Roberta Ravasi, FIS National Instructor (Italian Fencing Federation)
in three weapons will be our guest at Alliance Fencing Academy during
the summer months.
Roberta received her NI certification from the Accademia Nazionale di
Napoli (ANS) in 2009 and is preparing for her FIS Maestro di Scherma
thesis and certification next year.
Prior to her NI certification, as Regional Instructor in three weapons
she has been coaching since 2005 at Circolo della Spada Maestro Marcello
Lodetti in the center of Milan, Italy,
http://159.149.140.33/aipps/circolo%20della%20spada/index.html ,
working under Maestro Marcello Lodetti (a favorite student of the
legendary Maestro Giuseppe Mangiarotti) and with his son, Dr. Giovanni
Lodetti, FIS NI in three weapons and a sport psychologist. At her club
Roberta coaches primarily épée and foil to all ages and levels. She is
also certified by the Italian Paralympics Committee to coach handicap
fencers.
Her Y-14 and under students have placed consistently in the top eight at
the Italian Youths Grand Prix, the most important youths event of the
Italian fencing season.
As an athlete, she fenced for Italy in senior world cup events until
problems with her knee forced her to an early retirement from active
competition. Before getting into fencing Roberta was the Wu Shu Kung Fu
Italian Champion.
Roberta has an accounting degree and a doctorate in Italian literature
and musicology. She plays the violin in an orchestra and teaches music
appreciation to children 4-7.
Roberta has a passion for teaching and is very interested in fencing
coaching pedagogy. She has published articles about music and fencing
and is often a keynote speaker at fencing seminars organized by the FIS
Continuous Education Program. She was a panelist and a speaker at the
conference “Fencing: Psychology, Athletic Preparation, Rehabilitation,
and Disability” held in Milan, May 8, 2010 (for the English text of the
proceedings go to page 25 of this document
http://www.maestridischerma.it/content/download/convengo_milano_2010.pdf).
We welcome the opportunity to have Roberta at our
club!
Roberta Ravasi
Roberta Ravasi and Giorgio Scarso, President of
The Italian Fencing Federation and FIE Vice President
