OUR COACHES

Laurent Couderc

Head Coach

The head coach of the legendary French fencing club Maisons-Alfort and has trained 25 French national champions, 16 of which represent the France National Team at various international events such as the World Fencing Championships.

1995 - Fukuoka, Japan Vice World Champion Senior

1993 - Buffalo USA, Vice World Champion Senior

1991 - Bern Switzerland Military World Championship

1990 - Lyon, France World Championship - 4th Place

1989 - Athena, Greece World Championship Sabre Junior - 4th Place

1987 - World Cup Sabre Junior 1st Place

1986 - Stuttgart, Germany Vice World Champion Junior

Oleh Shturbabin

Associate Head Coach

One of the world’s top coaches, Former Ukrainian National Fencing Team Head Coach, multiple-time World Championships and European Championships medalist.

2013 - Zagreb Croatia European Championship - 3rd Place Teams

2010 - Leipzig Germany European Championship - 2nd Place Teams

2010 - Leipzig Germany European Championship - 3rd Place Individual

2006 -Turin Italy World Championship - 3rd Place Teams

2005 - Leipzig Germany World Championship - 3rd Individual

2003 - Havana, Cuba World Championship - 3rd Place

Coaching Achievements

2019 - World Championship, Budapest, Hungary (Olga Kharlan) - 1st Place

2019 - European Championship, Dusseldorf, Germany (Olga Kharlan) - 1st Place

2018 - European Championship, Novi Sad, Serbia (Team Ukraine) - 2nd Place Teams

2017 - World Championship, Leipzig, Germany (Olga Kharlan) - 1st Place

2016 - Olympic Games, Rio, Brazil (Team Ukraine) - 2nd Place Teams

2016 - Olympic Games, Rio, Brazil (Olga Kharlan) - 3rd Place

2016 - European Championship, Torun, Poland (Olga Kharlan) - 3rd Place

2016 - European Championship, Torun, Poland (Team Ukraine) - 3rd Place Teams

2015- European Championship, Montreux, Switzerland (Olena Voronina) - 3rd Place

Arthur Zatko

National Team Coach

Former French national team player, French international coach and current Canadian national team saber coach. He is also the personal coach of Canada's top men's players Fares Arfa and Francois Cauchon. European individual and team competition medalist.

2012 - 2018 - Former France National Team member

Athletic achievements

2015-Gwangju University World Champion Teams

2015 - University World Championship Quaterfinalist

2013 - Kasan University World Championship Bronze Medalist - Team

2010 - Singapore Youth Olympic Games 5th

2017 - Meylan U23 European Cup Silver Medalist

Coaching Achievements

2021 - Present Canadian National Head Coach

Until 2021 - Former Quebec Provincial Team Coach

Top 16 Cadet World Championship

Canadian Championship titles and medals(cadet-junior-senior)

Multiple Athletes in US universities

2021 - HP Women's Sabre Head Coach

- Fares Arfa Personal Coach

- Francois Cauchon Personal Coach

2019 - 2021 - Men National Assistant Coach

2020 - Shaul Gordon (Tokvo Olympian) Personal Coach

2019 - 2020 - PanAmerican Championship Appointed Canadian Team Coach

2019 - Meylan European Championships Coach/ Event Coordinator

Sean Chi

Senior Coach

Senior fencing sabre coach, former member of the Chinese Taipei National Team, had trained many youth national champions; fluent in English and Mandarin.

Represented Chinese Taipei In the following International fencing

Competitions:

2017 - Fencing Grand Prix (Seoul, Korea)

2016 - World Cup (Gyor, Hungary)

2016 - U23 Asian Fencing Championships (Tokyo, Japan)

2016 - European Fencing Circuit (Munich, Germany)

2012 - Junior Asian Fencing Championships

2011 - Junior Fencing Championships (Bangkok, Thailand)

2010 - World Championships (Paris, France)

Elliott Empereur

Senior Coach & Physical Trainer

French national team fitness coach, is also a very good saber player.

2022 - International Referee In Formation

2016 - University French Champion - Individual

2014/ 2018 - High Level Athlete on the Ministerial list

Physical Training Experience

2021 - Fencing Master at the Racing Club de France

Sabre section Specialist Trainer

2021 - Physical Trainer at Pole France June Releve Sabre Dame

-Cadet/ lunior Women Sabre French Team Physical Trainer

2020 - 2021 - Internship at INSEP

(National Institute of Sport and Performance)

- Sabre/ Foil Senior Team Physical Trainer

- Women Sabre Team Training Partner

2020 - Internship at Kristiansand Fencing Club

2018 - Internship at Circle d'Escrime Orleanais

Under Coach Raphael Dall'omo

2018 - 2019 - Internship at A.S.A Escrime

Under Coach Laurent Couderc