Alvin Fencing Coach – Singapore Fencing Coach

Fencing Coach Mr Alvin Teo
(Former National Athlete and NROC Fencing Coach)

The Inspiration To Be A Fencer

Alvin’s interest in fencing began from watching lightsabre duels in Star Wars and swordfight scenes in Lord of the Rings.

He started fencing in 2002, and in the following 20 years, has evolved into a fencing coach-athlete. He is incredibly lucky to have been able to work with some of the best foil fencing coaches in Singapore during his competitive years. These include Ms. Teo Ah Heok, and former national foil coaches Mr. Wang Weimin and Mr. Simon Senft. Today he is a nationally accredited NROC fencing coach by Sports SG.

His foray into fencing coaching stems from his desire to encourage young athletes to develop a lifelong passion and love for the sport. As an accredited member of the Singapore National Registry Of Coaches (NROC), he is able to instruct in fencing at any MOE schools and institutes of higher learning (NREP | Coach Details (activesgcircle.gov.sg)).

Today he is tri-certified fencing coach in Singapore (NROC), Australia (AFF) and France (French Fencing Masters Academy, Academie d’Armes de France).

As a competitive fencer, Alvin has established track record of achievement at national, regional and international tournaments. He has numerous awards under his belt and to date has won more than 50 fencing medals. He has medaled in every major national ranking (senior men’s foil) tournament (National Fencing Championships, FS Challenge Cup, Fencing Singapore International, Pesta Sukan Fencing Championships).

In 2018, he come out of a 5 years retirement from the national team and got selected into the Singapore national team (mens foil senior) for the second time. As a special personal milestone, he become the first and the only male veteran fencer to qualify into Singapore national senior men’s foil team. His personal best results include Gold/triple medalist at the prestigious North American Cup including finishing top 8 in Men’s foil Division II (USA). Today, he stands as one of Singapore’s most successful veteran foil fencers and is now focusing on coaching and bringing the best out of his students.

Notable fencing achievements

INTERNATIONAL
SEA Games (Hanoi) bronze 3rd
FCA Asian Veteran Fencing Championships (Taipei) 3rd
Asian Veteran Circuit Champion (Melbourne)
North American Cup (NAC) Champion (Salt Lake City, USA) & triple medallist (including Division II men’s foil)
Royal Thai Airforce Champion
DH McKenzie Australian Fencing Circuit Champion (Melbourne)
ASEAN university fencing championships 3rd (Kuala Lumpur)

NATIONAL & LOCAL
3-time Pesta Sukan (national) Fencing Champion
National Fencing Championships Individual 3rd
FS challenge cup individual bronze
Fencing Singapore International bronze
Novices Fencing Champion- Triple medalist
SMU Asian Varsity Fencing Champion (multiple individual medalist)
NUS Fencing Challenge (Individual) Silver, (3-time individual medalist, eight consecutive top 8)
2-time NTU Fencing Invitational (Individual) bronze

FENCING COACH CREDENTIALS
(1) Foil level 1 fencing coach by French Fencing Masters Academy – AAF (Academie d’Armes de France)
(2) National Registry of Coaches (NROC) Fencing Coach – Sports Singapore
(3) Foil level 1 fencing coach – Australian Fencing Federation

The Path From a Fencing Student to Fencing Master

徒弟到教练之旅

Alvin desired to advance from being a student to a teacher; from being a disciple to a fencing master. His dream was realised in 2022 when he received his NROC fencing coach certification.

Today Alvin is an accredited fencing coach under the fencing SG-Coach Level 1 Full Integration Programme (Registerable under the National Registry of Coaches (NROC) database). The Singapore Coach Excellence (SG-Coach) Programme is Accredited by Sports Singapore, a statutory board of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.

As a coach, he is enthusiastic and committed in introducing this wonderful sport to new beginners including children, young adults and veterans. He aspires to achieve sporting excellence by nurturing people from all walks of life. Apart from teaching fencing skills and techniques, imparting values such as resilience, discipline, sportsmanship and teamwork are equally important. Alvin believes that this will enable the well-rounded development of athletes to their fullest potential in all aspects of life.

