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Saber Open bouting
Monday: 7:30-10pm - C and above
Tuesday: 7pm-10pm- D and below
Wednesday: 7:30pm-10pm- C and above
Thursday: 7pm-10pm- D and below
Friday: 4:30pm-7:30pm- D and below, 7:30pm-10pm- C and above
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Sunday: 1pm-3pm- D and below
$40 Non Member Fee on Fridays, $30 all other days
Free for all members
 
In association with Manhattan Fencing Center
the Fencing Foundation of America is pleased to offer
FREE BEGINNER fencing classes for children 9-12 years old.
Tuesdays, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Please contact Christina Whang for more information.
cwhang@fencingfoundationofamerica.org
subject: Youth Fencing Development Program
Winter 2011 and Summer Sleep Away 2012 camp are now posted! 
Register early to ensure air conditioned accomodations, discounted pricing and availability. 
Check out our camp tab for more info.

VIDEO

Misha Shimshovich




















Coach Misha Shimshovich graduated with a Masters degree from the Kiev Institute of Physical Education in Ukraine. He was a member the Junior and Senior Ukrainian National Team and a member of USSR Junior National Team. Misha earned an Honored Coach of Ukraine title in 1993, which is an official recognition of coaching achievements.

He was the first one to organize a fencing program for kids as young as 6 years old in Kiev High School 77. This program produced an Olympic Champion, Vadim Gutzaik, and many National and World Champions for the years to follow. As head coach of the Ukrainian National Team, his students included George Pogosov, winner of the 1992 Olympics in Madrid.

In addition to MFC, Misha is the assistant coach for the St. Johns University 2001 NCAA Championship Team and organized an adult beginner program at the Fencers Club which was listed in the New York Times in 2006. He has numerous current students who are medalists and winners of National Championships and were finalists at the Veteran World Championships in 2006 and 2007. In addition, numerous of his students have been accepted to the best universities in the country including Yale, Stanford, Brown, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and many more.

Notable students:

Alex Diacou - Silver Medalist 2007 Division IA National Championship.

Niko Diacou - 2001 & 2002 Gold Medal Open Men's Saber Team, Silver Medalist Division ll 2007 National Championships.

Katie Arden - Silver Medalist Division lll 2006 National Championships.

Randy Alevi - Silver Medalist 2006 Division II National Championships.

Robin Perniice – Four time Gold Medalist Veterans National Champion.         

Judith Cummins - Two time Gold Medalist  Veterans National Championship, V place Veterans World  Championship 2006.

Johny Arden – Bronze Medalist 2007 Division lll National Championship.

Jeannine Bender - Bronze Medalist 2007 Veterans National Championship, V place Veterans World  Championship 2007.

Adams Fields - Bronze Medalist 2007 Division ll National Championship.