Just a reminder, we will still have class tomorrow on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Veterans Day. Thank you to all our Veteran Soldiers. You have been an indelible part of the All-American Fencing Academy. Tournament Reminder: Saturday, November 22, 2025 Basically a tournament for all foilists. Registration: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/37a27ada-4eb5-48a4-9c4c-e9a70f71b2fc Open Foil: 8AM Elementary and Middle School […]
Congrats to Zion Facey and Isabella Lee, both qualified for the 2026 Junior Olympics in January 2026 in Kansas City, MO. Zion went 4-2 in his pool for Junior Men’s Foil and seeded 3rd going into eliminations. In the semi-finals, although the 2nd seed, Max Yun, defeated Zion in the pools, Zion soundly ousted Max […]
Well, it was a great weekend to say the least. Here’s the recap: Olivia Takes 7th at River City Rumble Olivia McKinney was in Richmond for the River City Rumble Regional competing in the Y12 Women’s Foil against 29 other fencers. She only lost one bout in her pools and seeded 8th going into elimination […]
Over the weekend, Olivia McKinney and Isabella Lee took part in a fencing clinic with Olympians Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt. They also had an opportunity for a question and answer, meet and greet, and seeing their Olympic medals! Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/L3M8SorvKDGdQWVV6 Reminders for Parents Competing This Weekend We have a number of parents braving a Veteran’s […]
The Southern Results It was a tough weekend, but we had a learning and exciting experience at The Southern Regional USA Fencing event in Myrtle Beach, SC. Isabella Lee, Olivia McKinney, and Coach Gerhard brough home some medals! Here are the results: Alexander Cantero-Gignac: DIV1A Men’s Foil, 29th Placed https://fencingtimelive.com/events/results/4AF2ABFDA689447EA3AF8CA260346F36 Zion Facey: Junior Men’s Foil, […]
Parents, yep, you! Not your fencer. We are hosting a Saturday and Sunday Vet tournament on October 25 and 26, 2025. In fencing, the Veteran age group is anyone born 1986 or earlier. And we’re trying to get some of our parents to brave a home competition! We definitely need more: Vet Men’s Foil (Saturday, […]
Congrats to our competitors over the weekend! Lucas and Ashton tied for third place in the Elementary School event! Olivia took first and Gideon tied for third place in the Middle School event! Julian took 5th and Gideon took 7th in the homeschool event! Lastly the Homeschool Team of Mesha, Enobong, and Mia took third, […]
Hey everyone, quick some updates on tournaments, including the Youth Pisacafe Circuit and Homeschool events. Next weekend is a tournament at Apex Fencing Academy On Saturday, September 27th is Senior Women’s Foil, Vet Combined Mixed Epee, and Senior Men’s Foil. On Sunday, September 28th is Vet Combined Mixed Foil (Coach Gerhard is registered), Senior Women’s […]
We failed to see and we failed to mention that Zion earns his E rating in foil! We have enough rated fencers at our club to make a rated sanctioned event (although they usually end up rated due to other visiting fencers). Congrats to Zion!
We’ve got some results from the weekend! Congrats to our fencers who competed at Greensboro Fencing Academy over the weekend! Special congrats to Isabella who fenced in her first Senior Mixed Foil open! That’s quite a challenge for our middle school fencer! Braydon and Zion tied for 3rd, AAFA Alum Sabrina Krupenko took 9th, Lily […]