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= Coach Alexander = Strip coaching in local competition

Coach Chuck Alexander

Co-Owner/Head Coach Gryphon Fencing (Murrieta, CA)

Owner/Head No Fear Fencing (Murrieta, CA)

Vice President, United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA)

Accredited/Certified Fencing Coach: United States Fencing Coaches Association

Coach Alexander is the founder and head coach of No Fear Fencing Club (NFFC). A club he founded in 1994. Since the beginning of NFFC, he has trained local, regional and national champions. He began his formal coaching career as coach at San Diego State University in 1980. In 1993 he became a coach for University of California San Diego’s (UCSD) NCAA fencing team. And in 1998 held the position of UCSD’s head coach. During his time at UCSD, he has produced several all Americans, as well as Intercollegiate Conference of Southern California (IFCSC) individual/team gold medalists.

Coach has competed internationally including world cups in Canada, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Germany and Hungary. Coach Alexander is a 4 time USA World Championship Team member (2005, 2006, 2007, 2014). Coach Alexander continues to actively compete today.

Coach Alexander is also involved in the professional development of new coaches and has served as an executive board member of the United States Fencing Coaches Association. He currently participates in coaches training and is a USFCA certified examiner.

Training/competing in Germany

Coach Alexander’s competitive fencing career began in 1973 under the instruction of H. Okawa. He was SDSU team captain in 1976 and 1977, and a member of the 1976 Western Intercollegiate Fencing Conference (WIFC) foil and the 1977 WIFC epee team. He earned his first “A” rating in epee 1980 which he has continued to hold for over 30 years. Coach Alexander was a Division 1 NAC finalist in 1991, and many time USFA national championship semi-finalist. Between 1990 and 1995, he was on the division I national top 20 point list in epee. And during this time he was invited to, and competed in, the US Olympic Festival (1990, 1991, and 1995), earning silver and bronze medals. He is a four time gold medal, and six time silver medalist as the team captain and member of a Pacific Coast Sectional Championship epee team.

Gryphon Fencing, Murrieta, CA
Head Coach/Co-Owner May 2018 – Present

Founder and Head Coach of No Fear Fencing Club. NFFC is dedicated to the development and maintenance of competitive fencers who compete at regional, national and international levels. NFFC accomplishes this by supporting the development of competitive

cadet, junior, senior, and veteran epee fencers.

No Fear Fencing Club, Murrieta, CA
Head Coach/Owner June 1995 – Present

Founder and Head Coach of No Fear Fencing Club. NFFC is dedicated to the development and maintenance of competitive fencers who compete at regional, national and international levels. NFFC accomplishes this by supporting the development of competitive cadet, junior, senior, and veteran epee fencers.

United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA)
Vice President – West, August 2016 – 2018

Vice President of the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA). The USFCA is dedicated to developing and maintaining the quality of fencing instruction, and to serve the many needs of fencing coaches in the United States. A USFCA member shares a commitment with hundreds of others who are devoted to the improvement of US fencing though the associations’ activities. More information can be found at http://usfca.org

University of California San Diego (UCSD)
NCAA Fencing Coach Sept 1994 – 2017

Coached UCSD women’s epee team to conference gold. Produced many gold medal conference gold medal athletes throughout the tenure at UCSD. Produced two NCAA all Americans, many IFCSC individual and team epee gold medalists.

United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA)
Secretary March 2009 – June 2012

Member of the board of the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA). The USFCA is dedicated to developing and maintaining the quality of fencing instruction, and to serve the many needs of fencing coaches in the United States.

The USFCA is the accreditation and certification organization for fencing coaches in the USA. The USFCA are members of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), and the Academia d’Armes Internationale (AAI)


 * Prevot of Epee
 * Certified USFCA examiner

San Diego State University | San Diego, CA, USA
Head Coach Sept 1979 – June 1982

Coached the university’s fencing team in all weapons. Developed fencers from beginners through competitive athletes.

