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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
