Our Team


Anibal Alvear Head Coach

With over 25 years of fencing experience as both a professional fencer and a coach, Anibal moved to the United States in 2013. He is the owner and founder of South Brooklyn Fencing, Prior to his club's opening, Anibal worked as a coach at other club in Brooklyn (2013-2016) and worked in clubs in Princeton, New Jersey also Campobasso, Italy . As a club coach for the past 12 years, his students have won numerous competitions in national and international tournaments, Anibal is also a FIE certified referee since 2014 the higher level that can be obtained.

Anibalโ€™s experience as a coach is reflected in the success of his students in national and international competitions, including medallist at numerous National and International Competitions

STUDENTS RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS
Sebastian Garcia๐Ÿฅ‰ BRONZE - Panamerican Games Junior 2025 Asuncion, Paraguay ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ
Sara Amr Hossny Olympian - Paris 2024 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท (the youngest fencer ever to participate in fencing)
Sara Amr Hossny 6th place - World Championship CADET 2024 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Sara Amr Hossny 13th place - world Championship JUNIOR 2024 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
Sara Amr Hossny ๐Ÿฅ‰ BRONZE - EUROPEAN CADET CIRCUIT - BUDAPEST 2023 ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ
Natalie Joo๐Ÿฅ‰ BRONZE - EUROPEAN U-13 Challenge Wratislavia - Wratislavia, POLAND 2023 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ

NATIONAL MEDALS

Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‡ GOLD / Y10 North American Cup - Texas 2021 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅˆ SILVER / Y12 North American Cup - texas 2021 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‡ GOLD / Y10 National Championship - Philadephia 2021 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅˆ SILVER / Y12 North American Cup - Richmond 2022 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‡ GOLD / Y12 National Championship - Minneapolis 2022 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅˆ SILVER / Y14 National Championship - Minneapolis 2022 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‡ GOLD / Y12 North American Cup - Texas 2023 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‰ TOP-8 / CADET North American Cup - Texas 2023 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‡ GOLD / Y12 National Championship - Phoenix 2023 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‡ GOLD / Y14 National Championship - Phoenix 2023 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‡ GOLD / JUNIOR Egyptian Championship - Cairo 2023 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Sara Amr Hossny๐Ÿฅ‡ GOLD / SENIOR Egyptian Championship - Cairo 2023 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ
Emily Cascone ๐Ÿฅ‰ TOP-8 / Y14 North American Cup - Kentucky 2024 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Sebastian Garcia ๐Ÿฅ‡GOLD / Puerto Rico Championship JUNIOR 2024 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท
Sebastian Garcia ๐Ÿฅ‰BRONZE / Puerto Rico Championship SENIOR 2024 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท
Natalie Joo ๐Ÿฅˆ SILVER / Y10 North American Cup - Richmond 2022 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ


Ed Elterman Coach

A top foil coach and 1969 Junior Champion of the former U.S.S.R., Edward Elterman has been an assistant coach with the New York University menโ€™s and womenโ€™s fencing programs since the 1991-92 season.
Over his first 29 seasons at NYU, Elterman has been a key member of eight UAA Coaching Staff of the Year award winners and has helped lead the Violets to top-25 national finishes every season.
Elterman helped guide the combined menโ€™s and womenโ€™s squads to an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 2016-17, which was the highest finish among all Division III programs and the best overall finish for NYU at the national event since 2005 (ninth place).

A 1976 graduate of the Polytechnic Institute of Minsk, Belarus, Elterman earned a masterโ€™s degree in mechanical engineering. He also graduated from Minskโ€™s School of Coaching in 1978.
 
Since moving to the United States in 1989, Elterman has coached at the New York Fencers Club & NYU, where he has built a strong foil program. Many of his students are nationally ranked.
 
Elterman is a native of Belarus and resides in Brooklyn, NY. 


Owen Cozine Coach

Pending