New York Fencing Academy welcomes Yevgeniy Karyuchenko to our coaching team!   Click here for Coach Karyuchenko’s Bio

NYFA Epee Coach
Yevgeniy Karyuchenko

• View more memories here: 2017 NYFA Camp Photo Album 
• Thank you to our fantastic camp coaching team:  Alexey Sintchinov (Penn State), Yakov Danilenko (Medeo), Tim Svidnytsky (Toronto), Sergei Danilov (Alliance), Sorah Shin (Swords), Yarik Ponomarenko (NYFA) and Misha Mokretsov (NYFA).
• This was the largest epee camp in the US with over 100 fencers from Great Britain, Hong Kong, China, Canada, and across the US  (NY, TX, IL, NJ, DC, PA, CA, CT, GA, MA, UT, VA, +)
• 5 World Team Members (Ivan Zagoruiko, Wesley Johnson, Ariana Mangano, Alan Temiryaev, Jonathan Piskovatskov) and NCAA champion, Yevgeniy Karyuchenko, trained with us.
• 15 ratings were earned at our CAMP TOURNAMENTS.
• We had an amazing camp experience and look forward to seeing everyone again next year!
• If you missed out, be sure to check back for our 2018 camp!

Congratulations to our students for a great start to the season!

Boston Super Youth Circuit (SYC):

• Mark Dolgonos – Gold in Y14
• Jaclyn Khrol – Gold in Y14
• Caralina Khrol – Gold in Y12, Bronze in Y14 & D2017
• Nadia Gaberkorn – 5th in Y14

LFA Albert Chikayev Memorial Div 1A / Div 2 Regional Open Circuit (ROC):

• Jack Kambeseles – 5th in Div 2

Garden State Regional Junior & Cadet Circuit (RJCC) – Region 3:

• Michael Mogilevich – Silver in Cadet
• Peter Kambeseles – 6th & C2017 in Junior
• Anna Lanzman – 6th in Junior

Go NYFA!

Here’s a round-up of the fantastic results our fencers earned in the last two months.  We’ve got more SYC and NAC champions and a new NYFA achievement with silver in senior men’s team!  We’re proud of everyone for their strong fencing, from our youngest kids to our teens to our vets!  Go NYFA!

Capitol Clash SYC & RCC:

• Caralina Khrol – Gold & C2018 in Y12
• Skyler Liverant – Bronze & B2018 in Cadets
• Elizabeth Zigalo – Bronze in Y10
• Anna Temiryaev – 6th & E2018 in Y12
• Alexandra Rakhovski – 6th in Y10
• Ethan Zaydman – 8th in Y10

January NAC:

• Sam Bekker – Gold & A2018 in ME Classification,  32nd in Juniors
• Chmut, Liverant, Temiryaev, Vaysberg – Silver in Senior Team
• Bennett Cohen – 10th in ME Classification
• Jaclyn Khrol – 12th in Div I
• Alan Temiryaev – 14th in Div I
• Nathan Vaysberg – 14th in Juniors
• Jordan Liverant – 15th in WE Classification
• Anton Chmut – 30th in Juniors
• Skyler Liverant – 31st in Juniors

December NAC:

• Bennett Cohen – 5th & A2017 in Div I Classification
• Nathan Vaysberg – 7th in Div I
• Anton Chmut – 12th in Div I

NJFA RYC:

• Dylan Kats – Gold in Y10
• Ethan Zaydman – Bronze in Y10
• Julian Brodsky – 7th in Y10

NJFA ROC:

• David Manoukian – Silver in Vets
• Yuriy Chelnitsky – 5th in Vets
• Alan Slavinskiy – 7th in Div2

Barbara Lynch Charity RYC:

• Dylan Kats – Bronze in Y10
• Julian Brodsky – 6th in Y10
• Ethan Zaydman – 8th in Y10

Fairfax Challenge ROC:

• Daniel Gaidar – 7th and A2017 in Div1A

East Coast Challenge RJCC:

• Nadia Gaberkorn – Bronze in Cadets
• Nicholas Glaz – 6th & C2017 in Juniors
• Peter Kambeseles – 8th in Juniors

Cobra SYC:

