Our Coaches

Lead by Fencing Masters resident Master Head Coach and owner, Jeffrey Lopez, , Fencing Masters fencing club and academy coaches are NCAP certified and are constantly encouraged to upgrade themselves in the field of Fencing and Sport Science. Always approachable, caring and professional, your development as a successful fencer is our goal. Achieve your fencing dream with Fencing Masters Singapore today!

Fencing Masters Head Coach Jeffrey has had more than 48 years (as of 2022) of experience in the sport of fencing for all 3 weapons and has been fencing since 1974. A double Silver medallist & Bronze medallist at the South East Asian Games (SEA games) in 1987 for Singapore, Coach Lopez is a certified International Olympic fencing coach (IOC) and the first full-time professional Singaporean Fencing coach in Singapore. Coach Lopez had his coaching fundamentals with Monsieur Lessuer (France) and constant collaboration with European, Japanese, Korean & Chinese coaches. He has produced many Singapore & International champions, past and present, notably Ms Choy Fong, winning the individual Gold medal at the 1989 SEA games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Fencing Masters Assistant Head Coach Shaun has more than 15 years (as of 2022) of experience coaching kids and has trained numerous age-group champions. He holds a Diploma in Fencing (Coaching) from the University of Physical Education in Budapest for all 3 weapons and attained a BSc in Sports Science from the University of Western Australia. He also furthered his interest in nutrition by completing the International Olympic Council PostGrad Diploma in Sports Nutrition.

Fencing Masters coaches have taught in :

Singapore Armed Forces Sports Assc. ( SAFSA ) 1976 – 1986
Saint Joseph’s Institution – Fencing Academy ( SJI ) 1982 – 2002, 2010 – Present
Saint Joseph’s Institution International 2007 – 2014
The American Club, S’pore ( TAC ) 1992 – 2002
Salle de Vittorio 1995 – 2000
Fencing Masters ( FM ) 1995 – Present
St Joseph’s Convent – Fencing Salle ( SJCFS ) 1996 – 2002, 2015 – Present
ITE West (Balestier) 2000 – Present
Catholic Junior College (CJC) 2002 – Present
Victoria Junior College (VJC) 2004 – 2014
Singapore Management University (SMU) 2004 – 2015
Madrasah Al Arabiah Al Islamiah (MAI) 2017 – Present
Poi Ching School 2011 – 2019

Fencing Masters has also conducted Fencing Clinics for:

• Singapore American School ( SAS )
• Raffles Junior College ( RJC )
• National University of Singapore ( NUS )
• Sheares Hall ( NUS )
• King Edward VII Hall ( NUS )
• Crescent Girls School
• MTV Singapore
• Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS)
• Singapore Dance Theatre ( SDT )… for ‘Romeo & Juliet’
• The Dutch Club – Hollandse Club
• Marine Parade Community Club
• Holy Family Church ( Katong )
• Ezy health.com
• Microsoft Singapore
• Singapore Institute of Management ( SIM )
• Siemens
• Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC)
• Apple Singapore
• All Change (TCS)
• Océ
• Port of Singapore Authority (PSA)

……………………………………………. and many others