Recent Results and Updates
Our Coaches
Oleg is three times National coach (2 World Championship and one Pan Americans).
Best students:
Eliza Stone – Olympian
Senior World Champion in Team, Bronze medal Senior World Championship, Pan American Championship Gold medal, Pan American Games Gold medal, multiple medals at Senior World Cup
Francesca Russo- Olympian
Junior World Champion, Cadet Bronze medal at World Championship, Junior and Senior Pan American champion in teams. Two times NCAA individual champion.
Mitchel Saron
Two times bronze medal at team World Championship, Bronze medal in individual World Championship, Gold medal Cadet World Cup. 3 times member of National Junior team for World Champioship and one time Senior World Championship. Multiple National champion at different age categories including Senior.
Caroline Vloka
Junior Team World Champion, Siver Cadet World Championship, Bronze Junior Worlds.
NCAA individual Champion.
Sage Palmedo
Gold and Bronze medal at individual and team World Championship. The winner of all DIV I events in whole season.
Celina Merza
Individual and team Silver at Youth Olympics(the only individual women saber medal in US) , multiple medalist of World Cups and multiple times member of National team at Cadet and Junior World Championships. Multiple winner of national events at all ages including Senior.
Honor Johnson
Silver individual and Bronze at Junior World Championship, member of Senior National team.
Winner of multiple national events in all ages.
Maia Chamberlain
NCAA and Ivy’s Champion.
Ben Igoe
Bronze medal at Gran Prix, member of Senior national team.
Other members of National teams: Andrew Stetsiv, Sarah Merza, Dawson Sieradzky, Ronald Anglade, Ryan Jenkings, Sammy Roberts.
Hundreds of medals at National events and World Cups.
Orest is a Professional Fencing Coach and Master. He was the former Soviet Union’s Junior Olympic Coach for over 12 years and is qualified to instruct in all 3 weapons. He is the former Head Coach at the US Military Academy at West Point.
Orest has coached and developed many World and National Champions over his 37 year career and is a welcomed addition to the Bergen Fencing Club staff.
Alexey is a coach with 30+ years of fencing experience. He has represented Ukraine and the Soviet Union in the World Championships and many international tournaments.
In 1994, Alexey earned a Master’s degree in both Physical Education and Fencing from the Ukrainian University of Physical Education and Sports. He trained several Cadet, Junior & Senior Champions in various countries.
He continues to compete and win medals on the United States veteran’s competitions. He is a regular North American Cup medalist with a Bronze Medal in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Veterans NAC 40-49 Mens Sabre events.
In November 2017 coach Alex Kuznetsov won the GOLD medal at the SFC Open and 2017-18 TRI-STATE VET’s SABER CUP and earned an A2017 Rating. Recently at the 2018 National Championships and July Challenge in St. Louis, MO Alexey Kuznetsov won the GOLD medal in Veteran Team Men’s Saber.
Schedule
Monday
2:00pm-10:30pm
Private lessons by appointment
5:40pm-7:00pm
Sabre Beginners Class
7:00pm-9:00pm
Sabre Advanced Class
Tuesday
2:00pm-10:30pm
Private lessons by appointment
7:00pm-9:00pm
Sabre Competitive Class
Wednesday
2:00pm-10:30pm
Private lessons by appointment
5:40pm-7:00pm
Sabre Beginners Class
7:00pm-9:00pm
Sabre Advanced Class
Thursday
2:00pm-10:30pm
Private lessons by appointment
7:00pm-9:00pm
Sabre Competitive Class
Friday
2:00pm-10:30pm
Private lessons by appointment
6:00pm-8:00pm
Sabre Advanced Class
Saturday
9:30am-8:00pm
Private lessons by appointment
9:40am-11:00am
Sabre Beginners Class
12:00pm-2:00pm
Sabre Competitive Class
Bergen FC membership must be active in order to attend classes.
Private lessons are by appointment.
For any Princeton related questions please contact coach Oleg (917) 478-7431
Monday
7-9 pm Group Saber Classes
4-10 pm Private Lessons *Saber *Foil
Tuesday
4-10 pm Private Lessons *Saber *Foil
Wednesday
7-9 pm Group Saber Classes
4-10 pm Private Lessons *Saber *Foil
Thursday
4-10 pm Private Lessons *Saber *Foil
Friday
7-9 pm Group Saber Classes
4-10 pm Private Lessons *Saber *Foil
Saturday
No Classes
The following is the class schedule for July and August.
Advance and Competitive classes in June will end on the 25st in time for the Pre-Summer Nationals camp. After that Advanced/Competitive classes will be combined. They will start July 11th and continue thru the end of August. Beginners classes will run to the end of August.
Beginners Schedule:
Monday & Wednesday – 5:40-7pm
Saturday – 10:40-12:00pm
Advanced/Competitive Schedule:
Tuesday & Thursday 7pm-9pm
Saturday – 12-2pm
Rates and Fees Schedule
Benefits of Membership-
- Discounted monthly group paymentsÂ
- Access to private lessons.
*Membership is recommended to those who will be attending at least 2 group classes per week
Membership fee details-
- After purchasing a membership there is a monthly group fee that is due at the start of each month.
- There are 3 Group classes per week for each program.
- Calendar year for Annual Membership – September to June.
- For new members only, starting after 1st September membership fee will be adjusted pro-rata till June.
- Pricing for each program is listed below.
- Private classes fees are discussed with the coach.
Not interested in Membership? We have a non-member fees are shown separately, in blue boxes
Beginner members
- $400 (1 class per week and 4X20min lessons per month)
- $500 (3 classes per week and 4X20min lessons per month)Â Â
Beginner non-members
- $500 (1 class per week and 4x20min lessons per month)Â
- $600 (3 classes per week and 4X20min lessons per month)
Advanced members
- $400 (1 class per week and 4X20min private lessons per month)
- $550 (3 classes per week and 4X20 min lessons per month)
Advanced Plus (by invitation only)
- $600 – 4 group classes (3 Adv/Comp +
1 Competitive) per week and 4X20 min privates per
month.
Advanced non-members
- $550 (1 class per week and 4X20 min private lessons per month)
- $650 (3 classes per week and 4X20min lessons per month)
Competitive members
- $500 – ability to do 6 classes per week (Adv/Comp and Competitive only)Â Â
Competitive non-members
- $600- 6 classes per week (by invitation only)
- Floor fee $30 (class after first hour)
Bergen FC members
- 3 group classes per week
- Private lessons not included
Bergen FC Non members
- 3 group classes per week
- Private lessons not included
Group classes include 2 hrs of footwork, drills and supervised bouting.
Camp participation and tournaments will be reviewed with Oleg Stetsiv.
Lessons included in the monthly payment must be used within the current month and cannot be transferred to the next month.
Additional private lessons are by appointment 20 min. each $40-50 members (prices vary by coach) $60 non-members
Members can attend group classes in both locations at no additional cost.
Alumni
We’re proud of our fencers accomplishments both on and off the strip. Here are some of the universities our students have headed off to after training at Bergen Fencing Club.


