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Thanks to all the young competitors who showed up to Fight it with Fencing, a tournament held on Sunday, May 6 to benefit Children’s Hospital. The tournament was hosted by Friends of DCFC, a nonprofit which supports aspiring competitive fencers. Kudos to Justin Haddad and Yunice Pyo for organizing this charity event, which raised more […]

DCFCers earned triple gold and more at the April Division I/Wheelchair Championships and April NAC, held April 20-23 in Richmond, Virginia. Congratulations to all our competitors on joining the fray, giving your best, and a special salute to competitors who took top spots. Amanda Sirico won her first Division 1 Women’s Epee Championship title. Dennis […]

May 16 is the regular entry fee registration deadline for Summer Nationals.  Don’t get hit by triple fees.  Register today! USA Fencing Championships & July Challenge (St. Louis, Mo.): June 28-July 7, 2018 Events contested: Championship: Division IA, Division II, Division III, Veteran Age, Y10, Y12 & Y14 July Challenge: : Division I, Junior, Cadet , Senior & Veteran Team […]

Congratulations to all our young competitors who got in the game at the Fairfax Youth Challenge Super Youth Circuit (SYC) in Fredericksburg, Virginia, April 13-15. A special saulte to Alysa Jakel, who took #6 in Y10 Women’s Epee, and to Nicolas Hensal, who advanced to the #7 spot in Y12 Men’s Epee. Well done! Every […]

Vet World Champion fencer by day, poet by night. Congratulations Kaz Campe on your winning entry in the Washington Post 2018 springtime-in-Washington haiku contest, announced in the Washington Post in early April.  

HOLIDAY CLOSURE ALERT! DC Fencers Club will be closed on Saturday, March 31 through Monday, April 2 for the Easter holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, April 3. Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and enjoy your weekend.

March 26, 2018 DC Fencers Club salutes Amanda Sirico (Bowie, MD) and Isaac Shelanski (Washington, DC) who both earned individual bronze medals at the 2018 National Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Fencing Championships (NCAA) Fencing Championships, held at the Pennsylvania State University on March 22-25, 2018. Sirico and Shelanski were two of 144 fencers who were […]

It’s a sweep!  DCFCers took gold, silver, and bronze at the DCFC Champagne Challenge on Sunday, March 25. Congratulations to Daniel Wheeler and Andrew Nosil, who won bronze; to Erza Wright on winning silver; and to Justin Haddad, who took gold! Full results at this link. Mark your calendars! April 7-8 is the Capitol Division […]

Congratulations to Justin Haddad, who won silver at the Fairfax Challenge RJCC in Men’s Junior Epee in Baltimore, Maryland on Saturday, March 24. Way to go, Justin!

WEATHER CLOSURE ALERT: DC Fencers Club is closed on Wednesday, March 21 due to inclement weather and following Federal gov’t closure policies. We will reopen on Thursday, March 22. Stay safe and enjoy your snow day.