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RECENT NEWS (updated 6/1/09) *NEW* NEW FACILITY - We are now open in our new facility. Lessons, group classes and open fencing time will continue as scheduled. The new address is: 144 W. Chestnut Ave., Monrovia, 91016. Parking info: We have a dedicated parking lot directly behind our building that can be accessed from the alley just south of Chestnut. Parking on the either side of the building is not permitted as these spaces belong to other businesses. Street parking is always available. *NEW* SOCAL YOUTH CHALLENGE - The Foil #4 event scheduled for June 7th at Fortune Fencing will go on as scheduled at the new location. Check the SoCal Youth Challenge website for check-in times. *NEW* NEW COACH - Fortune Fencing is proud to welcome Wenyong "Steven" Yang to our coaching staff. He is a former Chinese National Champion and Asian Games Champion. Steven brings many years of world class experience to our program. *NEW* SUMMER CAMP 2009 - The Beginning Camp will take place July 13th-July 17th. This is a half day camp suitable for beginners aged 8-14 will little or no experience. The full day Foil and Epee Camp will take place August 3rd-August 7th. This full day camp is for experienced fencers with at least 1 year of training or consent from the coaches. PDF registration form is now available. *NEW* ADULT BEGINNING CLASS - The next session of Epee I & Epee II will start on TBA at 3pm (possibly mid May). Please call (626) 584-7192 for more info. Frequently Asked Questions about our group classes! *NEW* RESULTS - Garrett took the Gold medal in Junior Men's Epee at the 2009 Pacific Coast Championships. He also took the Silver medal in the Senior Men's Epee event. Katie and Julie both made the top 8 in Junior Women's Epee. John T also qualified for U19 Men's Foil. 3/22/09 - Trevor and Mike tied for the Bronze medal at the SoCal Div II/III Foil quals for Summer Nationals. Mike also earned his "D08". Lauren took the Bronze medal in the Women's Foil event. Ashley K, Ashley S, an Olena all finished in the top 8. Our Men's Epee team took the Silver medal in the Senior event and the Gold medal in the Junior event. Our Women's Epee team took the Gold medal in both the Senior and Junior event. Alex S took the Gold medal at the Orange Coast Div II/III Epee quals for Summer Nationals. 3/15/09 - Ashley took the Gold medal in the Y14 Girl's Foil event at the 2009 Meade Anderson Memorial RYC. Timothy took the Gold in the Y12 Mixed Foil. Ry took the Bronze medal in the Y14 Men's Epee and John finished 5th. Rachel took the Bronze medal in the Y12 Women's Sabre and Katie was 6th. Nick finished 5th in the Y10 Mixed Foil. 3/8/09 - Garrett took the Silver medal at the Okawa Open Epee event. 3/1/09 - Cindy took the Gold medal Vet 60 Women's Epee at the NAC in Atlanta. Sergio took the Bronze medal in the Vet Combined Men's Epee event. Madalyn made the top 8 in the Div III Women's Epee. 2/15/09 - Congratulations to Garrett for being named the individual alternate in Men's Epee for the 2009 Jr. World Team. Max finished 10th in U17 Men's Epee at the 2009 Junior Olympics. Kendrick made the top 16 in U20 Women's Epee and Garrett made the top 32 of U20 Men's Epee. All earned national points. 2/8/09 - Nick took the Gold medal in th Y10 event at the SoCal Youth Challenge Foil #3. Aubry took the Silver medal and Hester and Church tied for the Bronze. Timothy took the Gold medal in the Y12 event and Molly took the Bronze. Bryn finished in the top 8. Timothy took the Gold medal in the Y14 event. 1/3/09 - Ashley K. took the Bronze medal in Women's Foil at the Duel in the Desert. Amy finsihed in 6th for Women's Epee. Garrett finished 26th in Epee at the Junior World Cup in Hungary. *NEW* CONTINUING EPEE CLASS - This class will meet on Saturday from 2-3pm. This class is intended for graduates of Epee I/II as well as people with previous experience. The cost is $20 per class or $70 for the month. *NEW* CANCELLATION POLICY - Private lessons must be cancelled by 10am the day of the lesson (Monday-Friday) or the missed lesson will be charged to your account. Saturday lessons must be cancelled by 9pm Friday evening. Frequently Asked Questions about our group classes! Description of the 3 fencing weapons Click here for class descriptions: Epee I, and Epee II, About: Fortune Fencing is located in Pasadena, CA and is part of the Southern California Division of the United States Fencing Association. Our goal is to provide high level instruction and coaching for recreational and competitive foil, epee and sabre fencers. Look for Fortune Fencers at local, regional, and national tournaments. Location: 144 W. Chestnut Ave For more info email: fortune411@roadrunner.com or call (626) 584-7192. |
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