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Head Coach & Founder @southbayfencing 🤺
📍Los Angeles 🇺🇸| 🏠 Trieste 🇮🇹
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What a marvelous time we had at our first South Bay Cup of the season 🤩 This tournament was not only a phenomenal way for our beginners to experience a competitive environment and learn the ropes, but it was also a perfect opportunity for our more experienced fencers to gain some points under the new USA fencing points system. Everyone who participated benefited in one way or another and some beautiful moments and memories were made on home turf. Congratulations to all the medalists, to our first time participants, to our brave beginners, and to all the fencers who earned a new rating!!! We hope you all enjoyed this tournament as much as we enjoyed hosting it, and our next two are already lined up ⏭️⏭️ 📍 November 14/15th SBFA Cup II 📍 December 19/20th SBFA Cup III You can sign up already on AskFRED or inquire via DM or email 📧 We hope to see more of you there ☀️🤺🌊
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🍁 September Recap ☀️🤺🌊 The new season has kicked-off and we had a marvelous start. We numerous GOLDs 🏆🏆🏆, new ratings, international T16, tens of medals, but we think it’s important to mention that we also had… 💙 Many new students competing for the very first time 💙 Our fencers stay for hours to keep cheering on their teammates 💙 Fencers earning their very first medals 💙 SBFA Athletes making memories together on and off the strip 💙 Fencers attending their first out-of-state tournaments 💙 Fencers competing in an older age group for the first time With every new season, there’s infinitely more possibilities for growth on and off the fencing piste. We believe in creating a culture of excellence, loyalty, and commitment as we endeavor to betters ourselves as students, as athletes, as fencers, and as people. We don’t believe in taking shortcuts, we believe in our process. Our fencers and families that believe in our coaching staff, our process, our way of teaching- we thank you for being our SBFamily ☀️🤺🌊 Next stops:📍 Orlando, Florida for @usafencing ‘s October NAC 📍 Torrance, California for our first SBFA cup of the season (📥 DM for inquiries, Oct. 17/18- registration available on AskFRED under South Bay Cup I) 📍 Santa Clara, California for @academyoffencingmasters ‘ RYC/ROC/RJCC
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🇮🇹 10 days. One incredible experience. This July, we had the opportunity to do something truly special: collaborate with one of the best fencing clubs in the world, Circolo Scherma FIDES Livorno, to create a unique training experience in Tirrenia, in the heart of Tuscany. We brought together fencers from around the world to share ideas, visions, training sessions, and an incredible experience. What came from it was one of the most amazing training experiences we’ve ever been part of: an Olympic training center with pristine facilities, Olympians, National Team members, National Champions from Senior to Y12, and incredibly talented, high-level training partners. World-class coaching. Strength & Conditioning. Mental Preparation. And two excursions to some of the most iconic historical sites in the world. The only thing we can say is THANK YOU. Thank you to our fencers who joined us on the other side of the world for 10 incredible days of training, and to their families for entrusting us with their kids and taking advantage of the opportunity to enjoy some Italian dolce vita. 🌅 Thank you to all the fencers from around the world who participated. It was a true privilege to work together and share this experience. ✨ And thank you to the incredible coaching and support staff who made it possible: Nicola Zanotti, Marco Ciari, Ilaria Bianco, Enrico Berre’, Vladimir Gotsev, Leonardo Tomer, Irene Vecchi OLY, Bhavani Devi OLY, Leonardo Dreossi, Edoardo Cantini, S&C Coach Renato Burani, Neuropsychologist Dr. Angelo Carnemolla, Armorer Alessandro Burchielli, and everyone else who contributed to making this camp truly incredible. We’re incredibly grateful for this experience. ☀️🤺🌊 And we’re already working on the next collab! 🇮🇹🤺
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The Sbare Camp 2026 is in the books. Thank you again, all, and see you soon. (I will do better with the captions, but I’m really tired now 😂) More videos to come 😊.
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Dalle ferite invisibili al podio. Se da bambino l’amore si guadagnava e l’errore si puniva, il tuo cervello si è strutturato per sopravvivere, non per vincere. Sotto pressione, succede questo: 1️⃣ Allarme impazzito → Amigdala in tilt, cortisolo spegne la Corteccia Prefrontale. Un errore tecnico diventa un pericolo di vita. Risultato: Choking. 2️⃣ Dopamina tossica → Valore personale legato solo alla vittoria. Il riposo diventa una minaccia esistenziale → Burnout cronico. 3️⃣ Movimento bloccato → L’errore non è feedback, ma pericolo. Il cervello inibisce la neuroplasticità → gesto rigido e infortuni. 4️⃣ Voce critica → Le critiche di ieri divorano la memoria di lavoro. Addio lucidità tattica. La verità: La psicologia dello sport non è un vezzo, è un prerequisito neurobiologico. Calma l’amigdala, libera il controllo prefrontale e togli il peso di doverti guadagnare l’amore. Smetti di performare per essere amato. Performa perché sei al sicuro.
