Gold Blade Fencing Center

I fenced at Gold Blade Fencing Center 3 nights a week from 2003 – 2006. After 2006, I left DFW to attend college, but I still fenced at GBFC as much as possible when I was home from school. I left DFW in 2013, but I still try to visit the club for good fencing and to see great friends whenever I am back in town.
Fencing at GBFC helped me grow as a person.
At GBFC, I learned how to fence at an internationally competitive level, and the coaching I received helped me become part of the 2015 NCAA Div1 National Championship Notre Dame fencing team. But more than that, I made lifelong friends with my fellow athletes and my coaches. GBFC helped me learn the value of healthy competition, physical fitness, dedication, strategic thinking, teamwork… the list goes on and on.
If you’re interested in a sport that will challenge you, teach you how to be a smart, tough, and healthy competitor, and will also help you stand out from the crowd when it comes to college applications or water cooler conversations, you should definitely check out GBFC.

My son really wanted to try out fencing. It seemed like a logical choice but the coaches were jerks. Well. The younger helper coaches were super nice but the owner/​older men were way less than friendly and welcoming. My son really dreaded going after a few weeks. It really wasn’t tailored to kids at all. Plus all their equipment smelled. The coach asked if my son was homeschooled because he «wasn’t friendly.» I asked if friendly was a requirement to fencing. Random.
I think if I were an adult or teen wanting to try it out it would be a good fit, but definitely not for elementary school kids.