• Ronny Gubin – Gold in Y8
• Nadia Gaberkorn – Silver & C2017 in Cadets
• Caralina Khrol – Silver in Y14
• Ian Goldfine – Bronze in Y12
• Liora Profis – Bronze in Y8
• Anna Temiryaev – 5th in Y12
• Landon Shchur – 8th in Y10
• Alexander Ratmansky – 8th in Y8

Askfred listing of these and other, local NYFA results

http://brooklyn.news12.com/clip/14121585/best-of-brooklyn-junior-olympic-fencer

By Emily Lorsch
Feb 12, 2018 10:19 PM EST
News 12 Brooklyn

BROOKLYN – A fencer who grew up in Brooklyn is hoping that he’ll make it to the Olympics in 2020.

Alan Temiryaev, 17, won the Junior Olympics last year and is heading back for round two this weekend.

He trains in Brighton Beach for about four hours, five to six days a week.

“Sometimes I’ll take Wednesdays off to just relax, get myself together, focus on studies and tests and then Sundays I usually have off. But every other day I come here,” he says.

A high school junior, Temiryaev is also working to get accepted to Columbia University.

Congratulations to all of our athletes who are competing in world, national, and local competitions and making us proud. Below are our recent top results.

We also want to wish the best of luck to Alan Temiryaev who will be going to the World Championships in April for the 2nd year in a row.  Go Alan!

WORLD CUPS

• Alan Temiryaev – 8th at the Junior World Cup in Serbia
• Romain Cannone – 15th at the Senior World Cup in Vancouver
• Anton Chmut – 43rd out of 223 at his first Junior World Cup

JUNIOR OLYMPIC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 32

• Chmut, Temiryaev, Vaysberg – Silver in Junior Team
• Jaclyn Khrol – Bronze in Cadets & A2018
• Alan Temiryaev – Bronze in Juniors & A2018
• Daniel Gaidar – 20th in Cadets
• Joshua Shuster – 22nd in Cadets
• Samuel Bekker – 30th in Juniors

REGIONAL COMPETITIONS – Top 8

Thrust Winter RYC / RJCC:

• Landon Shchur – Silver in Y10
• Elizabeth Zigalo – Bronze in Y10
• Peter Kambeseles – 5th in Juniors & C2018
• Shawn Agaon – 5th in Y12
• Dylan Kats – 5th in Y10
• Emily Ostrovsky – 6th in Cadets & E2018
• Alan Slavinskiy – 6th in Cadets
• Julian Brodsky – 6th in Y10
• Mitchell Pozovskiy – 8th in Y12

Premiere RYC / RJCC:

• Julian Brodsky – Bronze in Y10
• Peter Kambeseles – 6th in Juniors

Click here for top 8 results in these regional and other local tournaments

GO NYFA!

NEW YORK FENCING ACADEMY NYFA-LI
PORT PLAZA – LOWER LEVEL
8 HAVEN AVENUE (near Main Street)
PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050

EXCLUSIVE OFFER  FOR NEW STUDENTS OF NYFA-LI:
SIGN-UP IN APRIL AND GET 15-MONTHS OF FREE MEMBERSHIP!

This limited-time offer is worth up to $875 and will give you all of our member benefits for free through August 2019, including member discounts on camps, classes, lessons, bouting, and more. After this offer expires, the standard new student package will be in effect and includes one session (9 weeks) of free membership. Don’t delay! Contact us  today to get started.

OPEN BY APPOINTMENT STARTING SUNDAY, APRIL 1

Call 718-996-0426 now to schedule a visit and reserve your lessons for April.

OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY, APRIL 29 – 12PM TO 4PM

• Come in with the whole family and see our new club, talk to our coaches, let the kids try a free group class, enjoy refreshments, and sign-up for exclusive offers!
• Bring a friend to our Open House and each of you can take a FREE PRIVATE LESSON ($50 value) on that day or on a second visit!
• New to fencing? We love to introduce fencing to anyone who has yet to discover this fantastic and fun, and rapidly growing sport for girls and boys (ages 6 & up)
• Already a fencer? Nationally-competitive and high school team athletes are encouraged to come learn about our successful training programs, open bouting, and International Summer Fencing Camps which are the biggest and best in the US!

