Ludus Fencing Studio
Olympic and Paralympic Fencing in the Rochester, NY Area
25 Arcampus Drive, Rochester, NY 14612
ludusfencing@gmail.com
(570) 793-1522
Schedule
Monday
Morning - 5pm - private lessons by request 5pm - 7pm - sabre practice
7pm - 9pm - foil practice
Tuesday
Morning - 5pm - private lessons by request 5pm - 7:30 - all weapons joint practice and open floor fencing
6pm - 7:30 - private lessons
Wednesday
Morning - 5pm - private lessons by request 5pm - 9pm - foil and sabre free training time (members only)
6pm - 8pm - epee practice (NEW!)
Thursday
Morning - 5pm - private lessons by request 5pm - 7pm - sabre practice
7pm - 9pm - foil practice
Friday
12pm - 1pm - Homeschool class 5pm - 7:30pm - all weapons open floor fencing
6pm - 8pm - epee practice (NEW)
Saturday
10am - 10:40 Little Kids class 11am - 1:30pm - all weapons open floor fencing
11am - 1:30pm - private lessons
Sunday
Private lessons by request 11am-1:30pm - Open floor fencing
Coaches
Head Coach:
Semion Kiriakidi
Semion began as a student of Makhachkala Fencing School in Russia, USSR and was awarded Candidate for Master of Sports of the USSR in 1979. Following 20 busy years of his medical career in Russia, Kiriakidi resumed his involvement with the sport of fencing as an athlete and a coach in 2003 when he moved to the USA. He was a volunteer sabre coach at the University of Rochester Fencing Club until 2008 and coached at Fencing Exchange in Scranton, PA the following year. Between 2009 and 2011 Semion was the head coach, in all three weapons, at Wilkes Fencing Club in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In addition he taught a fencing course in the department of Phys. Ed. of Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, PA. Semion has been coaching at the RFC since 2011.