Other achievements:

Earned B-rating for foil from USA fencing (US national fencing association) in 2019.
Received special award from Fencing Singapore (NSA for fencing) contribution to the fencing community on 26 Oct 2023, Appreciation Dinner SEA & Asian Games
Top ranked veteran fencer in US fencing, FCA and Australia in 2019
Spexcarded high performance athlete in 2003-04
Received spexGlow awards to train full-time as a national athlete for about 1.5 months at the Shanghai Hongkou Fencing School in preparation for 22nd SEA games
Received spexTAG awards in preparation for the 22nd SEA games
National ranked 3rd in 2003, earned place in first team men’s foil team and as a major games fencer

Summary:

Possess more than 2 years of coaching experience focusing on children and youth levels.
Possess international fencing/national coaching qualification recognised by Fencing Singapore, Australian fencing federation, Malaysia Fencing Federation, French Fencing Masters Academy – AAF (Academie d’Armes de France) and also the Academie ad’Armes International (AAI).
Attended Asian Federation (FCA) recognised coaching course
Fencing Singapore SG-Coach L1 Integrated Coaching Course (2021)
Australian Fencing Federation (NSWFA) level 1 coaching course conducted and assessed by Maestro Antonio Signorello (Australia National Technical Director & NSW Head Coach) (2021)
Fully accredited NROC fencing coach (Coach-SG level 1) by Sports Singapore with passes in Foundation Sports Science and SG-Coach Theory 1
Foil level 1 certified fencing coach by French Fencing Masters Academy (AAF) – Global Fencing Masters Internationally recognized by the Academie d’Armes International (AAI)
Youth Coaching (YC) Online level 1 by National Youth Sports Institute
Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) / FCA certified fencing coach/ sabre fencing course conducted and assessed by Maestro Zoran Tulum.
SG Coach level 1 Integrated Fencing Coaching Course by Republic Polytechnic/ Conducted and assessed by Maestro Zoran Tulum

Represented Singapore in

2003 SEA Games in Hanoi
2003 FIE Grand Prix Word Cup in Shanghai
2018 Southeast Asia Fencing Championships (SEAFF championships) in Kuala Lumpur, Individual men’s foil top 16
2018 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Canberra, Individual (Open) men’s foil 26th
2019 Asian Veteran Fencing Championships (AVF) in Taipei, Individual men’s foil 3rd (first and only SG veteran fencer to medal at AVF foil events)
2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships

Senior National Rankings

2002/2003 – 3rd (NATIONAL FENCER, 2003 SEA games squad)
2016/2017 – 13th (national sparring partner)
2017/2018 – 10th (NATIONAL FENCER)
2018/2019 – 14th (national sparring partner)
2021/2022 – national sparring partner

Volunteer work

Participated as volunteer coach in Fencing Singapore’s community outreach pilot project at Yu Neng Primary School – a project targeting primary school children who are under the MOE’s FAS (Financial Assistance Scheme)

