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Coaches
The Kansas Educational Fencing Coaching staff are all certified through the United States Fencing Coaches Association and the United States Fencing Associaion to teach Sport Fencing.
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​Jordan Billings
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Jordan has been a fencing coach for eight years, serving as head coach for Emporia State University and a coach for Five Rings Fencing before starting Kansas Educational Fencing. Jordan is a certified coach and a member of the United States Fencing Coaches Association. Coach Jordan also has an undergraduate degree in Education from Emporia State University and is currently working towards his Doctorate in Education from the University of Phoenix. Jordan enjoys working with students of all ages and developing a love of fencing for both students and coaches.
Sarah Randolph
Sarah Randolph has been fencing since she was 12 and decided that if her younger brother could do it, she could too (one of the only legitimate ways to beat up on a little brother!). She began as a sabre fencer under Coach Vladimir Naslymov, and Coach Kelly Williams, and eventually switched to the epee, working with Coach Emilia Ivanova. In college at Emporia State University, Sarah started fencing with The Fencing Club of Emporia State, which worked closely with Five Rings Fencing. That's when she got the coaching bug! She attended the USFCA's summer workshops for two years in a row and is certified to teach Beginner's Foil and Beginner's Sabre. Now she's again working with Coach Jordan, and enjoying the opportunity to teach adults.
Kelly Guthrie
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Kelly started off as an Assistant coach at Emporia State University in 2007. Then became head coach after she received her coaching certificates in Foil and Saber from the United States Fencing Association. She has developed a love of helping new fencers find the joy and passion she shares for this complex sport of physical and mental achievement.