Paul Geraci

Dr. Paul Geraci
Prevost D'Armes, AAI

2501 Soldiers Home Road
Suite 22D
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
tel (765) 497-9269

Paul Geraci

Fencing Articles Fencing Evolution
Isometric Fencing

Winning the gold medal in epee Coaching Experience:

Prevost D'Armes with the International Academy of Arms and member of the USFCA

Head Fencing Coach, Indiana Fening Academy, Escrime du Lac (2006)
Duties include: Teaching classes, summer camps, and private lessons. Basic armory and recruitment for classes. Escrime du Lac was once owned by Michael Marx and is currently home to three national champions.

Head Fencing Coach, Purdue University (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Duties include: Teaching intermediate and advanced classes. Teaching private lessons. Coaching the Purdue club team.

Fencing Coach, River City Fencing (2004, 2005, 2006)
Duties include: Teaching classes. Teaching private lessons.

Faculty Advisor for the Mississippi State University Fencing Club.
Duties included: Teaching group and private fencing lessons. Act as an advisor to club officers and as a liason to University Club Sports.

Fencing Coach, Summit City Fencing Club (2004-2005) Duties included: Teaching adult classes through the parks and recreation department. Teaching private lessons.

Fencing Instructor, Bowling Green State University (1998-1999)
Duties included: Teaching PEG 241 Beginning Fencing and PEG 242 Intermediate Fencing. PEG 241 concentrates on the foil and PEG 242 extends focus to all three weapons.

Faculty Advisor for the BGSU Fencing Club
Duties Included: Obtaining funding for the organization, purchasing of new equipment, and allocating funds for fencing trips and clinics.

Fencing Instructor, BGSU Fencing Club (1997-1999)
Duties Included: Teaching beginning foil, advanced foil, beginning epee, advanced epee, and beginning sabre. Also responsible for basic armory.

Fencing Coach for Morris Hills High School (1999-2000)
Duties Included: Coaching both girls and boys varsity and junior varsity teams in all weapons including women’s sabre during a competetive season. Private lessons and group work.

Instructor for Medeo Summer Camp (1999)
Duties Included: Teaching a variety of people of different ages and experience levels. Running exercises, group drills, and private lessons. Working with a world class group of instructors.

1991 Student Teacher Award (for fencing) – Morristown High School, NJ

Flying through the air!

Administrative Experience

Vice Chairman of the Great Lakes Section of the USFA.
Duties included: organizing and running the 2002 sectional championships. Working with other section board members.

Member of the USFA Congress 2002, 2007

Founder of the Annual BG Classic Three Weapon Tournament of Fencing
In an effort to increase participation in fencing in the Toledo area the BG Classic was started in 1998 and is televised every year.

Founder of the Annual BG Team Cup. In an effort to increase club and collegiate team events the BG Team Cup was started in 2001.

USFA (United States Fencing Association) Rated Director

Additional Honors

Winner of United States Fencing Coaches Association 2007 Travel Grant.

Author of "Fencing Evolution", an article appearing in the Spring 2003 issue of Fencers Quarterly Magazine.

Captain of the Indiana Composite Epee Team - 2001

Captain of the Ball State University Epee Team - 2002

USFA Rated Fencer (Epee B 2006 Foil C 2002 Sabre E 2004)

Studied under Yakov Danilenko, Robert Largman, and A. John Geraci

Geraci featured on Sam Lillard's Fencing Photo of the Week

Recent Placings:

