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2024-2025 Season Highlights

17 National Medals • 2 World Championship Medals • 9 World Cup Medals • 5 World Team Members • 9 World Cup Participation • 37 Regional Medals

Listen to Jasmina Denner Review Highlights of the 2024-2025 Season Below

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Fencing Is For Everyone

Fencing is an activity for people of all ages, stages, and abilities. This fun and social sport develops physical and mental fitness, providing a challenging workout that can be tailored to any level.

SFC is an inclusive space that welcomes people of every age, race, gender, and background to come together and excel in sport, build lasting friendships, and strive for athletic and personal excellence.

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SFC Philosophy

Sport is an essential part of education, and at the heart of every thriving society, promoting friendship, peace, cooperation, and understanding among people from all walks of life.

The pursuit of excellence in sport builds personal character as well as interpersonal bonds. SFC’s vision is to amplify fencing in the community and beyond by providing an inclusive environment where all fencers are welcome to strive for their best and enjoy the camaraderie of a community of fellow fencers.

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Featured Programs

At SFC we offer several fencing programs that include a combination of private lessons, group classes, strip lessons, camps, open bouting and tournaments for different levels of skills and ages.

Youth & Beginner

beginner-program

Youth and beginner programs are designed to introduce you to the sport of fencing with basic fundamentals covering footwork, handwork, distance control as well as simple tactics and techniques.

Intermediate

intermediate-program

Fencers in the intermediate level must have general understanding of saber fencing and have mastered basic skill of blade work and footwork in the youth/beginner classes.

Elite

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Our Elite Training Program is for competitive fencers who want to bring their fencing to the highest possible level and are required to compete on national and international level.

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From Scarsdale to NYU! 🗽
Proud to announce that our very own Daniel Lin will be continuing his academic and fencing journey at New York University!
From countless hours on the strip to earning his place at one of the nation’s top universities — Daniel’s dedication, discipline, and drive have paid off.
Congratulations, Daniel! The entire SFC family is cheering you on. The best is yet to come. ⚔️

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From Scarsdale to NYU! 🗽 Proud to announce that our very own Daniel Lin will be continuing his academic and fencing journey at New York University! From countless hours on the strip to earning his place at one of the nation’s top universities — Daniel’s dedication, discipline, and drive have paid off. Congratulations, Daniel! The entire SFC family is cheering you on. The best is yet to come. ⚔️

Five fencers. One world stage. A week we won’t forget.

Will Morrill brought home silver in the Junior Men’s Sabre.
Then he and Emilio Gonzalez stood on the top of the podium
as World Team Champions for Team USA.

Yuju Jeon and Emilio Gonzalez finished 5th in their individual
events — inches from a world medal, carrying SFC with them
every step of the way.

Pompie Yannopoulos and Inkosi Brou fought for every touch
alongside them.

To compete at a World Championship is rare. To do it with
teammates who push you, a coach who believes in you, and
a club that stands behind you — that’s what made Rio special.

Honored. Grateful. Ready for what comes next

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Five fencers. One world stage. A week we won’t forget. Will Morrill brought home silver in the Junior Men’s Sabre. Then he and Emilio Gonzalez stood on the top of the podium as World Team Champions for Team USA. Yuju Jeon and Emilio Gonzalez finished 5th in their individual events — inches from a world medal, carrying SFC with them every step of the way. Pompie Yannopoulos and Inkosi Brou fought for every touch alongside them. To compete at a World Championship is rare. To do it with teammates who push you, a coach who believes in you, and a club that stands behind you — that’s what made Rio special. Honored. Grateful. Ready for what comes next

From Scarsdale to Rio de Janeiro. From training to the World podium.
Will Morrill and Emilio Paturzo Gonzalez represented Team USA at the 2026 Cadet & Junior World Championships — and came home with three medals between them.
🥈 Individual Silver — Will Morrill
🥇 Team Gold — Will Morrill & Emilio Paturzo Gonzalez
This is what the work looks like.

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From Scarsdale to Rio de Janeiro. From training to the World podium. Will Morrill and Emilio Paturzo Gonzalez represented Team USA at the 2026 Cadet & Junior World Championships — and came home with three medals between them. 🥈 Individual Silver — Will Morrill 🥇 Team Gold — Will Morrill & Emilio Paturzo Gonzalez This is what the work looks like.

What People Are Saying About SFC

Scarsdale Fencing Center5.0
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Irina Suarez
A ++ facility with dedicated instructors and staff. Maksim and Achiko are amazing. They break down every detail and make it very easy to understand. My son is always excited after his lessons. Best thing: personalized attention, not a "factory" where you are just another nameless face in a large clinic session. Two enthusiastic thumbs up
Danil Makarov
World-class coaching and facilities. Everyone is super nice and makes the kids feel welcome.
Teresa Chin Brady
World class instruction by the most knowledgeable, kind, patient, empathetic and encouraging coaches. SFC manages to prepare students for the toughest of competitions while maintaining a feeling of family and friendship among members in the club.
Christina Li
Scarsdale Fencing Center is a top notch fencing academy dedicated to saber. Location is accessible from NYC by train and there’s parking aswll if you’re driving. Coach Achiko and Coach Maksim truly care about their students and development. My daughter has been with Coach Achiko for a few years now and we travel between NYC and Scarsdale just to see him! He cares deeply about his students and is extremely communicative with parents. He goes out of his way to make busy schedules work so that students get his time. We have full trust in the teaching and coaching at Scarsdale Fencing Center and LOVE the coaches!
Ann Paturzo
World class coaches (Coach Achiko especially!) provide outstanding Fencing lessons and classes in a healthy and safe environment that promotes comradery and sportsmanship. From wee beginner to competing at the highest levels, SFC is where every fencer will evolve into a true champion.
Rolando Berrios
Scarsdale Fencing Center is a modern, top tier club, with amazing coaches running an incredible program.

My daughter has been Coach Achiko's student since she was 9 years old (for over 3 years). He's incredibly nurturing, extremely proactive, and has an amazing relationship with her (she refers to him as her "Fencing Dad").

All of the coaches at the club care greatly about their students in a holistic sense, making sure they're not just physically, but also mentally, prepared for the challenges of the competitive sport of fencing.

Our family is extremely happy to be a part of this club and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in fencing.
Christian Buchmann
Really beautiful Fencing Hall with state-of-the-art equipment. Allot of natural light. World-class coaching by both Maestros. Very nice people and great fencers.
Eugenie Francois
Good fencing club!
Michelle Morrill
Scarsdale fencing center is a bright modern fencing club with top notch instructors. My two boys have been coached by Achiko Lortkipanidze for 6 years and they have grown from beginner fencers to top ranked in the country and being recruited for Div 1 colleges. More importantly than their success is how Coach Achicko supports them even when they fail and ensures they keep their love of the sport.
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Scarsdale Fencing Club is new and elegant, but this club is special because of the people; the coaches and the community. With compassion, coaches Achiko and Maxim guide fencers to be at their highest level. The coaches emphasize discipline and diligence, and inspire fencers to love the sport. The community - both fencers and parents - is wonderful. Our boys have formed a strong bond with other fencers, who are incredibly supportive and caring. The parents are very helpful, and our family is absolutely thrilled to be part of this club.