Kathy Krusen

Kathy Krusen

Kathy Krusen has been a member of HFC since 1985, and a instructor/coach since 1988.She has taught fencing at numerous schools in San Francisco, including: Hamblin School, San Francisco Day School, and Urban High School.

She has also been the Varsity Fencing Coach at Lowell High School since 1990, and an instructor with the SummerGate program since 1995.

Kathy coaches students of all ages, but finds that her greatest enjoyment comes from introducing young people (ages 10 - 15) to what she considers to be the best sport in the world.She was a competitive fencer until 1993, fencing all three weapons in local, national and international competition.

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Coach Kathy Krusen and the Boys Team Champion Lowell Cardinals

Kathy Krusen

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Kathy Krusen has been a member of HFC since 1985, and a instructor/coach since 1988.She has taught fencing at numerous schools in San Francisco, including: Hamblin School, San Francisco Day School, and Urban High School.

She has also been the Varsity Fencing Coach at Lowell High School since 1990, and an instructor with the SummerGate program since 1995.

Kathy coaches students of all ages, but finds that her greatest enjoyment comes from introducing young people (ages 10 - 15) to what she considers to be the best sport in the world.She was a competitive fencer until 1993, fencing all three weapons in local, national and international competition.

Kathy can be reached via email here: Email Kathy

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Kathy Krusen

As the fencing team looks on, absorbing every word, Coach Kathy Krusen, her fists clenched, her cheeks flushed and her eyes fiery, preaches the gospel of good fencing:

"Whack the blades out of their way, and pierce them in the chest!"she commands.

She tells the fencers that when they need to fight back, when opponents attack, they must strike back with great fury.Her team, though talented and undefeated, still has much to improve upon, many skills to refine; at the first meet against Lincoln on March 5, the Cardinals won all nine of their matches, but failed to live up to their own standards.

As the fencing team looks on, absorbing every word, Coach Kathy Krusen, her fists clenched, her cheeks flushed and her eyes fiery, preaches the gospel of good fencing:

"Whack the blades out of their way, and pierce them in the chest!"she commands.

She tells the fencers that when they need to fight back, when opponents attack, they must strike back with great fury.Her team, though talented and undefeated, still has much to improve upon, many skills to refine; at the first meet against Lincoln on March 5, the Cardinals won all nine of their matches, but failed to live up to their own standards.
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Point control and counterattacking were the team's two faults, according to Krusen.The Cardinals failed to consistently attack on target.

"I was frustrated that they (the team) would execute, set up their attacks but then miss," Krusen said."It was partly because of a lack of practice, but also a slight slip in focus."

The fencers must control their foils, and aim for special areas, like the most advantageous spot on their opponents' bodies - the flank, the outer side of the rival's torso.To remedy this problem, Krusen has employed a bizarre method.
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Despite these flaws, Krusen thinks that the team has the dedication and depth to win the championship, and lots of competitive spirit.

"Even when they were behind, they had very good determination, and even when we already had the lead, they kept trying to win," Krusen said.
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Because of later cockiness on the part of Sinha- who became reckless after dominating his first opponent - and because Krusen used alternate fencers, the team only won 5-4, a margin far too small for a team as skilled as Lowell.
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"I think we'll do very well this season," Krusen said.