Our Instructor

Sean has been fencing and teaching fencing for over twenty years. His experience started in a small classical fencing school at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since then, he has gone on to work with a number of different instructors, including four different classical fencing masters. Sean has proven his technical and theoretical knowledge by achieving an Instructor at Arms certification in classical Italian fencing and teaching. The certificate was awarded by the Fencing Masters Certificate Program at Sonoma State University and is recognized by the Italian Military Masters program in Rome.

That knowledge has been put to use teaching and running several different programs in Milwaukee, including taking over the program at Marquette University and assisting with another program at Brookfield Academy High School. Sean has taught hundreds of students, from beginners to experienced fencers, in foil, epee, saber, and historical weapons. His focus is on basics, improving students’ understanding and skill, and helping them to improve in bouting.

After a move to the northwoods, Sean is now offering his expertise and experience to fencers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and northwestern Wisconsin.