The Fencing Staff at Red Rock Fencing Center has more combined experience than all of the other fencing clubs in Nevada. Over 150 years of fencing and teaching experience! 100% of the staff is still competing Regionlly, Nationally and Internationally so the instruction you get is never out-dated.

Frank Van Dyke - Director/Head Coach

Frank Van Dyke is the Director and Head Coach of the Red Rock Fencing Center. Frank is a former certified member of the US Fencing Coaches Association and has over 30 years of fencing and coaching experience and still competes today in all three weapons.
While representing Letterman Fencing Club in San Francisco and Stanford Fencing Club in Palo Alto, California Frank trained under the legendary fencing masters of Dr. Bill O' Brien of Letterman Fencing Center, Peter Pastel, Russian Olympic coach, Marcos Lucchetti, Argentina Olympic member and a current coach at Princeton University. Frank also studied and trained from 1984-86 under Emil Beck, German National Olympic coach, and Gabriel Nillaba, Polish Olympic coach at Tauberbishofsheim, Germany where the West German Olympic Training Center is located. Frank is a world class "A" rated epee fencer and trainer that is proficient in all three weapons. Frank is a specialist in strip tactics, team tactics and using the mental game to win.

• Member of the US Olympic Festival Team
• Top 16 World "A" Cup finish - Epee
• 5-time World "B" Cup finalist - Epee
• Represented the US in multiple World Cup events from 1984-1987
• US National finalist - Epee
• US National Team finalist - (Stanford FC)
• 3-time Gold Medalist of the Pacific Coast Championships
• 3-time Gold Medalist of the Pacific Coast Team Championships
• Pacific Coast Section Circuit Champion - Golden Sword Award
• 2-time California State Games Champion - Epee
• Division Champion in all three weapons in 3 different Divisions (Nor-Cal, Cen-Cal & Nevada)
• Division Team Champion in all three weapons in same 3 Divisions
• Nevada Division Men's Saber Champion - 2003
• Nevada Division Men's Epee Champion - 1998-2005;2007
• Nevada Division Men's Foil Champion - 2006
• Nationally ranked #1 in Men's Veteran Epee - 2002-2003
• 3-time Duel in the Desert finalist - Las Vegas
• Long Beach Invitational Gold Medalist
• Hawaii Invitational Gold Medalist
• A World Class and USFA "A" rated fencer (1984 - present)
• Over 300 medals in local, Division, Sectional, Section Circuits, National and International competitions

Professional Experience -

• Co-founder and Coach of the Southern Illinois Fencing Team (1978-'81)
• Division Officer of 3 different Divisions (Nor-Cal, Cen-Cal and Nevada) (1988-98)
• Sole founder of the Pacific Coast Section 3-weapon Circuit events (since it's inception of 1996 - present)
• Section Chair of the Pacific Coast Section (1994 - present)
• Member of the US Fencing Coaches Association
• Instructor - Veteran's Memorial Leisure Services Center, Summerlin - Las Vegas, NV
• Coached the 2002 Jr. Olympic Foil Champion
• Coached and trained the 1998 Women's Pacific Coast Section Circuit Epee Champion (one year of training)
• Coached and trained the 2005 Women's Pacific Coast Section Circuit Y12 Foil Champion
• Coached and trained the 2005 Men's Pacific Coast Section Circuit Y10 Saber silver Medalist

Heifeng Wang is the Head Foil Coach for Red Rock Fencing Center. Heifeng has over 24 years of fencing and coaching experience and still competes today in foil. Heifeng comes from Tianjin, China. She has been a member of the Chinese National team for 11 years and a two-time Olympic member earning the Silver Medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games! She also has worked as the coach of the Tianjin women's foil team. Coach Wang will be taking over the foil classes for all levels and age groups here at Red Rock. She will also be available for private lessons in foil and epee. Coach Wang is a world class "A" rated foil fencer and trainer that is proficient in foil and epee. She also is a specialist in high level training, individual tactics and knowing what it takes to get to the Olympic level.

