Everyone belongs
on the piste.
SDFC is open to children, adults, newcomers, and experienced fencers. Each person should find room to learn and grow.
About San Diego Fencing Center
Learn. Compete.
Belong.
The SDFC Way is the club’s commitment to affordable participation, meaningful growth, and a culture where every athlete can become a better version of themselves.
A club since 2005Founded by Saul and Victoria Mendoza, SDFC continues to build a place where the work of fencing has room to matter.
Club philosophy
A better fencer.
A better self.
SDFC’s strongest impact often appears in the way fencing helps young people and adults develop character, discipline, and a lasting connection to their community.
The club welcomes athletes across ages and experience levels, while creating a stable home base for a long and rewarding relationship with the sport.
What guides the club
The SDFC Way.
The guiding principles are clear enough to shape everyday training, parent conversations, competition, and the way every athlete belongs inside the salle.
Everyone belongs
Learning comes
before labels.
Competition helps athletes test themselves and improve. It should inspire the work—not become its only measure.
We become stronger
together.
Fencing may be individual when a bout begins, but every fencer is supported by coaches, training partners, and families.
The coaching team
Experience is
best shared.
The SDFC coaching team brings international experience into a connected development approach, so athletes can keep moving forward with confidence.
Ask about lessons →Juan Ignacio Calderón
Owner & 3 Weapons Fencing Master
Diego Calderón
Épée & Foil Coach
Pablo Calderón
Épée & Foil Coach
Saul Mendoza
Owner & 3 Weapons Coach
Connected beyond Escondido
The wider fencing family.
SDFC helped create the Global Fencing Network in 2016, connecting the club with a broad international community of like-minded fencing organizations. The point is not exclusivity—it is learning from one another.