Wu Jie (Head Coach)

Formerly a first class professional fencer from China,  Wu Jie has had an outstanding career as a national fencer for Singapore, at some point even standing among the Top 4 in two different weapons! Yet, impressive as Wu Jie’s résumé as a fencer is, he is undoubtedly more talented a coach than he is a fencer.

Blessed with keen eyes and a keener intellect, Wu Jie sees a technique, and quickly realises its advantages, disadvantages and the many ways it can be employed. Wu Jie is then able to not only teach his students these new techniques, but also adapt them to suit their abilities, working together with his students to create their own unique fencing style.

For many years, three of the Top Four Men’s Foilists in Singapore were under his tutelage, the fourth member being himself! At some point, excluding himself, five out of the seven Men’s Foilists in the Senior Team were his students. Additionally, he was also the coach of four out of the eight Women’s Epeeists in the Senior Team. All of these elite athletes, he developed out of fencers who had previously not been fencing at a high level.  Some of the momentous feats of his students include a Bronze medal at the Nanjing Asian Youth Games 2013, and making Singaporean history in 2012 as the first ever Singaporean to qualify for the quarterfinals at a Cadet World Championship.

Technique, any coach can teach. Advice, any coach can give. Where Wu Jie excels is in the cultivation of his fencer’s own style of fencing, allowing them to play to their strengths by employing techniques and tactics adapted to suit them.

Tan Yuan Zi (Senior Coach)

Yuan Zi has a very strong and accurate analysis of his students’ fencing, technically and tactically. He often provides his students with excellent insight, forged from his own experiences, for making better choices on the piste. Yuan Zi also gives valuable guidance to refine the core skills of developing fencers to potentiate their improvement. Yuan Zi would also instill a sense of sportsmanship and competitive spirit in all his students, and would always push them to their limits to achieve breakthroughs. Despite having high and strict standards for his students, he always connects with his fencers and has a fun-loving character which also makes him very popular in our kids classes.

Cao Yubo (Senior Coach)

Yubo leads by example and values the spirit of hard work. He sets a standard for his students to strive to achieve. Through himself, he reflects the core values of Absolute Fencing, respect and fighting spirit. Apart from that, he is very innovative and fun-loving. He is able to come up with new exercises in addition to usual routines to ensure that the lessons are not too dull or repetitive. His classes are always enjoyable, despite the high intensity. He is able to keep his students motivated and wanting to improve.

Fun fact: Yubo is a tutor for several JC students. His teaching experience has helped him learn how to pin point and understand the difficulties his students are facing. Students find that him being able to understand or help with their problems is one of his key strengths. With better mutual understanding, tackling and overcoming problems together with his students has become easier.

Lim Elizabeth Ann Yu Yan (Coach)

Elizabeth’s teaching style is enjoyable and engaging, but she is firm when she needs to be, pushing her students to always do their best. She makes learning fencing fun and not all that difficult! Her experience as a fencer helps her relate to students, to understand and meet their needs. An interesting fact about her is that she is also a preschool teacher! The knowledge and experience of working with children coupled with her fencing background gives her the ideal skillset to impart fencing knowledge and skills to her students in a way that is not only enriching, but entertaining too.