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42 | May/June 2015 at the Academy. is includes all equipment. Speaking to its success in training competitive fencers are the academy's numerous success stories. Students have qualified for the Junior Olympics and Regional Youth Circuits and have also qualified for Nationals. In addition students are routinely re- cruited to Division 1 university teams. Ines Paige, the wife of another academy coach, John Page, has placed in the top three in state championships. e coaches themselves bring a lifetime of acco- lades and talent into the fencing academy. Guevarra himself, a veteran of the Army Reserve, has coached since 1999 and has won several championships and competed internationally in the 2006 Vancouver World Cup. e previously mentioned coach, John Page, began fencing at NYU in the 1970's. When asked why the students of All-American Fencing Academy are so successful, Paige says that it is all about the "internal atmosphere." ere at the acade- my, the coaches are not brutal or elitist in their drive for achievement. ey promote an atmosphere that families want to immerse themselves in. "Oen times," Paige paused, "When students leave Fayette- ville, they don't continue the sport because of the John Page began fencing in the 1970's at New York University. He was Sectional Champion and earned a B rating during the height of his competition career. Gerhard Guevarra, the head coach and owner of All-American Fencing Academy in downtown Fayetteville, compared fencing to "trying to do a model airplane and trying to dance at the same time." Guevarra started All-American Fencing Academy to bring some of that precise athleticism to our community.

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