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Champagne Challenge and D and Under Results 9/29/14 DCFC’s got talent at all levels of fencing! This weekend, DC Fencers Club hosted two tournaments, and club members took the podium spots in both.   Thirty six fencers from clubs as far as Pennsylvania attended DCFC’s first D & Under Senior Mixed Epee tournament on Saturday, […]

$$$ – the average DC-area meet manager makes about $100.00.  That’s three tournament fees, a world-class blade, or some private lessons.     2) Learn more about fencing.  The action on the strip is just one facet of the game.  Get the big picture and you’ll understand the game that much more.     3) Do […]

Congratulations to all our fencers for getting in the game at the 2014 Kickoff Open, which took place Sept. 13-14, 2014 at the Fredericksburg Expo Center in Fredericksburg, VA. The Kickoff was hosted by the Virginia Division and is the first Regional Open Circuit (ROC) in the area. We saw strong fencing at this ROC, […]

  September 11, 2014   DC #fencingmob takes over the National Mall   On Sunday, September 7, more than More than 30 fencers from clubs across the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area met on the National Mall as part of a global fencing flash mob to promote this Olympic sport.   The event was one of many […]

6/30/14   Amanda Sirico takes gold in the Junior Women’s Epee event at the U.S. Fencing National Championships and July North American Cup.  With this win, she maintains her rank as the #1 Junior Women’s Epee fencer in the United States. In a feat of endurance as well as skill, Amanda fenced in seven grueling direct elimination […]

7/5/14   DC Fencers Club sent 62 fencers and six coaches to the US Fencing Summer National Championships and July North American Cup, a two week-extravaganza held June 22 – July 3 in Columbus, Ohio.  With more than 4,000 fencers of all ages from all over the country competing, this is the largest fencing tournament […]

6/28/14   DC Fencers Club will be closed Sunday, June 29 through Sunday July 6 due to Summer Nationals and the Fourth of July holiday weekend.  We will reopen on Monday, July 7.  Have a safe and happy Fourth!   #  #  #

  It was the DC to Boston express to victory! Congratulations to Jacob Asch, James Cameron, and Samuel Cohen, the DC Fencers Club Men’s Sabre Team for their 2nd place finish at the Pomme de Terre held at Brandeis University on June 15. Well done!   #  #  #

Thanks to meet manager Lewis Sloter and the entire team of Capitol Division representatives for organizing the Tune-Up Tournament, the last big event before Summer Nationals, held June 14-15 at DCFC.  Thanks also to our referees and friends and families for your support!Congratulations to Doug Tableman of FSA on winning gold and to DCFCers Isaac […]

  June 9, 2014   The eleventh annual Amazon Open was a celebration of fabulous, fearless women! Thanks to the tournament founder Valerie Asher, to our meet manager and team, to our sharp-dressed refs, and of course to our friends and family for supporting the women athletes in your lives!   We saw some world-class […]