Dominion Fencing Club
The Art and Science of Fencing in Northern Virginia
July Closing...
Alexander Mull Earns his "E"...
August dates...
Changes for Next Season...
No Classes until September...
Safety...
July Closing...
We will be closed all of July, while we attend the National Championships in Grapevine Texas, and take a short vacation. Our last day of fencing for the season will be June 30, a Tuesday night.
Alexander Mull Earns his "E"...
While visiting family in Michigan and Ohio, Alexander Mull fenced both the Royal Pummel (in Ohio) and the Unclassified 3 Weapon and Novice Foil" at the Liberty Lakes Fencing Club in Howell, MI —winning the event. This earned Alexander his "E" rating! Please congratulate Alexander the next time you see him!
August Dates...
We will be open only on Tuesday nights in August, at a new location: the Calvin Hall Gym at the Trinity Presbyterian Church, at 5533 North Sixteenth Street Arlington, Virginia 22205. Here is a link to a map to the gym (the red building on the map). We will be meeting from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. Right now, we plan on meeting at this space for August only. We anticipate returning to our regular schedule in September at the Vienna Academy.
Changes for Next Season...
We are discussing a some changes for next season. Here are some of the changes we are discussing for the new season:
- We would like to assign a specific time for our regular students to take their lessons, rather than our current system of signing up as "first come, first served". We will be making up a tentative schedule for the fall and then consulting with each of you. It's our hope that we will also have one or more "floating" times for anyone who wants to pick up an extra lesson, or those fencers that don't want a lesson every week. We are still considering the consequences of a fixed schedule. Please give us your feedback this summer.
- We will be raising our lesson rates: currently, our lesson fees are the cheapest in the DC Metro area. We will raise lesson fees to $20 for students and $25 for adults. Floor fees will stay the same ($10 a visit) but will no longer be capped at $50 a month. Class fees will remain the same. We will also formalize a family discount.
- We have had little turn out for the Monday night practices and are considering dropping them, as our turnout isn't paying for the rent on the gym. We do have the option of adding a Friday night at the new location, instead. Please let us know if you would be interested in fencing on Friday nights at the Trinity Church Gym, which has space available for us.
No Classes until September...
Dominion Fencing will not be offering any additional classes until September. If you are interested in Fall classes, please drop a line to: and we will include you in the email distribution for news from Dominion, which will include class announcements.
Safety Reminder...
When bouting, please remember to wear your inner plastron (under arm protector), also, Dominion Fencing does not allow fencing in shorts. Fencers should wear knickers or long pants while bouting. In the absence of knickers, long pants or sweats may be substituted.