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2012 Fencing Summer Camps

Is your daughter or son interested in sword fighting like a Musketeer, Jedi, Gladiator, Knight, Robin Hood or Joan of Arc? Then fencing is the answer! During this week-long program, students will learn the basics of the sport through games and fun activities in Southern California’s premier fencing location. While learning this Olympic sport campers…

AGFC Team Returns From 2011 Junior & Cadet Fencing National Championships

This year our club was represented by a team of 13 fencers and 2 coaches at the Junior & Cadet Fencing National Championships in Dallas, TX. Six girls: Sarah Gruman, Sandhya Nadadur, Lauren Rangel-Friedman, Anastasia Pineschi, Anastasia Ivanoff and Mila Wolpert; seven boys: Geoffrey Loss, Josiah Yiu, Alex Rey Palabrica, Michael Costin, Zac Strauss, Walker…

2011 Fencing Summer Camps

AGFC is honored to have guest coach VILMOS SZABO, saber national coach of Germany, return this summer to teach in our facility. Maestro Szabo, a former Olympian of Romania, has numerous outstanding results in his athletic as well as coaching career. Currently Szabo is well known world wide for being NICOLAS LIMBACH’s coach (number 1…

Jan.9,2011 – SoCal Qualifiers JOs, Pasadena, CA

Congratulations to AGFC fencers who qualified today to the 2011 USFA Junior Olympic Championships, which will be held Presidents’ weekend in Dallas TX: ANASTASIA IVANOFF, SANDHYA NADADUR, MILA WOLPERT, ALEX REY PALABRICA, ZAC STRAUSS, JAKE ZEISS and WALKER DUBOIS. In addition the following athletes are auto qualified: ANASTASIA PINESCHI, SARAH GRUMAN, LAUREN RANGEL-FRIEDMAN, GEOFFREY LOSS, JOSIAH YIU…

Jan.8, 2011 – Scholastic Fencing League, Victorville, CA

AGFC fencers win top places in both women and men events: ANASTASIA IVANOFF (1st), SANDHYA NADADUR (2nd), JOSIAH YIU (1st) and MICHAEL LEUCHTER (2nd). NINA GILSHTEYN who just started fencing a couple of months ago placed 4th. Congratulations to all of them!

Avant-Garde Fencers Club Grand Opening: December 6, 2009

  Please join us for a delightful afternoon to celebrate the opening of our new fencing club. The first part of the afternoon is dedicated to our community to meet fencers who achieved the prestigious honor in representing the US at the Olympic Games. The second part of the program will emphasize on fencing demonstrations by our own members,…

2010 Fencing World Championships – Paris, France

The 2010 Fencing World Championships is hosted by France, the country who’s national sport is fencing. Paris is promoting the event by featuring posters on buses and buildings all over the town. The Championships are held in the historic Grand Palais. Congratulations to US double Olympian MARIEL ZAGUNIS who has won the title in the women’s saber event! To…

Oct.24,2010 – Jason Rogers Fencing Masters Qualifier, Los Angeles, CA

LAUREN RANGEL-FRIEDMAN and GEOFFREY LOSS qualify for the NYC Fencing Masters tournament. Results.

2010 Summer Camps

The summer went by really quickly with lots of practice and plenty of fun. Competitive fencers had the opportunity to train for two weeks with world-renowned fencing coach from Germany maestro Vilmos Szabo. During camp a surprise visitor showed up: maestro Christian Bauer, double Olympic coach for Italian Aldo Montano in 2004 and Chinese Man…

2010 Summer Nationals, Atlanta, GA

AGFC fencer Anastasia Pineschi wins silver in Women’s Saber Cadet event, and is a finalist in the Junior and Division II events. AGFC Women’s Junior Team, Sarah Gruman, Sandhya Nadadur, Anastasia Pineschi and Lauren Rangel-Friedman, get recognized as top point holders for the 2009-2010 season and recieve award. Jae Sang is a finalist in the Veteran’s…

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