Papers and publications:
The Competitive Pyramid Series


 * Competitive Epee Overview, submitted to USFCA magazine, Feb 2013
 * Goal Setting, USFCA magazine, June 2011
 * Epee, A Tactical Overview, Web Article, June 2014
 * Coach Selection, USFCA magazine, May 2013

Work in progress


 * Teaching students to fence: A behavioral & developmental perspective

Career highlights (As competitor and coach)
2016-2018 Vice President, United States Fencing Coaches Association

2016 Coach, bronze medalist, Pan American Championships, V40ME

2016 Athlete, Pan American Championships, Ponce Puerto Rico, Gold Medal, V60ME

2015 Athlete, Pan American Championships, Lima Peru, Gold Medal, V60ME

2015 Coach, Gold Medalist, NAC V40WE

2015 Coach, Silver medalist, NAC V40ME

2015 Coach, Silver medalist, NAC V50ME

2015 Coach, Bronze medalist, NAC V60ME

2015 Coach, finalist, NAC V50WE

2014 Athlete, Pan American Championships, Aruba, Gold Medal, V60ME

2014 Coach, bronze medalist, US national (JO) championships, Cadet women’s epee

2014 Coach, bronze medalist, US national championships, V40ME

2014 Coach, bronze medalist, US national championships, V50ME

2013 Coach, bronze medalist, US NAC 2, Y14 women’s epee

2014 Athlete, US National Champion, National Championships V60ME

2014 US National Team Member, World Championships, V60ME (Debrecen, Hungary)

2009 US National Team Member. World Championships, V50ME (Moscow, Russia)

2007 San Diego Division USFA Member of Congress

2006 US National Team Member. World Championships, V50ME (Bath, England)

2006 USFA Pacific Coast Section Vice Chair (Seniors)

2006 San Diego Division USFA Member of Congress

2005 USFA Pacific Coast Section Vice Chair (Seniors)

2005 Athlete, US National Champion, National Championships V50ME

2005 US National Team Member. World Championships, V50ME (Tampa USA)

2005 Athlete, Finalist World Championships V50ME (Tampa, USA)

2005 San Diego Division USFA Member of Congress

2004 USFA, Pacific Coast Section, Vice Chair, Seniors

2003 USFA, Pacific Coast Section, Vice Chair, Seniors

2002 Puerto Rico World Cup, Top 64 (World Cup points awarded)

1999 Australian National Championships, Senior Men’s Epee, 12th place

1998 Coach of NCAA All American, women’s epee, UCSD

1996 Coach of NCAA All American, women’s epee, UCSD

1996 Executive board member USFA San Diego Division

1995 Coach of NCAA All American, women’s epee, UCSD

1995 Athlete participant at US Olympic Festival, Boulder, Colorado

1995 Organizer and site manager, Cal. State Games, Fencing

1994 Chairman USFA San Diego Division

1993 Coach/member Silver medal Pacific Coast Sectional Championships, Epee Team

1992 Coach/member Gold medal Pacific Coast Sectional Championships, Epee Team

1992 Bronze medal Cal. State games (epee)

1991 Finalist US National Circuit (4th) (Ventura NAC) Div 1 Epee

1991 Athlete participant at US Olympic Festival, Los Angeles, California (bronze)

1990 Athlete participant at US Olympic Festival, Minneapolis, Minnesota (silver)

1989 Coach/member Gold medal Pacific Coast Sectional Championships, Epee Team

1987 Coach/member Gold medal Pacific Coast Sectional Championships Epee Team

1983 Semi-finalist US National Championships, Epee (Div 1)

1979 Vice Chairman USFA SoCal Division (Los Angeles)

1978 Joined United States National Fencing Coaches Association, Moiniteur d’Armes.

1976 Western Intercollegiate All Conference (epee) (San Diego State University)

1976 So. Cal. Intercollegiate All Conference (foil) (San Diego State University)

1974-1977 Member (Captain) of San Diego State University fencing team.