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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

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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

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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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Before the medals, before the podiums, before the world stages — there’s this. Laughter on the strip, footwork drills that feel like a game, friends who make every practice something to look forward to. The fencers who fall in love with training are the ones who go the distance. At SFC, we build the joy first. The results follow.

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Before the medals, before the podiums, before the world stages — there’s this. Laughter on the strip, footwork drills that feel like a game, friends who make every practice something to look forward to. The fencers who fall in love with training are the ones who go the distance. At SFC, we build the joy first. The results follow.

⚔️ SNOWED OUT SHOWDOWN & ICEBREAKER CHALLENGE ⚔️
Our Y14 Men’s Sabre squad showed up and showed out! 🔥
🥇 Ethan Kong — 7th place
💪 Zayd Balbale — 26th place
💪 Ian Andrade — 35th place
Three fencers, one mission. Proud of every touch, every bout, every step forward. Onto the next one!

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⚔️ SNOWED OUT SHOWDOWN & ICEBREAKER CHALLENGE ⚔️ Our Y14 Men’s Sabre squad showed up and showed out! 🔥 🥇 Ethan Kong — 7th place 💪 Zayd Balbale — 26th place 💪 Ian Andrade — 35th place Three fencers, one mission. Proud of every touch, every bout, every step forward. Onto the next one!

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

What People Are Saying About SFC

Scarsdale Fencing Center5.0
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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.
regina gurvich
My daughter has been a student of Coach Achiko Lortkipanidze for a number of years and we are very excited to follow him to his new club. SFC is beautiful airy sunny new facility with everything a new or an experienced fencers can wish for - wonderful coaches with the track record of national & international competitions results, solid track record students recruited by top colleges, and a nurturing atmosphere our kids need.
Alexander Kmeta
Wonderful facility with attentive and dedicated instructors and staff. My son always leaves enthusiastic and with a smile on his face. Instructors Maksim and Achiko are amazing and dedicated instructors
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
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.
David Janashvili
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?)
Yearim Rabel
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SFC is a great environment that is conducive to learning about such an intriguing sport. The coaches are in complete control of the program, which is geared toward improving performance, knowledge, and enjoyment of the sport of fencing.
Enrico Gonzalez
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.
Patrick So
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!
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.