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| Our Coaches |
 Sam StockleySam (33) has been fencing for 19 years and fences predominantly Foil. Sam at his peak was in the UK top 10 in Mens Foil, won National Open Events in both Foil and Epee and been West Midlands Foil and Epee champion. He retired from national level fencing aged 30 and is now Head Coach at Redditch Youth Fencing Club which he took over at Christmas 2004. He is also an active member of the Hereford & Worcester Development Squad, and H&W County Captain. |
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 Hannah ChenneourHannah (23) has been fencing since she was 13 where she learnt at her school in Surrey. Hannah was part of the British Epee Squad during 2007 and took part in senior World Cup events where she reached the top 250 in the world. Hannah is the current Hereford & Worcester ladies epee champion. |
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 Chris EmeryChris (26) has fenced since his early teenage years but it was not until reaching university that his fencing career really took off. Mainly a foilist, Chris reached the top 30 in the UK but injury forced him to retire from fencing at 25. Chris is still a regular member of both the Hereford & Worcester and West Midlands foil teams. |
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 John HuttonJohn has been a stalwart coach at Redditch Youth Fencing Club for many years. John learned his coaching skills from Professor Peter Northam who he has worked with at the West Midlands Centre of Excellence for around 10 years. John is an excellent coacher of technical fencing and is a vital part of the coaching team at RYF. |
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 Shelby SandsShelby (19) was a member of Redditch Youth Fencing Club from the age of 8. She was our girls Captain for the last 3 years as a member at the club. At the age of 18 she joined the coaching team. Shelby has been part of the Hereford and Worcester fencing team for the last 3 years and was 2007 West Midlands women’s foil champion. |
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 Lewis ChungLewis joined RYF at the age of 10 and was our men’s Captain from the age of 16. When he reached the age of 18 he joined the club’s coaching team and his experience of being a fencer at the club has led him to be an excellent coach with the older fencers at the club. Lewis was part of the Warwickshire men’s foil team in 2009 and is joining Loughborough University in October 2009. |
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 Dr Tomas AustinTom Austin started fencing in Nottingham and continued throughout his six years at Birmingham University. He is a level 2 registered Foil coach and is a newly qualified Doctor working at Redditch Hospital. On a Saturday morning Tom is mainly to be found coaching our youngest fencers the basics of modern foil. He makes sure his fencers have a great time, find new friends and learn more than a little about fencing. |
| Notable Fencers |
 James HarrisJames (19) was a member of RYF from the age of 8. When Sam joined the club James was already successfully fencing in Epee under 15 national tournaments and was encouraged to convert his success at this age group to the senior circuit. After a tricky first senior season his second was a fantastic success culminating with his bronze medal at the Senior British Fencing Championships. In 2009 James was part of the British under 20 team that fenced at the World Championships in Belfast. In October 2008 James left Redditch to join Plymouth University but still visits us on a regular basis. |
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 Andy ChungLewis’ younger brother Andy (17) has fenced at RYF since the age of 8. Andy has just completed his 1st senior competitive season, finishing 71st in the senior men’s foil ranking. He recently won his first senior Open medal coming 2nd at the Merseyside Open. |
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