches people how to fence competitively.

Well, maybe the name "Salute En Guarde Ready Fence Oh Wait We Don't Actually Fence This Is A Fitness Class Academy" just seemed a bit too long

[Greybeard]

Tom Cruise Does Not Fence Here Club

[MyrddinsPrecint]

Well, maybe the name "Salute En Guarde Ready Fence Oh Wait We Don't Actually Fence This Is A Fitness Class Academy" just seemed a bit too long

On the other hand, since the phrase "Fitness Fencing" is multiplying like rabbits all over her promotional materials, one might think that she would use THAT.

Note: What she currently teaches seems to be very distinct from what the rest of us are doing, as she mentions "Please visit www.neusfa.org and www.usfa.org for information about competitive fencing. The competitive training process is for individuals interested in elite tournaments."

[needle]

The competitive training process is for individuals interested in elite tournaments."

Wow! I had no idea

[MyrddinsPrecint]

Wow! I had no idea

Oh. Just read the rest of the website. There are plenty of gems where that came from.

My fav--

"Fencing is a mental game played out between two fencers having a ‘conversation’ with a blade."