Fencing Coach Jon Normile

EPEE AND FOIL FENCING INSTRUCTION

Located in Millburn, NJ 

By Appointment Only

I am an Olympic fencer, a world champion in the veterans category, a multiple-time former national champion, and a member of the US Fencing Hall of Fame.  I give individual fencing lessons to dedicated and enthusiastic fencing students.

With my lessons, I pass along the art, science, and wisdom of fencing that I learned from my coaches before me, Dr. Aladar Kogler and Bill Reith, and that I've taught myself through a lifetime of fencing.

Please contact me if you would like...

• Private lessons in epee or foil fencing

• Focused instruction in fencing footwork

• Tactical analysis of your pre-recorded fencing matches

I have been fencing for 45+ years and coaching for 20+ years.  

Coaching History

• New York Athletic Club - NYC - Coach of junior fencing program, 1999-2000

• Cobra Fencing Club - Jersey City, NJ - Epee & foil coach, 2007-2011

• Fencing Sports Academy - Fairfax, VA - Epee & foil coach, 2011-2017

• Celerity Fencing Academy - Fairfax, VA - Epee coach, 2017-2019

• Excel Fencing Academy - Millburn, NJ - Epee coach, 2019

• Medeo Fencing Club - Bridgewater, NJ - Epee coach, 2022-present

• Notable students include Zeyad Elashry, Damien Lehfeldt, Guillermo Madrigal-Salinas, Doug Tableman, Sean White, Joseph Doan, Jayden Chen, Leo Chen, Solomon Liou, Nicholas Normile

Personal Competition History

• Veteran World Champion, Men's Epee, (Veteran-50), 2023

• Veteran World Championships Teams: 2017 (Gold - Team), 2018 (Gold - Team), 2019 (Gold - Team), 2020, 2021, 2023 (Gold - Team)

• Olympic Team: 1992

• Senior World Championship Teams: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998, 1999

• Pan American Games Teams: 1991 (Silver - Individual, Bronze - Team)

• Junior World Championship Teams: 1987

• Montreal World Cup '99: 3rd place

• U.S. National Epee Champion: '88, '91, '97

• NCAA Champion: '88, '89