Fencing track record

o 2003 Novices Fencing Championships – Triple medalist: Men’s Foil Individual & Team GOLD and Epee Individual Silver
o 2003 Fencing Singapore Challenge Cup – Men’s Foil Individual Bronze
o 2003 National Fencing Championships – Men’s Foil Individual Bronze
o 2003 Pesta Sukan Team Fencing Championships – Men’s Foil Team Bronze
o 2003 22nd SEA Games in Vietnam Hanoi – Men’s Foil Team Bronze
o 2007 Asian Varsity Fencing Championships (AVFC) – Men’s Foil Team Silver
o 2012 NUS Fencing Challenge Cup – Men’s Foil Team Silver
o 2013 Pesta Sukan Team Fencing Championships – Men’s Foil Team GOLD
o 2013 NUS Fencing Challenge Cup – Men’s Foil Team Bronze
o 2014 Fencing Singapore International – Men’s Foil Team Bronze
o 2016 Pesta Sukan Team Fencing Championships – Men’s Foil Team GOLD
o 2016 Asian Varsity Fencing Championships (AVFC)- Men’s foil individual Silver
o 2017 AVFC – Men’s foil individual GOLD
o 2018 AVFC – Men’s foil individual Silver
o 2019 D.H. McKenzie (Australian Fencing Circuit 1 & Asian Veteran Fencing Circuit (Melbourne) – Vet. men’s foil individual GOLD and vet. men’s sabre individual Silver
o 2019 April Div I Championships & North American Cup (NAC) – Triple medalist: Vet. 40 men’s foil individual GOLD, Vet. Open men’s foil individual Bronze & Division II (Open) men’s foil individual Top 8
o 2019 Fencing Singapore International & Asian Veteran Circuit (Singapore) – Vet. men’s sabre individual GOLD & vet. men’s epee individual Bronze
o 2019 Royal Thai Airforce Fencing International Open – Triple medalist: Vet. men’s foil individual GOLD & vet. men’s epee individual silver, vet. sabre individual silver & men’s foil open individual Top 8
o 2019 NUS Fencing Challenge Cup – Men’s foil open individual Bronze
o 2019 Pesta Sukan Fencing Open Team Challenge (Singapore bicentennial edition) – Mixed Foil GOLD & Mixed Epee Bronze
o 2019 Asian Veteran Fencing Championships (Taipei) – Men’s foil individual Bronze & Men’s sabre individual Top 8
o 2020 Fencing Singapore International & Asian Veteran Fencing Circuit – Veteran men’s foil individual GOLD and Veteran men’s epee individual bronze
o 2020 4th ASEAN University fencing championships – men’s foil individual bronze
o 2022 NTU Fencing Invitational – men’s foil individual bronze
o 2022 NUS Fencing Challenge (NUS fencing open) – men’s foil individual Silver
o 2023 NTU Fencing Invitational – men’s foil individual bronze
o 2023 Singapore Senior Challenge (national ranking comp.) – men’s foil individual Top 10
o 2023 NUS Fencing Challenge (NUS fencing open) – men’s foil individual Bronze and Men’s foil team Silver

SERVICES

Coach Alvin offers:

1. Private (one-on-one) lessons
2. Group fencing lessons (all ages)

Personal Achievements

Certifications

1. NROC certified fencing coach (2022)
2. Australian fencing federation level 1 coaching certification (2021)
3. Standard – CPR / AED / First-Aid (2023)
4. French Fencing Masters Academy aka AAF (Academie d’Armes de France) level 1 foil coach (2022) 5. The Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) Coaching program (2023) 6. Youth Coaching (YC) level 1

Competition Awards

1. 22nd SEA games, Men’s Foil team Bronze medallist (2003)
2. Triple medallist at North American Cup (2019), Gold for Vet 40, Bronze for Open Vet and Div II Men’s Foil top 8
3. FCA Asian Veterans Men’s Foil Individual Bronze medallist (2019)
4. DH Mckenzie Australian Fencing Circuit/ Asian Veteran Fencing Circuit (2019), Gold and Silver for Open Vet
5. Three time Pesta Sukan (National) Champion
6. National Fencing Championships Individual Bronze Medallist (2003)

Alvin desired to advance from being a student to a teacher; from being a disciple to a fencing master. His dream was realised in 2022 when he received his NROC fencing coach certification.

Other fencing achievements include:

Earned B-rating for foil from USA fencing (US national fencing association) in 2019.
Received special award from Fencing Singapore (NSA for fencing) contribution to the fencing community on 26 Oct 2023, Appreciation Dinner SEA & Asian Games
Top ranked veteran fencer in US fencing, FCA and Australia in 2019
Spexcarded high performance athlete in 2003-04
Received spexGlow awards to train full-time as a national athlete for about 1.5 months at the Shanghai Hongkou Fencing School in preparation for 22nd SEA games
Received spexTAG awards in preparation for the 22nd SEA games
National ranked 3rd in 2003, earned place in first team men’s foil team and as a major games fencer

Credentials as a fencing coach:

