Miklos Bartha took over the old Salle Santelli when Georgio moved his operations to New Jersey.
Great Coaches
Carter, Al
Al Carter was the 1989 Under 19 US foil champion and is coaching in the Los Angeles area.
Photo by Andy Shaw
Vauthier, Louis
The name of Louis Vauthier did not go long unknown. He began his career as assistant to M. Ayat, a left-handed fencer and one of the most famous masters in Europe. But Louis Vauthier was not content to remain an assistant, even to M. Ayat. In 1890, upon the instigation of friends and in conjunction with M. Fayolle, he opened up his own academy, the Cercle d’escrime de la Madeline.
Soter, Paul
Paul Soter, US Epee Coach from San Francisco at the Athens Olympic Games, 2004
(photo by John Heil)
VIDEO: Paul Soter interviewed by Andy Shaw
Alaux, Michel
US Olympic team coach in 1964, 1968, and 1972 and at several World Championships. A regular contributor to national and international fencing journals (writing in both French and English) he summed up his thoughts on technique and philosophy in the book, MODERN FENCING.
Velarde, Jose
Joe Velarde began fencing at the age of thirteen at Seward Park High School and competed in New York City’s Public School Athletic League from 1936-39.
Franke, Nikki
Temple University’s Nikki Franke watches a tense bout at the NCAA’s. Photo by Andy Shaw
Nikki Franke interviewed by Andy Shaw at the 2010 Junior Olympics in Memphis, TN.
Uyttenhove, Professor Henri J.
Fencing coach, Professor Henri J. Uyttenhove
Obituary by Fred Linkmeyer, American Fencing Magazine, July 1950
Stawicki, Les
Les Stawicki, former head coach of the Polish Olympic Team and Current U.S. Paralympic Team head coach, at the 2006 Nationals. photo by Andy Shaw
Sebastiani, Michel
Princeton fencing coach Michel Sebastiani to step down.
Wednesday, 22 June 2005 – From an article at Fencing.net
PRINCETON, N.J. — Princeton fencing coach Michel Sebastiani will retire at the conclusion of the 2005-06 season, his 25th at the Ivy League school, the university announced Thursday.
Garret, Maxwell
Coach of U. of Illinois (1941-72); winner of the NCAA team championship (1956, ’58). Coach of Penn State University (1972-80). One of the principal organizers of fencing in the Midwest. Co-founder of the NFCAA (1941). President of the NFCAA. Captain of CCNY (1939).
Posthumus, Sherry
It is altogether fitting that the sport of fencing played such a vital role in the life of Sherry Posthumus, who spent the bulk of her days touching the lives of others.
Vince, Joseph
Joseph Vince coached his women to an all-time record 10 consecutive U.S. foil team titles.
Smith, Joseph
Coach of the Hunter College women’s fencing team during the 1930’s and 1940’s Smith’s teams won an unprecedented seven national championships, the most of any coach in history of the National Intercollegiate Women’s Fecning Association. Several of his fencers won national titles and represented our country in the Olympic games. (Image and text from HunterCollege.com)
Schmitter, Charles R.
Named “Fencing Coach of the Year” by the National Fencing Coaches Association in 1957. He has served on the fencing committee for the Olympic games several times. In 1956 Charles Schmitter, for whom the Schmitter Fencing Collection is named, became the first native born American to achieve the prestigious Italian Masters Diploma in fencing.
Calvert, Delmar
1973 Jr. Olympics (the US 2nd J.O.) had a triple champion in U-14 Bradley Thomas coached by Delmar Calvert.
VIDEO: Delmar Calvert interviewed by Andy Shaw
DeKoff, Irving
Coach of Columbia University (1953-1968). President of the NFCAA. NFCAA coach of the Year. He won the NCAA team championship four times (1954, ’55, ’63, ’65) and the IFA team championship five times.
McKee. Coach of Cavaliers
Coach McKee and his Cavaliers in southern California with Olympian Maxine Mitchell (3rd from right)
Murray, James Jr.
(1871-1957) – Concurrently coach of Columbia (1898-1948) and the New York AC (1891-1954) (where he was also boxing coach). Produced numerous intercollegiate and national champions and Olympians. He was probably the first American to travel to Europe to study to become a fencing master and then make a career of it.
Zold, Dr. Francis
From the USC Fencing Website
Excerpt from “Tribute: Francis Zold Retires” by Rockwell Herron in Pomona College Magazine Spring 1998
Petin, Michael
Michael Petin (coach at NY Fencers club) with Brendan Meyers at the ’04 Jr. World championships
Kolombatovich, George
Columbia University Fencing Coach and International Fencing Official
Andy Shaw interviews George Kolombatovich at the 2010 Junior Olympics in Memphis, Tn.