Star Wars Day is coming (May 4th, 2018), and it’s on a Friday! So the All-American Fencing Academy is celebrating by hosting a FREE LIGHTSABER CLASS! May the 4th Be With You! Molly Malone, stage fight choreographer (formerly from Cape Fear Theatre), is returning to us again with new exercises and activities! Coach Gerhard and […]
If you fence in sanctioned events and you wear a chest guard (men and women), prepare for a change in chest protector rules. Regular plastic chest protectors will no longer be allowed. Un-sanctioned events at the All-American Fencing Academy will continue to allow regular plastic chest protectors. FIE and USA Fencing rolling out new foil […]
We have a mobile friendly and responsive website. However there is a lot of information that our regular members do not need. We created a mobile page just for our members to quickly access the most common tools which can be found in the menu (top right). Links include Paying for Class, Team Wear, Home […]
Your foil keep setting off white lights? You’re epee won’t register touches? Want to replace your guard? Completely broke the blade and want to know what parts you can re-use? Ben Fouty will be hosting an Armoring Class on May 12, 2018 from 10am-12pm at the All-American Fencing Academy. This class will teach you how […]
Over the weekend, Army Specialist, Trevor Herrin, earned his “E” rating in epee. Herrin had to best fencers from Apex, Charlotte, and his own teammates to be the last person standing in the elimination rounds. We also saw Coach John Page get in on the epee action, Coach John took third. Also on Saturday, Gabe […]
Lars Hanson is headed up to Rochester for an event: All 3 weapons, men/women, U16/U19/Div2/1A. He’ll be leaving on Thursday night, March 15th, and returning Monday March 19th. He has one spot in the car if anyone is interested. Tournament details: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=38889 UPDATED as of Feb 27th +++++ REGISTRATION & EVENT FEES ————————————————— !!! NEW […]
Here are the results from the Fandango Open: https://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=39112 Everyone did well! But I want to highlight a few fencers. Greta Tart and Tia Brown competed in their first sanctioned event! In the 8 women pool, Greta posted 3 wins with a final placement of 5th place, while Tia posted 2 wins with a final placement […]
Gabe and Coach Gerhard are now registered for the April North American Cup in Richmond, VA. The date of the events are April 20-23, 2018. Gabe will be fencing on Friday, April 20 in the Div3 Men’s Foil. Coach Gerhard will be fencing on Saturday, April 21 Vet Combined Men’s Foil, and on Sunday, April […]
Starting this Monday, Coach John will be hosting Open Foil Fencing on Monday nights from 6-7:30pm. This is ideal for our competitive fencers looking for extra fencing practice. This will not be a structured class but an opportunity to get some extra bouting time for all age groups. Note: If nobody shows up by 6:20, […]
The 2018 Spring AAFA TOURnament (The Bohemian Rhapsody Series) now has t-shirts for the loyal fans! If you purchase AND wear an 2018 AAFA Spring TOURnament shirt during a competition day, the event is free! (Sanctioned events are excluded). Purchase your shirts here: https://goo.gl/8ZWD2U 2018 Bohemian Rhapsody AAFA TOURnament Schedule: Scaramouche Open: January 27-28 Fandango […]