• 2-Time Member of the Chinese Olympic Team
• Olympic Silver Medalist-Foil-1992 Barcelona Games
• Silver Medalist for Women's Foil Team at the World University Games -1987
• Ranked 6'th in Women's Team Foil at the International Fencing Championships - 1989
• Bronze Medalist for Women's Team Foil at the International Fencing Championships - 1990
• Ranked 6'th in Women's Team Foil at the International Fencing Championships - 1991
• Silver Medalist Foil team and 5'th place in the Individual Foil at the World University Games - 1991
• Gold Medalist for Women's Foil Team at the first Asian Fencing Championships - 1991
• Ranked 6'th in Women's Team Foil at the Olympics - 1992
• Gold Medalist for Women's Team Foil and 5'th in the Individual Foil at the 12'th Asian Spots Games- 1992
• Gold Medalist for Individual Foil and Team Foil at the Chinese National Championships - 1992
• Gold Medalist for Individual Foil and Silver Medalist for Team Foil at the National Sports Games- 1993
• Ranked 6'th for Women's Team Foil at the World Fencing Championships - 1993
• Silver Medalist for Women's Individual Foil at the National Fencing Championships - 1995
• Gold Medalist for Women's Team Foil and Silver in Individual Foil at the Asian Sports Games - 1997
• Silver Medalist for Women's Team Foil and 5'th in Individual Foil at the 13'th Asian Sports Games - 1998
• Pacific Coast Section Championships Womens Foil Champion - 2007 while representing Red Rock Fencing Center

Professional Experience-

• Coach of the Tianjin Women's Team from 1998-2001
• Foil Coach at the Los Angeles International Fencing Center 2002-2006
• Head Foil Coach at the Red Rock Fencing Center - 2006-present

Beth Juliar-Saber,Epee & Foil Coach

Beth Juliar has over 13 years of fencing in all three weapons and over 5 years coaching experience. Beth is a current competitor in all three weapons and a former member of the National Coaching Association of Canada. Beth started competing in Women's World Cup Saber in 1996 and was a member of "The Original Eight; Canada's first international women saber fencers. (The USFA did not accept women saber until 1999. In 1998 Women's Saber made its first appearance in the World Championships as a demonstration sport. Women Saber was included for the first time in the 2004 Olympics where the USA took the Gold and Bronze.) Beth trained under Alex Jeffery - Former Head coach of Canada’s National Senior Women's sabre team. Also Perry Stevens - Coach of current and bronze Medalist Olga Ovtchinnikova. Coached under Kirk & Kathy Girard - Former coaches athletes for Josh Mcguire of the Canadian Olympic Team, and long time champion saberist Kyle Girard. Beth works with all beginning & intermediate level saber, epee and foil programs here at the Red Rock Fencing Center.

1. Took 1st & 2nd place at the Canadian Junior Elite #2, #3 in 1999
2. Canadian Junior National Team Women Saber 1999-2000
3. Named the "High Performance Athlete" of the Canadian Jr. National Team 2000
4. Took 3rd place in Women's Foil Ontario Winter games 1999
5. Ontario Winter games Foil and Saber Champion in 2000

Professional Experience-

1. Assistant Coach for the Brock Varsity Fencing Team in St. Catharines, Ontario Canada
2. Head of Fencing for Camp Micah in Bridgeton, Maine
3. National Coaching Association of Canada NCCP Level 1, Ontario, Canada

Kristen Lauden- Epee Coach

Kris has been fencing since 1984 and coaching since 2000. Kris is still competing today. While representing the Espoo Fencing Center in Espoo Finland, Kris was coached by legendary Fencing Master Kimmo Puranen, who has won the championship of Finland multiple times and was a member of the Finland Olympic team. Kris later became a member of the Jr. & Sr. National Epee Team, and while a member was coached by Finland's National Head Coach. Kristen is a World Class fencer receiving top honors in international competitions. Kris has coached in Helsinki for the prestigious La'Mor Fencing Team where his students received the 2001-2002 Jr. National Epee team gold medal. He provides both individual and group instruction at the Red Rock Fencing Center and is a footwork, handwork and defensive specialist.

1. Jr. National Epee Team-Helsinki Finland 1986-88
2. Jr. National Epee Champion- Finland - 1988
3. Jr. National Epee Team Gold - Epee - 1988
4. 2 time Helsinki Winter Games Epee Champion 1991-92
5. Sr. National Epee Team member 1991-95
6. 4 time World Cup top 16 placement honors
   

Professional Experience-

1. Assistant Coach for the Turku Fencing Center in Turku Finland
2. Jr. Epee Coach for the La'Mor Fencing Center in Helsinki, Finland
3. National Coaching Association of Finland Level 1, Helsinki, Finland