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Olympic Fencing – A Lifelong Sport. By Jose M. de Olivares. My father was a Spanish opera singer and a musicologist, but his passion was the Olympic sport of fencing. He started a fencing club in the 1950s shortly after we moved from the Bronx, in New York City, to a small suburban town just outside the city to teach the sport to anyone who was interested. S...

Thank you and for an amazing camp right after the Olympic Games! Such an inspiration for our students and coaches. You guys are an amazing combination of humility, skill and joy in work. This will stay with us forever!

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Siklósi and Cuomo Social and Photo-Op Friday 5pm Dear all, Please join us for a little social hour after the last day of Camp on Friday, August 16 at 5pm. Family and friends welcome. Yours, Head Coach and Founder Ilya Lobanenkov

Dear fencing friends and families,



We hear you! The Athlete Prep class on Mondays and Fridays at 6pm is adding:

Video review
Equipment maintenance
Mental game coaching (Dr. Bart is to become a regular appearance)

We will rotate these segments into our work outs according to the tournament schedule. Coach Konstantin and I will be teaching it in tandem with some special guests planned through out the year.

Yours,
Head Coach and Founder
Ilya Lobanenkov

Acting on your feedback: Athlete Prep Dear fencing friends and families, We hear you! The Athlete Prep class on Mondays and Fridays at 6pm is adding: Video review Equipment maintenance Mental game coaching (Dr. Bart is to become a regular appearance) We will rotate these segments into our work outs according to the tournament schedule.....

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Dear fencing friends and families,

Our payment plans and contracts are up! As soon as we receive the first payment, your lesson slots will be locked in. If we agreed to a custom family plan, please reply to this email and we will confirm it. I may have to create some additional ones.

We do offer year round enrollment, so if you will be joining later we will be happy to pro-rate your plan and do our best to accommodate your schedule.

Really looking forward to the three Olympic medalists in the room next week and the start of our season on September 3rd!

Yours,
Head Coach and Founder
Ilya Lobanenkov

Register Now | CFA Learn to fence! Our beginner summer camps, classes and private lessons give a hands on introduction to Olympic Epee Fencing.

We’re always striving to improve our fencing families’ quality of life. Join us in the Fall of 2024. Core programs begin Monday, September 3rd.

Coach Iñaki de Guzman Re-Joins Cardinal Fencing Academy.

Dear fencing friends and families,

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Coach Iñaki de Guzman back to CFA!

Iñaki was with us from the early days of CFA 1.0 and in 2022 went on to complete his Master's degree in Sports Management at George Mason University.

An Ohio State alum, Iñaki is a strong NCAA and Division 1 fencer, with one of his top results being 8th place at the 2016 Division 1 National Championships. He brings a wealth of NCAA, National and International competitive experience.

Iñaki will be taking over the Wednesday 6pm Core Group at first, staying on to spar with the C Group.

Iñaki is a wonderful teammate and sparring coach. As his day job schedule gains clarity, he will be Joining the C Group on Tuesdays and Thursdays as well.

Yours,

Head Coach and CFA Founder
Ilya V. Lobanenkov

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2024-2025 Season at Cardinal Fencing Academy Dear fencing friends and families,We hope you are having a great summer and are enjoying the Olympics.It’s time to commit to the 2024-2025 season! If a fencer has completed a Beginner Camp and/or a few Intro to Fencing classes, they are invited to the Core program. For our newer fencers, we recomm...

This was first a story but definitely deserves its own post! Huge congratulations to Coach Alex for Silver in Veteran 50 Men’s Epee at the USA Summer Nationals in Columbus! Apologies for not posting sooner, but this is a marvelous achievement and we’re so happy you’re part of the team! On to preparing for Dubai World Championships!

Dubai, here we come! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO DAVID HITCHCOCK FOR MAKING THE 2024 VETERAN 50 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM! Can’t wait to watch you fence on the big stage along with the rest of Team USA!

Cant wait till August 12th!

Some samples from our Portrait Potluck 2024.

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Cardinal Circuit this Weekend: NEW EVENT for Ages 21-39! Dear all, In addition to our normal age groups (Y10, Y12, Y14 and Senior) we are piloting USA Fencing's new division for the 21-39 age group. While we love our Division 1 Youth and our Vets that have decades of experience, this event is designed for fencers that started late in high school or as adu...

