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you’re probably not going to get better,” he
said. “In fencing it’s the same. If you lose,
there’s one simple solution, get better, and
that’s something that we try to teach to our
students.”
Teaching a range of courses including,
épée, foil and saber, the club offers beginner,
competitive and intermediate classes for adults
and youth.
Ken Myers, 53, of Burtonsville in Montgomery County, started taking classes at the club in
February.
Having taken a fencing class in college, he
said he wanted to revisit it.
Myers said it is the friendly and welcoming
environment that keeps him returning to the
club.
“[Bruce and Lauren] very clearly care about
the sport more than anything else and that
kind of helps a lot as well because they are
very involved in it and I think we all feed off of
that,” he said.
Coaches and students at the club have won
medals on the local, regional, national and
international level.
In February, the club hosted the Choco
Therapy Tournament in Savage, an épée
tournament of 36 fencers from 15 fencing clubs
across the region, according to their website.
In March, Bruce and Lauren competed in the
North American Cup in Richmond, Virginia,
a tournament of 2,730 fencers during which
Savage Fencing Club students participate in a class at Savage Mill.
Bruce placed sixth in a veteran men’s foil
competition and Lauren placed sixth in the
combined age group veterans event.
Lauren said she was glad to be able to compete against her colleagues in the sport during
the NAC tournament.
“During the event, there’s a real sense of
community especially in the veterans’ groups
because we’ve all been fencing each other
for decades,” she said. “Especially after the
pandemic, to be able to be with your fencing
friends was a real joy, so we were very happy
to be there.”
Bruce said the ultimate goal of the sport is
to enjoy yourself.
“[Like] I say to my students, if you’re not
here to have fun, you’re in the wrong building,”
he said. “That’s why we do it, we don’t do it for
the money, we don’t do it for the fame, we do it
because we love the sport.”
Savage Fencing Club
8600 Foundry Street, Savage. 410-926-2800.
savagefencingclub.com
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