Modern Duelists Blog & Resources
Which Fencing Tournaments am I Eligible For? (2025-26 Edition)
Understanding which fencing tournaments you or your child are eligible for can be complicated, to say the least. There are a lot of different tournament categories for different ages and skill levels of fencers, which is great in terms of the variety that it offers....
Tournament Challenge Levels
To help our fencers decide which of our tournaments they may want to attend, we’re trying out a new “challenge level” system. Under this system, each event will get a ranking between zero and five (or a range of rankings). A Level 1 is the least challenging, and a...
Tournament Resources
Ready to compete in your first fencing tournament? Take a look at our collection of tournament resources to learn everything you need to know about to sign up and prepare for your first event.
The MoDuel 2024-25 Tournament Schedule is Officially Released!
As of today, Modern Duelists Fencing Academy's full tournament schedule for the 2024-25 season has been released! This season is going to be MoDuel's busiest—and best—ever, with 35 separate events spread across 24 tournaments. Six open events and six youth events,...
Spring Schedule Changes Coming to MoDuel!
We have big updates coming to the schedule starting in March! This includes some completely new classes, some changes to existing class times, and some changes to how we determine class eligibility. Jump to... Class eligibility Intro to Fencing classes Training...
Upcoming Fencing Tournaments: October 2022
Looking for upcoming epee fencing tournaments in the Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey area? Check out our comprehensive list of epee tournaments coming up in October 2022.
Upcoming Fencing Tournaments: May 2022
Looking for upcoming fencing tournaments in the Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey area? Check out our comprehensive list of epee tournaments coming up in May 2022.
How to Register for Regional & National Fencing Tournaments
AskFRED is well-known as the hub for local events, but what about regional and national fencing tournaments? To sign up for ROCs, RYCs, SYCs, and NACs, you’ll need to turn to USA Fencing’s own website at member.usafencing.org. You’ll remember this as the same place...
Upcoming Fencing Tournaments: April 2022
Looking for upcoming fencing tournaments in the Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey area? Check out our comprehensive list of epee tournaments coming up in April 2022.
Summer Nationals 2022: Dates, Location, Events & Qualification
The 2022 USA Fencing National Championships and July Challenge—better known as Summer Nationals—is rapidly approaching. Get the rundown on dates, location, events, how to qualify, and more.