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Our youngest fencers have kicked off the season at the Fairfax Challenge Regional Youth Circuit (RYC) and Regional Cadet Circuit (RCC) in Baltimore this weekend! We salute all our fencers for getting in the game and offer a special salute to those who earned top spots. Y8 Mixed Epee – 1st Aarav Chawla (DCFC) Y8 […]

DC Fencers Club will be closed on Monday, September 4 for the Labor Day Holiday.  We will reopen on Tuesday, September 5. Please note that intermediate classes begin Saturday, September 9, and beginner classes start Monday, October 2.  Visit the DCFC classes page for schedules and online registration. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Pop the cork, the season has begun! Thanks to all who joined us for the first Champagne Challenge of the season, and a special salute to DCFC fencers who took top spots, including Joe Deucher (silver), Avo Reid (fifth place), and Bryan Walther (eighth place).  Full results at this link. The next Champagne Challenge takes […]

NAC deadline alert! August 30 is the regular entry fee deadline for the October NAC (Division I, Division II, Cadet &Wheelchair) in Anaheim, California. Don’t get hit by triple fees. Register today!

Pop the cork! August 27 marks the first Champagne Challenge of the season at DC Fencers Club. Register on askfred.net. See you soon!

Are you ready for the new season? Join us at this evening epee fencing camp with Coach Robert Suchorski. Monday, August 21 through Friday, August 25, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Register in-person at the club. See you soon!

Almost 860 veteran fencers competed in 84 veteran events in national tournaments in the 2016-2017 season. Guess which club ranked #1 in top eight spots?  National Fencing Club Rankings released its latest numbers and they reveal that veteran fencers (from 40 to 70+) represent a powerful and growing category of competitive fencers. DC Fencers Club […]

USA Fencing has some big announcements for the 2017-2018 season. Full day schedules posted for the whole season of national events to help you plan your travels. Updates on qualification paths for championship events Age out reminders for Junior and Cadet category competitions New format and weighting formula for Division I national events Veteran team […]

Washington Jewish Week covered Sam Cohen not once, but twice, on his journey to the Maccabiah Games in Israel. The first article is a profile of Sam in his path to representing Japan at the largest international Jewish athletic competition. The second article puts Sam’s silver individual and team gold win front and center in […]

Starting in early 2018, all Regional USA Fencing events will be required to use the new USA Fencing Tournament Registration Platform for tournament registration and management. USA Fencing’s new system officially launched in March 2017, ahead of registrations opening for the2017 Summer National Championships. Read more at usfencing.org. See also this Q&A created by Fencing.net. […]