The coaching staff at the Atlanta Fencers' Club is a group of highly skilled instructors ready to bring you to the highest level of fencing. Each teacher is both a skilled coach and an accomplished competitor, and each has developed students to the top national and international level.

Gene Gettler

- Maitre d'Armes. Gettler earned his certification as a Fencing Master in 1977 from the American Fencing Academy at Cornell University, and founded the Atlanta Fencers' Club that same year. Many of his students have become regional and national finalists and champions, including one pupil who made two US Olympic Teams. Also an accomplished fencer, Gene was a bronze medalist in foil in the 1998 Div. II Nationals, has been US Masters Champion twice, Southeast Section Foil Champion twice, and twice has been the Southeast Section Epee Champion. Gene is also a faculty member teaching fencing at Emory University and Georgia Perimeter College and 2001 Georgia Games Epee Team Champion.

John Terris

John Terris - is studying under Maitre Gettler to earn his Prevost and Maitre d'Armes certifications as a teacher of Fencing.  John gives lessons to beginners and intermediate level fencers in foil and epee, and is particularly liked by his pupils for his patience and encouraging manner.  John is the coordinator and head instructor of AFC’s satellite programs offered at recreation centers, schools, and to home school groups. John is also the Director of the Atlanta FC fitness and conditioning program. He has been fencing for 6 years,  and is a frequent finalist in local and regional epee competitions.