RIBBON-CUTTING ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 AT 12PM

We’re also looking forward to officially  announcing the opening of our Long Island fencing academy with our friends at the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce.  Press and neighbors are welcome to join us.

NYFA BENEFITS

NYFA has been named Fencing Club of the Year and ranked #1 in the US in youth epee for the last two years per National Fencing Club Rankings.  Long Island & Brooklyn members will be part of the same great team that benefits from the professional training provided by our accomplished and dedicated coaches.  All members receive the same membership benefits, and are welcome to fence together at bouting practices in both locations, at our day camps, and at our popular sleep-away summer camps. They can also do make-ups at either club.

HIGH SCHOOL FENCING

Head coach Misha Mokretsov has been training  LI  fencers for years, including Nassau County Champions, Skyler Chin and Bennett Cohen. With a club on Long Island, we look forward to working with high school teams to help produce many more champions.  Call to discuss what we can offer to your squads.

INTRO PACKAGES

Anyone ages 6 & up can begin fencing with our Introductory Packages. Group classes will be formed as fencers complete their introductory lessons.  We provide all necessary equipment to get started.  * Exclusive offer for new students who sign-up with NYFA-LI in April 2018: receive over 1 year of free membership good through August 2019!

NYFA-LI FACILITIES

Our state-of-the-art fencing gym will start with 5 electric strips (can expand as the club grows), overhead scoring machines, cushioned fencing floors, targets, air conditioning, heating, lockers, changing rooms, equipment, and extra room for kids classes and conditioning.  Parents can watch the action from the club spectator area or check out the fitness gym in the same building for their own workout while the kids fence.

NYFA-LI HOURS

To start, we’re open in April by appointment only.  As students complete introductory lessons, classes will be formed and open hours will be Mondays-Fridays: 4 pm-9 pm , Saturdays: 9 am-6 pm, Sundays by appointment: 9 am-6pm.

NYFA-LI LOCATION / DIRECTIONS

NYFA-LI is situated on the north shore of Nassau County, across the street from the Port Washington LIRR station at 8 Haven Avenue near Main Street in Port Plaza on the lower level. By train, we’re just minutes from Great Neck and Manhasset, as well as easy rides in from Queens and Manhattan.  By car, it’s 10 minutes north of the LIE exit 36.  Click here for a parking map.

NYFA is in the Top 10 National Fencing Clubs based on the rolling National Medal Count for this season, even though we only compete in 1 weapon!  (source: National Fencing Club Rankings)   Go NYFA!

Congratulations to all of our athletes who fenced in the March NAC and other recent events!

Top 32 results at the North American Cup in Baltimore, MD:

• Jaclyn Khrol – Silver in Y14
• Skyler Liverant – Silver in Y14
• Caralina Khrol – Bronze in Y14 and 15th in Y14
• Anna Temiryaev – 10th in Y12
• Alexandra Rakhovski – 16th in Y10
• Mark Dolgonos – 17th in Y14
• Dylan Kats – 21st in Y10
• Elizabeth Zigalo – 27th in Y10
• Ethan Zaydman – 31st in Y10
• Ian Goldfine – 31st in Y12
• Julian Brodsky – 32nd in Y10

Also click here for Top 8 local results including the NYFA Youth Cup#4

Brooklyn, NY (April 2, 2018) – First-time Junior World Championship Team member, 17-year-old, Alan Temiryaev, took 12th place in the individual epee competition on the first day of the Junior and Cadet World Championships in Verona, Italy.

Temiryaev, a member of last year’s Cadet World Team, defeated Marin Atanasov (BUL), 15-11, and Fynn Fafard (CAN), 14-11, to advance to the 32.

“I just came in feeling really confident. I was inspired by some other fencers who believe that if you believe you can do it, then you can do it,” Temiryaev said. “That was my mentality, especially against Fafard, where the score was touch for touch. I just believed I had to be stronger and more dominant and if I just believed in myself like I did, I just got those touches. It’s all about confidence and pulling through.”

