Greg Kaidanov

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​

Coach Emeritus​

Maestro Emmanuil Kaidanov

​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 Sandro Berto 
      •   Foil 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.
  • 10 Italian National Championships
  • 8 Italian Grand Prix Gold Medalists
  • Originator of the Epee Marathon
  • 3 Italian titles – Male Foil – Under 14
  • 1 silver – U14 – Male Foil
  • 1 Italian title – OPEN – Male Foil (A2 league)
  • 1 Italian title – OPEN – Epee Female (C2 league)
  • 1 3° place – OPEN – Female Foil (A2 league)
  • 1 Seniores title – OPEN – Male Foil
  • 1 gold team – Male Foil- U14
  • 7 titles Male and Female Foil – U14

Maestro

Maestro Carlos Valencia
  • Saber Coach
  • Fencing Coach Degree, University of Physical Education Budapest, Hungary 2016.
  • 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

Maitre de l'Epee

Epee Coach
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Damien ​Lehfeldt
Amy Orlando
  • Epee Coach
  • Director of Strategy/Data for USA Fencing (Epee)
  • 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.
  • Epee Coach
  • Amy is an A-rated Epee fencer who started fencing at age 11.
  • Two-time Junior World Team member achieving 6th, 8th, and 10th place finishes in Junior World cups, 
  • Member of the Senior World team, 
  • Member of the World University team.
  • She attended Notre Dame on a fencing scholarship and was team captain for her junior and senior years.
  • 4-year Monogram Winner,
  •  3-time NCAA championship participant, an integral member of the NCAA championship team, and placed second in the individual NCAA championship tournament.​

Armorer

Shane Malachow
  • 4 years experience as a National Level armorer for USA Fencing
  • 11 years experience as an armorer
  • If you would like to have Shane repair your equipment please fill out a card at the armory and leave the card with your weapon at the armory.  
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Assistant Fencing Coaches

Inti Farfan-Bayerl ​
• Saber
​• Captain of Penn State NCAA Fencing Team
• Junior World Cup Fencer
Sofia McGoff Madero ​
• Foil 
​• Puerto Rico National Team Member
• Penn State NCAA Fencing Team Member
• Junior and Senior World Cup Fencer
Donna Cohen
• Epee
• James Madison University NCAA Fencing Team
• Competitive Epeeist
David Ando
Saber
20+ years experience working with youth fencers

Archery Coach

Dean Villanueva
Archery Coach
Sam Schack
Epee
• Duke University NCAA Fencing Team
• Nationally Ranked Epeeist
• A rated fencer

Archery Coach

Paul Dainauskas
Archery Coach and Fencing Coach
  • ​Level 4 NTS USA Archery Coach
  • Trained under Coach Ruth Rowe
  • 20 Years of Archery Experience
  • National and International Competitor
  • Pentathlete Shooting Coach
  • USA Archery Coach - Level 3
  • Youth Fencing Coach
  • 40+ years Archery Experience
  • 30+ Years Competitive Fencer​
Warren Converse
​Epee
• James Madison University NCAA Fencing Team
• Competitive Epeeist 

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

Brandon Lee
• Level Two USA Archery Instructor
• James Madison University Collegiate Archery Team
• Compound Shooting Discipline

Archery Coach

Kiara Candelaria
• Level Two USA Archery Instructor
• Competitive Barebow Archer

Archery Coach

Jarfa Ashrafi
​• Level Two USA Archery Instructor
• Competitive Barebow Archer
• Gold Medal, Harrisonburg Sectionals, Indoor Nationals, Barebow Senior Women

Open Range Director

General Manager

Archery Club Administrator
Ernest Lilly
Level Two USA Archery Instructor
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
  • Keeps things running
  • Competitive Epee Fencer
Kim Toyofuku
  • USA Archery Member
  • Nova Archery Club Secretary
  • Dual Wielding Lightsaberist