News & Tournaments

Our little blacklight fencing tournament held at Fins’ Glow Zone was an amazing success! The effect was cool and the atmosphere amazing, with some blacklight mini golf thrown in as well. All the fencers were raving about the event and we will hold another one with hopefully even more success! Music, blacklights, fencing, min golf, and smoke machines made for an incredible time. Thank you to all those who attended and condolences to those who missed out!!! Look for our next blacklight event coming soon! Pictures will soon follow so keep up for more updates!

Our group of talented, hard-working fencers attended the USFA’s Summer National Championships held in Atlanta, Georgia this year and came out with impressive results all around! Despite the heat and some first-time attendees, Swords Fencing Studio was more than well represented!

In Y-10 for Men’s Epee, Stephen Ewart placed an impressive 10th place for his first major tournament and first Summer Nationals.  Amazing job Stephen! Keep up the good work and we know you’ll only continue to do well in the future!

In Y-12 Women’s Epee, Madeline Kehl, a first time Summer National attendee, took the Gold medal in this event out of 81 fencers! Great Job, Madeline! She has been working hard and competed in three other events which yielded amazing results as well.

In Y-14 Women’s Epee, Madeline Kehl, again, took 9th place out of 119 fencers earning National points with her incredible result! Keep up the good work, Madeline!

In Cadet Men’s Epee, Raymond Schorr took the Bronze medal out of 148 fencers with his best result yet in the Cadet division. He has earned Cadet National points and we wish him the best of luck as he trains hard and continues to compete both nationally and internationally!

In Cadet Women’s Epee, Madeline Kehl placed an impressive 15th out of 102 fencers and earned both Cadet and Y-14 National points for her efforts! This promising fencer has been fencing for a little over a year and half and continues to exceed all expectations! Keep working hard, Madeline!

In Junior Men’s Epee, Joey Rafidi placed 14th and Raymond Schorr placed 12th out of 134 fencers for Junior National Points! Great job you guys! They fenced hard and their fencing ability truly shined at this event.

In Junior Women’s Epee, once again Madeline Kehl, our little eager 13 year old fencer, placed an impressive and consistent 18th out of 107 fencers earning Y-14, Cadet, and Junior National points! Amazing job for her first Summer Nationals!

All of this would not be possible without each and every fencers’ hard work and dedication to the sport and to their great coach, Tigran Shaginian! Keep up the amazing work you guys and let’s keep striving for the top! A honorable mention is made to Trevor Shepard, Belinda Mo, Caitlyn Witucki, and Preston Maestri-Petnunas for their great effort at this Summer Nationals! You guys tried your best and fought hard. We know that with your spirit and talent you all will soon be posting incredible results as well! Keep on trying!

Come join other dedicated fencers to train and prepare for the 2010 Summer Nationals! Fencers learn new skills while perfecting their own techniques and strategies to become as competitive as possible. The camp offers fencers a chance to train with other highly skilled fencers as well as learn from one of the top coaches, Tigran Shaginian. Lunch is included. Please call Tigran at (818)281-0564 to reserve a spot and for more info.

This first session is from 06/21 – 06/25. The second session is from 06/28-07/02.

The full day camps include:
-Skill Evaluation
-Physical Conditioning Exercises
-Individual and Group Lessons
-Demonstrations and Drills
-Supervised Bouts and Competitions
-Lunch will also be provided

The camps are Mon-Fri 9am- 4pm.
The fees are $400 per session and $750 for both sessions.
Fencers can also choose to pay $90 for each individual day that they attend.

A deposit of $100 is required per session and the balance must be paid in full by the first day of camp. If only attending on certain days, the individual day must be paid for before the start of the day.

Please make all checks to Swords Fencing Studio. Discounts are available for families.

IMPORTANT: In order to pay for both sessions or to receive discounts, please do NOT pay on AskFred otherwise you will be overpaying. The same goes for individual days, please instead contact Tigran to work out the payment before the start of the camp.

For any questions, please call Tigran Shaginian at (818) 281-0564 or email us at swordsinc@gmail.com
Preregistration opens on 05/04/2010.
Preregistration closes on 06/27/2010.

Come join other dedicated fencers to train and prepare for the 2010 Summer Nationals! Fencers learn new skills while perfecting their own techniques and strategies to become as competitive as possible. The camp offers fencers a chance to train with other highly skilled fencers as well as learn from one of the top coaches, Tigran Shaginian. Lunch is included. Please call Tigran at (818)281-0564 to reserve a spot and for more info.