After easily taking the bout against Goncalo Alves (POR), 15-5, Temiryaev faced Davide Di Veroli (ITA), the 2017 Cadet World Champion. Temiryaev kept the bout close, but at 9-8, Di Veroli put up three straight single touches and used the momentum to win, 15-10. Di Veroli went on to claim the silver in the event. Temiryaev will be back in action on Monday as part of the Cadet World Team.

“This is my first Junior World Championships and I hope there will be many more. I’m quite pleased with my result,” Temiryaev said. “Of course we would have wanted to do more and achieve as much as possible, but you know your limits and then for next year you work harder to achieve those limits.”

Temiryaev is a student at New York Fencing Academy in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. He has been training with Coach Misha Mokretsov since he began fencing at age 10.

New York Fencing Academy (NYFA) was founded in 2010 by owner and head coach Misha Mokretsov and is located in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. NYFA has quickly become a center for excellence in epee, with one of the strongest competitive epee programs in the country. NYFA has been ranked #1 in youth epee and Fencing Club of the Year by National Fencing Club Rankings, and has produced National and World Champions, and has members on the USA cadet and junior national teams and French junior national team. NYFA provides private lessons, group classes, day camps, and the biggest Summer epee camp in the US. Visit http://www.fencenyfa.com for more info.

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Contact: Misha Mokretsov
Company: New York Fencing Academy
Address: 2896 W 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Club Phone: (718) 996-0426
Cell Phone: (347) 741-1343
info.nyfa@gmail.com
http://www.fenceNYFA.com

https://theislandnow.com/uncategorized/world-class-fencing-comes-to-port-washington/

By Luke Torrance
April 11, 2018
The Island Now

Michael Mokretsov loves fencing.

It began when he first tried the sport at age 12 in his hometown of Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. That love led him to a silver medal in the Ukraine National Championship, to travel to the United States to fence for St. John’s University, and then to open a fencing academy in Brooklyn and now, Port Washington.

“It is interesting to work with the kids, to share the experience and grow in a different way of perceiving fencing,” he said of coaching. “And it helped me with fencing because I had to start thinking more.”

Mokretsov said he played basketball and danced when he was younger, but was drawn to fencing by its mental component and the variety of outcomes.

“A match against one person can be completely different each time,” he said. “You have to make decisions. There is strategy. It isn’t all physical.”

For several years as a teenager, Mokretsov was a member of Ukraine’s national team, competing in tournaments around Europe and the world. He was a finalist in the European Championship team event in 2004.

In 2006, he left Ukraine for the United States, where he had received a scholarship to fence for St. John’s University.

“Many colleges have fencing scholarships,” he said. “And the scholarships are not that competitive compared to tennis or basketball since it is a niche sport.”

At St. John’s, he earned All-American honors in 2008 and served as team captain and manager.

Fencing dominated his life, and so he was unsure what to do when he graduated in 2010. The economy was in the midst of a recession and jobs were hard to find. He had already spent the previous four years volunteering as a fencing coach, so he decided to open New York Fencing Academy in Brooklyn.

“It was scary, but it became very successful,” he said. “For 14 and younger, we were rated number one in the country.”

Mokretsov’s students, many of whom he has coached since they were 9, have won medals around the world. Speaking in his empty Port Washington studio a week before it was set to open, he mentioned that he had just returned with some of his students from a world championship in Italy.

As to why he had chosen Port Washington for his second location, Mokretsov said he wanted to have another practice space closer to some of his students, and he had many in the Port Washington area.

“We have many students coming from Long Island, and it is hard for them to train at a high level if they can only come on weekends,” he said.

Students as young as 6 can join the Fencing Academy. Mokretsov said he starts off by teaching them positions and how to hold the weapon, and recommends that students take four private lessons before taking the group classes.

“For the kids, it’s fun because you get to use a weapon,” he said, and then noted that fencing was one of the safest sports to play.

Even though most of his students are younger, Mokretsov said one of his favorite things about fencing is that it is a sport you can participate in, and get better at, regardless of age and body type.

