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Today’s Champagne Challenge was extra bubbly, with competitors joining us from clubs as far as Atlanta, Ga. and Richmond, Va. We salute all the fencers who joined us today, and offer a tip of the hat to the top four. Matthew Han, Olympic Fencers Club, gold Timothy Seungjoon Lee, Penta Olympic Fencing Club, silver Justin […]

HOLIDAY CLOSURE ALERT! DCFC will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Safe travels and enjoy the turkey time!

t’s a sweep! Congratulations to Cameron King, Nicolas Hensal, and Gabriel Hilbert of DCFC for taking gold, silver, and bronze and the Friends of DCFC Y14 Youth Challenge on Saturday, Nov. 17. Kudos also to Benjamin Li of BFC on tying for bronze. Mark your calendars for more youth fencing events in December at DCFC. […]

DCFC salutes all our fencers who got in the game at the November North American Cup, held Nov. 9-12 in Kansas City, Missouri. This NAC featured events in Y-14, Cadet, and Junior categories in all three weapons. We thank our coaches, families, and friends for your support of our young fencers.  Since it takes a […]

DCFC is open on Monday, Nov. 12, the Veteran’s Day holiday. Join us for our 8:00 pm footwork class. See you at the club!    

November 14 is the regular entry fee deadline for the January North American Cup, held  January 4-7 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  This NAC features events in Division I, Junior, Senior Team and Wheelchair categories in all three weapons (foil, epee, and sabre). Don’t get hit by triple fees.  Register today at the USA Fencing website.  

Thanks to all the fencers who gave it their best in foil, sabre, and epee at this weekend’s Capitol Division Junior Olympic Qualifiers, held at DC Fencers Club. This Qualifier event is one of several paths to earn a spot at the Junior Olympics or “JOs,” the culminating event for the Cadet (under 17) and […]

Join us for this Dec. 2 youth tournament in all three weapons at DCFC. USFA membership and full uniform required. Open only to fencers born between 2006 and 2011, inclusive. $10.00 registration fee plus $25.00 entry fee if preregistered. $10.00 registration fee plus $35.00 entry fee if not preregistered. Y10 & Y12 events may be […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Washington, Oct. 28, 2018 – Today, Justin Haddad, 16, of Bethesda, Maryland, and Yunice Pyo, 16 of Potomac, Maryland took team gold and top eight spots at the first European Cadet (under 17) competition of the season in Klagenfurt, Austria. Pyo and Haddad are members of D.C. Fencers Club in […]

Pop the cork for the latest results from today’s Champagne Challenge Mixed Senior Epee event, held today at DC Fencers Club. Congratulations to Noe Sitbon-Taylor, who took bronze and earned his B2018 at today’s event. Thanks to bout committee David Ruskin and if you’re hungry for more competition, our next competition is the Capitol Division […]