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[quote=Anonymous]One thing to keep in mind is that different clubs focus on different swords (foil, epee, and/or saber).  People have different opinions re whether to start with epee vs foil, so best to start at a club that offers a good program in both/either (rather than a saber-focused club).

AIC Fencing is a very good club for foil and epee fencing — it recently moved to a new location in Sterling, a few mins from Dulles Airport.  Many of its fencers ranked very highly at Nationals this summer, and the club always does very well at regional and national tournaments. My son loves it there — the coaches are excellent, the prices reasonable (beware, fencing can be a very expensive sport), and the club offers a very warm and supportive environment.  Most fencers there fence foil, but AIC just recently brought on one of the best epee coaches in the DMV to build up their epee program.

FSA is also very good and has a lot of highly ranked/rated fencers.  They unfortunately just lost one of their main (excellent) coaches to Notre Dame, so I’d imagine will be seeking to find a new coach to take his spot.

Nova is a great place to start out as a beginner fencer.  But if your kid ends up wanting to compete, you might then consider switching to FSA or AIC (for foil or epee) or Penta (for epee).  [/quote]

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