Join us this summer for a week of fencing fun! We offer half day, week-long fencing camps for beginners as well as experienced fencers, ages 8-16. Camps are a great way for beginners to learn to fence. No experience is required and we provide all fencing equipment. Kids who have taken classes or camps before may be ready for our continuing or intermediate camps. Either way you'll get a chance to improve your skills, make new friends and have fun!

Full Day Camp Options! 

We are excited to offer a full day camp option this summer. During the weeks of July 15 and July 22, kids can fence half the day and play chess with Chess4Life in Bellevue. Chess4Life will provide transportation.

The week of July 15, chess is in the morning and fencing for kids 8-11 is in the afternoon. The week of July 22, fencing for all ages is in the morning and chess is in the afternoon.

Schedule and Registration

Visit our Summer Camps page for complete information. Ready to sign up? Visit our Summer Camp Registration page!

The last day of regular classes will be Thursday, June 13th. The fee for June classes is $85. There will be open fencing and lessons the week of June 17th, after classes have finished. Ask your coach about lesson schedules.

RCFC will hold a pre-Nationals training camp for all fencers who are going to Nationals, from Y10 to V70 and everyone in between! Warmup, footwork, technical and tactical drills, bouting, and lessons. The camp will be held June 24-26, 5:30-8:30pm each day. Fee is $120 for 3 days. Visit FRED for more information and registration.

Rain City Fencing Center presents
A Competitive Foil and Epee Camp With Gia Abashidze

Rain City Fencing Center welcomes back Penn State coach Gia Abashidze for a competitive camp the week of August 12th. The camp will focus on refining tactics and mechanics through footwork, paired drills, and critical bouting.

Rain City Fencing Center is a USA Fencing Member Club. Beginning in Fall 2012, as part of our insurance coverage, all participants in classes, open fencing, and lessons are now required to be USA Fencing members. Competitive fencers should renew their membership and bring proof of renewal to their first class or practice of the season.

For new students and other non-competitive fencers, USA Fencing offers a $5/year entry-level membership. We are working with USA Fencing to achieve the easiest and most convenient way for our new fencers to join at this level. Feel free to contact us or the USA Fencing national office (info@usfencing.org) if you have any questions about this requirement.

Want to keep up with all the latest tournament news? Join our email list! The Rain City Fencing Center group, now on Google Groups, is used for announcing our tournaments, schedule changes, and other club news. Messages are moderated by our staff so no spam gets through. To subscribe, send a blank email to raincityfencingcenter+subscribe@googlegroups.com.

For other tournaments in the area and on the West Coast, the USFA's Western Washington Division also has a mailing list. To subscribe to that one, send a blank email to wwdfencing-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

All RCFC and local tournaments are also published on FRED, the Fencing Results and Events Database. Visit http://askfred.net for upcoming events, registration, results, and more!