Fencing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any good fencing clubs in NW DC?

There's Chevy Chase Fencing Club - they run classes starting in the fall. The coach is pretty good, but it more just recreational classes and not a true club. Close to NW is DC Fencers Club in Silver Spring. This is a good club with a variety of classes for beginners and advanced students (youth and adult). A bit further out, you've got the Capital Fencing Club in North Bethesda/Rockville. I like the coaches here, but they only teach sabre. The school teams in the area all fence epee, so if that's a goal, then CFC isn't going to work. Otherwise, it is a great club. Finally, there's the Royal Fencing Academy in Rockville and Damascus. I don't have any experience with them, but they appear to have classes for all three weapons.

Not sure why you say it isn't a real club? They do have rec classes for DCPR, but they also have club for kids all the way up through adults. They fence epee and foil, have a team uniform logo, and travel the circuit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son took lessons at DC Fencers in close-in Silver Spring for a few years a good 12 years ago. It was great. To clear up confusion above, the youngest kids were only allowed to donsaber, but older kids and adults were able to do Eppe — not sure if it is still that way. Not sure who runs it now, but back then it was owned/run by a guy whom I believe was a Polish National Champion. Years later, I noticed that some of the tweens my son fenced with went to junior olympics and some were on the fencing team at Yale. He really loved it for a couple of years and was doing well, but as it got more competitive with a greater time commitment he realized it was not as much of a priority for him personally as it was for some other kids. Still, it was great fun for me as a a Dad to watch.

They no longer have that rule. They have both epee and saber for kids 8 and up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any good fencing clubs in NW DC?

There's Chevy Chase Fencing Club - they run classes starting in the fall. The coach is pretty good, but it more just recreational classes and not a true club. Close to NW is DC Fencers Club in Silver Spring. This is a good club with a variety of classes for beginners and advanced students (youth and adult). A bit further out, you've got the Capital Fencing Club in North Bethesda/Rockville. I like the coaches here, but they only teach sabre. The school teams in the area all fence epee, so if that's a goal, then CFC isn't going to work. Otherwise, it is a great club. Finally, there's the Royal Fencing Academy in Rockville and Damascus. I don't have any experience with them, but they appear to have classes for all three weapons.

Not sure why you say it isn't a real club? They do have rec classes for DCPR, but they also have club for kids all the way up through adults. They fence epee and foil, have a team uniform logo, and travel the circuit.

They are a legit club. The guy who started it broke off from DCFC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son took lessons at DC Fencers in close-in Silver Spring for a few years a good 12 years ago. It was great. To clear up confusion above, the youngest kids were only allowed to donsaber, but older kids and adults were able to do Eppe — not sure if it is still that way. Not sure who runs it now, but back then it was owned/run by a guy whom I believe was a Polish National Champion. Years later, I noticed that some of the tweens my son fenced with went to junior olympics and some were on the fencing team at Yale. He really loved it for a couple of years and was doing well, but as it got more competitive with a greater time commitment he realized it was not as much of a priority for him personally as it was for some other kids. Still, it was great fun for me as a a Dad to watch.

They no longer have that rule. They have both epee and saber for kids 8 and up.

Good to hear.

[Anonymous]

INVICTA SC one of the best strong and successful Fencing Club around Rockwill area.
Strong foil program. Best foil Coach in our area.

[Anonymous]

I'm so stupid that I read this as a fence building program and not the sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:INVICTA SC one of the best strong and successful Fencing Club around Rockwill area.
Strong foil program. Best foil Coach in our area.

You are 8 years too late to help the OP.

[Anonymous]

There is also Nazlymov fencing in Bethesda. Run by former OSU coach