American Fencing League

The American Fencing League, or AFL, was founded on March 25, 2005 in Salem, Oregon, United States, by a group of fencers seeking independence from the United States Fencing Association. It is a non-profit organization for fencers who wish to enjoy fencing using non-electric foil, sabre, and épée. The AFL provides rules, maintains a classification system for members, organizes competitions, and provides training for fencers, teachers, and officials. Currently, the AFL is composed of three different divisions: Pacific Northwest, Central Virginia, and the National Division representing clubs that aren't represented by one of the other two divisions.

Rules

Competition is currently on local, divisional, and sectional levels with the first national championship held on August 25–26, 2007. The current rules are based primarily on the 1940 rules of the old Amateur Fencers League of America (which became the USFA in 1981), and to a lesser extent on the 1957 rules. AFL fencing is not as purely athletic a game as Olympic fencing. It has longer "phrases," longer time limits, 1-touch épée rules, a different approach to the principle of "right of way," and a revival of 3-weapon bouts. Standard (non-electric) weapons are used.

The AFL is sometimes mistaken for classical fencing.

AFL National Championship

The AFL National Championship is held at the end of every competition year. Four individual events are competed in: Foil, Sabre, 1-touch Épée and Three-Weapon. Team competitions are also held in each of the weapons. The first three national championships were held during the summer, in either July or August. Starting in 2011, however, the National Championship will be held in January. This is done so it is offset with the USFA National Championships.

National Championship venues

Year	City, State	Host Club
2007	Salem, Oregon	Salem Classical Fencing
2008	Glen Allen, Virginia	Salle Green
2009	Salem, Oregon	Salem Classical Fencing
2010	Will not be held
2011	To be announced	To be announced

Note: No tournament will be held in 2010, due to the AFL shifting the national championships to winter.

National champions

Year	Place	Individual Foil	Individual Épée	Individual Sabre	Individual 3-Weapon	Team Foil	Team Épée	Team Sabre	Team 3-Weapon
2007	1.	Josh Conner, unattached	Joel Klepper, Southern Oregon Fencing Center	Joel Klepper, Southern Oregon Fencing Center	Josh Conner, unattached	Salem Classical Fencing: Rafael Villarreal, Joshua Keatley, Alexander Rippey, Lindsay Pirelli	Southern Oregon Fencing Center: Joel Klepper, William Richmond, Desiree Miatke, Zach Markovich	Southern Oregon Fencing Center: William Richmond, Joel Klepper, Desiree Miatke, Zach Markovich	Southern Oregon Fencing Center: Joel Klepper, William Richmond, Zach Markovich
	2.	Rafael Villarreal, Salem Classical Fencing	Will Richmond, Southern Oregon Fencing Center	Will Richmond, Southern Oregon Fencing Center	Joel Klepper, Southern Oregon Fencing Center	Southern Oregon Fencing Center: Joel Klepper, William Richmond, Desiree Miatke, Zach Markovich	Salem Classical Fencing: Michael Heggen, Rafael Villarreal, Cory Partlow, Lindsay Pirelli	Salem Classical Fencing: Joshua Keatley, Michael Heggen, Lindsay Pirelli, Cory Partlow	Salem Classical Fencing: Michael Heggen, Rafael Villarreal, Joshua Keatley, Lindsay Pirelli
	3.	Jared Beilby, Salem Classical Fencing	Desiree Miatke, Southern Oregon Fencing Center	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	Rafael Villarreal, Salem Classical Fencing

Year	Place	Individual Foil	Individual Épée	Individual Sabre	Individual 3-Weapon	Team Foil	Team Épée	Team Sabre	Team 3-Weapon
2008	1.	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	Walter Green, Salle Green	Walter Green, Salle Green	Alexander Rippey, Salem Classical Fencing	Salem Classical Fencing: Alexander Rippey, Isabel Ford, Cameron West, Joshua Keatley	Salle Green:	Salem Classical Fencing: Joshua Keatley, Cristina Ford, Cameron West	Salem Classical Fencing: Alexander Rippey, Cameron West, Joshua Keatley
	2.	David Cogley, Unattached	Alexander Rippey, Salem Classical Fencing	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	Salle Green:	Salem Classical Fencing: Cameron West, Cristina Ford, Isabel Ford	Salle Green:	Salle Green:
	3.	Isabel Ford, Salem Classical Fencing	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	Alexander Rippey, Salem Classical Fencing	David Cogley, Unattached

Year	Place	Individual Foil	Individual Épée	Individual Sabre	Individual 3-Weapon	Team Foil	Team Épée	Team Sabre	Team 3-Weapon
2009	1.	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	David Cogley, Fenian Academy of Fencing	David Cogley, Fenian Academy of Fencing	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	Fenian Academy of Fencing: David Cogley, Philip Englund, Paul Englund	Not contested	Not contested	Not contested
	2.	Cameron West, Salem Classical Fencing	Ted Kanicki, Fenian Academy of Fencing	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	David Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	Salem Classical Fencing: Cristina Ford, David Keatley, "Joshua Keatley", Cameron West
	3.	David Cogley, Fenian Academy of Fencing	Joshua Keatley, Salem Classical Fencing	Paul Englud, Fenian Academy of Fencing	David Cogley, Fenian Academy of Fencing

Note: Names of team captains are in italics.

External links

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