UNITED STATES FENCING 
ASSOCIATION

FIC Fencing Instructor Certification

Learn the skills and techniques necessary to execute this complex sport. Explore different teaching methods necessary to enhance and maximize your students'
performance. The United States Fencing Association (USFA) is the recognized national governing body for the sport of fencing in the United States. The USFA was founded in 1891 as the Amateur Fencing League of America (AFLA) by a group of New York
fencers seeking independence from the Amateur Athletic Union. The AFLA changed its name to the United States Fencing Association in 1981. The USFA was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in Pennsylvania in 1964 and in Colorado in 1993 in compliance with the Amateur Sports Act and opened its national office at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. in August of 1982. The mission of the USFA is to develop fencing to achieve international success and to administer and promote the sport in the USA. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.