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Congratulations to Julian Faulkingham and Uriel Achilleus for successfully passing their 5F exams!  These two worked very hard this year and set a new standard for exam performance.  Welcome TDS’ newest fencers!

Fall Picnic!  Saturday, October 1st TDS will close the sala doors and congregate at Tower Grove Park for a day of food and fencing.  11am to 8pm, please feel free to stop by and say hello.  We’ll be at the Gurney Picnic site near the South-West corner of the park.  Park map here :: Tower Grove Park Map

Congratulations to TDS Assistant Instructor Ryan Mank and CFS Co-Instructor Charles Dobbs on their Instructor At Arms certification (7/31) from the Fencing Pedagogy Program!

Congratulations to TDS Assistant Instructor Ryan Mank for taking 1st place in both the Foil and Dueling Sword tournaments in Milwaukee this past weekend (4/9).  This was an excellent event with great fencing all day.  Special thanks to Sean Newton and the Marquette fencers for an excellent job.

Congratulations to TDS and CFS fencers for their performance at the AHF Open Classical Tournament in West Palm Beach (3/26).  Instructor Achilleus took 1st place in foil, 2nd place in sabre and 3rd place in epee; Instructor Mank took 2nd place in epee; all our fencers placed in the top 13 overall.  Special thanks to Kim Moser for organizing a successful event.

Congratulations to Marquette CFS fencers for their performance at the SUNY Purchase Classical Tournament this past weekend (3/19).  Charles Dobbs took First place in the foil event and Third place in the sabre.  Junior fencer Rosa Yeh took Third place in the junior foil event.

Steven Clifton has been appointed as the TDS Armorer.  Steven’s dedication to the sala and his infectious desire for swords make him particularly suited for this job.

Please note that the fees for beginner course training are now $70 per month and the cost for University students is now a flat rate of $30 per month.

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