Abdallah Abohashima | Olympic Coach and Referee

Coach Abdallah Abohashima has been a fencing referee and coach for many years and has trained some of the best young fencers around the globe. His most recent debut on the world stage was Cairo 2022.

He has been coaching at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club for the past year and is a fantastic edition to the club. His students have won regional, national medals, and international competitions.

We couldn’t be more excited to have him on our team, developing our Epee Program and supporting TMFC students.

DISTANCES TO TIM MOREHOUSE FENCING CLUB IN STAMFORD, CT AT CHELSEA PIERS:
Stamford, CT are: Norwalk, CT (7.2 miles); Greenwich, CT (7.3 miles); Darien, CT (8.1 miles); Westport, CT (9.2 miles); New Canaan, CT (10.4 miles); Port Chester, NY (11.3 miles); White Plains, NY (13.5 miles); Rye, NY (14.1 miles); Harrison, NY (15.6 miles); and Stratford, CT (16.2 miles).

Ziad Elsissy | Olympian (Saber)

Coach Ziad is the current Senior Individual Saber World Championships bronze medalist and is currently training for his second Olympic Games. At his first Olympic games in Tokyo 2021 he was the Team Captain of the Egyptian Saber Team. He is a multi-time African and Arab Senior Saber Champion and the 2022 Mediterranean Games Saber Champion. In the 2022/2023 season he won the Individual Saber bronze medal at the World Cup in Alger. Currently, he is ranked 4th on the FIE Senior Points Standings and 3rd on the Olympic Qualification Rankings. 

He began fencing in his native Egypt and has been fencing for 18 years. He emigrated to the United States to study at Wayne State University, where he was a two-time NCAA All-American finalist and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2018.  He received his Master’s Degree in 2021 in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Advanced Propulsion and Engineering Systems. In 2022 he was presented with the First Class Sports Medal in Egypt.

Coach Ziad has been with Tim Morehouse Fencing Club since 2018. His students have won Regional, National and International medals. We are lucky to have him passing his incredible fencing knowledge and experience on to our elite fencers in both Manhattan and Westchester. 

Bartek Florczak | Head Saber Coach

Coach Bartek has been coaching for over 20 years and has trained some of the best fencers in the USA. He started fencing at 12 years old in Poland where he was a member of the Polish National Team and a certified coach with the Polish Fencing Federation before immigrating to the United States. In Poland, he was part of the National Champion Cadet team as well as the Cadet individual National bronze medalist. 

He has been coaching at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club for five years and was instrumental in getting the program in our Port Chester location started and its subsequent success. Coach Bartek has also lectured at Red Deer College in Alberta, Canada on “Talent in Sport.” His students have won regional and national medals, and he has students competing internationally.

DISTANCES TO TIM MOREHOUSE FENCING CLUB IN STAMFORD, CT AT CHELSEA PIERS:
Stamford, CT are: Norwalk, CT (7.2 miles); Greenwich, CT (7.3 miles); Darien, CT (8.1 miles); Westport, CT (9.2 miles); New Canaan, CT (10.4 miles); Port Chester, NY (11.3 miles); White Plains, NY (13.5 miles); Rye, NY (14.1 miles); Harrison, NY (15.6 miles); and Stratford, CT (16.2 miles).