“We have tall and short, we have slow and fast, those less physically strong can defeat an opponent with strategy,” he said. “We have veterans, guys over 60, who fence. And some who are 40 can get the best results of their life because they have experience.”

http://portwashington-news.com/port-washington-says-en-garde/

By Christina Claus
April 26, 2018
Port Washington News

The Port Washington Chamber of Commerce welcomed New York Fencing Academy, the number one ranked fencing club in youth épée by National Fencing Club Rankings, to the town with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The fencing club’s second location on Haven Avenue, with its first in Brooklyn, was opened to offer its successful training programs for ages six and up to the Long Island fencing community.

“I’ve been looking for this space for a long time and we have a good amount of students coming from Long Island on a weekly basis,” said owner Michael Mokretsov. “It’s hard for them to go during the week days, so training only on the weekends you cannot achieve too much. Even though they were getting good results, we wanted to help them boost it a little and provide the service closer so they can train more on a weekly basis and not just on the weekends coming to Brooklyn.”

New York Fencing Academy offers introductory packages, private lessons, group classes, after-school programs, membership benefits, parties, day camps, and summer épée camps. Mokretsov explained many high schools around the area including Great Neck North and South, Manhasset and Jericho offer fencing for students, and he hopes students will be able to use the new facility for training as well.

“There is no fencing club here in Port Washington,” said Mokretsov. “We’re opening a club that never existed here. Second, we will try to work with all the high schools around so that off-season they can train. We’ll also be conducting competitions and summer camps. It’s actually the biggest épée camp in the country. It’s a great program we’re running and we hope it will be a good boost for the kids.”

Many may think that because fencing utilizes weapons, or épées, it could be harmful; however, Mokretsov explained that it is one of the safest sports because the equipment is made so that students cannot obtain weapon-related injuries. Another safe factor of fencing is that it is not a contact sport.

While fencing offers physical benefits like improving strength, coordination and agility, Mokretsov also explained that there are many mental benefits to fencing.

“It’s a strategic sport,” said Mokretsov. “It’s like a physical chess because there are so many combinations and you have to figure it out, predict their moves and figure out your strategy two, three or four moves ahead of them. It’s also working under pressure. It teaches you discipline, the same as any other sport, teaches you how to achieve goals under pressure, which is a very valuable skill when you get older. This teaches you a lot and it’s a great way of getting into a college program as well.”

New York Fencing Academy is located at 8 Haven Ave., Suite LL3, Port Washington and is open Monday through Friday from 4 to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. by appointment. For more information about New York Fencing Academy, visit www.fencenyfa.com.

We’re catching up with our fantastic fencers and their top results over the last couple of months!  Congratulations to all!

April NAC in Richmond, VA:

• Peter Kambeseles – Gold in Div 2 & B2018 – Peter’s first top 8 result is gold!
• Alan Temiryaev – 7th in Div 1
• Dylan Polkovsky – 15th in Div 2, 20th in Div 3
• Daniel Zaretsky – 28th in Div 2, 30th in Div 3
• Jaclyn Khrol – 29th in Div 1
• Anton Chmut – 30th in Div 1

World Championships in Verona, Italy:

• Alan Temiryaev – 12th at his first Junior World Championship!
  To read more about it, click here

Jeff Wolfe ROC on Long Island:

• Peter Kambeseles – 6th in Div1A

Denise O’Connor RYC:

• Dylan Kats – Gold in Y10
• Julian Brodsky – Silver in Y10
• Ethan Zaydman – Bronze in Y10
• Shawn Agaon – 5th in Y12

Fairfax RJCC:

• Peter Kambeseles – 5th in Juniors

Fairfax SYC:

• Anna Temiryaev – Bronze in Y12
• Dylan Kats – Bronze in Y10

The Garden State RYC:

• Landon Shchur – Silver in Y10
• Dylan Kats – Bronze in Y10
• David Dodin – Bronze in Y8
• Alexander Ratmansky – Bronze in Y8
• Sean Maas – 5th in Cadets
• Ethan Zaydman – 5th in Y10
• Grayson Shchur – 5th in Y8
• Elizabeth Zigalo – 6th in Y10
• Liora Profis – 6th in Y8
• Edward Katsev – 7th in Y8

For more results including local top 8, click here

For NYFA Youth Challenge Point Standings, click here

GO NYFA!

