International Fencing Club (IFC)

10/10/2026

🤺 Calling Blind Fencers: Tournament Opportunity in Boston! 🏆

USA Blind Fencing is excited to share another opportunity for blind fencers to get on the strip and compete!

The International Fencing Club (IFC) in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, will be hosting the IFC Novice Cup on Sunday, October 18, 2026, and the tournament will include a Mixed Épée event for Blind Fencers!

📅 Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
⏰ Blind Fencing Event: 10:00 a.m.
📍 International Fencing Club
1208B VFW Parkway, Suite 204
West Roxbury, MA 02132

The time listed is the close of check-in. Fencers should plan to arrive approximately 35 minutes early to allow time for check-in and warm-up.

⚔️ Important Eligibility Information

This tournament is open to unrated fencers only, and an Access or Competitive USA Fencing membership is required. No ratings will be awarded at this tournament.

🗓️ Registration closes October 15, 2026.

Please note that USA Blind Fencing is not organizing or hosting this tournament. The IFC Novice Cup is being hosted by the International Fencing Club, and USA Blind Fencing is sharing the information to help connect blind fencers with opportunities to participate and compete.

Whether this will be your first tournament or another chance to test your skills on the strip, we would love to see more blind fencers taking advantage of competitive opportunities like this one!

👉 Tournament information and registration are available through AskFRED:
https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/1b9c7c51-3d23-4ba4-a7b9-fe5862a4e3de

🤺 Please share this post with blind and low vision fencers, coaches, fencing clubs, and anyone who may be interested. Help us continue growing blind fencing one strip, one club, and one athlete at a time!

Image Description: Two masked épée fencers face off beside the Charles River, with Boston’s skyline and Longfellow Bridge glowing behind them under a fiery autumn sunset.

10/02/2026

09/16/2026

Confidence Starts Here—Join International Fencing Club
Discover a sport that builds confidence, discipline, focus, speed, coordination, and teamwork. At International Fencing Club, we welcome athletes from 6 years old to adults, from complete beginners to competitive and elite fencers.

09/08/2026

The International Fencing Club had an incredible opening weekend at the Star Cup RYC/RJCC, with our fencers stepping onto the strip, competing with determination, confidence, and fighting spirit! 💪🤺

We are extremely proud of everyone who represented the club at the competition.

🥉 Y-14 Women’s Saber
🥉 3rd Place — Lucy Karavas

⚔️ Cadet Men’s Saber
🏅 5th Place — Dylan Ong
🏅 15th Place — Eric Liu

⚔️ Junior Men’s Saber
🏅 6th Place — Dylan Ong
🏅 20th Place — Eric Liu

🥉 Y-10 Women’s Saber
🥉 3rd Place — Sofia Siyam
🏅 11th Place — Salwa EL-NAZER

⚔️ Y-12 Men’s Saber
🏅 7th Place — Isaac Katz
🏅 8th Place — Vahin Natarajan

⚔️ Junior Women’s Saber
🏅 10th Place — Lucy Karavas

👏 Congratulations to all of our fencers! Your results are just the beginning. Every bout is an opportunity to learn, improve, and come back stronger.

A special thank you to our coaches, parents, a for being part of the journey! ❤️

🔥 The season has only just begun — and we are ready for what’s next!

GO INTERNATIONAL FENCING CLUB! 🤺🏆

08/27/2026

"Clear my calendar. I'm going fencing."

08/24/2026

🏆 What an incredible performance at the Rochester Blind Fencing Individual Tournament!

We are extremely proud of our athletes Stephanie Valdez and Amarion Jackson for their outstanding results!

🥇 Stephanie Valdez — 1st Place!
🥈 Amarion Jackson— 2nd Place!

