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    3/23/14 Congratulations to DCFC members on their great results at the Cherry Blossom Open, held at University of Maryland this weekend. DCFCers won several top-eight spots, and many top 16 results as well. Special thanks to David Ruskin, who, when he wasn’t earning a B rating in the Senior Mixed Epee event, took […]

3/18/14 DCFC sent a daring dozen fencers all the way to Memphis, Tennessee to compete in the March North American Cup last weekend. This North American Cup features several youth events  for Youth 10, 12, 14 competitors in epee, sabre, and foil, as well as Y10 and Y12 team events. DCFC salutes Samuel Cohen (Kensington, […]

  Thanks to David Ruskin for creating a beautiful photo essay of youth participating in an epee tournament on Sunday, March 16.  The full photo essay can be seen on the DCFC Facebook page.

3/17/14 DC Fencers Club is closed on Monday, March 17, 2014 due to inclement weather.  We follow the federal government closure policies.  If the federal government is closed due to inclement weather (or for a federal holiday), so are we.  We will be open on Tuesday.  Stay safe on the roads, and Happy St. Patrick’s […]

3/14/14 (Pi Day) Congratulations to all our DCFCers who competed in the March Sabre & Epee Champagne Challenge on March 8-9, 2014. In the senior mixed open epee event, DCFCers swept the medals and took six of the top eight spots, and in the senior mixed sabre event, DCFCers took gold and bronze. Thanks to […]

  3/3/14   Congratulations to all the Capitol Division fencers in epee, sabre, and foil who came out to compete in the Capitol Division Summer National Qualifiers this weekend. Several DCFCers took top spots at the event, including Claire Busch, James Cameron, Jordan Schneider, and many more DCFCers medaled and qualified for various SN events. […]

DCFC will be closed on Monday, March 3, following the federal government closure due to inclement weather.  If the feds close for a holiday or for inclement weather, so do we.  Check with your individual coach if you have any questions, and be safe on the roads.

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.   — Pierre de Coubertin, father of the modern Olympic Games   Congratulations to all our DCFC fencers on bringing your best game to the Junior Olympics in Portland, Oregon last weekend.   We […]

2/12/14 February is cold, but DCFC fencers are hot at tournaments at home and abroad! Congratulations to Team USA, including our very own Amanda Sirico, on earning sixth place out of 26 teams in Senior Women’s Team Epee at the Sparkassen Senior World Cup in Leipzig, Germany, on Sunday, February 9.   Find the full article […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2014 Contact:   Jacob Asch, of Alexandria, Virginia won gold in the Cadet Men’s Sabre at the world’s largest youth fencing event last weekend at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor (MD).  Asch, 16, was among 40 DC Fencers Club youth competitors at the event.  The […]