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Highlights

  • Former Coach at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club for 10 years

  • Former Georgian National Team Saber Fencer

  • European U23 Team Gold & Bronze Medalist

  • Competed at World Championships, World Cups, European Championships & Summer Universiade

  • Experience developing youth, adult & competitive fencers from beginner through national-level competition

Luka Oboladze

Senior Saber Coach

Luka Oboladze is a former Georgian National Team fencer and highly experienced saber coach, bringing elite international competitive experience and more than a decade of coaching athletes across all ages and levels.

As a competitive fencer, Luka represented Georgia on the international stage, competing at European Championships, World Cups, World Championships, and the Summer Universiade. His career includes European U23 Team Gold and Bronze Medals, along with numerous other international results.

From 2016 to 2026, Luka coached at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club in New York, spending a decade developing fencers from complete beginners to experienced regional and national competitors. His extensive coaching background includes youth athletes, adult recreational and competitive fencers, as well as professional actors, demonstrating an exceptional ability to adapt his teaching to different athletes, goals, and levels of experience.

Beyond the traditional club environment, Luka has helped lead adult fencing programs and fencing programs within New York City public schools, expanding access to the sport while gaining extensive experience developing successful programs for diverse groups of athletes.

Luka’s coaching emphasizes technical precision, tactical intelligence, timing, distance control, and competitive preparation, with an individualized approach designed around each fencer’s strengths, experience, and goals.

Luka is also the founder of MyFencing24.com, an online fencing education platform created to make high-level tactical and strategic fencing knowledge more accessible. Through the platform, he extends his coaching beyond the traditional lesson environment with educational resources focused on fencing tactics, strategy, training, and competition.