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Highest Caliber
These coaches are familiar with all levels of fencing competition. They take fencers under 10 years of age to local competitions, then onto regional events or even sectionals. They accompany older fencers to NACs (North American Cups) all around the country, then they coach on their college fencers in the NCAA circuit. Every year, they take at least 5 people (from different weapons) to the fencing World Championships as well as to other cadet, junior and senior cups around the world. These coaches are some the most experienced people of the fencing community you will find in the country.
((To see the coaches in action look at the pictures page!))
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Head Coach Vladimir Nazlymov in his playing career was a 3-time Olympic Medalist (1968, 1976, 1980) competing for the Soviet Union. He is also a 10-time World Champion. Nazlymov was the head coach of the Soviet Union Military Fencing Team from 1976-1990, guiding his athletes to two Olympic gold medals and 12 World Championships. From 1986-88 he served as the USSR National Team's head coach which won a gold medal at the 1986 World Championships and silver medals at the 1987 Worlds and 1988 Olympics. Moving to the U.S. in 1991, he served as the head fencing coach for the Kansas City Olympic Fencing Center which guided three high school students to the US National team and berths at the World Championships from 1993-97. Nazlymov served as the sabre coach for the US National team from 1994-99, which took ninth place at the 1996 Olympics, third at the 1997 Junior Worlds, and 12th at the Senior Worlds. Nazlymov has twice been named the world's best fencer by the International Fencing Federation. Nazlymov is now Head Coach of Ohio State University Fencing, as well as Head Coach of the Fencing Alliance of Ohio fencing club.
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Assistant Coach Gia Abachidze is a native of Georgia (former Soviet republic) and is a 6-time Soviet Foil National Champion. Since coming to the U.S. in 1994 has been responsible for creating many successful members of the U.S. National Team. Gia coaches foil.
Assistant Coach Alex "Sasha" Smerdin is a native of Kyrgyzstan (former Soviet republic) and is the 1991 Soviet Fencing Champion and the 1997 West Asian Games Champion. He won a silver medal in the 1999 Central Asian Games. Sasha coaches epee. |
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Assistant Coach Terrence Lasker has a long standing relationship with Nazlymov. Terrence began fencing under Nazlymov when Nazlymov moved to the United States in 1991. Terrence is a 10-time member of the U.S. National Team and is a 5-time National Champion. He captured a bronze medal a the 1994 Cadet World Championships and was also a finalist at the 1999 Senior World Cup in Moscow. Terrence coaches sabre
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Camps...
The same coaches that teach at FAO also teach the college students attending OSU. FAO and OSU both hold seasonal camps for fencers of all ages and skill levels. If you want to take ample opportunity of the camps we suggest you sign up for both! OSU camps can be found at the OSU website linked on the FAO homepage and FAO camps will be posted annually on the Monthly News page.
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