Fencing For All

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

- Charles de Gaulle

EVENT HOSTED BY
CDFS

Fencing demo at
Town of Ballston Community Library

Overview and demonstration of
Foil and Sabre fencing as
part of the library's
Summer Reading Program

This year's theme...
GO FOR THE GOLD!!

Friday, July 11
6pm

(Click HERE for map)

For more events check out our Calendar

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Last update July 12, 2008.

About The Sport
Fencing is one of the oldest Olympic sport disciplines. The United States Fencing Association (USFA) oversees this sport. The international governing body is FIE (Federation Internationale d’Escrime). Fencing is a sport that gets scholarships to such colleges and universities as Harvard, MIT, Brandeis, Yale, Tufts, Wellesley, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Rutgers, Princeton, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Stanford and many more. (Click here for a list of NCAA Sponsoring schools.)

Fencing For All

It's not just our web name... it's our motto.

Fencers of all ages and levels of skill are welcome.
Our current membership is comprised of
fencers age 7 through 50+.

Capital District Fencing School (CDFS) was founded in April 2005 by Coach Mark Dolata, with the basic premise of "Fencing For All". One of the truly phenomenal aspects of fencing is that it attracts both male and female participants of all ages and all walks of life.

Our objective is to popularize fencing at the grassroots level by providing individual and group instruction for both recreational and competitive fencers.

Our club has an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere. Top quality instruction is available in a group setting, through private lessons, or a combination of both.

CDFS sponsors training camps throughout the fencing season with guest instructors from outside clubs. These camps are intended to strengthen the abilities of all our fencers, and to prepare our competitive fencers for upcoming tournaments.

Open enrollment
for sabre
Contact Mark:
(518) 879-2716
cdfs@earthlink.net

Open enrollment
for foil
Contact James:
(518) 248-5002
clymonds@yahoo.com

Epee lessons available
by appointment.
Contact James for information.

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USFA 2008-2014
PROPOSED
Schedule

National Events:

2008-2009 NAC Schedule:
(More info at usfencing.org)
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October 10-13, 2008
NORTH AMERICAN CUP “A”
Division II/Division III/Cadet
Columbus, OH
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November 7-10, 2008
NORTH AMERICAN CUP “B”
Junior/Cadet/Y14
St Louis, MO
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December 12-14, 2008
NORTH AMERICAN CUP “C”
Division I/Veteran
Colorado Springs, CO
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January 16-19, 2009
NORTH AMERICAN CUP “D”
Division I/Junior
Louisville, KY
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February 27-March 2, 2009
NORTH AMERICAN CUP “E”
Division II/Division III
Veteran/Wheelchair
Atlanta, GA
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April 24-27, 2009
NORTH AMERICAN CUP “F”
Division I / Youth 14/12/10
Portland, OR

JUNIOR OLYMPICS
February 13-16, 2009
Junior/Cadet
Albuquerque, NM

Divisional Events:

Hudson-Berkshire

Upcoming Foil Events / Upcoming Sabre Events

Sectional Events:

North Atlantic

Upcoming Foil Events / Upcoming Sabre Events

Mid-Atlantic

Upcoming Foil Events / Upcoming Sabre Events

Metropolitan NYC

Upcoming Foil Events / Upcoming Sabre Events