Congratulations to NYFA athletes for great fencing at the Mission Super Youth Circuit on Long Island!  Here are our top 8 results:

• Anna Temiryaev – Gold & C2018 in Y14
• Mark Dolgonos – Gold in Y14
• Caralina Khrol – Silver in Y14
• Skyler Liverant – Bronze in Y14
• Elizabeth Zigalo – 6th in Y10
• Mitchel Bekker – 8th & D2018 in Y14
• Mitchell Pozovskiy -8th in Y12
• Dylan Kats – 8th in Y10

Go NYFA!

NYFA is in the Top 10 National Fencing Clubs based on the rolling National Medal Count for this season, even though we only compete in 1 weapon!  (source: National Fencing Club Rankings)   Go NYFA!

Congratulations to all of our athletes who fenced in the March NAC and other recent events!

Top 32 results at the North American Cup in Baltimore, MD:

• Jaclyn Khrol – Silver in Y14
• Skyler Liverant – Silver in Y14
• Caralina Khrol – Bronze in Y14 and 15th in Y14
• Anna Temiryaev – 10th in Y12
• Alexandra Rakhovski – 16th in Y10
• Mark Dolgonos – 17th in Y14
• Dylan Kats – 21st in Y10
• Elizabeth Zigalo – 27th in Y10
• Ethan Zaydman – 31st in Y10
• Ian Goldfine – 31st in Y12
• Julian Brodsky – 32nd in Y10

Also click here for Top 8 local results including the NYFA Youth Cup#4

Brooklyn, NY (April 2, 2018) – First-time Junior World Championship Team member, 17-year-old, Alan Temiryaev, took 12th place in the individual epee competition on the first day of the Junior and Cadet World Championships in Verona, Italy.

Temiryaev, a member of last year’s Cadet World Team, defeated Marin Atanasov (BUL), 15-11, and Fynn Fafard (CAN), 14-11, to advance to the 32.

“I just came in feeling really confident. I was inspired by some other fencers who believe that if you believe you can do it, then you can do it,” Temiryaev said. “That was my mentality, especially against Fafard, where the score was touch for touch. I just believed I had to be stronger and more dominant and if I just believed in myself like I did, I just got those touches. It’s all about confidence and pulling through.”

After easily taking the bout against Goncalo Alves (POR), 15-5, Temiryaev faced Davide Di Veroli (ITA), the 2017 Cadet World Champion. Temiryaev kept the bout close, but at 9-8, Di Veroli put up three straight single touches and used the momentum to win, 15-10. Di Veroli went on to claim the silver in the event. Temiryaev will be back in action on Monday as part of the Cadet World Team.

“This is my first Junior World Championships and I hope there will be many more. I’m quite pleased with my result,” Temiryaev said. “Of course we would have wanted to do more and achieve as much as possible, but you know your limits and then for next year you work harder to achieve those limits.”

Temiryaev is a student at New York Fencing Academy in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. He has been training with Coach Misha Mokretsov since he began fencing at age 10.

New York Fencing Academy (NYFA) was founded in 2010 by owner and head coach Misha Mokretsov and is located in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. NYFA has quickly become a center for excellence in epee, with one of the strongest competitive epee programs in the country. NYFA has been ranked #1 in youth epee and Fencing Club of the Year by National Fencing Club Rankings, and has produced National and World Champions, and has members on the USA cadet and junior national teams and French junior national team. NYFA provides private lessons, group classes, day camps, and the biggest Summer epee camp in the US. Visit http://www.fencenyfa.com for more info.

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Contact: Misha Mokretsov
Company: New York Fencing Academy
Address: 2896 W 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Club Phone: (718) 996-0426
Cell Phone: (347) 741-1343
info.nyfa@gmail.com
http://www.fenceNYFA.com

Enrollment is open for our Summer Day Camps!  We have two July sessions in Coney Island and one August session in Port Washington:

• JULY 9-13 at NYFA-BK
• JULY 16-20 at NYFA-BK
• AUGUST 6-10 at NYFA-LI

All students, beginners to advanced, are welcome to all locations.  You do not have to be a member to participate.  Early reg and member discounts available.  Visit our Day Camps page for full details and online registration.

Congratulations to another generation of our great fencers who will be going on to the next chapter of life: college!

