Coaches

Boris Vaksman

Boris Vaksman began his fencing career in Odessa, Ukraine at the age of 14. At 17 he was awarded the title Master of Sport, and by 18 he had won his first Ukrainian National Championship, and Soviet Union Championship. During his fencing career Boris went on to win 5 more Ukrainian Championships and 2 more Soviet Union Championships. In all Boris has earned an impressive 56 medals in International and Soviet competitions between 1978-1983.

Boris began his coaching career in the Ukraine as a Pentathlon coach. Two of his top students qualified for the Ukrainian National Pentathlon team. In 1989 Boris moved to the U.S. and began coaching in New York. For the past 3 years Boris has been an Assistant Coach at St. Johns University. In 2007 the Red Storm placed 2nd in the NCAA Championships.

His students have included National Team members Mark Oshima (Epee), Juana Agelakos (Foil), and Alan Weber (Foil).

Boris is the current U.S. National Coach of the Men’s Junior Epee Team. Members of the 2007 Team include - Dwight Smith, Graham Wicas, Ben Weider and Stanley Vaksman Under-19 Men's Foil National Champion.