Staff & Coaches
Maestro Greg Massialas:
Program Director and Head Coach
Maestro Massialas is a 3-time USA Olympian (1980, '84, '88). He was several times US National Champion and for many years he was the #1 ranked foil fencer in the US. He was also a six-time medallist in the Pan American Games, has fenced on four continents and has had extensive training in France, Italy, Hungary and Germany.
He is one of the few US coaches to be accredited as a Fencing Master by the prestigious French Fencing Federation. He has coached several members of US Olympic, World Championship, and Pan American Teams. As a referee, he is one of only two USA International "A" Foil referees and has been the USA referee at many World Championships and the Olympic Games.
He has judged over 20 Gold Medal foil matches in World Championships and World Cup competitions. He is also a member of the USA Fencing Officials Commission. Right now, Maestro Massialas is devoting himself full-time on developing the champion inside all his young fencers with his unique program: the Youth Fencing Champions program.
Prevost Dean Hinton:
Youth Development Coach
Prevost Dean Hinton was a member of the 1991 World Championship Team and the Pan American Team when he earned a silver medal. He is a former #1 ranked USA foil fencer and National finalist. In 1992 he just missed making the US Olympic Team.
He has trained in France, Italy, Hungary, and has been training with Maestro Massialas since 1980. He is a very talented developing coach and has been coaching in the Youth Fencing Champions Program for over two years now.
Contact Dean Hinton at dean@fencingusa.com
Maestro Cole Harkness:
Assistant Coach
Cole Harkness began fencing when he was 17 years old in San Jose, California. He was assistant to Maitre John DeCesare before he joined the varsity team at San Jose State University, coached by Michael D'asaro. It was there that he met his teammate and now coworker, Dean Hinton. The mens foil team was undefeated for two years until the varsity program was cut in 1985.
Cole moved to San Francisco at the invitation of Halberstadt Head Coach Maitre Peter Burchard, with whom Cole trained for national competition and worked as assistant coach for many years. He earned his "A" rating in foil and renewed it twice. Cole worked as Head Coach at Halberstadt Fencers Club from 1990 to 1994. Career highlights were taking a team bronze medal at the 1992 US National Championships and a silver medal at the 1990 Pacific Coast Championship by one touch to Dean Hinton. Cole also won the USFCA Fencing Master and Prevot championship in foil twice, epee once and took bronze in sabre twice.
Cole's coaching certifications include a 3-weapon Fencing Master certification from the USFCA and the International Academy of Arms (AAI) and an A-Trainer certification from the German Olympic Training Center at Tauberbischoffsheim, Germany. His students have been medalists at the national level in foil and epee and the international level in foil
Mr. Don Henvick:
Armorer
Don Henvick is the armorer for the Massialas Foundation. Please contact Maestro Massialas for equipment or weapons information and repair.
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