Yury Molchan
USFCA Fencing Master · Olympian
Former head coach of Sacred Heart University’s Division I men’s and women’s fencing teams and former assistant foil coach at Ohio State University.
Fencing Institute of Texas
Coaches
Experienced instruction across foil, epee, Victorian fencing, and parafencing.
Head coaches + specialty programs
Guidance for
the next touch.
The Fencing Institute of Texas instructors complete US Fencing Coaches Association training or equivalent instruction.
Sofia Komar
Epee Coach
Princeton University graduate and Division I women’s team member, with Ivy League team championships, All-American and All-Ivy recognition, and Pan-American medals.
Jonathan Carr
USFCA Prevost · Foil, Epee + Victorian Fencing
Teaches foil, epee, and Victorian fencing.
April Alford
USFCA Prevost
Coach at the Fencing Institute of Texas.
Samantha Alkadi
USFCA Moniteur
Coach at the Fencing Institute of Texas.
Jeff Crowe
Parafencing
Former club coach of all three weapons for more than 25 years, with experience coaching Paralympian and international competitors.
Additional staff
Volunteer General Manager Brenda Waddoups; office managers Samantha Matz, Sarah Calvert, and Lauri Lewis; Head Armorer Ovy Waddoups; armorer Jenny Bratton; and Volunteer Facilities Manager Jim Matz support the institute and its fencers.