Best for a Southlake kid or adult ready to take up fencing seriously, épée especially.

Fencing
Recreational & CompetitiveStrength & ConditioningLocally-Owned
Group & privateIndoorMembershipOngoing enrollmentPaid trialYear-round
(817) 416-0822
infogoldbladefencing@gmail.com
500 N Kimball Ave Ste 103A, Southlake, TX 76092
Thu · 5:30PM – 9:30PM
Monday5:30PM – 9:30PM
Tuesday5:30PM – 9:30PM
Wednesday5:30PM – 9:30PM
Thursday5:30PM – 9:30PM
FridayClosed
Saturday9:30AM – 1PM
SundayClosed
$40 - $175

$40 - $175

Beginner 4-week course is $175. Most classes — kids-only, conditioning, open bouting, competitive adult — are included in club membership; membership pricing is available from the head coach and is not published online. USFA membership (Access or Competitive) is also required. Guest fencer floor fee is $40. Gear is provided to club members.

Class days & times

What's offered

Épée-focused group classes run evenings and Saturdays, alongside a beginner intro course, kids-only practice, conditioning, open bouting for all ages, and a competitive adult class. The beginner course is a 4-week intro starting the first Saturday of each month; beginners complete it to join as club members. Private lessons are available to club members by arrangement.

Weekly classes

  • Beginner Course (4-week intro; starts 1st Sat monthly)Sat · 9am–10am
  • Kids-only PracticeSat · 10:30am
  • Competitive AdultMon · 6pm
  • ConditioningMon–Thu · 6pm–6:45pm
  • Open Bouting (all ages)Mon–Thu · 6:45pm
Our take

Gold Blade is an épée club, and it's structured like one — not a place to try fencing once. The way in is a 4-week beginner course that starts the first Saturday of each month, 9:00–10:00 AM, at a modest single fee; finishing it is what qualifies you for club membership. After that the week opens up: kids-only practice Saturdays at 10:30, conditioning Monday through Thursday at 6:00, open bouting right after at 6:45 with kids and adults together, and a competitive adult class Monday at 6:00. Private lessons are members-only.

Membership covers the classes and the gear — the club equips its members, so you're not buying a mask and blade to find out whether it sticks. What it doesn't cover is the USFA card, Access or Competitive, which you need on top. Coach Mohamed El Sakhay owns and runs the club, has spent decades in the sport as a competitor, coach, and referee, and coaches épée, foil, and sabre.

What it isn't: a drop-in gym. Sessions are Monday through Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings — the club is closed Fridays and Sundays — membership and a USFA card are part of the deal, and the culture leans competitive. If you want to fence without joining, guest fencers can take the Tuesday and Thursday sessions for a drop-in floor fee with a signed waiver or an active USFA membership. For a Carroll ISD family whose kid is drawn to a sport their school doesn't offer, that's the appeal — an in-town option with an actual on-ramp, gear included, and a real ceiling: a teenager who trained here went on to fence épée for Notre Dame the year it won the national championship.

Local Tips

You'll find Gold Blade in suite #103A of a commercial building on N Kimball Ave, on the east side of Southlake — not the Town Square side of town. It's an evening-and-Saturday operation:

  • Monday through Thursday the doors open at 5:30 PM and run to 9:30 PM; Saturdays run 9:30 AM–1:00 PM.
  • Closed Fridays and Sundays, so don't plan a Friday drop-by.
  • If you're new, the on-ramp is the 4-week beginner course that starts the first Saturday of each month.
  • Club members get gear provided, so you don't buy equipment to start.

It's a serious épée club aimed at competitors more than a casual drop-in.

Credentials

Gold Blade Fencing Center is owned and operated by Mohamed El Sakhay. Head coach Mohamed is a longtime fencing professional with decades of experience as a competitor, coach, and referee, and trains all three weapons — épée, foil, and sabre — with a specialization in épée the club puts at over 45 years. The club is part of the USFA's Southwest Section / North Texas Division. Its alumni reach the college ranks: Notre Dame's athletics record names Brent Kelly of Grapevine, who trained at Gold Blade in high school before fencing épée for the Irish and reaching the NCAA Championships in 2011 — the year Notre Dame won the national team title.

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