Metro Tacoma Fencing Club

Kwangsuk Chung (Kwang Seok Jung) (Head Coach, Master in Foil). Coach Chung runs the Competitive and Elite Foil Programs. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the Korea National Sport University in 1996. While on the Korean National Foil Team from 1993-1999, he earned gold in a number of international events and a bronze medal with South Korea’s 1998 world championship team. He was ranked 1st in veteran (40 years old and older) men's foil on the USA Fencing national points list for the 2017-2018 season. He held a rating of A2019 in foil when he was competing more regularly. After competing in the Veteran World Championships in 2023 he declared his retirement from competitive fencing so he could focus on his students--all his students hope that the fencing itch will entice him to continue competing as he is so fun to watch. He was certified as a Level 2 coach by the Korean Fencing Federation in 2013 and earned his Master in Foil from the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) in 2018. Coach Chung is available for private individual foil and épée lessons. His MTFC students have achieved national rankings, earned a number of national medals, and represented the United States and Guatemala internationally.

Jisun Kim (Head Épée Coach). Coach Kim runs the beginning and intermediate foil programs as well as all the épée programs. She qualified for the South Korean national women's épée team when she was competing and has competed in a number of international events including the women's épée Grand Prix in Nankin, China in 2009. Coach Kim is available for private individual foil and épée lessons. Her MTFC students have achieved national rankings, earned a number of national medals, represented the United States internationally, and earned medals on the European Cadet (U17) World Cup circuit.

Tobias Lee, MD (Coach, Master in Épée and Prévôt in Foil, President of Metro Tacoma Fencing Club). Toby started fencing in 1986 at Lakeside High school. He was a member of the Harvard varsity fencing team as an épéeist from 1991-1994, coached by fencing master Branimir Zivkovic. He enjoys helping with beginner classes, open fencing, and competing whenever he is not on call for his cardiology practice. He has weapons ratings of A2024 in épée and B2022 in foil. He held simultaneous top 10 national rankings for his age group in both épée and foil in the 2022-2023 season. Toby earned a bronze medal at the 2024 Veteran World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For the 2024-2025 season, he was ranked 1st in the United States and 8th in the world for his age group in men's épée. His US fencing referee ratings are R1 in foil and a R2 in épée (2012). Toby wrote the Beginner Fencers’ Guide. Additional information about Toby can be found at tobylee.com/fencing.

Marty Tetloff,(Coach, Prévôt in Épée, and Moniteur in Foil and Sabre) founded the not for profit Metro Tacoma Fencing Club in 1998 and served on the Board of Directors as President and CEO. He was certified by the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) and Academie of Armes Internationale (AAI) as a Prévôt in Épée and Moniteur d'Armes to teach all three fencing weapons. He is a rated referee in all weapons. Marty developed, implemented and coached various programs in his fencing career including: Gig Harbor Sport Fencing, Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, The City of Enumclaw Parks and Recreation, Enumclaw Home School Cooperative, Tacoma School of the Arts (TSOTA) and the West Chester University Fencing Club in Pennsylvania. Marty has intercollegiate, local, divisional, regional and national competitive experience: USFA National Championships, Foil and Épée - national points ranking; had a B rating in épée and a C rating in foil when he was competing. He has fenced in North American Cup circuit events and the following USFA Divisions: Western Washington, Oregon, Northern California and Philadelphia. Marty was a 3 year NCAA fencer at California State University, Sacramento where he first started to fence in 1976. Marty has had articles published on fencing and edited the chapter on fencing for the book Playgrounds to the Pros: An Illustrated History of Sports in Tacoma-Pierce County by Caroline Denyer Gallacci, Marc Blau and Doug McArthur.

Andrew Glynn (Coach, Moniteur in Foil, Treasurer of Metro Tacoma Fencing Club). Andy has been involved with fencing for more than 20 years. He is in charge of open fencing on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Previously, he ran the Youth Fencing Program at Metro Tacoma Fencing Club. He earned a C rating in épée in the past though he competed rarely and still much prefers the friendly atmosphere of open fencing. His passion is with the beginner fencers. Andy earned his certification from the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA) as a Moniteur in Foil in 2011. Andy previously served on the Board of Directors as Treasurer, took a break, and returned as treasurer in 2023.