Class of 2023
Mitchell Saron


Class of 2023
Casey Chan


Class of 2023
Nastassja Kuznetsova


Class of 2022
Kevin Callahan
Class of 2023
Sophia Zhuang


Class of 2023
David DeScherer
Class of 2020
Erin Chen


Class of 2019
Katherine Kudryashov
Zoee D’Costa
Class of 2012
Mike Fotinatos


Class of 2018
Francesca Russo
Klaudia Kulmacz
Paul Cepak
Class of 2016
Daniel Kim
Class of 2015
Marybeth Zier


Class of 2023
Meghan Forcellati
Class of 2022
Anika Tsapatsaris
Class of 2021
Dawson Sieradzky
Class of 2013
Woo Chang Chung
Class of 2012
Samantha Roberts


Class of 2023
Ben Levitt
Stephen Chou
Class of 2020
Sarah Merza
Class of 2019
Andrew Herczak
Class of 2015
Celina Merza


Class of 2023
Brian Kim
Jamie Ren
Nicholas Han
Class of 2022
Chloe Chen
Class of 2016
Alexander Martini
Class of 2015
Ericka Persson


Class of 2021
Alexis Browne
Jackie Hua
Isabella Min
Class of 2017
Alisha Gomez
Cindy Oh
Ania Parzecki
Katherine Sachs


Class of 2021
Rochelle Shvartsman


Class of 2021
Lauren Park


Class of 2022
Justin Park
Class of 2021
Dana Chou
Forms
Coach Request Forms
Trial Membership Form
Membership Application
Birthday Parties
We will keep the kids fully entertained with some fencing instructions and some fencing games, finishing off with some one on one bout. Kids will have an exciting time. Birthday child receives a free gift. Call or e-mail for details. We promise a great time!!!


Adult Lessons


For adults of all levels, with no prior experience.
If you get serious lets go national and even international!