Club coach - Marc Ryser

    Marc has over 25 years of fencing experience as both a competitor and a coach and is a member in good standing of the United States Fencing Association.  Having completed training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado, Marc is rated as a level one coach in all three blades.  He is also a United States Fencing Association rated referee in all three blades.  Marc has competed in USFA events on a regular basis and currently is a rated Saber fencer.

Club President - Donald Yetsko              Don has been fencing for over fourteen years and has been president of the club for the past six years.  He has competed in many USFA events in both Saber and Epee. 

Don is currently an E rated fencer by the USFA in Saber.

Club Armorour - Dale Block

    Dale is the armorer of the Northwest Indiana Fencing Club and also the saber coach of the Marian Catholic High School fencing program.   Dale helps instruct beginning fencers at the club in addition to his armory duties.

Dale has competed in both Saber and Epee and currently holds an E rating in the USFA for Saber.  Currently his son Alex is a D rated Epee fencer and fencing instructor in Milwaukee while his younger son Phil is an E rated fencer who fences Saber for Marion Catholic High School.

Assistant Club Armorour - Bob Skurka

Bob is the assistant armorour for the Northwest Indiana Fencing Club as well as being the team armorour for the Marian Catholic High School fencing program. 

Ron fences against Marc in the first bouts of the night

Marc fences Don

Marc faces off against Rich

Laura tries her luck against Marc

Melen fences against Marc

Marc takes on Charlie

Marc and Greg match up

1 Hour 20 Minutes later, despite near exhaustion, Marc won 35 of his 41 bouts.  Perhaps not perfect, but for tired, hot, weezing and aging man who never sat down, never took a rest, and who stayed on the strip for the duration, a pretty impressive showing!!!