David Kirby

David Kirby has extensive experience in the field of fencing and coaching education, serving as a Coach Educator with British Fencing since 1997, where responsibilities include delivering the coach development syllabus and conducting Master Classes. As Director of Fencing at Shakespeare's Swords since 1987, David focuses on coach education, mentoring, personal coaching, and program design. Previous roles include Chief Instructor at Sydney Sabre, Head of the Fencing AASE Programme at Filton College, and Maître d'Armes at Eton College, where the school achieved notable success. David also organized training camps in Hungary for several years. Educationally, David holds a Master of Philosophy in Sports Coaching from the University of Birmingham.