Coaches

Head Coach - Bin Lu    Bin Lu was formerly the head coach of the Sichuan Physical University Fencing Team in Sichuan, China. In 1993 one of his students was World Junior Epee Champion. Bin coached many medalists and finalists in China’s national championships. Bin Lu was the Chinese Men’s National Champion and the Asian Games Champion. Bin was also a member of the Chinese national team. Bin holds a degree in Physical Education from Sichuan University.

Coach - Bruce Milligan    Bruce Milligan has been coaching at BFC since the club's founding, and prior to that, was a high school and college fencing coach. In 1988, while head coach at Vassar College, he was named Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association "Coach of the Year." Bruce has competed successfully at the local, regional, and national levels in foil and epee. In 2002 and 2006 he was a member of the U.S. foil team at the Veterans World Fencing Championships. He currently holds an "A" rating in foil.

Assistant Coach - Matt Bouloubasis    A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Matt was a three-time Middle Atlantic Collegiate Fencing Association men's epee champion. He qualified for and participated in the NCAA National Championships each of his four undergraduate years at JHU. Matt placed second in the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Epee Championships, once again earning his "A" rating in epee.

Assistant Coach - Jon Wittig    A founding member of the club, Jon is a very experienced competitor and coach.

Assistant Coach - Joan Stiles    Joan started fencing at Princeton University. Specializing in teaching beginning foil, Joan brings a wealth of experience from her many years as an equestrian instructor.