The goal of the Jacksonville Fencing Club is to promote the classical sport of fencing. The club has been in existence since the 1950's and has a rich tradition of excellence in its instruction. The club has had many champions among its ranks over the years and continues to do so. The club is open to ages 8 to 98 and offers a variety of opportunities for the novice up to the competitive fencer. The club is coached by Mr. Raul Toro who has over 40 years experience in the sport. So if you are looking for a sport to get or stay fit, build discipline and build confidence, this is the sport for YOU! This is a sport for children and adults alike. This is a sport for a lifetime! Call us or e-mail us. En Garde!!!
The Jacksonville Fencing Club is home to Princess Rashid the 2006 National Women's Epee Champion and Lance Tan the 2011 Pan Am Games Youth Epee champion. Also home to a cadre of currently nationally ranked youth.
Fencers from the Jacksonville Fencing Club competed at the Salle Mauro super Youth Circuit Tournament on January 21st and 22nd. Congratulation to the following fencers:
Lance Tan 2nd Y10 Epee, 3rd Y10 Foil
Brett Bogert 3rd Y12 Foil
The medal count for this season stands at 58.

Lance with his silver and bronze medal

The Jacksonville Fencing Club will be starting a new beginners course on January 31st.
For more info call 904-579-6858 or fill out the form on the webpage.
Come join the fun!!!!

The Jacksonville Fencing Club will be offering a free introductory course and fencing demonstration on February 17th at 6PM. It will be held at:
Sport Kungfu Academy of Jacksonville
8535 Baymeadows Road #41 (behind Wendy’s Restaurant)
Jacksonville, Florida 32256
For more info call 904-527-8263
Classes will commence on March 2nd!
The Geoff Elder tournament was held on January 21st and 22nd . Congratulations to the following fencers:
Trey Neil 2nd Open Epee
Josh Derbabian 3rd C&Under Foil
The medal count stands at 55.

Trey Neil with his silver medal

Trey with his silver medal
The Jacksonville Fencing Club hosted the 10th annual River City Duel Til You Drop on January 14th. This was the biggest tournament ever with over 200 entries. The tournament included dagger fencing this year making the dagger event the first ever in the world. The event was covered by the media nationwide. The event was covered by channel 4 news and by First Coast news: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/236339/483/Jacksonville-Fencing-Tournament-Debuts-Dagger-Fencing
The medal count for the season stands at 53.
Congratulations to the following fencers in winning medals and especially to Justin Swicegood for earning his C rating in the Open Foil event:
Justin Swicegood 3rd D&Under Foil, 3rd Open Foil C rating
Trey Neil 2nd Open Foil
Brian Swicegood 3rd Youth Foil

Justin Swicegood in the D&Under Foil

Brian Swicegood in the Youth Foil

Trey and Justin Open Foil
The Jacksonville Fencing Club hosted the first leg of the River City Duel Til You Drop on January 7th with the youth Y12 event. Congratulations to the following fencers:
Lance Tan 1st place
Josh Milon 2nd place
Victoria Ge 3rd place
The medal count for the season stands at 49.