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La guarigione oltre le ferite invisibili Non tutte le ferite dell’infanzia lasciano una cicatrice visibile. Alcune si nascondono dietro voci alzate, altre negli insulti, e altre ancora nel silenzio che segue uno schiaffo. Molti adulti non faticano nelle relazioni perché sono “troppo sensibili”, ma perché sono cresciuti interiorizzando convinzioni profonde: L’amore è associato alla paura. Gli errori meritano una punizione. Esprimere le proprie emozioni non è sicuro. L’approvazione deve essere costantemente guadagnata. Con il passare degli anni, quei bambini diventano adulti che tendono a scusarsi per tutto, temono l’abbandono, accettano legami tossici e fanno fatica a fidarsi persino di chi li ama sinceramente. Spezzare la catena del passato La parte più dolorosa è che molti dei genitori che hanno ferito i propri figli non erano persone malvage; stavano semplicemente ripetendo ciò che era stato fatto a loro volta. Tuttavia, il trauma tramandato di generazione in generazione non deve trasformarsi in tradizione: diventa responsabilità. Essere genitori non significa soltanto provvedere ai bisogni materiali, come cibo, istruzione o un tetto, ma significa creare un luogo in cui un bambino si senta emotivamente al sicuro. I figli, infatti, non ricordano ogni giocattolo ricevuto, ma ricordano perfettamente come li si è fatti sentire. La più grande eredità che puoi lasciare a tuo figlio non è la ricchezza, ma la sicurezza emotiva. Il modo in cui parli a tuo figlio oggi diventerà la voce che risuonerà nella sua mente per il resto della sua vita. Rompete il ciclo. Crescendo bambini emotivamente sani, costruirete i leader, i partner, i genitori e le comunità di domani.
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That’s a wrap on Summer Nationals, and we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this incredible experience possible. We’re heading home with 13 National medals— 2 National Championships, 5 podium finishes, Senior Team Gold, countless personal bests, and our most successful Summer Nationals in South Bay Fencing Academy history. More importantly, every athlete contributed to a truly dominant team performance, and we couldn’t be prouder. To our fencers: thank you for your hard work, determination, resilience, and the pride with which you represented SBFA on and off the strip. You embodied what this club stands for. These results didn’t happen overnight. They are the product of months of preparation, commitment, and an outstanding Pre-Nationals Camp that set the tone for this event. A special thank you to @polefrancesabre for lending us the brilliant coach, Julien Medard, he helped raise the level of training for everyone involved and assisted our team for this season’s finale. We are so grateful to you. To our coaching staff—thank you for your tireless dedication. The work behind the scenes, long before the first bout began, made these performances possible. Your passion and commitment continue to shape not only great athletes, but an exceptional community. Finally, thank you to every SBFA family for believing in our program and trusting our vision. These results reinforce what we’ve always believed: success is built through integrity, hard work, team spirit, and a strong sense of belonging. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished, grateful for everyone who made it possible, and even more excited for what’s ahead. The work continues. ☀️🤺🌊 Congratulations to the National Champions: Christabel Luc, Evan Chung, and Div1MS Team!
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Passing through🇺🇸🇺🇸 1st in team , 5th individual Merci encore @southbayfencing ❤️
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LA/Portland 2026🇺🇸🌴🌊🤺 Une expérience incroyable, un grand merci à @southbayfencing pour l’accueil. Content de pouvoir reparler français par contre 🫠.
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🥉 at Summer Nationals! I fought with all my heart yesterday in Junior Men’s Saber at Summer Nationals in Portland, Oregon. Landing 3rd out of 377 other competitors. Battling through pools and a complete table of 256 left me exhausted and hurting. But at the same time, so so so happy. The only thing that could’ve made me happier would’ve been a silver or a gold. It was a wonderful day. I’m so grateful to my team at @southbayfencing and my friends from @polefrancesabre . We had an excellent camp before the competition and an excellent tournament during it. And once again a big thank you to @playfreebball for some great mental preparation pre-competition. My mom and my grandparents came to watch me at this one so I’m happy I could give them a good show. I’m so happy, so honored but never satisfied. Excited for next season! #fencing #sports #athlete
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Train hard & Compete Ready ‼️ We had a phenomenal Pre-Nationals Training Camp, featuring an incredible lineup of Guest Coaches and Fencers 💪🤺 Thank you Coaches @saravicenzin 🦁 @polefrancesabre 🇫🇷 and @roussetnicolas 🇫🇷 for sharing your wealth of knowledge and expertise Thank you to our friends from @orofencing and France for joining our training and enhancing our camp experience 🥇 This camp was the best possible preparation we could have done thanks to our staff, our guests, our students, and their families. From footwork/bladework, tactical practice, strategy talks, video analysis, private lessons, competitive bouting, pilates/conditioning, our students gave it their best and our coaches spared no effort. Once again, thank you to everyone who joined us and as always, we look forward to our next chapter ☀️🤺🌊 Next up ✈️➡️ Portland, Oregon for @usafencing ‘s Summer Nationals
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Happy to share the podium with our friends from @southbayfencing and @polefrancesabre ! Always a pleasure to train and compete with you 😉
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