Dec 13, 2013

Seventy-one fencers took part in the division I-A men’s epee event in the Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Charm City Classic at UMBC. The ROC is a qualifier for the Fencing National Championships that draws over 200 for the various classes. Fencers can score by touching any part of the body with the epee, unlike the foil or sabre which have specific target areas.

: Left to right, Victor Teelucksingh, Towson, DC Fencers Club, and Jefferson Baker, Arlington, VA, Arlington Fencers’ Club face each other during a seeding round of the division I-A men’s epee event in the Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Charm City Classic at UMBC. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Ben Wieder, left, Philadelphia, Medeo Fencing Club, and Tiger Gao, Manhasset, NY, North Shore Fencers Club, meet in a men’s epee seeding round at the Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Charm City Classic at UMBC. Seventy-one fencers took part in the division I-A men’s epee event. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Tiger Gao, Manhasset, NY, North Shore Fencers Club, watches the action at the ROC is a qualifier for the Fencing National Championships. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Left to right, Malcolm Miller, New York, Fencers Club, and Nathan Bailey, College Park, DC Fencers Club, are among the 71 fencers participating in the division I-A men’s epee event. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: nk and mp3 player on the floor inside the Retriever Center at UMBC. Seventy-one fencers took part in the division I-A men’s epee event in the Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Charm City Classic at UMBC. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Seventy-one fencers took part in the division I-A men’s epee event in the Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Charm City Classic at UMBC. The ROC is a qualifier for the Fencing National Championships that drew over 200 for the various classes. Fencers can score by touching any part of the body with the epee, unlike the foil or sabre which have specific target areas. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Wires are atatched under the guards of competition weapons, part of the system that registers hits. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Ron Santos, left, Forest Hill, Maryland Fencing Club, and Jake Mickey, Boston, Boston Fencing Club, attack in a seeding round. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Joe Duecher, Severna Park, DC Fencers Club and Tournament Fencer’s Club, smiles as he salutes his opponent after a bout. He is one of seventy-one fencers took part in the division I-A men’s epee event in the Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Charm City Classic at UMBC. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Robert Conway, Rosedale, Maryland Fencing Club, can be seen through the mesh of his mask as he competes in the division I-A men’s epee event. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

The Charm City Classic fencing competition

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