About The Academy

Youth Class Picture We provide instruction and training for beginning/new, advanced, recreational and competitive fencers. The AAFA aims to introduce fencing to youth, teens and adults interested in starting a new hobby and physical activity as well as training competitors to compete at the state and national level. It's a growing sport in North Carolina.

It's a sport for all ages, male and female, young and old...try it today!

Why Start Fencing?

Why start fencing Great exercise, meet new friends, learn a new skill and it's a great conversation starter. Kids apply discipline and problem solving skills learned at home and school; adults get to network in a small community. Our fencers learn how to succeed both in winning and in failure; teen fencers can continue to collegiate varsity programs.

And let's face it, we love to play with swords.

Latest News

Fencing Club and Fencer Requirements For Next Season (August 2012)

All:

USA Fencing has added new guidelines for all member clubs (including
the All-American Fencing Academy). This will include a slight change
in fees.

Do not worry! Our club membership fees will NOT change. It will
remain $70 for regular members.

Here is the change: ALL fencers in the club must be members of USA
Fencing so that the All-American Fencing Academy remain in good
standing with our insurance policies.

Primarily, our members will fall under one of these membership categories:
Non-Competitive USA Fencing Membership: $5 per year
-This type of membership are for our fencers that do not compete
regularly in tournaments (these tournaments do not include our
intramural tournaments).

Competitive USA Fencing Membership: $60 per year
-This type of members are for our fencers that do compete regularly in
sanctioned tournaments. Most tournaments outside our club and some
tournaments we sanction within our club. Primarily this may include
our teen and adult fencers.

Further explanation about memberships is attached.

Lastly, to remain in good standing with our insurance, starting in
August - all fencers must wear knickers to practice:
Youth knickers:
http://shop.fencing.net/FDN_Stretch_Jacket_p/fdn-99104.htm?Click=11166
Standard men's:
http://shop.fencing.net/Standard_Fencing_Pants_p/fdn-99101.htm?Click=11166
Standard women's: http://shop.fencing.net/product_p/fdn-99107.htm?Click=11166

These pants are all in the $37 range.

So here's the summary:
Monthly club member fees remain the same: $70 per month.
ADDED: Annual USA Fencing Membership fees: Either $5 or $60 annual fee
(there are other types of membership, see attached).
Need knickers starting in August. Begin your orders now! Links above,
in the mean time, long warm up pants will suffice.

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State Games

2012 POWERADE STATE GAMES OF NC
Winston-Salem, NC
June 9 - 24, 2012

http://pag.ncsports.org/contentPages.cfm/contentVariable/Fencing

REGISTER NOW

COMPETITION SITE: Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, NC

COMPETITION DATES: June 16

2012 HOST HOTELS: CLICK HERE

ENTRY FEE: $40 for your first event; $10 each additional event

ENTRY DEADLINE: June 10 - $20 late fee for on-site registration and
entries accepted after the deadline

SCHEDULE:

Saturday June 16th

8:00am – Registration Opens

9:00am – Y12 Events (Mixed Foil, Mixed Epee, Mixed Saber)

10:00am – Open Mixed Saber Event

12:00pm – Open Mixed Foil Event

2:00pm – Open Mixed Epee Event

ON-SITE REGISTRATION: Available the day of the event with a $20 late
fee. You must be a current member of the USFA to compete.
Preregistered fencers must check in at the registration tables with
proof of USFA membership. Applications for USFA membership will be
available at the event.

ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS:

• Register online at website. Along with registering with the Powerade
State Games, athletes need to go to the website AskFRED.net to place
themselves on the event listings. This website assists in the
logistics of administering the fencing events, as it tracks fencer's
ratings and other pertinent information. For those who are unable to
register online using a credit card, please contact the Powerade State
Games office to learn more about alternative entry options.

RULES: USFA rules (www.usfencing.org) will govern competition. Look
under rules, charts, and handbooks for the 2010-2011 Athlete Handbook
for details.

ELIGIBILITY: Senior mixed events are USFA sanctioned events. All
participants in these events must be USFA members (memberships will be
available for purchase on-site). USFA one-day memberships will be
allowed at this event. Please visit www.usfencing.org to become a
member before the tournament, or obtain a one-day membership. Every
participant in these events will be required to show their USFA
membership card at registration prior to competition. All participants
must be amateurs, and must be at least 13 years old as of December 31
of the current fencing season (2011/2012), to compete in the open
fencing events. For Y12 events athlete must be between ages of 9 and
12 years as of December 31 of the fencing season (2011/2012). The Y12
events are USFA sanctioned events, and the participants have to be
USFA members. All participants must conform to the USFA rules
concerning equipment.

COMPETITION FORMAT: Fencers will compete in pools of approximately 5-8
athletes, and then the results from pool bouts will be used to place
competitors into the direct elimination brackets. There will be 100%
advancement into the direct elimination brackets. Direct elimination
bouts will continue through the finals to determine overall placement.

AWARDS: The top three finishers overall in each event (Open and Y12)
will receive gold, silver and bronze medals. There will be no fence
off for third place, thus there will be two bronze medals awarded.
Also Awards for the top 3 Women, top 3 Veteran, top 3 Cadet, and top 3
Junior fencers will be presented, if participation of these groups is
large enough.

*For the Women, Veteran, Cadet, and Junior fencers there may be a
separate event if there are 8 or more participants that qualify. The
final determination will be made based off of the entries received and
athlete requests. If a separate event is held for any of these
categories, then the awards will be given to the top three finishers
with two bronze medals awarded just as with the Open and Y12 events.
The separate events will be held concurrent with the open events, with
the open events taking precedence. Direct any questions to the
competition manager listed below.

Gerhard Guevarra
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All-American Fencing Academy
Head Coach
910-644-0137
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www.allamericanfencing.com

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Final Information about FREE Coaches Clinic

Open for parents, students and our current coaches!

A one day Coaching Clinic will be held May the 19th at The Greensboro
Fencers Club located at the Congregational United Church of Christ 400
West Radiance Drive Greensboro, NC 27403. By "Coaching Clinic", this
means a clinic for coaches or aspiring coaches. The clinic will be
taught by Fencing Master Coach Ron Miller, head fencing coach for the
University of North Carolina. The clinic will run from 9:00 to 5:00.
The cost is free. See this link for further directions

http://www.congregationalucc.com/directions/index.php

Please let Jim Kent ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Gerhard Guevarra (and I
will inform Jim) know if you are definitely planning to attend as soon
as possible and in what weapon you wish to train. You will need to
bring gear. We will have gear if needed , but will not be able to
provide gloves. RSVP to Jim Kent at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you have specific desires or needs to be covered or other
questions, please contact Coach Miller at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Please copy me on e-mail to Coach Miller.

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