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The Fencing Community · Est. 2026

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Épée

Saturday Open Épée

All Levels
New York Fencing Center · New York, NY
Mar 1, 2026 · 9:00 AM
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Wednesday Foil Clinic

Intermediate
Bay Area Fencing Academy · San Francisco, CA
Mar 4, 2026 · 6:30 PM
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Sabre

Sabre Masters Scrimmage

Advanced
Chicago Salle · Chicago, IL
Mar 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM
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All Weapons

Northeast Regional Open

Competitive
Boston Fencing Club · Boston, MA
Mar 14–15, 2026 · 8:00 AM
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Video Breakdown

Was That a Valid Touch? The Fleche That Broke Reddit

Frame-by-frame breakdown of the contested épée touch from the 2026 Pan-American qualifier. Priority, timing, and why the ref got it wrong.

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Coach Dmitri Volkov
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Gear Debate

BF Maraging vs. Leon Paul X-Change — The Blade Test Nobody Did

We tested flex, whip, and durability across 200 bouts. The results will upset half of you.

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Live Bracket
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Northeast Regional 2026 — Live Bracket

80 fencers. 3 weapons. Quarterfinals start Saturday 10 AM.

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Gear Review

Absolute Fencing vs. ALLSTAR Mask — Which One Survives a Fleche at 9m/s?

Independent drop-test data. Neither brand sponsored this. We bought both retail.

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Safety First Lab
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Hot Debate

Priority Rules Are Ruining Foil — Change My Mind

Hot take from a 10-year veteran. The thread that got 400 replies in 24 hours.

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The Transformation

Fencers Who Found
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Every touch tells a story. These are the fencers who turned a search into a salle, a listing into a livelihood, and a move to a new city into a podium.

Kenji Watanabe, épée fencer, in training gear at Seattle salle
Épée

"I moved to Seattle knowing nobody. Posted on Parry looking for Saturday épée partners. Three weeks later I had a regular training group and a tournament team. I placed third at the Pacific Coast Open. That wouldn't have happened without this community."

Found training group → Pacific Coast Open podium
Kenji Watanabe
Seattle, WA
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Tournaments
Priya Mehta, foil fencer, holding blade in en garde stance at Austin gym
Foil

"Coach Liang listed her salle on Parry and I found her after months of searching for a serious foil coach in Austin. She's now training me for NCAA qualifiers. The gear debates here also saved me $400 — the community talked me out of an overpriced blade."

Found NCAA-level coach → Qualifier training
Priya Mehta
Austin, TX
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$400
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1 Week
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Marcus Okafor, veteran sabre master, demonstrating footwork at Chicago salle
Sabre

"I'm a veteran master who'd been teaching in a rented corner of a gym with no online presence. Listed my salle on Parry in January. By March I had 12 regular students and had to rent a second strip. The platform does what word-of-mouth used to do, but faster."

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Marcus Okafor
Chicago, IL
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