Dear all, we've been entered to run for the Best of Washington Parent award. We've won it twice so far in the last three years. Please vote for us and keep the trend going!

Check out Cardinal Fencing Academy. Our fencing programs introduce the Ashburn, Sterling, Reston and other Northern Virginia/Loudoun/Fairfax County area students to the many benefits of this Olympic sport. Beyond the fitness benefits, fencing promotes intellectual development, decision making skills, self discipline and confidence. Al...

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Portrait Potluck: Friday June 7th, 6pm. Dear all, Please join us for some mingling, a truly international potluck and a photo session by fencer Keith Pham (some sample work and shared album here) on Friday, June 7th at 6pm. Wear your medals, strike a pose and make some memories!

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Dear all,

We welcome guest coach Gergely Siklósi, 2019 World Champion and 2020/21 Olympic Silver Medalist in joining Sandro Cuomo, 1996 Olympic Champion to our 2024 Elite Season Prep Camp on August 12th.

Yes, these two titans of epee fencing will be flying out to Sterling, Virginia after the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Sandro will also be assisted by his younger son, Fabricio Cuomo, a strong Italian Junior Champion. This is the fourth year the Cuomo family joins us in the Summer.

We will be watching the 2024 Olympics eagerly because it may be that our Elite Camp this Summer will have two more Olympic medals in the room by the time we start. We hope you can join us for this amazing experience.

Our 2024 Elite Summer Camp GUEST COACH SIKLOSI in the final at the Cali Grand Prix.

CALI GRAND PRIX Podium

Join us for some fun, fencing and new friendships!

Prices reduced!
New Girls Only class!
New Morning classes!
Referral process updated! (Invite friends both parties get $100 off.)

Join us for some fun, fencing and new friendships! New classes starting December and January!

11 medals this weekend from three different tournaments in three different states!

Myrtle Beach:
Daniel: Cadet Bronze, Div2 Silver
Liam: Cadet Bronze, Junior Top Eight.
Ilia: Junior Silver.
Rex: Junior Bronze.

Savage Youth:
Lucas: Y12 Gold, Y14 Bronze.
Brooks: Y12 Silver.
Lane: Y12 Top Eight.

Williamsburg:
Peter: Top Eight.

Good job everyone and stay hungry!

Register now for an intro session to one of the original Olympic sports! Get a feel for the basics, learn to suit up for an electric bout and referee. We provide all the equipment and a clear path forward for all ages.

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High Priority Reminder: Ordering Equipment. Dear fencing friends and families. If you would like to purchase, repair or upgrade your equipment, please contact Coach Konstantin ASAP, he is in Orlando and will be browsing the many vendors onsite. We also created a group chat on Signal called CFA Equipment Services. Please request access by repl...

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October 2023 Newsletter Dear fencing friends and families. Hope your Fall is going well! Last weekend CFA fencers brought home 14 medals across three different developmental tournaments. A big salute to our newest and youngest athletes attending their first event outside of CFA all the way to the Group C class medaling aga...

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Winter Camp 2023 | Cardinal F. A. Get ready to take your fencing and fitness to the next level with Cardinal Fencing Academy's Winter Camp 2023. Our intensive program is designed to challenge athletes of all levels and ages, with a focus on improving endurance, agility and techno-tactical repertoire. All taught in a joyful, supporti...

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CFA Tournaments Dear fencing friends and families! It is with great pleasure we invite you to our initial set of tournaments for 2023-2024 season! Each tournament has an appropriate event for each age group, Youth 10 and Under through Veterans. Click below to register on askFRED: October 29th: Introduction to Tourn...

Congratulations Ilia on winning the River City Rumble Cadet RJCC!

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Equipment Dear fencing friends and families, it's with great pleasure we are announcing our new armory and equipment services at CFA! Coach Konstantin ( 704 340 1514 / [email protected] ) is our designated armorer and he’s opening a virtual store at the club. We are streamlining siz...

Congratulations Ilia on winning and Daniel and Navid on tying for third at the Senior Open Grand Opening today! Big milestone for Navid earning his C2023! Welcome to Division 1!