PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Alex Ripa, an assistant coach for Brown the last three seasons and the owner of the Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club,
RIFAC was recently featured in a great article in East Bay Life: Creating confidence, character…and champions There’s room for every athlete at local fencing academy
RIFAC was recently honored by the United States Fencing Association as the 2016 Club of Excellence in Youth Development. Head Coach, Alex, will receive the
RIFAC’s Head Coach, Alex Ripa, was recognized for outstanding acheivement by the United States Fencing Coaches Association with the presentation of the 2015 Coach of
By BILL KOCH Providence Journal Sports Writer Posted Nov. 16, 2015 at 9:19 PM EAST PROVIDENCE — More than three dozen Rhode Island athletes have
I gripped my sabre, assumed the en-garde position and glared at my victim. Josef Cohen, age 16, was about to be dispatched. I would show
American Fencing Magazine salutes RIFAC among best clubs in the nation! Read the full article
Quinn Crum of Providence takes a break between fencing bouts at the Junior Olympics at the Baltimore Convention Center Sunday evening. Crum, 15, was one
More than 30 members of RIFAC will travel to Louisville, Ky, later this month to compete in the 2013 January North America Cup, sponsored by
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Alex Ripa, an assistant coach for Brown the last three seasons and the owner of the Rhode Island Fencing Academy and Club, has been named the fencing
RIFAC was recently featured in a great article in East Bay Life: Creating confidence, character…and champions There’s room for every athlete at local fencing academy By Christy Nadalin Posted 8/4/16
RIFAC was recently honored by the United States Fencing Association as the 2016 Club of Excellence in Youth Development. Head Coach, Alex, will receive the award on behalf of the
RIFAC’s Head Coach, Alex Ripa, was recognized for outstanding acheivement by the United States Fencing Coaches Association with the presentation of the 2015 Coach of the Year award. Congratulations, Alex!
By BILL KOCH Providence Journal Sports Writer Posted Nov. 16, 2015 at 9:19 PM EAST PROVIDENCE — More than three dozen Rhode Island athletes have decided their college futures by
I gripped my sabre, assumed the en-garde position and glared at my victim. Josef Cohen, age 16, was about to be dispatched. I would show him no mercy. We were
American Fencing Magazine salutes RIFAC among best clubs in the nation! Read the full article
Quinn Crum of Providence takes a break between fencing bouts at the Junior Olympics at the Baltimore Convention Center Sunday evening. Crum, 15, was one of about 1,500 athletes from
More than 30 members of RIFAC will travel to Louisville, Ky, later this month to compete in the 2013 January North America Cup, sponsored by the U.S. Fencing Association. photos
Fencing is a sport of passion and precision, and for two decades, Rhode Island Fencing Academy owners Alex and Jill Ripa have shared their love and knowledge with thousands of students, some of whom have risen to the highest levels of this perennial Olympic sport.