Greg Kaidanov

Co-Owner & Head Coach
Coach Greg Kaidanov's specialty is developing fencers to reach their highest abilities.  With over 30 years of coaching experience and over 45 years of experience in the sport of fencing, he has developed National and International competitors, including finalists in Junior Olympics, National and International tournaments.  Current club members include Junior Olympians, USA Fencing High School All-Americans, USA Fencing High School All-Academic Team, NAC medalists and USA Veteran National Team members.

Coach Greg Kaidanov worked alongside his father, Maestro Kaidanov,​ where he learned his rigorous coaching technique.  Coach Greg's coaching positions include Head Coach at other premier fencing clubs in the US prior to founding Nova Fencing Club. Coach Greg's coaching achievements include US National Champions, including the 2019 Div 2 Men's Epee National Champion, Graham Allen, and 2020 Veteran World Team Foilist Nadia Dreyer.

Coach Greg teaches all 3 weapons:  foil, saber and epee. 

Athlete

• Coached by Maestro Emik Kaidanov
• Multiple National and International tournaments
• Penn State University Varsity Fencing Team​

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Coach Emeritus​

Maestro Emmanuil Kaidanov
1940-2024

​Offers fencing, coaching and referee clinics at Nova Fencing Club facility.

• 0ver 60 years of coaching experience
• US Fencing Hall of Fame
• 4 times NCAA Coach of the year
• 12 NCAA Championship Titles
• NCAA all-time winningest coach
• 13 Olympians and World Champions

Maestro

Maestro Marco Secco

• Èpèe Coach
• Diploma as “Tecnico di 3° livello alle      tre armi” Third level (advanced level) instructor in all three disciplines of Olympic fencing: the foil, the épée, and the sabre.
• Gold Medal, Vet 1 Women's Epee, Pan American Championships, 2024
• 1 Gold Medal Mediterranean Championships Junior.
• 6th place Mediterranean Championships Y14.
• 1 Bronze Medal European Circuit U23.
• 2 Gold, 1 Bronze International challenge Y14.
• 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze Italian Championships Y14.
• 2 Gold Italian Championships Team Y14.
• 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze Italian National Gran-Prix Kinder Sport Y14.
• 1 Gold Italian Championships Team Open B1 Male.
• 1 Gold Italian Championships Team Open C1 Female.
• 1 Silver Italian Championships Team Open A2 Male.
• 2 Gold National Cup “Coppa Pompilio”.
• 1 Bronze Medal Italian Championship Open.
• 1 Bronze Italian Championship Under 23.

Maestro

Maestro Carlos Valencia

• Saber Coach
• Fencing Coach Degree, University of Physical Education Budapest, Hungary 2016.
• Bronze Medal, Div 3, Women's Saber USA Fencing Summer National Championships 2024
• Member of Colombia refereeing comity, 2019 – 2020.
• Member of Colombia technical comity Junior, 2017- 2018.
• National Coach Colombia Team Junior and Cadet Sabre 2017 to 2020.
• Head Coach Saber at Department of Valle del cauca 2020 to 2022.
• International FIE Sabre and Epee Referee
• Former Member Columbian National Saber Team,  9 times to World Cups
• 8th place World Cup - Juniors
• Gold medal Central America and Caribbean Championship teams - Senior
• 6 times in a row gold medalist, Colombia National Games  - Senior

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Maitre de l'Epee

Damien Lefeldt

• Epee Coach
• Chairman of the Board, USA Fencing, 2024 - present
• Director of Strategy/Data for USA Fencing (Epee)
• USA Fencing At-Large Member, Board of Directors 2023-2024
• USA Fencing Hall of Fame Committee
• Fencing Spirit of Sport Recipient , Q2 2022
• Coach - London 2012 Olympics  (Modern Pentathlon)
• Former A-Rated epeeist, an A-Rated foilist, and a C in Saber
• World Maccabi Games -Silver medalist
• Senior Team Epee -  Gold 2012 North American Cup
• 4 year starter and co-captain at Brandeis University, and an intercollegiate fencing association (IFA) gold medalist.

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Assistant Fencing Coaches

David Ando

• Saber
  
• 20+ years experience working with youth fencer

Warren Converse

Sam Schack

• Epee
• Duke University NCAA Fencing Team
• Nationally Ranked Epeeist
• A rated fencer

Donna Cohen

• Epee
• James Madison University NCAA Fencing Team
• Competitive Epeeist

• Epee​ & Saber

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Archery Coach

Dean Villanueva

Archery Coach

• ​Level 4 NTS USA Archery Coach
• Trained under Coach Ruth Rowe
• 20 Years of Archery Experience
• National and International Competitor
• Pentathlete Shooting Coach

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Archery Coach

Paul Dainauskas

Archery Coach and Fencing Coach

• USA Archery Coach - Level 3
• Youth Fencing Coach
• 40+ years Archery Experience
• 30+ Years Competitive Fencer​

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Archery Coach

Susan Snider

Archery Instructor

• TEAM USA member - Senior Women's Barebow
• USA Archery Instructor - Level 2
• Isaak Walton Volunteer JOAD Coach
• June 2019: Qualify for Team USA 2019 to compete at 2019 World Archery 3D Championship
• 2020 Indoor Target Nationals 5th place
• 2020 World Archery MICA Champion (Multi-site Indoor Championships of the Americas)
• 2021 Outdoor Target Nationals:
  • Senior Barebow Bronze
  • Barebow mixed Team Silver
  • Women's Barebow Team Gold
• 2022 Indoor Target Nationals 4th place
• 2022 US Open -Senior Barebow Bronze
• 2022 Outdoor Target Nationals 4th place

Archery Coach

Josh Panzo

• Level Two  USA Archery Instructor
• Compound, Olympic Recurve,  & Barebow Disciplines 
• Bowtech
• Facility Manager

Archery Coach

Ernest Lilley

• Level Three USA Archery Coach
• Competitive Barebow Archer

Archery Coach

Kiara Candelaria

• Level Two USA Archery Instructor
•  Competitive Barebow Archer

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Co-Owner

Donna Felsenheld

• General Manager 
• Nova Archery Club Director
• Camp Director
• Educator with 8 years teaching experience in APS
• USA Fencing Epee Referee
• USA Level One Archery Judge
• Guiding Eyes for the Blind Puppy Trainer
• Competitive Epee Fencer