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 […]
DC Fencers Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2012 Contact: WEEKS BEFORE THE OLYMPICS, DC FENCERS CLUB MEMBERS WIN GOLD, SILVER, AND BRONZE AT 2012 USA FENCING SUMMER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS DCFC members bring home nine medals from nation’s largest fencing tournament Silver Spring, MD – DC Fencers Club (DCFC) congratulates its […]
Amazon IX – Results The ninth annual Amazon Open, held Sunday, June 10, 2012 at DC Fencers Club, was the biggest event yet, with 65 competitors in epee and sabre. Among the fencers competing in both events were London-bound Team USA Pentathlete Suzanne Stettinius (epee) and two-time Veteran World Champion in Sabre Delia Turner. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2012 Contact: DC FENCERS CLUB HOSTS MORE THAN 70 YOUTH FENCERS AT ‘FENCES WITH WOLVES’ FUNDRAISER TOURNAMENT Silver Spring, MD – More than 70 youth fencers from fencing clubs near and far gathered at DC Fencers Club to compete in the Fences with Wolves Youth Tournament on […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2012 Contact: ‘FENCES WITH WOLVES’ YOUTH FUNDRAISER TOURNAMENT AT DC FENCERS CLUB DCFC youth member organizes fencing tournament to benefit Yellowstone wolves Youth fencers from clubs near and far are invited to battle for the title of Alpha Wolf at “Fences With Wolves,” a youth tournament held Sunday, […]
May 25, 2012 May was a month for medaling for many members of DC Fencers Club. Congratulations to all our fencers for your competitive spirit, and a special salute to the following DCFC members who placed in top 8 spots in the following competitions. Well done, all! Captain Steere Open May 19-20 at DC Fencers […]
Congratulations to DCFC Members who shared their competitive spirit and skills at the George Mason University Fencing Competition, April 28-29, 2012 at the Ronin Fencing Foundation in Manassas, VA. Several of you brought home medals and top eight placements to boot! Well done, all. Clinton Rodell – Gold, Senior Mixed Epee Damien Lehfeldt – […]
May 1, 2012 DC FENCERS CLUB HOSTS AMAZON OPEN WOMEN’S FENCING TOURNAMENT Epee and Sabre events featured at one of the strongest women’s tournaments in the Mid-Atlantic On Sunday, June 10, 2012, DC Fencers Club will host the ninth annual Amazon Open Fencing Tournament. This women’s only event features contests in both epee […]
DC FENCERS CLUB MARKS 100 DAYS TO THE OLYMPICS WITH MEDALS FROM THE DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP/NORTH AMERICAN CUP IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA DCFC Members earn bronze in youth and team events at national fencing competition DC Fencers Club members travelled to Virginia Beach, VA last weekend and returned with bronze medals in […]
