Our Culture

We believe that everyone deserves to fence, and deserves the journey of self discovery that fencing gives you, and the best way to take up that journey is with a diverse group of people who support you.

As long as you are willing to accept those around you who may be different from you, you are welcome at DHFA.

Feedback is safe to give if it’s kind, and we are all grateful to receive it.
Sparring is for learning, not for winning.
We support one another in our fencing journeys, and recognize we each come to fencing from different places.
Feel good about where your skills are, not where you wish they were.
We all learn together. Instructors are mentors, not dictators.