TRAIN WITH THE LEGEND
Where World Champions Are Made
Orange County's Premier Foil Fencing Center
Meet Our Coaches
Learn from the best in the sport
Sergei Golubitsky
Head Coach
Sergei Golubitsky is the Head Coach of GFC — a 4x World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist, widely regarded as one of the greatest foil fencers of all time. He is a member of the FIE Hall of Fame and formerly coached the USA, Germany, and Netherlands national teams.
Marwan Ibrahim
Associate Head Coach
Marwan Ibrahim is the Associate Head Coach of GFC, with 8 years of experience coaching the Egypt National Team. As an athlete he was a 2x African Champion and placed 11th at the World Championships.
Robert Kiss
Assistant Coach
Robert Kiss is an Assistant Coach at GFC — a 2x Olympian (1992, 1996) and European Champion. He formerly coached the Hungary Junior National Foil Team.
Ricardo Hernandez
Assistant Coach
Ricardo Hernandez is an Assistant Coach at GFC, formerly coaching the Mexico Junior National Team (2018–2025).
Lorenzo Gonzalez
Assistant Coach
Lorenzo Gonzalez is an Assistant Coach at GFC. He was a member of the German Junior National Team, trained at the Bonn Olympic Boarding School, and brings 21 years of fencing experience with 7+ years of professional coaching.
Natalia
Conditioning Coach
Natalia is the Conditioning Coach at GFC, specializing in strength and fitness training for fencers — including injury prevention, personalized programs, and youth fitness development.
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