Richmond NAC Recap
It was a tough weekend for everyone. The North American Cup are always tough events! But our fencers gained some experience and for Sabrina and Victor, they got their first national event under their belts. We always have to start somewhere! Here’s the quick summary: Gabe: DIV3 Men’s Foil, 88th place Sabrina: DIV3 Women’s Foil, […]
Good Luck Gabe, Sabrina, and Victor
Good luck to Gabe, Sabrina, and Victor. They are fencing in the Richmond North American Cup this weekend. Olympic fencing in the heart of Downtown Fayetteville. #tryfencing #wedareyounottoloveit #weallplayswords
Free Lightsaber Class on May 4th
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 […]
New Chest Protectors
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 […]
Mobile Site and Notifications
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 […]
Beginner Armoring Clinic
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 […]
Thunderbolt and Lightning Recap
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 […]
Region 3: Flower City ROC/RJCC Challenge
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 […]
Fandango Open Results
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 […]
April North American Cup
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 […]