En garde: Missoula Fencing Association hosts first tournament in over a year Tournament sanctioned by U.S. Fencing Association Missoula Fencing Association athletes said "en garde" again at first tournament in over a year By: Geneva Zoltek and last updated 2021-05-24 10:20:43-04 MISSOULA â Like many indoor activities, COVID-19 dealt a blow to the sport of fencing but over the weekend, Missoula Fencing Association athletes said "en garde" again and lunged back to normal at the first tournament in over a year. âThroughout this past year, we've had to completely restructure our classes. A large majority of our students' training season was gone. What's so special about this tournament is that they have pursued their training the entire time. They have come in for hours by themselves just to practice with one other student because that's all that we could handle," Head Coach Grayson Katzenbach explained.