The Capitol Division qualifiers for the Summer National Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7 at DCFC's Forest Glen Fencing Center. The qualifiers are open to Capitol Division Members ONLY. Citizenship requirements apply. Please note the registration times. Times are closer together so that as one event ends the other may begin. These are events for Division II/III and Youth-14 fencers. Y14 fencers must be born between 2009 and 2012, inclusive, or be on the Y12 national point rankings. Division II/III competitors must be ranked C or below and born in 2010 or before. Division II/III events are also qualifiers for Veteran Summer Nationals. If those on points list have trouble preregistering, email the organizer.
Registration is required on AskFRED before the registration deadline (March 30, 2024). The registration fee is $10.00 plus $40.00 per event entered if registered online. Late fees are $10.00 registration fee plus $80.00 per event.
The sabre qualifiers will be held on Saturday, April 6. The foil and epee qualifiers will be held on Sunday, April 7.
Preregister at AskFRED.
The annual Cherry Blossom Open tournament is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 13 & 14 at the Reckord Armory, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
More information and registration is available online.
Regular registration closes on March 30. Late registration closes April 12.
Please join us for Fight It With Fencing. This year, the annual tournament is a fundraiser for the Montgomery County Family Justice Center. It is sponsored by Friends of DCFC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Current USA Fencing rules will be enforced.
The mission of MCJC is to end domestic violence and abuse across all ages by raising awareness, providing resources, and promoting healthy relationships among teenagers. Through collaboration with community partners, they strive to support victims, empower survivors, and break the cycle of abuse for future generations.
We are completely self-funded, so we appreciate any possible donations you can provide us. We recommend donating in the following way: we encourage people to sponsor a fencer by donating a certain amount per touch they receive, or just a set amount. Our donation website can be found online.
**Fencers are encouraged fill out the sponsorship pledge form which includes the name and pledge amount of each of their sponsors. The form is emailed upon registration!**
Payment for the entry fee can be made by cash or check during check-in. Payment of the pledged sponsorship amount can be done by check through the mail after the end of the tournament.
$50.00 by cash or check to "DC Fencers Club" upon check-in. Following the tournament all proceeds will be donated to the Montgomery County Family Justice Center.
On Saturday, May 4, Youth-14 Mixed Sabre will close registration at 2:30pm, Youth-10 Mixed Sabre will close at 3:30pm, and Youth-12 Mixed Sabre will close at 5:00pm.
On Sunday, May 5, Youth-10 Mixed Epee will close registration at 10:00am, Youth-12 Mixed Epee will close at 12:00pm, and Youth-14 Mixed Epee will close registration at 3:00pm.
Preregister at AskFRED.
The Capital Fencing Academy will host a Mixed Sabre Open event on Saturday, February 3. The competition will close registration at 2:00pm.
Preregister at AskFRED.
The Capital Fencing Academy will host the fourth Musketeer Circuit of the season on Sunday, May 12.
Youth-10 Mixed Sabre will close registration at 10:00am. Youth-12 Mixed Sabre will close at 11:30am. Youth-14 Mixed Sabre will close at 2:00pm.
Preregister at AskFRED.
The Capitol Division Executive Committee is committed to increasing the number of rated referees within the division.
To support this goal, the Committee has voted to reimburse any Capitol Division member's referee clinic fees and testing fees if they pass the written test and practical exam and successfully earn a referee rating. Travel and hotel expenses are not reimbursable, only the fees for the clinic and test. Verification of the rating earned and documentation of the testing fees should be sent to the Division Treasurer.
In addition, the Capitol Division will reimburse the membership upgrade fee for new referees (and those who have just turned age 18).
For the 2023-2024 season, the Capitol Division is pleased to make international competition travel grants of $500.00 available to individual fencers who are members of the Division. These grants are being made to fulfill our mission, as outlined in our bylaws, to assist Divisional fencers to reach their full potential in fencing. These grants are available to reimburse expenses related to competing in cadet, junior, and senior US Fencing designated international competitions and at Veteran World Championships and to attending those same competitions as a member of the official US Fencing delegation.
