Organization
Salle
MacBean is lead by Coach Bean. Its formats were developed by him with direct
input from Instructors who have coached to the International Level, and
implemented during a period of ten years of teaching in the Inland Empire. He is
certified through the United States Fencing Association's Coaches College
program. This intensive study program is hosted at the Olympic Training Center
in Colorado Springs, Colorado and features grueling workouts and 12-hour days
taught by some of the best Maestro level instructors in America.
Students
coached in the Center’s Formats have qualified and fenced to the International
Level. Several other members have fenced to a National level, and many have
earned ratings with-in the USFA's competitive frame work. The focus of the Center
is to provide the best possible instruction in the sport, and ensure people's
enjoyment at the same time. Using this approach, it continues to build
competitive and recreational fencers of all levels, and is actively building an
assistant coaching staff. The Main Location is a stand alone facility, rented
for the purpose of presenting classes. This enables us to offer more directly
focused courses and develop the students skills more completely than the average
community sponsored program.
We have found this has built a strong commitment from our fencers to do their
best.
Lessons are a group class format working from weekly lesson plans. Intermediate
level students have access to our private on-line group to stay in better touch
with each other, and discuss issues on the private message board.