Nathan Vaysberg will be attending St. John’s University and Anton Chmut will be attending Hunter College.  Both Nathan and Anton were in our club practically from the beginning of its establishment. They are the ones who, along with their clubmates, put our name on the top of the charts nationally and internationally! Over the years at NYFA, they changed tremendously — from young 10 year old boys to confident young men with amazing fencing results and experience. I’m happy I witnessed it and helped them along the way.

This year was especially successful for both Nathan and Anton. Together they set many records for our club! Nathan made top 8 in Division 1 and Anton top 16! As a team, they took silver medals at Junior Olympics and at January NAC in seniors! As a Cadet, Anton earned bronze in the Cadet European Circuit and medaled many times at NACs.

They traveled all over the USA and world together, and made wonderful memories and became good friends! We all love to win and compete, but sport is not just about that – it’s about having a great time with people united by the same goals, going together to new achievements with teammates that genuinely support you and wish you the best. It’s about discovering that you can do more than you ever thought you would and surely about making unforgettable memories and new friends!

Now they will continue fencing in college and we wish them the best of luck.  Nathan will be my first student to continue the legacy on the St. John’s fencing team where I spent my college years!  Both will go to colleges that are close to our club and will continue training to new records while pursuing their degrees!

Bennett Cohen, who will be attending Sacred Heart University, seemed to always be part on my coaching career. It’s strange to realize that he is leaving too. When he started, he was that little, quick, and energized kid that everyone admired – he was beating older fencers and winning all relay races and it was just fun to see him breaking new records everyday. He was always loyal to NYFA and traveled all the way from LI to Brooklyn for years. Bennett held the record for best results for the amount of training that was available to him. We wish Bennett a fun and productive college life and surely we’ll be waiting for him to visit NYFA!

Ada Marie Gutierrez will be attending Northwestern University!  Ada joined our club later and had limited ability to train with us due to the distance, but she was extremely hardworking and it paid off great as she will be going to one of the best colleges in the USA where she will continue fencing as well!

I’m proud that I have such hard working, loyal, and dedicated students! You made NYFA the place it is now and it will always be your second home!

— Misha

NYFA is in the Top 10 National Fencing Clubs based on the rolling National Medal Count for this season, even though we only compete in 1 weapon!  (source: National Fencing Club Rankings)   Go NYFA!

Congratulations to all of our athletes who fenced in the March NAC and other recent events!

Top 32 results at the North American Cup in Baltimore, MD:

• Jaclyn Khrol – Silver in Y14
• Skyler Liverant – Silver in Y14
• Caralina Khrol – Bronze in Y14 and 15th in Y14
• Anna Temiryaev – 10th in Y12
• Alexandra Rakhovski – 16th in Y10
• Mark Dolgonos – 17th in Y14
• Dylan Kats – 21st in Y10
• Elizabeth Zigalo – 27th in Y10
• Ethan Zaydman – 31st in Y10
• Ian Goldfine – 31st in Y12
• Julian Brodsky – 32nd in Y10

Also click here for Top 8 local results including the NYFA Youth Cup#4

Brooklyn, NY (April 2, 2018) – First-time Junior World Championship Team member, 17-year-old, Alan Temiryaev, took 12th place in the individual epee competition on the first day of the Junior and Cadet World Championships in Verona, Italy.

Temiryaev, a member of last year’s Cadet World Team, defeated Marin Atanasov (BUL), 15-11, and Fynn Fafard (CAN), 14-11, to advance to the 32.

“I just came in feeling really confident. I was inspired by some other fencers who believe that if you believe you can do it, then you can do it,” Temiryaev said. “That was my mentality, especially against Fafard, where the score was touch for touch. I just believed I had to be stronger and more dominant and if I just believed in myself like I did, I just got those touches. It’s all about confidence and pulling through.”

After easily taking the bout against Goncalo Alves (POR), 15-5, Temiryaev faced Davide Di Veroli (ITA), the 2017 Cadet World Champion. Temiryaev kept the bout close, but at 9-8, Di Veroli put up three straight single touches and used the momentum to win, 15-10. Di Veroli went on to claim the silver in the event. Temiryaev will be back in action on Monday as part of the Cadet World Team.

