07/13/2026
The FMCP examination is conducted over two days. The first day evaluates each candidate’s ability to teach a group class, assessing instructional skills, class organization, communication, and the ability to effectively present fencing concepts to multiple students.
The second day consists of the practical examination, which includes both teaching and receiving individual lessons, as well as a comprehensive oral examination. Candidates are also presented with random fencing actions and scenarios designed to evaluate their ability to analyze, reason through, and solve technical and tactical problems in real time. Each candidate is evaluated by a board of Fencing Masters with more than 60 years of combined experience within the Fencing Masters Certification Program, bringing decades of instructional, technical, and evaluative expertise to the examination process.
This year’s examination included one Instructor at Arms candidate, who was evaluated on teaching proficiency in a single weapon, and five Provost at Arms candidates, each of whom was required to demonstrate proficiency in teaching all three weapons: foil, épée, and saber.
