Our Newsletter for January 2010

Our Miami Madness tournament for 2010 is ready for registration on askFRED! We welcome new coaches and now have a full line of fencing equipment.

Miami Madness 2010
Miami Madness for 2010 is ready for registration now on askFRED. The tournament will be held on February 27 & 28 at South Miami Middle School. We will have four copper strips for your fencing enjoyment. Register Now!

Weldome New Coaches

Cuban National Team Coaches now at MFC! We are pleased to welcome our new coaches, Yamara Escalante and Junior Morales. Yamara and Junior were epee and foil coaches for the Cuban National Team and now work with our beginning and intermediate fencers. Please welcome Yamara and Junior to our Club! Alex Gurrerro continues to coach our competitive team and Mike and Max are here for our saber cadre. We continue our great coaching staff and look forward to great results in 2010.

New Blog - Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Blog Contest for February 2010 Our new blog is up and running. To inaugurate the blog, we will award a practice (dry) weapon and fencing glove to the person who makes the most posts to the blog for the period February 1 - 28, 2010 All posts must concern the sport of fencing. The decision of the judges is final. You can also follow our Club on Facebook and Twitter. Let's get connected now! Miami Fencing Club Blog

Fencing Equipment Available
Support Your Fencing Club We now offer a full line of high quality fencing equipment for our Club . The Club will continue to make equipment available for our beginners. Intermediate and Advanced fencers must supply their own fencing equipment.

Sean Vilar Attains Eagle Scout Honor
Fencing Project for Eagle Our star sabre fencer, Sean Vilar recently attained the Eagle Scout Honor. As his Eagle project, Sean sponsored and ran our Miami Madness tournament for 2009 as a charity event for the leisure access and disabled fencing program in Dade County.

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Watch for these Events:

Dave Berriman Memorial Tournament May 22, 23, 2010. Check the Miami Fencing Club website for full schedules and updates!

Next Session at South Miami begins Feb. 23 at Miami Dade College March 13, and at Key Biscayne February 17. 2010.

Miami Fencing Club Sabre Star Earns Eagle Scout Honor

Our sabre star, Sean Vilar, recently earned his Eagle Scout Honor in a ceremony at a local hotel in December, 2009. For his Eagle Scout project, Sean sponsored a fencing tournament in cooperation with the Miami Fencing Club that directly benefited the Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation disabled fencing program. This program provides instruction in the sport of fencing to special needs athletes throughout the county.
The proceeds of the Miami Fencing Club's Miami Madness tournament in April 2009 were donated to the disabled fencing program taught by our fencing master, Max Tack-Fang, and general manager Mike Elder. This program serves athletes with special needs teaching fencing as a physical activity and as a competitive sport for the Paralympic Games.