Professor Philip Carson

BA(Hons), MBA (Henley), Dip.BAF, Dip.ITEC, AAI, Sports Coach UK

Diploma Foil Diploma Sabre Diploma Epee

Coaching philosophy

After years of hard work and once you have mastered technique, tactics,

speed, distance, timing and emotions, fencing is simply a matter of avoiding

being hit and hitting your opponent before they hit you.

Major coaching influences

  George Hansen

  Derek Titherage

  Bert Bracewell

  Alf Simmonds

  Bela Imrigi

  Norman Golding

  Terrence Lasker

  Peter Frohllich

  Vladimir Diachenko

  Ed Korfanty

Many thanks for support from

  British Academy of Fencing

  UK Sport

  British Fencing

  City of London Police Athletics Club

  City of London Sports Development

  COLSPAN

  Data2Impact

  Rubiks Cube

  Mr Julian Ghosh

  Mrs Judy George

  The City Fencing Club

  Oregon Fencing Alliance

  Mr and Mrs J Folan and family

  The Coopers Company and Coborn School

  Ms H. Fairhead

  Dr Y. Koc

  Mr J. Cooke

  National Fencing Academy

  Edinburgh Fencing Club

  West Fife Fencing Club