Coach Patrick Lausi is a Columbia, South Carolina native who began his coaching career at the Palmetto Fencers Club in 2008. He was instrumental in founding the Edge of America Fencing Club in 2015, where he continues to coach. Lausi has a proven track record of developing top-tier fencers, with his students achieving success at the state, regional, and national levels. Notably, two of his athletes have gone on to compete at the Division 1 collegiate level.

Coach Ian Dube began fencing at the age of ten in the Tri-City Fencing Club outside of Boston. Under the coaching of Molly Sullivan (Olympic team 88/92) he competed for two years and anchored fencing as a part of his life. After a ten year hiatus from the sport, he continued learning from former NYU coach Tom Cakouros at the Monadnock Fencing Club in Keene, NH. Reinvigorated, his passion took him back to Boston where he trained with international fencers, before embedding himself here in the Lowcountry. After years of self coaching using competitive goals, he has become a top-rated fencer in South Carolina. Coach Ian aims to utilize the understanding and patience he has developed to impart his comprehensive approach to bouting with his students.

Coach Annemarie LeDonne is a seasoned fencing coach with a distinguished athletic career. A native of New Jersey, she excelled as an individual NJ State Epee Champion and was a key member of Columbia High School’s four-time State Championship fencing team. Her fencing prowess earned her a scholarship to Rutgers University, where she continued to compete at the NCAA Division 1 level. Following her collegiate career, LeDonne returned to her alma mater as an assistant coach, contributing to the team’s continued success.  

In 2019, she broadened her coaching ability by being selected to attend a Pan American Fencing Federation clinic in El Salvador by USA Fencing. This experience exposed her to diverse coaching methodologies and cultures, enhancing her ability to work with fencers of all skill levels. Recognized for her contributions to the sport, LeDonne was inducted into the Columbia High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.   As a member of the USA Fencing and US Fencing Coaches Association, Coach LeDonne is dedicated to growing the popularity of fencing in South Carolina. By offering instruction to fencers of all ages and abilities, she aims to replicate the enthusiasm for the sport found in her home state. Her coaching has yielded impressive results, with students achieving success at local, regional, and national competitions. One of her athletes has competed their first year at the Division 1 college level and will start their second in the Fall of 2025.