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DCFCers were all business at the 2021 USA Fencing Veteran Championships in Atlanta, Georgia on August 27-28. This event was the last step in earning coveted spots to compete at the Veteran World Championships, to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 1-6. Our fencers earned seven medals (one gold, two silver, four bronze) and […]

At long last, the eighteenth annual Amazon Open is back! Thanks to our intrepid tournament founder, Valerie Asher, who shows by example the power of women supporting women in sport and in life. We also applaud Jacob Asher on sponsoring strip #1 in honor of Valerie, his aunt. We thank all our fencers on getting […]

FALL CLASS REGISTRATION We are thrilled to watch the Tokyo Olympics and are cheering on Team USA, including Capitol Division’s Kat Holmes. With the new season, we look forward to sharing our Olympic sport with the next generation. Fall registration is now open for beginner, intermediate, and invitational class at DC Fencers Club. Register online […]

Congratulations to all our fencers who competed in the July Challenge and Parafencing National Championship, held July 22-25 in Salt Lake City. A special salute to our fencers who took top spots! JWE: Faith Park, BRONZE, Magnolia Min 83 JWTE: Faith Park GOLD (as part of the team Virginia Triple Threat). JMTE: Justin Haddad GOLD […]

Watch Team USA members, including Capitol Division’s Kat Holmes, go for gold at the Toyko Olympics.  Fencing is one of the original sports of the modern Olympics, which were founded by Pierre de Coubertin, himself a fencer! DCFC wishes all our fencers and athletes the very best. Go Team USA! https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/sports/fencing/

DC Fencers Club fencers earned so many medals at the USA Fencing National Championships that they were ranked in the top 10 clubs with members who took podium spots at the biggest national event of the season. The event, held in Philadelphia for the first 10 days of July, saw DCFCers take podium and top […]

Advanced Evening Camp with Coach Robert August 16-20 Get ready for the new season with this advanced epee evening camp with Coach Robert Suchorski. Held Monday through Friday, August 16-20, from 6 – 9 p.m. Price: $275.  Register online today.

HOLIDAY AND SUMMER NATIONALS SCHEDULE ALERT – During July 3-9, DCFC will open for day camps only. Evening practice and veteran’s morning practice is canceled due to Summer Nationals. While July 5 is the Independence Day federal holiday, the club will be open on that day for day camps only.

Things are opening up, and DCFCers wasted no time in returning to the podium. DCFC fencers excelled at this weekend’s Fairfax Challenge Summer ROC/RJCC/RYC/VET, June 2021. We thank our coaches and families for your guidance and support, we applaud all our fencers on getting in the game, and we salute those who earned top eight […]

At home and away, DCFC fencers took podium spots in competitions this weekend. We applaud all our fencers on getting in the game and offer a special salute to those who took top spots.  DCFC hosted the Tom Wright Memorial Veteran Fencing Tournament on Sunday. Congratulations to Jeff Snider, Kashi Way, and Joe Deucher on […]