Philosophy

Our Mission

What We Promise and Deliver:

At the Center for Blade Arts, our Olympic Fencing program blends positive energy, inclusivity, and skills development to foster a dynamic team atmosphere.

CBA fencers value our strong sense of community and camaraderie, and create an encouraging environment where coaches and fencers can focus on performance excellence, integrity, and personal growth.

Come join the fun and be part of our fencing family!

Our Vision and Aspirations

We are building a vibrant community of lifelong athletes, centered on respect and encouragement of each individual's continuous growth and success. We're aiming to be a top-ranked fencing club.

We believe in:

1. Inclusive Community

We seek to maintain a positive, fun, safe space for fencers of all ages and backgrounds. We work to improve and support each other towards growth and success.

2. Individual Growth

We support every fencer's unique journey with personalized guidance, fostering personal development, mental resilience, and life skills for long-term success.

3. Team Spirit

We understand that fencing is not an individual sport, but a partner sport, and that we need each other to help each other do our best.

4. Performance Excellence

Fencing is a lifetime sport with a long developmental curve.

We understand that success in fencing, and in life, requires sustained effort over time.

5. Unwavering Integrity

We uphold the highest standards of personal integrity, ethics, sportsmanship, and respect within the fencing community and beyond.

6. Continuity of Effort

Fencing is a lifetime sport with a long developmental curve.

We understand that success in fencing, and in life, requires sustained effort over time.

7. Community

Fencing is a local, regional, national and international community.

CBA is active in helping to improve domestic fencing, and we value our international friendships and alliances.

CBA welcomes international fencers and coaches, and CBA fencers participate in international camps and competitions on a regular basis.

Our Personality –
How We Speak, Act, Strive

What you can expect from the CBA family,
and what the CBA family expects from you:

Empathy: Understanding, respect, and support for every CBA fencer's personal journey.
Dedication: Commitment to growth and excellence, with high standards for reaching our best performance through hard work and consistency of effort.
Respect: Upholding dignity and high ethical standards.
Collaboration: Valuing teamwork and everyone’s contributions and support.
Positivity: Seeing every experience as a chance to grow.