Our Coaches

Johnson (Yaojiang) Huang

Two time Olympian (2004 & 2008) for Men's Individual and Team Sabre.

Athletic Achievements

  • 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing, China), Men's Team Sabre - 6th 

  • 2004 Olympic Games (Athens, Greece), Men's Team Sabre - 7th 

  • 2009 World Cup (Moscow, Russia), Men's Team Sabre - 2nd 

  • 2006 World Cup (Tehran, Iran) Men's Team Sabre - 5th Place/ Individual Sabre - 8th 

  • 2006 Asia Game (Doha, Qatar) Men's Team Sabre - 1st 

  • 2006 Chinese Championships (Guangzhou, China) Team Sabre - 1st / Individual Sabre - 1st

  • 2005 Chinese National Championship (Nantong, China) Team Sabre - 1st

  • 2004 World Cup (Paris, France) Men's Team Sabre - 2nd 

  • 2002 World Cup (Madrid, Spain) Men's Team Sabre - 1st  / Individual Sabre - 2nd 

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Experience

Vango Toronto Fencing Center - Head Saber Coach  2015 - 2016

Hong International Sports, Maryland USA  2013 - 2015

  • Managed daily training sessions

  • Provided individual private lessons

Chinese National Team – Assistant Coach  2012 – 2013

  • Trained Chinese National Team members

  • Provided individual lessons to Chinese National Team members​

Beijing Sport University, Beijing China – Assistant Saber Coach  2009 – 2013

  • Designed training programs for advanced fencers,  to compete in Chinese Nationals and other international competitions. 

  • Managed daily training sessions

  • Provided individual private lessons

  • Organized physical conditioning sessions​

 

Student Achievements 

  • Edward Zhao, ranked top 8 in USA Cadet Men's Saber.

  • Yuyao Gao - first in teams and 3rd in individuals for Junior World Championships. Also received various medals for international competitions.  

  • Lily Liu - Canadian National Team member. Ranking for 2018-2019 season Canada U17 - 1st

  • Ryan Xu - 1st in Canadian National Junior Men's Sabre

  • Zoe Wu - International Cadet European Circuit (London England) Sabre Team - 3rd , Ranking for 2018-2019 season Canada U17  - 2nd 

  • Many AXF members have received various medals in regional, provincial and national level competitions and also represented Canada in international competitions. 

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Jean Paul Banos 

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In 1980, Jean-Paul won his first Canadian junior championship while capturing the senior championship. He will be Senior Canadian Champion six times between 1983 and 1992.

He attended his first Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984. He also presented Canada at the Seoul Games (1988), Barcelona (1992) and Atlanta (1996).

He has competed in fifteen world championships and several World Cup events between 1978 and 1996, he is most successful at the Pan American Games. In Caracas, in 1983, he deserves the bronze medal in individual and in team. Four years later, in Indianapolis. Jean-Paul wins the gold medal with Peter Westbrook, the bronze medalist at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. To top it off, he adds bronze as a team to his record. Finally, in 1991, in Havana, he won another bronze medal in team. Jean-Paul is also a two-time individual and team gold medalist at the Commonwealth Championships in 1986 and 1990.

By doing so on the international stage, Jean-Paul Banos is helping to raise the level of Canadian fencing. In the world championship, after a sixteenth place finish in 1982, he will be able to reach tenth place in 1993. He will also be part of the team having achieved the feat of positioning himself sixth in the world championships of 1991 and 1993. 

After the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, Jean-Paul will end his sports career. Passionate about fencing, he will be involved in the development of his sport by working as technical director of the Quebec Fencing Federation from 1991 to 1997.
 

Sean Chi​

Athletic Achievements

Represented Taiwan in the following FIE International Fencing Competitions: ​

  • 2017 Fencing Grand Prix (Seoul, Korea)

  • 2016 World Cup (Hungary)

  • 2016 U23 Asian Fencing Championships (Tokyo, Japan)

  • 2016 European Fencing Circuit

  • 2012 Junior Asian Fencing Championships

  • 2011 Junior Asian Fencing Championships

  • 2010 World Championships  (Paris, France)

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Experiences

  • Taiwan Sabre Fencing National Team Member 

  • Haibing Wang International Fencing Club - Coach  2013-2014

    • Managed daily training sessions

    • Provided individual lessons and conditioning training sessions

    • Organized physical conditioning sessions 

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Derek Su 

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  • 2011 Ontario Championship Men's Sabre Senior Champion 

  • 2012 Ontario Championship Men's Sabre Senior Champion 

  • 2013 Ontario Championship Men's Sabre Senior Champion 

  • 2013 Canada Cup Men's Sabre Senior Champion 

 

Iris (Yu) Long

Athletic Achievements

 •2007 National Fencing Championship Series third station Women's saber-first

 •2007 National Fencing Championship Series first station Women's saber-second

 •2005 National Youth Championships women's saber fencing-second

 •2005 National Youth Cup women's saber fencing training-first

 •2005 Tenth National Games women's saber fencing-fifth

 •2004 National Championship Series women's saber fencing-first

 •2003 5th City Games women's saber fencing-fourth

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Experience

Beijing University,Beijing China - Coach  2010 - 2011

  • Managed daily training sessions

  • Provided individual lessons and conditioning training sessions

  • Organized physical conditioning sessions 

Beijing Sport University, Beijing China – Captain and Assistant Saber Coach  2001 – 2009

  • Designed training programs for advanced fencers,  to compete in Chinese Nationals and other international competitions. 

  • Managed daily training sessions

  • Provided individual lessons

  • Organized physical conditioning sessions​

National team training in China  2004 - 2005

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Mark Peros

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Mark Peros is a veteran of the Canadian fencing program, having made his senior international debut in 2003. He has attended three FIE World Championships. Peros had also won many provincial and national championships, and from 2010 to 2013, Peros achieved many excellent results in international and national competitions.

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Athletic Achievements:

PanAm Championships: 

  • 2015 – 9th (ind. sabre), SILVER (team sabre)

  • 2013 – 6th (ind. sabre)

  • 2012 – 17th (ind. sabre)

  • 2007 – 15th (ind. sabre)

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Angela J  （Physical Coach）

 

  • YMCA Canada Certified Group Fitness Instructor, YMCA Canada Personal Fitness Trainer, IRONMAN Certified Coach (Triathlon, Conditioning, and Nutrition)

  • Experiences related to Children: Tim Horton Children Foundation Outdoor Camp Counselor.