Fencers are eligible for one grant per season. Grants are available for expenses not fully reimbursed from other sources.
In order to receive these grants, eligible fencers should submit the Capitol Division International Competition Grant Application to the Capitol Division's Developmental Committee with copies of all the relevant receipts. Reimbursements for expenses will be disbursed by the Treasurer of the Capitol Division.
Deadlines for filing applications for the 2023-2024 season:
Application and receipts should be e-mailed to capdivgrants@gmail.com or mailed to:
For the 2023-2024 season, the Capitol Division is pleased to make developmental grants of $300.00 available to the member clubs. Member clubs are eligible for developmental grants once every two seasons. Collegiate/university clubs may apply every year. These grants are being made to fulfill our purposes and objectives as outlined in our bylaws, in particular our missions to support, enhance and develop the sport of fencing and to assist Divisional fencers to reach their full potential in fencing. These grants should not be used for ordinary club expenses such as rent or US Fencing membership; rather the clubs should use these funds to enhance the experience of Divisional fencers in the spirit of our bylaws. One grant will be available to each club.
The list below gives a few examples of ways that these funds could be used. This list includes suggestions, but the committee is open to other uses:
Collegiate/university clubs are also eligible to be reimbursed for their collegiate/university USA Fencing club membership fee ($199.00) each season.
In order to receive these grants, the club representative should submit a proposal on the Capitol Division Developmental Grant Application to the Capitol Division's Developmental Committee. The proposal will be submitted to the rest of the Executive Committee. If the proposal is approved, the club representative should submit receipts for the expenses covered by the grant and a check will be sent to the member club.
The grant application form and receipts should be e-mailed to capdivgrants@gmail.com or mailed to:
The deadline for grant application is June 15.
Below is a list of the rated referees (from the US Fencing Referee Database) who are members of Capitol Division and are listed as "Good-to-Go" (as of 2023-04-08). Note: to be listed as GTG, referees must sign the referee contract on their USA Fencing profile page.
The Referees Commission has realigned referee ratings to match requirements for local, regional and national events. Moving away from the current ratings of P for having passed exams in a particular weapon, and the 10 1 scale with the lower number representing the higher level of the referee the new rating scale is:
Note: R1 rated referees are eligible for selection to referee at national events, depending on tournament needs.
N2 and N1 ratings will be awarded during the annual Referees Commission meeting.
| First Name | Last Name | Foil | Epee | Sabre |
| Abigail | Benson-McCarthy | R1 | ||
| Karen | Brasted | R2 | R1 | |
| Broghan | Bukowski | R2 | ||
| Mathew | Chin | L2 | L1 | |
| Elliott | Clinton | N2 | N1 | |
| Nicolas | Del Vecchio | R1 | ||
| Asif | Dhar | R2 | ||
| Lily | Elnaggar | L1 | L1 | |
| Jill | Feldman | R1 | R1 | L1 |
| Nicholas | Ferrara | N2 | N2 | N2 |
| Sreehitha | Gandluri | R1 | R1 | |
| Ken | Gauvey | L2 | L2 | |
| Kieran | Gauvey | L1 | ||
| Bobby | Gibbs | N1 | N2 | R2 |
| Soraya | Henry | L2 | ||
| Nicolas | Hensal | L1 | ||
| Calvin | Hodges | R2 | ||
| Ryan | Hrapsky | L2 | R1 | L2 |
| Katelyn | Keegan | L2 | ||
| Robert | Klebs | L2 | R2 | |
| David | Knizhnik | L1 | ||
| Andrei | Nazlymov | R2 | ||
| Tatiana | Nazlymov | R2 | ||
| Malcolm | Patterson | L1 | R1 | L1 |
| David | Ruskin | L1 | R1 | L1 |
| Joseph | Simak | L2 | L1 | |
| Brianna | Smith | N2 | N2 | N2 |
| Faddey | Soldatov | R2 | R1 | |
| Fen | Tamulonis | R1 | N2 | |
| Brent | Weil | L1 | ||
| Ignacy | Wozniak | L1 | ||
| Evan | Yee | L2 | ||