Midwest Fencing Academy

Specialties

Midwest Fencing Academy is a professional sabre fencing club serving the community in Chicago and the suburbs. We are a long term member of the United States Fencing Association. We offer classes for beginners as well as train experienced fencers who compete regularly at national and international tournaments.

We are proud to be one of the most successful sabre fencing clubs in the US. Only in the past fencing season our students have won gold on World Cup Tournament in Canada, as well as 9 gold, 13 silver and 38 top eight medals from other tournaments. Many of MFA’s high school students were granted scholarships based on their fencing accomplishments to such prestige universities as Princeton, Northwestern, University of Pennsylvania, Duke University and Ohio State University.

Meet the Business Owner

Hristo E.

Business Owner

Hristo Etropolski is the head coach and owner of the Midwest Fencing Academy. He was born in Bulgaria in 1959 where he made his first fencing steps. During his career as a member of Bulgarian National Team he competed twice in the Olympic Games (in 1980 and in 1988, placing 5^th in 1980). He has won bronze and silver medals in different World Championships in both individual and team tournaments. During his best years as a competitor he won some of the strongest World Cup tournaments and finished in the top 8 in many others.

In 2001, Hristo came to United States and coached at Chicago’s Fencing 2000 Academy, and later at the Chicago Athletic Association. In 2005 he opened his own club, which is now one of the strongest saber clubs in the country. His students are bringing home medals from the most prestigious national and international tournaments.