Congratulations to Rebecca Chimahusky on earning silver at the Fencers Club Grand Prix, held October 13 in New York City. Kudos also to Yunice Pyo, who advanced to the top 32 (17) in a tight 14-15 bout against Natalia Toby. Today’s event kicks off a series of five tournaments this season, NYC’s Women’s Epee Grand […]
Like a shower of cherry blossoms, medals rained On DCFC A fitting haiku for the 2019 Cherry Blossom Open, a Capitol Division tournament held at the University of Maryland Armory this weekend. We salute all our DCFC competitors for giving it their best, and offer a special bow to those who took top spots. Justin […]
It’s a DCFC sweep! Congratulations to Xavier Hilbert, Rebecca Chimahusky, and Fen Tamulonis on earning gold, silver, and bronze at the Champagne Challenge on Sept. 30. Kudos also to Michaela Joyce of Cardinal Fencing Academy on tieing for bronze. Full results at the link below. https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=41012
More than two dozen DCFC fencers are competing in the 2018 USA Fencing Summer National Championships and July Challenge, which takes place June 28 – July 7. Here are highlights to from Thursday through Sunday’s events. A grand salute to Kristin Foellmer, who took gold and the Vet 40 Women’s Epee Championship title. Brava, Kristin! […]
Thanks to everyone who joined the fun at the Third Friends of DCFC Epee Team Challenge, held Sunday, June 3 at DCFC. There were eleven men’s and seven women’s epee teams, featuring vets, youth, and multigenerational teams. All demonstrated strong fencing, and some came with inventive names and costumery. Proceeds from the event go to […]
Utah is known as the beehive state for its industrious citizens, and DCFC fencers followed suit when they descended on Salt Lake to compete in the 2017 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge on July 1-10. This year’s Summer Nationals was set to break the record as the largest fencing tournament in history. The […]
Team spirit was front and center at the Inaugural Friends of DCFC Team Tournament held Saturday, June 10. Proceeds from this event support aspiring competitive DCFC fencers on the national and international circuit. Thanks to board members Robert Haddad, Valerie Asher, and David Ruskin for organizing this event, and to the 12 men’s and eight […]
While Wonder Woman was battling evil on the big screen this weekend, her fellow women warriors gathered to fight for glory and honor at the fourteenth annual Amazon Open, held Sunday, June 4 at DC Fencers Club. Competitors gathered from as far as Ohio, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to compete in events in epee […]
Thanks to all our fencers on competing this weekend in the D and Under Friday Night Epee Tournament and the Champagne Challenge #5 on Sunday. A special salute to LaSelle Booker, on earning silver in the D and under event. Full results here. Another salute to Rebecca Chimahusky and Joe Deucher on earning bronze and […]
New Year, New North American Cup. DC Fencers Club offers a grand salute to James Kaull, who won his first Division I Championship title in Senior Men’s Epee at the January North American Cup (Jan. 6-9) in Columbus, Ohio. Kaull advanced to the gold medal spot after advancing out of a field of 311 top […]