Their hard work, determination, focus, and dedication to fencing truly paid off. Congratulations to both athletes on an amazing achievement! 👏👏

Your International Fencing Club family is incredibly proud of you! Keep working, keep believing, and keep reaching for new goals! 💪⚔️

Congratulations, Champions! 🏆🇺🇸

08/15/2026

🗡️ Discover Fencing at International Fencing Club!
Ready to try a new sport? International Fencing Club welcomes athletes from 6 years old to adults! Whether you're a complete beginner, recreational fencer, competitive athlete, or aspiring elite champion, we have a program for you.

Build confidence, discipline, speed, coordination, fitness, and competitive skills while having fun and becoming part of our fencing family. Come discover the exciting sport of Saber Fencing! 🤺🔥

📩 Contact us to learn more and schedule your first class!

08/13/2026

🇮🇹🤺 Blind Fencing is Going to Milan! 🇺🇸

USA Blind Fencing is excited to share information about the 6th International Blind Fencing Tournament “City of Milan,” taking place in Milan, Italy, on October 24, 2026!

Please note that USA Blind Fencing is not organizing or hosting this tournament. The event is being organized by Accademia Scherma Milano, in collaboration with Scherma Modica and under the patronage of the Italian Fencing Federation. We are sharing this opportunity with blind fencers and coaches who may be interested in participating.

📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
📍 C.S. Giuriati Arena, Polytechnic University of Milan
🤺 Men’s Competition: 10:00 a.m.
🤺 Women’s Competition: 12:00 p.m.

🌎 Athletes from France, Spain, Sweden, Greece, the United States, Australia, Japan, and Italy are currently expected to participate!

Registration

The competition fee is €25, plus a €5 World Para Fencing athlete registration fee, for a total of €30 per athlete.

Additional payment and registration instructions will be provided by the organizers in the coming weeks.

An Important Step for Blind Fencing 🌎🤺

World Para Fencing has endorsed the event and will consider this tournament a pilot competition ahead of the final officialization of Blind Fencing.

Competition rules established by World Para Fencing and information regarding the medical documentation required for preliminary classification will be provided in the coming weeks.

A final alignment meeting is also being proposed for the morning of Sunday, October 25, at Accademia Scherma Milano for interested athletes, coaches, managers, and referees.

🇺🇸 Interested in Going to Milan?

USA Blind Fencing is helping connect U.S. athletes and coaches who are seriously considering participating so that information and plans can be shared and coordinated.

If you are seriously considering attending, send USA Blind Fencing a message here on Facebook so we can connect you with the U.S. group and provide additional information, including available hotel and transportation details.

📧 Prefer email? You can reach us at [email protected].

Please remember that each athlete is responsible for their own expenses associated with participating in the tournament, including travel, accommodations, registration, meals, and other related costs.

More information will be shared as it becomes available from the tournament organizers.

🇺🇸🤺 We hope to see a strong group of U.S. blind fencers representing the United States in Milan this October!

06/16/2026

This past weekend we had an amazing turnout for our IFC athletes! We received a total of 7 medals! Congratulations to our fencers for their effort and hard work over this past season. We are so proud of you!

Special shoutout to Eric Liu, who won gold in E & Under Men's Saber, earning his B26, and Jessica Morales, who won gold in Senior Women's Saber, and renewed her A26. Awesome job!

Senior Men's Saber
3rd place: Eric Liu & William Laub
6th place: Jerry Gong
7th place: Jonathan Morales
12th: Dylan Ong
17th: Ilyas Sassi
22nd: Samuel Gordon
30th: Liam Menzies
38th: Hayes Howarth
52T: Leo Witham

E & Under Men's Saber
Gold: Eric Liu
5th place: Liam Menzies
19th: Max Sears
20th: Hayes Howarth
24th: Leo Witham

Senior Women's Saber
Gold: Jessica Morales
16th: Roszlynn Akula

Congratulations to all of our fencers!

06/05/2026

New point system for next season.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1PmQCfypfZ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Starting Aug. 1, 2026, the way Cadet, Junior and Division I fencers earn points will look different.