Cardinal Fencing Academy
Cardinal Fencing Academy, 45980 Center Oak Plaza #140, Suite 140, Sterling, VA 20166
About
Cardinal Fencing Academy offers fencing lessons, sparring, refereeing, games, footwork, tournaments, and an Intro Class. The program also offers summer camps where campers spar, gear up, referee, and play games on day one. All gear is provided for regular programs and summer camps, and beginners are welcome all year.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer camps run 9 am to 4 pm, with before and after care available upon request
Cardinal Fencing Academy offers summer camps for beginners ages 8 to 12 and competitive summer camps for ages 8 to 80+. The program offers afterschool pick up and pre-fencing care, as well as daycare before practice, including a car service for afterschool pick up in the DMV area. The club describes itself as a family friendly club with a pressure free learning environment, with all activities taught in a safe, supportive environment and with optimized sparring times and guaranteed strips available.
The academy states that its fencing programs introduce Ashburn, Sterling, Reston, and other Northern Virginia, Loudoun, and Fairfax County area students to the Olympic sport of fencing. The program’s mission is to teach people how to compete in the Olympic sport of fencing, which it states can be applied to competing in life, through a philosophy of caring, inclusion, and competence, for students, their families, and the community. The academy notes that beyond fitness benefits, fencing promotes intellectual development, decision making skills, self discipline, and confidence, and that it teaches etiquette and sportsmanship and offers overall sports education.
Cardinal Fencing Academy offers individually tailored programs, family discounts, flexible enrollment so participants can start any time, and a no-commitment Intro Class. The club states that it has programs for ages six to eighty+ at all levels, from beginners and recreational fencers to World Championships team members and Olympic hopefuls, and that it guides fencers from tiny local competitions to Nationals and Worlds. The academy reports that four of its fencers have been on the International Circuit, including Cadets, Juniors, and Veterans 50, since 2018, and that results can help with college admissions.
Last updated July 19, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: Summer camps run 9 am to 4 pm, with before and after care available upon request
Cardinal Fencing Academy offers summer camps for beginners ages 8 to 12 and competitive summer camps for ages 8 to 80+. The program offers afterschool pick up and pre-fencing care, as well as daycare before practice, including a car service for afterschool pick up in the DMV area. The club describes itself as a family friendly club with a pressure free learning environment, with all activities taught in a safe, supportive environment and with optimized sparring times and guaranteed strips available.
The academy states that its fencing programs introduce Ashburn, Sterling, Reston, and other Northern Virginia, Loudoun, and Fairfax County area students to the Olympic sport of fencing. The program’s mission is to teach people how to compete in the Olympic sport of fencing, which it states can be applied to competing in life, through a philosophy of caring, inclusion, and competence, for students, their families, and the community. The academy notes that beyond fitness benefits, fencing promotes intellectual development, decision making skills, self discipline, and confidence, and that it teaches etiquette and sportsmanship and offers overall sports education.
Cardinal Fencing Academy offers individually tailored programs, family discounts, flexible enrollment so participants can start any time, and a no-commitment Intro Class. The club states that it has programs for ages six to eighty+ at all levels, from beginners and recreational fencers to World Championships team members and Olympic hopefuls, and that it guides fencers from tiny local competitions to Nationals and Worlds. The academy reports that four of its fencers have been on the International Circuit, including Cadets, Juniors, and Veterans 50, since 2018, and that results can help with college admissions.
Last updated July 19, 2026.
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