Fortune Fencing traveled from Monrovia to the AFM Super Regional at the Santa Clara Convention Center from Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25, 2026, and eight Fortune fencers came home with 21 results and two Youth 14 epee medals.

Allison Yip won silver in Y14 Women’s Epee, finishing 2nd of 93 after going 6-0 in her pool.

Matthew Hwang won bronze in Y14 Men’s Epee, tying for 3rd of 117 after a perfect 6-0 pool.

Matteo Taverna finished 8th of 117 in the same Y14 Men’s Epee event and earned his C26 rating.

Lucas Parra was right behind him in 9th of 117, also unbeaten at 6-0 in pools.

Jenson Zhang finished 10th of 85 in Y12 Men’s Epee.

Matthew Hwang also finished 12th of 116 in Cadet Men’s Epee.

Weekends like this start on the strips in our Monrovia training room, where families from Arcadia, Pasadena, Duarte, Sierra Madre, and Azusa train side by side.

Next up, Fortune heads to the 3rd Annual BBFC RYC in Las Vegas on November 7 and 8, then the November NAC in Columbus, Ohio, November 20 to 23.

Curious about epee for your family? Fortune Fencing has been teaching at 139 W Maple Ave in Monrovia since 2009. Visit fortunefencing.com or call 626-471-3565 to ask about a first class.