{"id":83,"date":"2015-10-15T10:23:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T02:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fencingmasters.com\/fm\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:28:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T16:28:56","slug":"coaches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fencingmasters.com\/fm\/coaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Coaches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lead by Fencing Masters resident Master Head Coach and owner, Jeffrey Lopez, , Fencing Masters fencing club and academy coaches are NCAP certified and are constantly encouraged to upgrade themselves in the field of Fencing and Sport Science. Always approachable, caring and professional, your development as a successful fencer is our goal. Achieve your fencing dream with Fencing Masters Singapore today!<\/p>\n

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Fencing Masters Head Coach Jeffrey has had more than 50 years <\/b>(as of 2024) of experience in the sport of fencing for all 3 weapons and has been fencing since 1974. A double Silver medallist & Bronze medallist<\/em> at the South East Asian Games (SEA games) in 1987 for Singapore, Coach Lopez is a certified International Olympic fencing coach (IOC) and the first full-time professional Singaporean Fencing coach in Singapore. Coach Lopez had his coaching fundamentals with Monsieur Lessuer (France) and constant collaboration with European, Japanese, Korean & Chinese coaches. He has produced many Singapore & International champions, past and present, notably Ms Choy Fong, winning the individual Gold medal at the 1989 SEA games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Fencing Masters Assistant Head Coach Shaun has more than 17 years<\/b> (as of 2024) of experience coaching kids and has trained numerous age-group champions. He holds a Diploma in Fencing (Coaching) from the University of Physical Education in Budapest for all 3 weapons and attained a BSc in Sports Science from the University of Western Australia. He also furthered his interest in nutrition by completing the International Olympic Council PostGrad Diploma in Sports Nutrition.<\/p>\n

Fencing Masters coaches have taught in\u00a0:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Singapore Armed Forces Sports Assc. ( SAFSA )\u00a0<\/strong>1976 – 1986<\/em>
Saint Joseph’s Institution – Fencing Academy\u00a0( SJI )\u00a0<\/strong>1982 –\u00a02002, 2010 – 2023<\/em>
Saint Joseph’s Institution International <\/strong>2007 –\u00a02014<\/em>
The American Club, S’pore ( TAC )\u00a0<\/strong>1992 – 2002<\/em>
Salle de Vittorio\u00a0<\/strong>1995 – 2000<\/em>
Fencing Masters ( FM )\u00a0<\/strong>1995 – Present<\/em>
St Joseph’s Convent – Fencing Salle ( SJCFS )\u00a0<\/strong>1996 – 2002, 2015 – Present<\/em>
ITE West (Balestier)\u00a0<\/strong>2000 – Present<\/em>
Catholic Junior College (CJC)\u00a0<\/strong>2002 – Present<\/em>
Victoria Junior College (VJC)\u00a0<\/strong>2004 –\u00a02014<\/em>
Singapore Management University (SMU)\u00a0<\/strong>2004 –\u00a02015<\/em>
Madrasah Al Arabiah Al Islamiah (MAI) <\/strong>2017 – Present
Poi Ching School <\/strong>2011 – 2019
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Fencing Masters has also\u00a0conducted Fencing Clinics for:<\/strong><\/p>\n