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Everyone deserves a good swordfight.  Make it the best with a beginner fencing class at DC Fencers Club.  DCFC offers rolling, monthly beginner fencing classes for young swashbucklers ages 7 and up.  Give your child an experience he or she will never forget. We offer classes on weekdays and Saturdays.  You are welcome to visit […]

The youngest fencers at DCFC, Zuzanna and Sophia Suchorski! Thanks, Coach Robert Suchorski, for this adorable portrait!    

Holiday Closure Alert! DC Fencers Club will be closed on Monday, February 20 in observance of the President’s Day federal holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, February 21.

NAC DEADLINE ALERT! The April National Championship and NAC takes place April 21-24 in Baltimore, Md. The regular entry fee is February 22. The National Championship features events in Div I/Div I Team/Wheelchair categories. The NAC features events in Veteran/DV2/DV3/Veteran Team categories. Don’t get hit by triple fees, register today! http://www.usfencing.org/2017-div-i-nationals

DCFC fencer Amanda Sirico continues to garner strong results on the senior world cup circuit. On Saturday, February 11, Sirico climbed to the #31 spot at the Trofeo Carroccio, a Senior Women’s Epee World Cup held annually in Legnano, Italy. In the table of 64, Sirico upset the #1 seed Violetta Kolobova (RUS) with a […]

Everyone deserves a good swordfight. Make it the best at DC Fencers Club Summer Fencing Camps this July and August. July 10-14     |   July 17-21     |    July 24-28     |    July 31-August 4      |    August 7-11     |    August 14-18    |   August 21-25 Each week-long camp takes place […]

We still have 2017 DCFC calendars for sale, a great way to learn who’s who at the club. To purchase one, please see Coach David between lessons and classes. Calendars are available for $20 cash or check payable to friends of DCFC.  

There are no participation medals in fencing. A few climb to podium spots, for the rest, the rewards are internal. Learning how to compose yourself in a sea of convention hall noise and nervous energy. Choosing the right action to beat your opponent. Maintaining focus as you advance through the event. Learning from losses. On […]

HOLIDAY CLOSURE ALERT! DC Fencers Club will be closed on Monday, January 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday, January 17.

New Year, New North American Cup.  DC Fencers Club offers a grand salute to James Kaull, who won his first Division I Championship title in Senior Men’s Epee at the  January North American Cup (Jan. 6-9) in Columbus, Ohio.  Kaull advanced to the gold medal spot after advancing out of a field of 311 top […]