Cleveland Fencing Academy

09/06/2026

The day started with Matilda Guth getting the 6th place medal in Y8 WF - her 1st tournament ever!
The day heated up when 3 of our best young fencers Nick, Arjun and Sam competed in Y12 MF with Nick Aquino making it to the finalist podium.
Sam showed the unprecedented result on the pools with 5 wins and 1 loss before bowing out in the DEs.
Arjun went 3 and 3 in the pools in his first event at this high RYC level.
Coach Eric is proud of all 4 of you guys and girls!

09/06/2026

CFA had three of most its most promising young fencers on the piste yesterday. The day started with 7-year-old Isaac fencing in his first tournament Y8 Men's Foil and claiming a sixth place medal. Coach Eric was proud of such a great effort.

Next up was Nicholas Koscik-Aquino who fenced the lights out as a 12 y.o., fencing in the Y14 MF category. Against bigger boys, Nick had to use his smarts and great technique to win his first Y14 Direct Elimination bout ever, and respectfully finish 29th out of 49 fencers from all over the 13 states in the Midwest region. Coach Eric had a great experience coaching him. Coaches Vlad, Ahmad and Mihai would be jealous!

Finally Samuel Guth sweapt his pool bouts and fought his way into the finals of the Y10 MF event. A ball of emotions and tired legs got the best of Sam in a hard fought finals bout. But he beat the #22 and #11 boys in the country to get there, so no complaints.

Today we have a new day and hopefully more medals in store!

08/13/2026

Fencers sure are a unique breed. And oftentimes only THEY can understand how much mental and physical effort goes into this activity. So we thought it would be a great idea to add a social aspect to the mental and physical ones. Nadia Taylor-Osborn and Katherine Vins have put together a high school fencing social club. CFA is fully backing the club.

They're looking to do some cool activities for fun in the upcoming season. Please join if you are a 9th through 12th grader. East or west side. Everyone's included.

08/11/2026

They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, in fencing, it takes a dedicated mom, a supportive dad, a loving sister, a knowledgeable coach, and one hard-working, talented and patient fencer to win one of the six gold patches awarded in the United States in each category. One for each region, ours being the Midwest. Julien did it! We are proud of you and thrilled to be part of the journey. Enjoy the read!

Two years ago, Chagrin Falls and sophomore at University School fencer Julian Herdman became nationally ranked as an epee fencer.

08/05/2026

🍂 Upcoming Fall Tournament Schedule 🤺

Fall competition season is almost here! Check out the upcoming tournaments and registration deadlines below. If you're planning to compete, don't wait to register!

📌 Coach Travel Policy: For tournaments requiring coaching, we need a minimum of 5 registered fencers (or coaching attendance is at the club's discretion).

🗓️ September

🤺 Sept. 5 – Fencing Center of Chicago RYC & RJCC
⏰ Registration Deadline: August 30
👉 Sign Up: https://member.usafencing.org/details/tournaments/12015

🤺 Sept. 18 – 2026 Motor City SYC/RCC
⏰ Registration Deadline: September 4
👉 Sign Up: https://member.usafencing.org/details/tournaments/12022

🤺 Sept. 26 – Remenyik ROC & RJCC
⏰ Registration Deadline: September 4
👉 Sign Up: https://member.usafencing.org/details/tournaments/12026

🗓️ October

🤺 Oct. 2 – Ben Gutenberg Memorial SYC/RJCC
⏰ Registration Deadline: September 11
👉 Sign Up: https://member.usafencing.org/details/tournaments/12083

🤺 Oct. 3 – Ohio State University Open
⏰ Registration Deadline: October 1
👉 Sign Up: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/8c7e5619-0675-41a5-a15d-70529d0ae521/preregistrations

🎃 Oct. 17 – Pumpkin Patch Open
• Foil & Saber
• Y10/Y12 Foil & Saber
👉 Sign Up: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/8ff3283d-d731-428c-a21b-90210039ccab

👻 Oct. 24 – Escrime d'Halloween RYC/RJCC
⏰ Registration Deadline: October 2
👉 Sign Up: https://member.usafencing.org/details/tournaments/12093

🦃 November

🤺 Nov. 28 – Gobble Gobble Open | CFA
• Foil & Saber
• Y10/Y12 Foil & Saber
👉 Sign Up: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/4b4ceb1d-ce15-4c03-8469-3118219af7a5

06/24/2026

CFA is inviting Y12/Y10 Saber and Foil fencers to participate in a tournament at our Beachwood location.
When: July 18
Time: 10.30 am

‼Register here:

July 18, 2026 · Beachwood, OH · 2 events

06/24/2026

We are very proud of our rising senior Nadia Taylor-Osborne who just got a Gold medal and a trophy at the 2026 Denison Open! Amazing job Nadia!

06/24/2026

Attention‼️
CFA is opening a long awaited Adult Fencing Class on Mondays at 7.20pm at our Lakewood Location. Come!🤺🤺🤺

06/08/2026

Julian with first Direct Elimination win in Junior Super Junior Cadet Circuit tournament in Las Vegas upsetting the #93 seed. Not bad for a freshman at University School from Cleveland. He has 5 more years in this catagory to move up and up and up.

06/01/2026

These newbies have some pretty big shoes to fill!😊❤️

(from yesterday's novice team tournament)