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DC Fencers Club will be closed for the holidays from Sunday, December 22 through Sunday, January 5. We will reopen on Monday, January 6, 2025. We wish you all a happy holiday season!

DC Fencers Club will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday from Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 1. We will reopen on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Enjoy your holiday!

Calling all fencing parents! On Saturday, Dec. 7, DCFC members Brighid and Eric Moret will lead a free clinic to answer all your questions about being a fencing parent.  Special focus on tournaments, from local events up to the national level. Brighid and Eric have more than 50 years of combined experience as fencers, coaches, […]

DC Fencers Club will host four women’s tournaments this season. Support women’s competitive fencing and register today at www.askfred.net! October 12 Women’s Epee Champagne Challenge https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/cc4b3621-6c39-477d-90ac-f7c2e0e6112e February 1  Kyra Marsh 2nd Memorial Women’s Epee https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/68d94bce-8978-450f-8724-115266282fef  March 8  Women’s Epee Champagne Challenge https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/336d54c1-58dc-4ab2-a9c5-833debc4bec3  June 1  Amazon Open XXII https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/5f37cc76-8169-4ef3-a205-12557c33c91d

2024 Summer Nationals – That’s a Wrap! Thanks to all our fencers who faced off and fought hard against fencers from across the country at the 2024 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge (aka Summer Nationals), held June 29 – July 8 in Columbus, Ohio. DCFCers were among 6,200 fencers from 45 states and 10 countries who competed at this event. USA Fencing […]

Thanks to News 4 Washington and Jummy Olabanji on covering our local Olympians Kat Holmes and Hadley Husisian as they prepare for the #Paris2024 Olympics. DC Fencers Club was proud to host the filming with Kat and Hadley, longtime DCFC community members, earlier this summer. The #ParisOlympics start in 20 days and we can’t wait! […]

DC Fencers Club offers a grand salute to Kat Holmes and Hadley Husisian, who join the full roster of 20 fencers to represent the United States at the #paris2024 #Olympics this summer. Both are affiliated with DCFC. We watched Kat and Hadley grow up and are thrilled to see them advance to the Olympic stage. […]

DC Fencers Club will be closed from Saturday, March 30 through Monday, April 1 in observance of the Easter holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 2.

The Capitol Division is once again hosting the Cherry Blossom Regional Open Circuit (ROC) on April 13-14 at the University of Maryland Reckford Armory. This event is a qualifier for Summer Nationals. Proceeds will help support the Capitol Division grants and awards to support fencing in our community.  The regular entry fee deadline is March […]

DCFC will be closed on Monday, Feb. 19 in observance of the Presidents Day federal holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 20.