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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.

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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“SENIOR MEN’S SABRE WORLD CUP CHAMPION 🥇
Will Morill takes GOLD at the Budapest World Cup! 🏆
From Scarsdale to the top of the world — this is what years of dedication, discipline, and sacrifice look like.
Proud doesn’t even begin to describe it.
🤺 Will Morill
📍 Budapest, Hungary
🏅 Men’s Sabre Individual World Cup 2026
Rio is calling. 🇧🇷
Five SFC fencers are heading to the Junior & Cadet World Championships in Rio de Janeiro this April.
Will Morrill · Emilio Gonzalez · Inkosi Brou · Yuju Jeon · Pompie Yannopoulos
Let’s go. ⚔️
BRONZE AT NCAA. 🥉

Will Morrill steps onto one of collegiate fencing’s biggest stages and comes home with an NCAA bronze medal.

A huge result, a huge moment, and a performance to be proud of.
Congratulations, Will — this is only the beginning

What People Are Saying About SFC

Exceptional youth program, specializing in saber fencing. Coaches Achiko and Maksim have years of teaching and fencing experience. They have produced world-class level fencers while making this complex and mentally challenging sport both fun and interesting for kids. The studio is very nice and clean.
I knew Coach Achiko and the great things that he and his staff have accomplished in such a short period of time prior to My Daughter joining in January 2023. When we decided to make the switch to SFC in the middle of the current season after attending their Winter Training Camp, they welcomed us and made my daughter’s transition completely easy. This was the best decision that we made for our daughter in her young fencing journey.
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.
Our fencer has been training with Coach Achiko for 6 years and we couldn’t be happier with Scarsdale Fencing Center. The facilities, staff, and fencing community of parents and families is wonderful! The club itself is modern and easy to access by car (and metronorth, which is great for older students who can travel alone). Coaches Achiko and Maksim are top-notch and provide excellent coaching during private lessons and at tournaments. Their holiday camps and group classes are a great for beginners and elite fencers alike. The club is welcoming of all fencers and the coaches take pride in supporting each individual fencer to be their best.
World class coaches, a great group of kids,modern and clean facilities, and the results! SFC students consistently place high in regional, national and international competitions, and the school has an excellent track record of college placement. We love it! (can you tell?)
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
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.
We just had winter camp and my daughter loved it.
This review is long overdue.....my daughter has trained with Coach Achiko for 9 years and Coach Maksim since SFC began. You will not find finer coaches (or people) anywhere in the world. They are also very selective in any new coaches they bring in (as they have very high standards), and all have been amazing as well. The vibe and atmosphere at the club is highly sought after and extremely rare, as nearly every time I drive the girls carpool home from practice, they all rave and gush about how fun it is and how it's one of the best parts of their weeks. The girls genuinely love going to their weekly practices at SFC. The community -- families and kids -- are all kind, helpful, and welcoming. The kids help the other kids. The parents help the other parents. Everyone "pays it forward". SFC combines world class coaching, personalized attention, team-oriented family feel, great facilities, stability, and a nurturing growth/competitive environment for kids to learn and progress. I'd recommend SFC 100% without a doubt to anyone looking to try out fencing. Bravo!
Scarsdale Fencing Center is a wonderful place for both beginners as well as advanced fencers to learn and further develop their love for fencing in a nurturing and welcoming community. The club itself is new, well-equipped, and state-of-the-art, everything a parent would hope from a modern fencing center. Our daughter’s experience at SFC has been great – the coaches are incredibly friendly and talented and seem to truly care about teaching each student based on their individual level of development. Moreover, they inspire and offer encouraging words when needed. Their supportive, enthusiastic, methodical, and constructive approach to their students’ progress and improvement is admirable. We highly recommend the Scarsdale Fencing Center!