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    Phoenix Locations?

    I live in phoenix and have searched forever and can't find a good quality place to fence and take lessons. I found the Phoenix Falcons but they are way too expensive for me. Anyone know of anywhere thats cheap and decent?

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    Also If u know of any places that I can get gear in person, tha'd be wonderful.

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    Lots of Phoenix clubs

    Try Arizona Fencing Center, in SW Mesa near US 60 and Country Club. I have two daughters there now. Costs are quite a bit lower than at Falcons, and they have Olympic-quality coaching. Depending on your age, there's also Salle Diablo at ASU, where a third daughter is a member. You don't need to be an ASU student. Check the Arizona Division Web site for links to all the clubs in AZ - there are several more which might be more convenient depending on where you live.

    http://www.azfencingdivision.net/

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    Salle Diablo, where the number of the parry shall be: 6, 6, 6.
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    Arizona Fencing Center

    I live in Hawaii but I always drop in at AFC when I'm visiting my family in Phoenix. It's a great facility with some thing like 7 strips and mounted scoring machines, bleachers for spectators, tv lounge for fencing parents, a well stocked equipment room for people that don't have their own equipment. The owner Rick Moss is a great guy and always takes care of me when I drop in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Capt. Slo-mo
    Salle Diablo, where the number of the parry shall be: 6, 6, 6.

    Hey! Hey! HEY!!! You know the first rule about Salle Diablo...You are in such trouble at the next chapter meeting*

    I suspect Salle Diablo is going to be the cheapest. If memory serves, it's $50 a semester for non-ASU student use of the Student Recreation Center plus $25 per semester for Salle Diablo membership. There's a wide range of skill levels ranging from really really good to... me.

    As far as I know, there aren't any places in Arizona to get gear. When you hook up with a club, ask the folks there who they use for mail order. You might be able to get a club discount.

    *where we sacrifice a bottle of Chianti (and a member of a competing club) to the dark lord AldoNaldi in exchange for good refereeing at tournaments. It never works, but we keep hoping.
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    Quote Originally Posted by B-Pa
    I live in Hawaii but I always drop in at AFC when I'm visiting my family in Phoenix. It's a great facility with some thing like 7 strips and mounted scoring machines, bleachers for spectators, tv lounge for fencing parents, a well stocked equipment room for people that don't have their own equipment. The owner Rick Moss is a great guy and always takes care of me when I drop in.
    Could you give me a site or address? thx.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabreteur
    Hey! Hey! HEY!!! You know the first rule about Salle Diablo...You are in such trouble at the next chapter meeting*

    I suspect Salle Diablo is going to be the cheapest. If memory serves, it's $50 a semester for non-ASU student use of the Student Recreation Center plus $25 per semester for Salle Diablo membership. There's a wide range of skill levels ranging from really really good to... me.

    As far as I know, there aren't any places in Arizona to get gear. When you hook up with a club, ask the folks there who they use for mail order. You might be able to get a club discount.

    *where we sacrifice a bottle of Chianti (and a member of a competing club) to the dark lord AldoNaldi in exchange for good refereeing at tournaments. It never works, but we keep hoping.
    Thx alot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GirlWithASword
    Could you give me a site or address? thx.

    From the Division website:

    535 W. Iron
    Mesa, AZ 85210

    Take the I-60 to Country Club Ave exit. Go south on Country Club one block and make a right on W. Iron Ave.Go left on S. Vineyard and a right into the driveway of the eastgate Office Park. The club is in suite 115.
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