Coach Ilya’s blog

About: coach

Full Name

Ilya Lobanenkov

Website

http://ivlcoach.wordpress.com

Details

Personal: Over 12 years of world class competitive and teaching experience. 2002 US Summer Nationals Bronze Medalist. Multiple US Nationals Team medalist. 2001/2002 Season: 12th US Point Standings. Currently 29th in the US, "A" Rating. Multiple top 32 North American Cup finishes. Trained by world class Fencing Masters of the Russian, Hungarian and Polish schools. Student's Achievements: 2006 US Summer Nationals: two Silver Medalists in Women's team event. National top 16 finishes in various categories. Multiple "A" ratings. World Cup qualifications. National Collegiate Athletic Association team placements College scholarships.

Posts by coach:

• September 17, 2009 Obama, Tim Morehouse and Daria Schneider fencing at the White House!

• August 17, 2009 Fencers have strong legs!

• August 3, 2009 Valeri Nikolajchuk: Ahead of His Time

• July 29, 2009 USFA Halts “Stay and Play”

• July 28, 2009 One more nice bout

• July 27, 2009 Stay’n Play saga continues.

• July 23, 2009 Stay’n Play: a current reality?

• July 22, 2009 Politics or bust.

• June 18, 2009 I’ve been Pollan’ated

• April 29, 2009 Ben Bratton vs. Luigi Mazzone, Portland NAC 2009

• March 19, 2009 Lecture: Game Theory

• March 2, 2009 Our Mass-Media dreams coming true?

• February 17, 2009 Fencing as a corporate team building event.

• December 12, 2008 Best Team Epee I’ve ever seen.

• December 5, 2008 NEWS: Lesson prices and “drop-in” class.

• December 3, 2008 Cross-training for Fencing!

• July 22, 2008 Fencing is great for kids!

• July 20, 2008 2008 National Championships Corwin Duncan & Kevin Mo

• June 25, 2008 A little promo thing: Epee Fencing at Harp and Fiddle

• June 20, 2008 Women of Fencing: Margherita Granbassi

• June 10, 2008 Great interview! “Fencing is a sexy sport.”

• May 21, 2008 USFA Elections

• March 10, 2008 NCAA Scholarships: Fencing gives good chances.

• February 13, 2008 A couple of additions to “Recommended Literature”

• December 18, 2007 What Next?

• December 13, 2007 The Last Day of Beginner’s Class: a mini tournament.

• December 11, 2007 Drills with a partner and choosing the right action.

• December 3, 2007 Equipment: the “Coach Ilya Special”

• November 26, 2007 A concrete action and its technique

• November 9, 2007 The Bout, electric

• November 1, 2007 Lines of engagement/parry numbers.

• October 26, 2007 Footwork and the attacks