Charlotte Fencing Center - Coach
Our head coach is David Burns. He has been fencing for 20 years and has competed in numerous events from local to national. He has also been a national level referee since 1995 reffing bouts in every event at every level.- Champion Fencer: Multiple Time Section Champion
- Tested Ability: Division champion of three different divisions
- Leadership: Held both division and section officer positions
- Diverse Talent: Has won tournaments in each of the three events(foil, epee and sabre) and has refereed in all events and levels from local to national
David believes fencing should be fun for everyone. If a fencers enjoys fencing and wants to fence strictly for the enjoyment or wants to move their fencing to be competitve and have quality results at national events he has programs developed to help all fencers enjoy their fencing at every level. His biggest strength is helping younger fencers learn the skills needed to be competitve at national events and be atractive to NCAA fencing programs. He has had success working with fencers at every level from new fencers to high level national fences. David has had students earn national points, medals and earn places on NCAA fencing teams. Our overall coaching philosphy is working with the students and not trying to physically or verbally dominate students as a teaching tactic. We believe the coach and student need to work together to help the fencer do everything they want to do in fencing. Our way has been successful for a long time and will help all fencers acheive any goal they decide to make for themselves while fencing. David believes his students accoplishments are more important than his own. While his personal tournament competition schedule has lightened he still fences in tournaments in all events because he believes it's more important to "Be there doing that" than 'Been there, done that"