Meet the Coaches
Gerhard Guevarra – Coach and Owner
Fencing History and Bio:
Gerhard began fencing in his freshman year at UNC-Chapel Hill. During his sophomore year, he joined the UNC-Chapel Hill Varsity Fencing team and began training under Fencing Master Dr. Ron C. Miller.
Gerhard has been coaching since 1999 with numerous success with his students including Junior Olympic Qualifiers and Regional Youth Circuit Finalists. He continues to compete nationally but has fenced internationally, competing in the 2006 Vancouver World Cup and has won several North Carolina Division Championships.
Gerhard has a BA in Physical Education, Exercise and Sports Science. He has been a middle school Business Technology teacher at Weldon City Schools and a Recreation Center Director for Cumberland County Parks and Recreation. He has also been an Army Reservist, completing his 8 year commitment in 2003. He is currently a School Liaison Officer for Fort Bragg and the Department of the Army.
He now lives in Fayetteville with his wife (Jennifer), sons (Gabriel and Liam) and daughters (Grace and Isabelle). Gabriel and Isabelle has also started to fence with the All-American Fencing Academy and both compete nationally.
Gerhard teaches the youth foil classes and the teen and adult foil and epee classes.
David Hadler – Coach
Fencing History and Bio:
David’s father used to fence, but he got really interested when his mom used to give him Three Musketeer candy bars for lunch at school. Then he found out there’s actually a sport where you sword fight and he thought that was cool.
David Hadler is a former NCAA Division I fencer at the University of California, San Diego, a two-time NCAA All-American, and Western Conference Champion. He has represented the United States, and Taiwanese National Teams at the Y-14, Cadet, Junior, and Senior levels, and is a two-time Pan-American Champion (2013, 2014). David has earned multiple medals at USA Fencing NACs, including Bronze at the 2016 U.S. National Championships.
David has a BA on International Business for the University of San Diego. He is currently an Army Officer stationed at Fort Bragg.