Los Angeles International Fencing Center-Orange County

5/30 Saturdays Foil Clinic with Coach Misha Itkin Registration is open on Askfred. https://www.askfred.net/clinics/6f168b08-2c9a-42c3-8c5a-feb38b904722

🎉 Get Ready to En Garde! 🎉

Mark your calendars! From June 15-25，the 2026 LAIFC Pre-summer Nationals Camp is here, and it’s going to be EPIC! 🤺 With over 100 fencers, 15 expert coaches, and training with 3 different weapons across 2 amazing locations, this is your chance to level up your fencing skills!

👉 Tag your fencing buddies and let them know! 🥇

🎉 Ready to celebrate some incredible talent? 🌟 The Fortune SYC/RJCC tournament showcased our young fencers' skills and determination, proving they’re the future of the sport! 🗡️💪

A massive thank you to all the fencers who participated—your hard work and dedication shine bright! Each of you brought your unique energy and spirit to the competition, and we couldn’t be prouder! 🙌✨
A heartfelt shoutout to our amazing coaches whose guidance and support helped these athletes reach new heights! Your commitment to nurturing young talent is truly inspiring! 💖

Here's the list of our remarkable competitors:

Junior Women's Épée
7. MENDOZA Zoie

Y-10 Women's Épée
8. YOON Adeline

Y-14 Men's Épée
1. DU Evan
3T. ENG Kyler

Cadet Men's Foil
3T. ZHANG Jacob
5. LEE Abin
7. LI Lucas

Y-8 Women's Saber
5. WON Sophia

Y-8 Women's Épée
7. KIM Madison

Y-14 Men's Foil
3T. WANG Elijah (QiChen)
3T. LOZANO Veyron Jericho

Y-14 Women's Épée
8. LIAO Irene C26

Junior Men's Épée
2. ERLIKHMAN Adrian
3T. KIM Alexander

Cadet Men's Épée
2. XUE Michael B26
3T. DU Evan

Junior Men's Foil
1. LIN Youlong
2. LOZANO Veyron Jericho
5. ZHOU Shawn A26
6. NGUYEN Martin

Who’s your favorite fencer from the tournament? Drop their name in the comments! And let’s give a round of applause for all the coaches in the chat! 👏💬

Division I & Para Championships / April NAC – Richmond, VA. Huge congratulations to Youlong Lin, Junior Champion! In addition to Two Y14 boys, Fletcher and Shawn,— advancing early across age groups into the Cadet Men’s Foil top 20s in the U.S.!
Great results for the LAIFC fencer!
Junior Men’s Foil
🥇 Youlong Lin
🔥 Nathan Canlas — #10
🔥 Shawn Zhou — #31
Fletcher Mazaheri — #35
Aaron Zhang — #45
Martin Nguyen — #47
William Yi — 48

Div I Men’s Foil
🔥 Fletcher Mazaheri — 13
Nathan Canlas — 24
Bryce Louie — 26
Div I Men’s Épée
Adrian Erlikhman — 26

Div I Women’s Épée
Karolina Nixon — 38

Veteran Men’s Épée
🥉 Zandro Mendoza — 3 (tie)

Vet-60 Men’s Épée
Mark Nixon — 8
Carl Loeffler — 19

So proud of Youlong for the Junior championship! 🥇
2026 April NAC was truly special to LAIFC!

Congratulations to our two fencers selected for the 2026 Junior & Cadet World Championships:

🏆 Youlong Lin – Team China 🇨🇳 (Cadet)
🏆 Xinyao Zhou – Team Hungary 🇭🇺 (Junior)

Different countries, one system.

Proud of you both and wishing you great success on the world stage! 🌍✨

A special thank you to all the coaches and teammates for their unwavering support and commitment along the way.