Bill Sterling (Coach, Moniteur in Foil and Moniteur in Saber, Board member of Metro Tacoma Fencing Club) entered his first fencing competition 50 years ago and continues to compete in all three weapons. In years past he has coached fencers at UNT, the IFCS club (Texas) and studied with Masters Daniel Nevot, Thomas Bickley, George Platt and Harold Hayes (Foil), Thomas Bickley (Epee), and with Maestro Emric Degal (Saber). Over his long career he has competed both Nationally and Internationally. In 2015 as a Veteran he achieved an end of season number 15 National ranking in both Foil and Saber. Bill also holds an R2 Epee referee rating.

Andrew Lee (Coach, Assistant Moniteur). Andrew has been fencing since 2008. He consistently earned national points in épée in the youth, cadet (U17), and junior (U20) age groups. His highest finish was 21st for senior (open) men’s épée at the USA Fencing July Challenge in 2018. He represented the United States in the Cadet World Cup at Copenhagen, Denmark in 2015. He holds a classification of A2024 in épée and had a highest classification of C2016 in foil. He is a rated referee in foil and épée (2016). He graduated from Charles Wright Academy and Harvard College where he was a member of the varsity fencing team. He qualified to compete in the 2020 NCAA fencing championships. Andrew earned his certificate from the US Fencing Coaches Association as an Assistant Moniteur in 2013. His coaches were Dana Sanford and Daria Schneider. Andrew is the Metro Tacoma Fencing Club webmaster. Andrew coached his dad, Tobias (Toby) Lee, to a bronze medal at the 2024 Veteran World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Yeongbin Chung (Instructor Assistant, Assistant Moniteur). Yeongbin volunteers weekly in our beginning and intermediate foil and épée classes as an assistant coach. He has weapons ratings of C2023 in foil and B2024 in épée. He has a refereee rating of L2 in foil (2022) and épée (2022). He earned his Assistant Moniteur certification in 2022.

Gabey Guerra (Instructor Assistant, Assistant Moniteur). Gabey has been fencing since 2014. He currently has a weapons rating of A2024 in foil. He holds national points in Division 1, Junior, and Cadet men's foil. He finished 2nd in Cadet men's foil at the 2024 Summer Nationals. He was captain of the Junior foil team that won the national championships in 2024. His Cadet foil team placed 3rd at the March North American Cup (NAC) in 2023. He finished 5th in the 2019 Summer National Championships in 2019 for Y10 men's foil. Gabey competed at the Pan American Games in 2017 and placed 3rd in Youth A (Y10). He has a referee rating of L2 in foil (2024) and épée (2024). He earned his Assistant Moniteur certification in 2024.

Christopher Lee (Instructor Assistant, Assistant Moniteur). Christopher has been fencing since 2013. He currently has weapons rating of B2024 in foil and C2023 in épée. In the 2023-2024 season he earned national points in Cadet men's foil, Y14 men's foil, and Y14 men's épée. He was the division 2 men's foil national champion in 2023. His Cadet foil team placed 3rd at the March North American Cup (NAC) in 2023. He has a refereee rating of L2 in foil (2023) and épée (2023). He earned his Assistant Moniteur certification in 2024.

Yukiko Lee. She has been a member of Metro Tacoma Fencing Club since 2008. She took the beginner foil class long ago but decided that getting poked was not her thing (even though she had pretty good parries). Her three boys (Andrew, Benjamin, and Christopher) and husband (Toby) all fence, so she has continued to be very involved with the club. She served on the board of directors until the was asked to be the first part-time staff as her duties were full time in nature. She is very familiar with our club, local clubs, local fencing events, USA Fencing national events, and international events. Yukiko has passed a background check and completed the SafeSport training.