Possess more than 2 years of coaching experience focusing on children and youth levels.
Possess international fencing/national coaching qualification recognised by Fencing Singapore, Australian fencing federation, Malaysia Fencing Federation, French Fencing Masters Academy – AAF (Academie d’Armes de France) and also the Academie ad’Armes International (AAI).
Attended Asian Federation (FCA) recognised coaching course
Fencing Singapore SG-Coach L1 Integrated Coaching Course (2021)
Australian Fencing Federation (NSWFA) level 1 coaching course conducted and assessed by Maestro Antonio Signorello (Australia National Technical Director & NSW Head Coach) (2021)
Fully accredited NROC fencing coach (Coach-SG level 1) by Sports Singapore with passes in Foundation Sports Science and SG-Coach Theory 1
Foil level 1 certified fencing coach by French Fencing Masters Academy (AAF) – Global Fencing Masters Internationally recognized by the Academie d’Armes International (AAI)
Youth Coaching (YC) Online level 1 by National Youth Sports Institute
Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) / FCA certified fencing coach/ sabre fencing course conducted and assessed by Maestro Zoran Tulum. This course is the coaching course Level 1 for Malaysia Fencing Federation.
SG Coach level 1 Integrated Fencing Coaching Course (8 Nov 2023 to 11 Feb 2024) by Republic Polytechnic/ Conducted and assessed by Maestro Zoran Tulum

Represented Singapore in

Senior National Rankings
2002/2003 – 3rd (NATIONAL FENCER, 2003 SEA games squad)
2016/2017 – 13th (national sparring partner)
2017/2018 – 10th (NATIONAL FENCER)
2018/2019 – 14th (national sparring partner)
2021/2022 – national sparring partner

Volunteer work in Fencing

Fencing medals track record:
o 2003 Novices Fencing Championships – Triple medalist: Men’s Foil Individual & Team GOLD and Epee Individual Silver
o 2003 Fencing Singapore Challenge Cup – Men’s Foil Individual Bronze
o 2003 National Fencing Championships – Men’s Foil Individual Bronze
o 2003 Pesta Sukan Team Fencing Championships – Men’s Foil Team Bronze
o 2003 22nd SEA Games in Vietnam Hanoi – Men’s Foil Team Bronze
o 2007 Asian Varsity Fencing Championships (AVFC) – Men’s Foil Team Silver
o 2012 NUS Fencing Challenge Cup – Men’s Foil Team Silver
o 2013 Pesta Sukan Team Fencing Championships – Men’s Foil Team GOLD
o 2013 NUS Fencing Challenge Cup – Men’s Foil Team Bronze
o 2014 Fencing Singapore International – Men’s Foil Team Bronze
o 2016 Pesta Sukan Team Fencing Championships – Men’s Foil Team GOLD
o 2016 Asian Varsity Fencing Championships (AVFC)- Men’s foil individual Silver
o 2017 AVFC – Men’s foil individual GOLD
o 2018 AVFC – Men’s foil individual Silver
o 2019 D.H. McKenzie (Australian Fencing Circuit 1 & Asian Veteran Fencing Circuit (Melbourne) – Vet. men’s foil individual GOLD and vet. men’s sabre individual Silver
o 2019 April Div I Championships & North American Cup (NAC) – Triple medalist: Vet. 40 men’s foil individual GOLD, Vet. Open men’s foil individual Bronze & Division II (Open) men’s foil individual Top 8
o 2019 Fencing Singapore International & Asian Veteran Circuit (Singapore) – Vet. men’s sabre individual GOLD & vet. men’s epee individual Bronze
o 2019 Royal Thai Airforce Fencing International Open – Triple medalist: Vet. men’s foil individual GOLD & vet. men’s epee individual silver, vet. sabre individual silver & men’s foil open individual Top 8
o 2019 NUS Fencing Challenge Cup – Men’s foil open individual Bronze
o 2019 Pesta Sukan Fencing Open Team Challenge (Singapore bicentennial edition) – Mixed Foil GOLD & Mixed Epee Bronze
o 2019 Asian Veteran Fencing Championships (Taipei) – Men’s foil individual Bronze & Men’s sabre individual Top 8
o 2020 Fencing Singapore International & Asian Veteran Fencing Circuit – Veteran men’s foil individual GOLD and Veteran men’s epee individual bronze
o 2020 4th ASEAN University fencing championships – men’s foil individual bronze
o 2022 NTU Fencing Invitational – men’s foil individual bronze
o 2022 NUS Fencing Challenge (NUS fencing open) – men’s foil individual Silver
o 2023 NTU Fencing Invitational – men’s foil individual bronze
o 2023 Singapore Senior Challenge (national ranking comp.) – men’s foil individual Top 10
o 2023 NUS Fencing Challenge (NUS fencing open) – men’s foil individual Bronze and Men’s foil team Silver