South Denver Fencing Academy

"My son has been studying fencing at South Denver Fencing Academy for five years now, and our experience with the club is great. My son has developed a deep passion for fencing, thanks to the excellent coaching and management team at the academy. The club teaches both foil and epee. The coaches are highly skilled in guiding students from beginners to nationally competitive levels. Overall, I highly recommend South Denver Fencing Academy for anyone looking to explore or enhance their fencing skills."

"Great fencing club! Great people and great training. My 14 year old son loves to fence and has received excellent guidance as he progresses in the sport."

"My 8 year old loved the intro camp and would like to go back for more classes. Matthew, the owner, is very organized and responsive to emails. Thank you!"

"My son kind of showed interest in fencing. I looked around and found this school on google. Neither of us had ever seen fencing except on TV, so I took him there today with hopes that he could get a chance to actually see what fencing looks like, and if possible, even try it out a little bit to get a feeling of it. We walked into the building, and I noticed a front desk to my left, adjacent to the entrance. I saw someone’s head, but not face, behind the counter. She was apparently working on the computer or something. Assuming that she didn’t see us, I said ‘hello!’ She lifted her head, and then looked away again, saying ‘give me a second, please.’ After finishing her task, she finally attended to us asking how she could help. I told her that we just walked in, it was our first time there, my son was interested in fencing, and we just wanted to check the school out, and possibly watch what the students were doing. Her first response was this: she turned to my son, who had his mask on, and said, ‘first, I need you to pull that mask up and cover your nose’. Her remorseless tone made my son and me a little intimidated. Talk about first impression. Then she continued, saying that it was the tournaments day and they didn’t have any classes scheduled. I said we’d still be fine watching the tournaments if they allowed us. She said she’d have to talk to someone to see if that’d be possible since they were watching their numbers inside the building. At that moment, a gentleman approached to the counter and she asked him about our request. This was a nice guy, who, later I learned, was the head coach. He took us in, showed us two available seats, and we watched a few games. I am not writing this to argue their COVID protocols. I am fully vaccinated, and my son will be getting his second shot in two weeks. As a family, we always followed the CDC guidelines, as well as the businesses’ own protocols. We always had our masks during the pandemic, and have no issues about continuing to wear them as stores or businesses require it. I am here to argue this receptionist lady’s customer relations skills. Neither of us felt this lady’s enthusiasm regarding making us their new customers. We did not feel welcome. Both of us felt like we were in a DMV or Social Security office, where we usually get told what to do, with a serious tone, in a ‘do it or leave— you have to, because you need us more than we need you!’ fashion. I wish I had better things to say, but my son doesn’t want to go back there any more. It is important to select the right person who will be the welcoming face of your entity to the public, I guess."

"We just had a end of the school year celebration at the South Denver Fencing Academy for our 2 oldest boys and 12 of their closest friends and it was an amazing experience. To say they had a " fun time" and " learned a lot" would be an extreme understatement. They left on cloud 9. Their facility is top notch with the most impressive implementations of technology. Right out of the gate they had the undivided attention of 14 young children who were grasping on to every word they said. They would give an instructional command and it was followed. There was a lot of laughter and smiles through out our whole time there. I highly recommend the South Denver Fencing Academy and their elite team to anyone wanting to teach their Children ( or themselves ) an amazing sport, good sportsmanship, discipline and how to use your body and mind to it's upmost potential."