Expert Instructors
Our Coaches
Meet the professional coaching team behind Gadbois Fencing Club.
Étienne Lalonde Turbide
Lead Foil Coach & Olympic Fencer
One of three young boys who enrolled in the very first session of the Gadbois Fencing Club. Multiple Canadian champion and Pan American medallist.
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Mike Pederson
High-Performance Senior Coach
High-level coach for the Canadian and American national teams, and coach of the American women's foil team that took silver in Beijing 2008.
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Tristan Young
Level 1 Fencing Coach
A level 1 coach who has worked in fencing summer camps in Germany and Minnesota, USA, and has been part of the Club Gadbois team since 2023.
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Maureen Griffin
Senior Épée Coach
A well-known figure in the Canadian fencing community, fencing master in both foil and épée, and High Performance Coordinator for Fencing Canada.
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