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
Dec 05 2011
The Bernie Stein Memorial Super Youth Circuit Event was held on December 3rd and 4th in Chandler, Arizona. Congratulations to the following fencer:
Lance Tan 3rd Y10 Epee, 8th Y10 Foil, 8th Y12 Epee
The medal count for this season stands at 41.
Lance with his three medals
Dec 05 2011
The December Duel was held on December 3rd and 4th at Newberry, Florida. Congratulations to Trey Neil for qualifying to four events in the Junior Olympics and also to Josh Derbabian for qualifying to two events. The results were as follows:
Trey Neil 1st open Epee, 1st Open Foil, 1st Under 20 Foil
Josh Derbabian 3rd Under 20 Foil, 1st Division III Sabre
The medal count for this season stands at 38.
Nov 29 2011
Jacksonville fencers competed at the Fioretto Div II Foil tournament on November 19th. Congratulations to the following fencers:
Will Cook 1st
Joshua Derbabian 3rd
The medal count for this season stands at 33.
Will Cook and Joshua Derbabian
Nov 29 2011
The Gateway Sabre circuit event was held on November 13th in Newberry, Florida . Congratulations to Joshua Derbabian for finishing first and earning a “D” rating.
The medal count for this season stands at 31.
Nov 07 2011
The St. Louis Super Youth Circuit Event was held on November 5th and 6th in St. Louis, Missouri. Lance Tan competed in the Y1o Men’s Foil and the Y10 Men’s Epee. He finished second in the Y10 Epee event and finished first in the Y10 Foil event. on his way to winning the gold in foil he defeated the Mexican Y10 National Champion and the Romanian Y10 Champion. Congratulations to Lance for his performance at the event and also for winning the Pan American Y10 Epee this past summer.
Also competing was Bryce Bogert who won a bronze in the Y12 Epee.
The medal count for this season stands at 30.
Lance on the podium
Lance withone of his medals
Nov 07 2011
The Jacksonville fencing club held a demonstration for various girl scout troops form the greater Jacksonville area on November 5th. There were 21 girl scouts who enjoyed themselves learning about the sport of fencing and trying there hand at it.
Nov 07 2011
On October 29th the Winter Garden Fencing Club hosted the Black Widow Open Women’s event. Congratulations to Victoria Ge for finishing 2nd in the Y12 event and 3rd in the Y14 event.
The medal count stands at 27 for this season.
Nov 07 2011
The Jacksonville Fencing Club hosted the first annual Jax O’ Lantern on October 29th and 30th. It was a fun event and the winners were either given a trick or treat. Congratulations to Josh Derbabian fencing in his first epee event and earning a D rating.
Congratulations to the following fencers:
Trey Neil 1st place Open Foil, 1st place Open Epee
Justin Swicegood 3rd place Open Foil
Josh Derbabian 3rd place Open Foil
The medal count for this season is 25.
Foil Winners
Epee Winners
Oct 17 2011
The Jacksonville Fencing Club is currently in negotiations to open a third location in town with a partner. As soon as the negotiations are over we will make the announcement of the grand opening of our newest and third location.
Oct 17 2011
The Jacksonville Fencing Club will be conducting a fencing demonstration from 4PM until 8PM on October 22nd at the Fleming Island theatre in conjunction with the opening of the new movie, The Three Musketeers. Come and join us.
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