Congrats to all those that fenced in the Big Blue over the weekend. Andrew Wiggs fenced in the DIV III Mixed Sabre and placed 11th. In the Senior Mixed Foil, Coach Gerhard, Alexander, Isabelle, Lily, Holden, and Seth competed. This was Seth’s first Senior event. Alexander only lost 1 in his pool, and seeded 8th […]
For anyone considering doing the Bull City Regional Tournament at Durham, the deadline has been extended to September 6, 2024. This is one of the closest USA Fencing Regional events. You will need at competitive USA Fencing membership, not just an Access Membership to compete. This is a good tournament for fencers who have been […]
We’re missing an electric weapon, if you get an opportunity, please double check your bags to see if you might have accidentally picked up one of our weapons.
Experienced Fencers: The Big Blue at Forge Fencing at Durham, NC Coach and crew are registered for the Big Blue at Forge Fencing. Prepayment is required to confirm registration. Entry Fees: $5 registration fee, $30 for Youth event fee & $40 for Senior event fee. We will be attending the 11AM Senior Mixed Foil on […]
We’re taking the precaution today and not having classes on Thursday, August 8, 2024. We went ahead and moved everything away from the windows just in case. Everyone stay safe out there! We’ll see everyone that can help clean and paint on Saturday at 10AM! If anyone wants to make up today come in for […]
Classes will be on schedule tonight. Coach Gabe’s class can come tonight at 6PM. Classes tomorrow may be up in the air. But our resident meteorologist predicts the weather will be worse tomorrow.
So our resident fencer/meteorologist has said that Tropical Storm Debby has stalled out and today should be too bad. But tomorrow should be the bulk of it. So, we’ll continue to monitor the weather, and we’ll make a decision by 3-4PM whether or not we’ll continue to have classes today. But it looks like tomorrow […]
Clean Up and Painting Just so I have an idea of who might be coming out this Saturday at 10AM to help clean and paint, please fill out this form (pretty simple, who’s coming and if you’re bringing anything): https://forms.gle/HtWDhNt2iyVbWAhh6 Inclement Weather With North Carolina and Fayetteville in the path of Tropical Storm Debby, please […]
Hey everyone! We’re planning on doing some painting and cleaning at the fencing room on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at 10AM. We’d love any help that we can get! Plenty of time to get breakfast and coffee in the morning. We’re painting the stairs walls and the walls of the auxiliary room. If you are […]
I know this isn’t my usual time for sending an update, but just wanted to mention this for people that own their own equipment. Most of our fencers have the single compartment fencing bag. These are not like the bags you see standing next to the coach’s closets. Those bags are two compartment so we’re […]