Manhattan Fencing Center

MFC is one of the most respected fencing clubs in the country for a reason. The coaches, fencers, and overall environment create both great fencers and great people. Coach Sergey Isayenko has helped me so much in such a short time. In just two years I went from barely making the cut to qualifying for the NCAA National Championships.

Manhattan Fencing is a great club. My son had a wonderful experience at the club, an experiece that will benefit him for the rest of his life. His coach Sergey Isayenko, was very experienced, attentive and dedicated to the success, and to the positive learning experience of his students. He gave my son individual tailored attention that was key to his achievements. If either you or your kids want to learn to fence or even if you already fence and are looking for a warm, welcoming place to train, MFC is the place to go. The staff at the front office is very friendly and you will feel welcomed from day one.

I am about to celebrate my 74th birthday. I started to fence when I was 13. During those 60+ years I have had lessons from at least 20 different masters -- Russian, Hungarian, Rumanian, Polish, French, British, Irish, American. And now Ukrainian. I have been at my new club for about a year and a quarter, and am as happy as I have ever been. The club itself is spacious, well looked-after (especially so in the days of Covid) and welcoming. My new coach is 38, and I am his only veteran pupil. He is demanding, quick to voice both constructive criticism and praise when it is merited (not that often). He has a strong sense of humor, and a sense of how to get the best out of his pupils, whether it is an old lag like me, a testy teenager, or his six-year-old son, who sometimes accompanies him to training. He has a strategy for how to improve my, both technically and tactically, and I am...

I love training at MFC. It is one of the best, if not the best, fencing club in the countries with some world renown coaches and fencers. I'm thankful to work with my coach Sergey who is one of the best fencing coaches in the country and continually pushes his students to the best of their abilities and with Maestro Yury Gelman, who's incredibly knowledgable and passionate about the sport. The fencers at the club are very supportive and are all united with their love for fencing. Many of my best friends are people that I have trained and fenced against at this club for years. This is the place to go if you want to be the best fencer possible.

When I came to train at MFC from another club I expected to get better, but I did not expect to be reintroduced to fencing. The tactical knowledge taught at MFC has improved my understanding of self and enhanced my decision making skills. Taking lessons with Sergey my love for the sport has deepened thanks to his passion and attentiveness. He takes his job very seriously and his commitment and energy is inspiring. No matter your level or age, if you are willing to learn there is a plethora of knowledge and experience among the coaches and students at MFC. Today I view fencing as not just a sport, but as a reflection of life and a great teacher of discipline and personal confidence.

Coach Sergey has been a great coach and mentor to both of my sons. With Coach Sergey’s knowledge of fencing and what it means to be an athlete, both of my sons have excelled in their fencing and were taught discipline, and how to be dedicated to the sport.

Coach Oleg B is a wise and dedicated teacher, as attentive to the psychological demands of the sport as to the physical. He is demanding but kind and wonderful with kids of all ages and levels. We highly recommend him and the club.

I am 74 years old. I have been fencing for 3 years. Coach Andrew Lamianski
has taken me from an inexperienced fencer to the 2020 Vet 70 US World Team. I look forward to his lessons.

Our family’s experience with Manhattan Fencing Center, and with our son’s coach, Volodymyr Lukashenko, has been amazing on so many levels. Our son suffered from low muscle tone as a pre-schooler and had physical, occupational and speech therapy. Fencing has provided a discipline and practice that cemented his progress and boosted his confidence on every level. Now he is taller than his mother, strong, coordinated, and thriving on the competition that fencing provides. Coach Volodymyr has been with him every step of the way and we are so thankful for everything he has done to patiently encourage and challenge our son reach his full potential ... to take himself seriously as an athlete. Thank you Manhattan Fencing Center!

Oleg is a kind and positive yet demanding coach who has helped our son mature and excel in this competitive sport. Even though we are late-comers to fencing, Oleg's ability to nurture talent and inspire confidence and have allowed him to compete at a very high level. Oleg stresses technique and fitness, but also sportsmanship and the importance of winning and losing graciously.