“This is my first Junior World Championships and I hope there will be many more. I’m quite pleased with my result,” Temiryaev said. “Of course we would have wanted to do more and achieve as much as possible, but you know your limits and then for next year you work harder to achieve those limits.”

Temiryaev is a student at New York Fencing Academy in Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY. He has been training with Coach Misha Mokretsov since he began fencing at age 10.

New York Fencing Academy (NYFA) was founded in 2010 by owner and head coach Misha Mokretsov and is located in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. NYFA has quickly become a center for excellence in epee, with one of the strongest competitive epee programs in the country. NYFA has been ranked #1 in youth epee and Fencing Club of the Year by National Fencing Club Rankings, and has produced National and World Champions, and has members on the USA cadet and junior national teams and French junior national team. NYFA provides private lessons, group classes, day camps, and the biggest Summer epee camp in the US. Visit http://www.fencenyfa.com for more info.

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Congratulations to all of our athletes who competed at this year’s National Championships & July Challenge in St Louis, MO! Here are our top 32 results including 7 medals!  Go NYFA!

Juniors

• Jaclyn Khrol – Bronze
• Anton Chmut – Bronze
• Skyler Liverant – 23rd
• Jordan Liverant – 32nd

Division 1

• Anton Chmut – 22nd
• Jaclyn Khrol – 23rd

Cadets

• Jaclyn Khrol – Silver
• Skyler Liverant – 8th

Y14

• Jaclyn Khrol – Bronze
• Skyler Liverant – Bronze
• Mark Dolgonos – 12th
• Caralina Khrol – 17th
• Anna Temiryaev – 19th

Y12

• Caralina Khrol – 5th
• Anna Temiryaev – 14th
• Ian Goldfine – 19th

Y10

• Ethan Zaydman – 10th
• Landon Shchur – 13th
• Elizabeth Zigalo – 14th
• Dylan Kats – 19th

Here are photos and coach’s remarks from the competition:

The first day of Summer Nationals brought the first medal, earned by Jackie Khrol: Bronze in Juniors!  We’re proud of Jordan Liverant who made top 32 in Juniors, and Anton Chmut who made Top 32 in Division 1.

Anton Chmut also earned his best result so far: Bronze in Juniors!  Skyler Liverant made top 32 in Juniors out of 324 athletes while only in his first year of Y14, and did great in Division 1, finishing 5th after pools.   Jackie Khrol also made top 32 of Division 1.  Josh Shuster took 4th in Senior Teams beating some of the strongest competitors in the nation.

Jackie earned her second medal:  Silver in Cadets!  What’s more important, she displayed beautiful and confident fencing.  What great consistency from MVP, Jackie Khrol, who earned 3 medals!  She set her personal best in both Cadet and Juniors events and was just 1 touch short of Cadet National title. Very proud!  Also congratulations to Anna Temiryaev and Caralina Khrol for making top 32 in Y14 out of 172 athletes.

Skyler Liverant medaled again, making Top 8 in Cadets and earning his A2018 ranking!  Another MVP of this Nationals, Skyler took Top 4 in Y14, Top 8 in Cadets, Top 32 in Juniors, and 35th in Division 1!  Great job Skyler!  Also congrats to Mark Dolgonos for making top 16 out of 254 athletes — just 1 touch short of top 8 – great fencing.

Our youngest fencers demonstrated very good fencing as well!  They competed among 107 of the best athletes in the Nation. Congrats to:  Ethan Zaydman and Landon Shchur who made top 16, and Dylan Kats for top 32.  Boys earned national points and fenced well.  Julian Brodsky, Finn Chimoskey and Nicholas Iarikov also fought well and I’m sure will do even better next time.

Caralina Khrol earned a top 8 medal and even though we hoped for gold we will work even harder to make it happen next time!  Also congrats to Anna Temiryaev who made top 16 and lost in a tough match to her teammate Caralina Khrol.  Ian_Goldfine showed solid fencing and was fighting till the end even when was down 10-1 and almost won the bout. Ian took 19th place out of 181 fencers.

Liza sets a final note for Nationals by showing strong character and making top 16 on her first Nationals!  Good job Liza.  Keep up the good work:)

– Coach Misha