Welcome
Become a Modern Day Musketeer: Fencing Instruction
Take a stab at Fencing. All fencing equipment provided!
About Us
Our Programs
Located at 15639 Madison Ave, Lakewood Ohio, 216-227-DUEL (3835)
We offer fencing instruction for students ages 7 thru adults. We are the only Cleveland area club that offers instruction in
All Three Disciplines: Foil, Epee and Saber
Our beginner classes (6 classes for $80, all fencing equipment provided) teach fencing fundamentals,
preparing students to join our advanced classes.
These classes can be taken solo or with your own friend/family pod.
Classes are forming regularly! Call to join one!
Our advanced classes help hone students' skills for competition or just fitness.
Check out our YouTube channel (Cyrano's Place) with educational videos that supplement our coaching
as well as some humor and interviews with Olympians and other knowledgeable people in the sport.
Links to specific videos can be found on our video link page.
Private lessons for advanced students are available by appointment.
Ask us about demos for special groups such as work parties or scouting groups!
COVID19 PROTOCOLS: Cyrano's Place follows USA Fencing competition protocols.
ALL students have their own equipment or have equipment assigned to them.
By the nature of fencing, athletes should keep arm's length away from each other,
making fencing a COVID19 safer sports in which to participate.
New Beginner Classes
Beginner classes are constantly being schedule. Here is a listing of classes starting soon. Call to join the fun:
Wednesday February 15, 2023 6pm
School Philosophy
We don't care if you are 8 or 85, we only care that you wish to improve your fencing with respect to yourself and others.
Sportsmanship is our #1 priority.
Being a good citizen is being a winner!
Staff
Coach Sara Kass has been involved in the sport of fencing for over 45 years. She has been top 24 Junior and Collegiate fencers. A finalist in the first two USA Women's Saber National Champion and multiple time National finalist in Veteran (over 50) women's foil, she represented the USA in Israel for the 2013 Maccabiah Games bringing home Gold.
Coach Ted Williams has known Coach Kass since she was 'knee high to a foil tip'. He's come to Cyrano's Place (and the Shaker Hts Fencing club one of our sister clubs) with many years of stabbing experience.
Coach Taylor Hall returned to Cyrano's Place after years away from fencing. She was one of Ohio's top women high school foilist in her day.
NEWS:
Congrats to our young warriors who were successful at the Fencing Center of Chicago RYC/RJCC Jan. 21-22, 2023
Liam - 5th 12 Men's Saber
Marifer - 8th 12 Women's Epee
Both are now currently 3rd in the region in their respective events. They join Zoey who is 1st in the region in 10 Women's Saber