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October 1 is the regular deadline for the Div 1/ Junior NAC in Virginia Beach, VA this November.   Here is a link to the full USFA Domestic Calendar, including registration deadlines.   Don't get hit with triple fees, register today!   https://docs.google.com/open?id=0ByHbNxSmr7eNOXcxQ1pqTkp5T00  

Among the Sept. 23 Champagne Challenge top eight: Alec Walker, Corwin Duncan, Christopher Hoffman, Matthew Peppe, Damien Lehfeldt, and Nathan Bailey.   Congratulations again to our Champagne Challenge victors.  Out of 52 competitors in this A2 event, nearly half of the top 16 were DCFCers.  Congrats to our members and thanks to all for joining […]

DCFC hosts an epee clinic in preparation for the first national tournament of the season, North American Cup "A," October 12-15 in St. Louis, Missouri.   This clinic will provide technical and tactical preparation for NAC A. This clinic will be taught by Coach Janusz Smolenski.   The clinic takes place on Sunday, October 7, […]

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2012 Contact: TRY THE OLYMPIC SPORT OF FENCING AT DC FENCERS CLUB THIS FALL Youth and adults can go for the gold with eight separate beginner fencing classes   SILVER SPRING, MD –  Did you or your child watch fencing at the London 2012 Olympics and say "Hey, […]

 Fences With Wolves, the youth tournament organized by DCFC Member Jacob Asher, was a howling success.   The fundraiser, which sought to raise $5,000 for the Yellowstone Wolf Project, which helps track wolves reintroduced to Yellowstone Park in California.   Within weeks of the June 3 tournament, Jacob's efforts raised $5,905.95.   Jacob said the […]

Summer closure notice! There will be no open bouting at DCFC on the week of Monday, August 20 – Friday, August 24, due to the daytime and evening fencing camps. Private lessons with Coach Ilya Lobanenkov will take place during that week, but no open bouting will take place at that time.   It's not […]

Jack and Katie Butler celebrating the US Women's Epee Team Bronze win at the ExCel Fencing Center, London 2012 Olympics.   8/4/12 DC Fencers Club congratulates the US Women's Epee Team on their Bronze Medal Win! This is the first ever US women's team or individual medal in epee. While club members cheered on the […]

Just in time for the Olympics, DCFC's latest video interviews Team USA Fencers about their best advice. Thanks to Team USA members for your time, and to 2x Olympian Tim Morehouse for organizing Fencing Masters, which is an amazing promotional event for our sport! Please share and enjoy! GO TEAM  USA! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z4Aopczw9o&list=UUIapN8xkQVqoPNQm8LTjL3g&index=1&feature=plcp

July 17, 2012   When fencer Pierre de Coubertin founded the modern Olympics in 1896, he included his beloved sport as one of the events, and fencing has been featured in every Olympics since.  Coubertin also created a new event, the Modern Pentathlon, to test the skills required by a 19th century soldier behind enemy […]

Congratulations to DC Fencers Club members who were named to the USA Fencing and Absolute Fencing Gear All-Academic Team during the Summer Nationals in Anaheim, CA last week.  For the third year, USA Fencing and Absolute Fencing Gear have partnered to recognized more than 170 young fencers who have excelled in high school, including scholarships […]