About our Club
WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL FENCING CLUB?
WHO ARE WE?
About International Fencing Club
International Fencing Club is a members of the Unites States Fencing Association (USFA)— IFC is a friendly, high-performance fencing community where athletes of all ages and skill levels sharpen their technique, build confidence, and embrace the sport’s tradition of respect and discipline.
Founded in 2010, the International Fencing Club has brought together coaches and athletes from diverse national backgrounds with decades of experience at the collegiate, national, and international levels. We combine classical fencing fundamentals with modern training methods to produce technically sound and tactically aware competitors and lifelong enthusiasts.
What is our mission?
“Our mission is to develop technically sound, tactically intelligent, and ethically grounded fencers by providing world-class coaching, safe and inclusive training environments, and meaningful competitive and community opportunities.”
About our Staff
LEARN TO FENCE FROM THE EXPERTS!
Cesar Morales
HEAD COACH/OWNER
Cesar grew up in Cuba, where he fenced foil for 11 years. A 1991 graduate of Cuba’s School for Physical Education Teachers Simon Bolivar, with a degree in Physical Education, Cesar has been coaching since 1997. He was the Head Fencing Coach with the Boston Fencing Club until 2010. Cesar works with students of all ages and levels and regularly travels to competitions to provide coaching. From 1997 to 2002
Cesar was assistant fencing coach at Brandeis University, and was named Coach of the Year three years in a row. In addition to coaching, Cesar teaches physical education at four schools in the Boston area, at the Dana Farber Institute, and at the Carroll Center for the Blind.
Cesar’s fencing students have gone on to fence for colleges such as Brown, Tufts, Brandeis, Harvard, Princeton, Haverford, Vassar, UMass, MIT and the US Military Academy at West Point.
PHANOR PEÑA
COACH | Phanor Peña is originally from Colombia. He fenced competitive for 15 years obtaining good results at international level. Silver medal Sur-American Games 2008 Buenos aires Argentina Centro-American champion in 2003 Dominican Republic. Silver medal at the Pan-American Championships in Brazil 2001 Phanor also hold a degree in Sport Psychology
SILVIA MORALES
Administrative Assistant: Handle general office tasks and administrative duties, organize schedules for classes, private lessons and club events
LEONEL WADE VIDAL
Former head coach of the Cuban national team.
About our Facility
OUR GYM IS A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO HONE YOUR SKILLS!
Our Facility
OUR CLUB
FUN
Remember sword fighting as a kid? This is even better! It’s even more fun, and you learn some amazing values and life goals. We make sure fun is the first thing our members have.
SAFE
From safety body gear & marked sword tips, to supervision by experienced instructors. Big or small, we will make sure you if you fence at our club, you’re safe.
POSITIVE
Doing something while you’re being yelled at is no fun, and that goes against our first rule. We use positive reinforcement to train not just the body, but the mind.
FITNESS
Fencing requires movement and focus. While fencing you are constantly moving with your opponent, and focusing on what they are doing to prepare for what you do.
High-quality, Olympic style fencing training to underserved kids!
International Fencing Club Foundation is an IRS recognized 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to providing high quality Olympic style fencing training to underserved kids from Boston and surrounding neighborhood areas.
Those who are physically active tend to have better grades, school attendance, cognitive performance, and classroom behaviors. Higher physical activity and physical fitness levels are associated with improved cognitive performance among students.
Your generous support goes to help those students achieve their goals.