Manhattan Fencing

We mean it when we say that the training at Manhattan Fencing Center is Olympic caliber: Three MFC fencers made the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, and the institution’s founder? Yeah, he’s their coach. Sign up for group or private lessons, and expect to learn everything from how to wield your weapon, proper footwork and parries (attack-deflecting maneuvers) to how to properly hold your weapon. If you’re still on the, ahem, fence about classes, you can watch others in action before deciding whether you’ve earned the right to man the sword.