This first session is from 06/21 – 06/25.  The second session is from 06/28-07/02.

The full day camps include:
-Skill Evaluation
-Physical Conditioning Exercises
-Individual and Group Lessons
-Demonstrations and Drills
-Supervised Bouts and Competitions
-Lunch will also be provided

The camps are Mon-Fri 9am- 4pm.
The fees are $400 per session and $750 for both sessions.
Fencers can also choose to pay $90 for each individual day that they attend.

A deposit of $100 is required per session and the balance must be paid in full by the first day of camp. If only attending on certain days, the individual day must be paid for before the start of the day.

Please make all checks to Swords Fencing Studio. Discounts are available for families.

IMPORTANT: In order to pay for both sessions or to receive discounts, please do NOT pay on AskFred otherwise you will be overpaying. The same goes for individual days, please instead contact Tigran to work out the payment before the start of the camp.

For any questions, please call Tigran Shaginian at (818) 281-0564 or email us at swordsinc@gmail.com

Preregistration opens on 05/04/2010.
Preregistration closes on 06/20/2010.

We are holding an UNRATED electrical Epee youth tournaments on Sunday May 16th, 2010. There will be an Under 12 and Y14 Mixed Tournament.

All fencers are welcome to come and fence with other fencers to gain experience with the tournament format.

Medals will be awarded to the top 8 in each event.

The Under 12 tournament starts at 10 am and the Y14 tournament will start at 11:30 am.

The cost is $20 per event. For more information, please feel free to email us at swordsinc@gmail.com

More info can also be found online at AskFred. net at http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=11676

A big Congratulations are needed for our young up and coming fencer, Madeleine Kehl!!!

Madeleine did an amazing job at the Cadet SN Qualifiers by taking the Gold and earning her B10!! Incredible work, Madeleine!

She has been fencing for only a year and has been working hard to become the best fencer she can be under the professional coaching of Tigran Shaginian.  Keep up the Great work! We look forward to seeing your many successes in the future!

For all those wanting to attend Summer Nationals in Y14 Epee, please attend the SN Qualifying tournament being held at Viewpoint High School on Sunday May 2nd. The tournament info is on AskFred.net at http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=10648

Pre-registration is not necessary but recommended. The events being held are Women and Men’s y14 Epee and Junior Epee Teams.

Women’s Y14 Epee starts at 11am

Men’s Y14 Epee starts at 9am

Women’s Junior Epee Team starts at 9:30am

Men’s Junior Epee Team starts at 2:00pm

For questions please feel free to email us at swordsinc@gmail.com

We will be CLOSED Christmas Eve and Day the 24th and 25th as well as from Wed Dec 30th to Sun Jan 3rd. We will reopen on Mon Jan 4th.

There will also be fencing camps starting Mon Dec 21st to Wed Dec 23rd as the first session and Sat Dec 26th to Tues Dec 29th will be the second session. Each camp will be from 9am-4pm where private lessons, lunch, and fencing training will be provided. The daily rate is $90 per day. Discounts are available for taking the entire first or second sessions and an even bigger discount for taking both sessions together. Please contact Tigran for more information.

The next Socal Youth Challenge is this Sunday December 13th, 2009.

The events being held are Y10, Y12, and Y14. All fencers must be unrated and can sign-up at the door. The fee is $15 per event.

Close of check-in times are as follows:

Y-14: 12pm          Y-12: 9am          Y-10: 2pm

Fencers born between 1999-2002 are eligible for the Y10 events. Fencers born between 1997-2000are eligible for the Y12 events. Fencers born between 1995-1998 are eligible for the Y14 events.

All events will be fenced with electric equipment. Underarm protectors, chest protectors, knee high socks, etc., will be required.

Y10 events will be fenced with #0 or #2 blades only.

The event will take place at the Beverly Hills Fencers’ Club located at the address below:
3639 Eastham Drive
Culver City, CA 90232
Tel: 310-204-0085

Raymond Schorr

Big Congratulations to our fencers Raymond Schorr and Trevor Shepard for taking the GOLD this past weekend in the Summer National Qualifiers. Raymond took first place in the Cadet event and qualified for the event in the upcoming Summer Nationals, while Trevor Shepard took first in the Y-14 event. Amazing job to them both! Raymond is qualified for the Cadet and Y-14 events for Summer Nationals and Trevor Shepard is qualified for the Junior, Cadet, and Y-14 events for Summer Nationals. Good luck and keep up the good work