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.
Call 904-579-6858 for more info.The address is:
3955 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32205
Feb 02 2012
The Jacksonville Fencing Club free intro and demo has been cancelled and moved to the spring due to preparation for the Highland Games on February 25th at the Clay County Fairgrounds. Keep checking for the date on this website.
Feb 02 2012
The Jacksonville Fencing Club competed on January 28th and 29th at the Iron Works Grinder on January 28th in Viera ,Florida and also competed in the Gateway Division Open Epee. on February 29th. Trey Neil earned his A rating winning the Gateway Epee open.
The medal count for this season stands at 62.
Congratulations to the following fencers:
Trey Neil 1st Cadet Foil, 1st Open Foil(Iron Works Grinder), 1st Open Epee(Gateway) A rating
Brett Bogert 2nd Y14 Foil
Trey and Brett
Jan 26 2012
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
Jan 23 2012
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!!!!
Jan 23 2012
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!
Jan 23 2012
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
Jan 16 2012
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
Jan 10 2012
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.
Dec 20 2011
The Jacksonville Fencing Club fencers competed in the ACN Atlanta Foil Epee Tournament on December 17th and 18th in Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations to the medal winners:
Brian Swicegood Y12 Foil 1st place, Y14 Foil 2nd place
Justin Swicegood D&Under Mixed Epee 3rd place
Trey Neil Senior Open Epee 3rd place
The medal count for the season is 46.
trey getting his bronze medal
Justin getting his bronze medal
Brian with his gold medal
Dec 12 2011
The North American Cup was held in Kansas City Missouri on December 9th-12th. Josh Derbabian fenced in the Division II Mens Foil event and won a medal finishing 7th out of 65 competitors. He also renewed his “C” rating and was one touch from earning his “B” rating.
The medal count stands at 42.
Josh with his 7th place medal.
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