1^st Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 6/22/07)
3^rd Place - Indiana Cup - South Bend, Indiana (Epee - 6/17/07)
1^st Place - Hutchinson Open - Chicago, Illinois - (Epee - 5/27/07)
3^rd Place - Ray Bautista Memorial - Dayto, Ohio - (Epee - 5/20/07)
2^nd Place - Divisional Qualifiers - Mishawaka, Indiana - Qualified Div II III (Foil - 4/29/07)
1^st Place - AFA Spring Open, Indianapolis (Epee - 4/22/07)
9^th Place - Great Lakes Sectionals - Qualified Div 1A (Epee - 4/1/07)
3^rd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Indianapolis (Epee - 3/16/07)
1^st Place - Corey Stauble Memorial Open - Louisville (Epee - 3/3/07)
1^st Place - Friday Night Fencing - Indianapolis (Epee - 2/23/07)
1^st Place - Friday Night Fencing - Indianapolis - Earned E07 (Sabre - 2/23/07)
3^rd Place - Purdue Spring Open - West Lafayette, Indiana (Epee - 2/17/07)
3^rd Place - St. Valentine's Day Massacre - South Bend, Indiana (Epee - 2/11/07)
3^rd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 2/2/06)
3^rd Place - Indian University Open - Bloomington, Indiana - Eared B07 (Epee - 1/27/07)
2^nd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 1/5/07)
3^rd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 12/15/06)
2^nd Place - Culver Open - Culver, Indiana (Epee - 12/2/06)
1^st Place - SCFC D< - Fort Wayne, Indiana - Earned E06(Sabre - 11/4/06)
3^rd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 10/20/06)
3^rd Place - Burton Open - Chicago, Illinois (Epee - 10/7/06)
1^st Place - AFA Fall Open - Indianapolis, Indiana (Epee - 9/30/06)
2^nd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 9/1/06)
1^st Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Sabre - 4/7/06)
2^nd Place - Purdue Spring Open - West Lafayette, Indiana (Epee - 3/11/06)
2^nd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 3/3/06)
1^st Place - Friday Night Fencing - Indianapolis (Epee - 2/17/06)
3^rd Place - St. Valentine's Day Massacre - Earned B06 (Epee - 2/12/06)
2^nd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 12/16/05)
3^rd Place - Culver Open - (Epee - 12/03/05)
3^rd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 11/4/05)
1^st Place - Indiana University Fall Open - (Epee 10/15/05)
1^st Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee - 10/14/05)
3^rd Place - CAAFC Open - Chicago (Epee 9/11/05)
3^rd Place - Dr. Todd Curn Memorial - Columbus, Ohio (Epee 5/22/05)
3^rd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee 5/20/05)
2^nd Place - Excaliber Open - Grand Rapids (Epee 3/20/05)
2^nd Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana (Epee 3/18/05)
3^rd Place - St. Valentine's Day Massacre (2/13/05)
3^rd Place - Culver Open - Earned B05 (Epee - 12/04/05)
1^st Place - Circle City Open - Indianapolis (Epee - 11/14/04)
2^nd Place - Burton Open - Chicago (Epee - 10/9/04)
1^st Place - Friday Night Fencing - Mishawaka, Indiana - Earned B04 (Epee - 9/3/04)
1^st Place - State Games of Mississippi - Earned C04 (Foil - 6/6/04)
1^st Place - State Games of Mississippi (Epee - 6/6/04)
1^st Place - Ark-La-Miss Division Qualifier (Epee - 4/4/04)
3^rd Place - Wright Memorial Open, Birmingham Alabama. (Epee - 3/6/04)
1^st Place - "Stomped Hearts Open", Oxford Mississippi Earned E04 (Sabre - 2/14/04)
1^st Place - "Stomped Hearts Open", Oxford Mississippi (Epee - 2/14/04)
Finished 6^th in the Rose Condon Memorial Open, Shreveport Louisiana - Earned C 04 (Epee - 01/31/04)
1^st Place - "The Gathering", Oxford Mississippi (Epee - 11/15/03)
3^rd Place - "The Gathering", Oxford Mississippi (Sabre - 11/15/03)
1^st Place - Ft Wayne Epee Event (Epee - 07/27/03)
2002-2003 Grand Champion - Great Lakes Sectional Circuit (Epee)
1^st Place - Indiana Division Qualifier (Epee - 04/13/03)
2^nd Place - Indiana Division Qualifier (Sabre - 04/13/03)
2^nd Place - Purdue Open (Epee - 03/29/03)
2^nd Place - Columbus Open - Earned C 03 (Epee - 01/12/03)
2^nd Place - Andrew "Cory" Stauble Memorial Open (Epee - 11/17/02)
1^st Place - SWO Open (Epee - 11/03/02)
3^rd Place - Purdue Open (Epee - 10/26/02)
1^st Place - NOD Open - Earned E 02 (Sabre - 10/20/02)
2^nd Place - NOD Open (Epee - 10/19/02)
1^st Place - D and Under - Earned C 02 (Foil - 9/21/02)
1^st Runner-up Great Lakes Sectional Circuit (Epee 2002)
3^rd Place - Great Lakes Sectional Championships (Epee - 05/12/02)
Qualified for Div IA/II National Championships (Epee)
1^st Place - Indian Division Qualifier (Epee - 04/14/02)
1^st Place - Purdue Open (Epee - 04/06/02)
2^nd Place - Maestro Perry Open (Epee - 03/02/02)
3^rd Place - BG team cup (Epee team - 02/23/02)
2^nd Place - SW Ohio Open (Epee - 12/16/01)
3^rd Place - Turkey Shoot (Epee - 12/02/01)
3^rd Place - Bourbon Open (Epee - 11/17/01)
3^rd Place - Purdue Open (Epee - 11/10/01)
3^rd Place - C and Under (Epee - 10/20/01)
1^st Place - North Ridgeville Open (Epee - 05/19/01)
2^nd Place - North Ridgeville Open (Sabre - 05/19/01)
1^st Place - Indiana Division Qualifier - Div II National Championships (Epee - 04/08/01)
2^nd Place - Ball State University (Sabre - 04/01/01)
3^rd Place - Oberlin Open (Sabre - 03/03/01)
3^rd Place - Oberlin Open (Epee - 03/03/01)
1^st Place - NOD Open (Epee - 10/22/00)
1^st Place - NOD Open - Earned D00 (Foil - 10/22/00)
2^nd Place - NOD Open (Sabre - 10/22/00)
3^rd Place - Ohio Sectional Circuit (Epee - 10/08/00)
3^rd Place - Michigan Sectional Circuit - Earned C 2000 (Epee 9/16/2000)
Qualified for Div II/III 2000 National Championships (Epee - 4/2/2000)
1^st Place Fencing Academy of Philedelphia (Epee – 01/23/00)
1^st Place Westgate Open (Sabre – 5/22/99)
1^st Place Westgate Open (Epee – 5/22/99)
Finished 6^th in the Great Lakes section. Qualified for Div. IA, II, and III National Championships. (Epee – 4/24/99)
1^st Place Genessee Fencing Club Tournament - Earned D99 (Foil – 3/13/99)
1^st Place Oberlin Fencing Tournament, (Epee – 2/27/99)
1^st Place Renaissance II C and Under. (Epee – 10/4/98)

Geraci teaching fencing at the jedi academy!