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SabreCoachKate podcast
Interviews with the great thinkers, athletes, and coaches in the dynamic sport of Olympic fencing.
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26 episodiEpisode 26: Nikki Franke
Nikki Franke began her illustrious fencing career her last year in high school; she really enjoyed the combative mental aspect of it and threw herself...
Episode 25: Stacey Johnson
Back in September of 2018, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Stacey Johnson. Then life got in the way (mostly moving to our new club space)...
Episode 24: Terrence Lasker
Terrence Lasker was one of your run-of-the-mill teenagers who wanted a job working with computers someday. When a Magnet high school opened in Kansas...
Episode 23: Cody Mattern
Cody Mattern started fencing at age 15 after, believe it or not, an argument with his brother. After only training for two years he became the Junior...
Episode 22: Lisa Campi-Sapery
Lisa Campi Sapery is a woman who has filled pretty much every possible role in our sport: elite college athlete, coach, international referee, referee...
Episode 21: David Sach
Today's episode is the story of David Sach, a man who has represented fencing on two continents, and who you probably know best as the Head Assigner o...
Episode 20: David Sierra
David Sierra started fencing at Texas A&M when he needed a PE credit and didn't want to sign up for Advanced Weightlifting or Aerobic Power-walking. S...
Episode 19: Maureen Griffin
Maureen Griffin decided to start fencing foil at age 14 when she quit the swim team and her dad told her she had 24 hours to find a new sport. Four ye...
Episode 18: Damien Lehfeldt
Damien Lehfeldt currently coaches epée at the Richmond Fencing Club. His fencing career began when he was a kid, continued through his years at Brande...
Episode 17: Peet Sasaki
If you say the name "Peet Sasaki" to a group of fencers, they might look at you with a baffled expression on their face... although admittedly for som...
Episode 16: Delia Turner
Delia Turner is a vivacious, energetic woman who has accomplished much in life simply by, as she says, "showing up". She has held a wide variety of jo...
Episode 15: Dan Kellner
Dan Kellner started fencing in the 7th grade. He had a video game called Summer Games and had trouble figuring out the fencing part. He asked his mom...
Episode 14: Andrew Fischl
Andrew Fischl didn't start fencing until his junior year of high school but achieved a lot very quickly: he was 5th in the country in 2013. Before fen...
Episode 13: Keeth Smart
Keeth Smart is a saber fencer who achieved a lot of success on the fencing strip. He qualified for three Olympics, placing 30th in 2000, 15th in indiv...
Episode 12: Coaches' Academy
Back in the day, coaches received training at was then called Coaches' College. Begun in the late 80s by the United States Fencing Association, its pu...
Episode 11: Michael Mergens
Michael "Mergs" Mergens, is a USFA certified Armorer, Coach and Referee with over 35 years of experience in the sport of Fencing. He regularly works a...
Episode 10: Lynn Botelho
Like all of my guests, Lynn Botelho is a multi-faceted individual. She is a professor of history at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and serves as t...
Episode 9: Carla-Mae Richards
Carla-Mae Richards allowed me to interview her the first day of Summer Nationals this year. It was really intimidating because she is a legend in our...
Episode 8: Kamali Thompson
My guest today is Kamali Thompson. Kamali is a very dynamic and determined individual who not only trains as an elite athlete but is also in medical s...
Episode 7: Summer Nationals
This year's Summer Nationals and July Challenge broke records for attendance, even though the qualifying paths were more challenging. Many participant...
Episode 6: Jerry Benson
My guest today, Jerry Benson, has worn a huge number of hats over the years: fencing club owner, referee, business consultant, fencing Master, HEMA en...
Episode 5: Dan Berke
If you have ever hosted a fencing tournament or competed in one, you have today's guest to thank for its smooth operation. Back before Dan Berke creat...
Episode 4: Vinnie Bradford
In today's episode you will hear Vincent Bradford talk about her long struggle to reach the Olympics, what it was like for a young woman in fencing "b...
Episode 3: Iris Zimmerman Nowack
Thank you for joining me for episode three of the SabreCoachKate podcast. In this interview, you'll hear about the experiences of Olympian Iris Zimmer...
Episode 2: Ro Sobalvarro
Thank you for joining me today for Episode Two of the SabreCoachKate podcast. Today you'll hear a conversation I had with Roberto Sobalvarro. He is fu...
Episode 1: Ariana Klinkov
I chose to begin this podcast with an incredible woman: Ariana Klinkov. She was one of the first women to fence sabre in the U.S., she was the first f...