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FENCING MASTER MEL NORTH
Was born in Chicago. He began his fencing career at the age of ten at a Community Center on the West Side, in Chicago.
He was a player in the Navy Pier Theatre Group, acting and singing in several productions. Later, he studied voice with Alexander
Nakutin at Kimball Hall and performed in several Operas and Musicals.
Captain of his high School, and then the Captain of the University of Chicago Fencing Team, he went on to become the Head
Fencing Coach at U.C.L.A., a tenure of 22 years. His Fencing Club, Salle de Nord, became one of the premier Fencing Clubs
in the United States, and the sister Club of the Racing Club du France.
In addition to creating many champions on every level: Age group, Hi-school, University, Divisional, Regional, National
and International. He was the World and Olympic Coach for the United States...United States Consultant to the Japanese and
the Korean Olympic Teams. Coach to the Saudi Arabian University World Games Teams...
At U.C.L.A. he had virtually undefeated teams, men and women: 19 Individual and Teams Championships...with 362 wins, 18
losses, and 174 consecutive wins! He had 14 Hi-school Champions and many medallists
He was the Director of the U.S.Olympic Fencing Camp on the West Coast, held at U.C.L.A. He was Head Foil and Epee Coach
at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Director of the Junior Olympic training Programs on the West Coast. The
first United States Coach to take a Junior Olympic Team to the World Championships. In the 1960’s through the 80’s,
in that era, the Maestro had amassed a record unmatched by any other American born Fencing Master. He is still turning out
Gold medallists today. Was the Head Foil and Epee Coach at the Olympic Center in 1978 and 1979 and once again was a
Pentathlon Coach at the Olympic Center, 2007
Some of the many International Champions are: Carl Borack, a National, Foil, Epee,Sabre Champion, Individual Sabre Champion
of the Maccabiah Games, Joseph Elliot, National Epee Champion, Team Medallist Maccabiah Games, Elaine Cheris, Individual Women’s
Foil, Maccabiah Games, Barry Tompkins, 5 Gold medals in Pentathlon World Cups, Elly Butbyl, fourth in foil in the World Championships,
Peter Schriffin, US. u-20 National Champion, Epee, Silver in Foil. Mel North’s students have been members of over 60
World Teams, 5 Pan Am Teams, 37 World Cups, World University Games, 5 Maccabiah Teams, 6 Olympic Teams.9 Martini-Rossi Challenge
Teams...
Maestro Mel North is an Internationally Certified Master by The Academie d’Armes Internationale, a Professor of Fencing
in The British Academy of Fencing, a recognized Master in The United States Fencing Coaches Association. In 1993, he was inducted
into The California Jewish Athletes Hall of Fame...He is a Fellow with the Helm’s Athletic Foundation, and in 2007 was
presented as an inductee for The USFA Hall of Fame.
His Instruction Manuals, "Fencing Today," are the most compressive and accurate treatments of the Sport of Fencing... No
frills, "just knowledge." This manual, designed for the "lil" people is clear and precise...it will assist them in understanding
the exciting, long lasting sport of... Fencing.
ALBIE AXELROD, OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALLIST AND BONNIE LINKMEYER
TRAINING AT
SALLE DE NORD ON
THEIR WAY TO BECOME FENCERS
 
U.C.L.A: 19 Individual and Teams Championships...In dual and Tri-way meets, they had 362 wins,
18 losses AND... 174 consecutive wins!
In addition, Mel produced 14 Hi-school
Champions and many medallists
WIFC SABRE CHAMPIONS
RON KUSIN, KEN FREEMAN, THE MAESTRO AND ROBERT CRAWFORD
SOME STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MAITRE NORTH
Aside from the many Individual and Team Divisional, and Regional Championships, Individual
National Championships were won and his teams’ medalled 11 times in the National Championships. With more than thirty
finalists…His students were Pacific Coast Champions in Foil, Epee, Sabre and women’s Foil, wining the overall
hi-point trophy six years in a row! Returning to California, he trained Margo Miller, who won The Gold in Foil at the PCC’s
and later won the National Epee Championship.
On the International scene, his students
won individual Gold and Silver medals in the Maccabiah Games. Carl Borack, United States Senior Foil Champion, and three-time
winner of the Junior Championships in Foil, Epee and Sabre, won the Individual Sabre, fourth in Foil in the Maccabiah games.
Joe Elliott, 1965 National Epee Champion received a Gold medal on the Epee Team. Carl Borack won three
Individual Gold medals in Foil in the Pan Am Games. Elaine Cheris was the first woman to win the women’s National Sabre
Championships. Jane Littman. Also North’s student, won the Epee Championships, Elaine was second. Elaine won the Silver
in Women’s Foil in the Maccabiah Games. Peter Schffrin won the Junior National Championships in Epee and Silver in Foil.
Elly Butyl (originally from Holland, Jean Von Der Voot’s’ protégé) placed 4th place in women’s Foil in the
World Championships, Borack, Cheris and Ken Morgariedge captured 6 Terres des Hommes, Canadian Championships. Barry Tompkins won five Gold
medals in Modern Penthalon World Cups…Jim White was ninth in the Professional world Championships, Epee.
Leonard Arron placed sixteenth in epee in the U-20 World Championships in Rotterdam, 1965. Donald Benge won the Mexican
National Epee Championships. Abbey Silver stone won the
Canadian National Epee Championships.
North suggested and formed, with Raoul Sudre, the United States Professional World Championship Team, and
later was appointed Coach and Manager of that Team...The Team won the World Championships in London in 1972. At the Nationals
in New York, North was commissioned by the Japanese, to supplement the Training of Japanese fencer, Takauchi...who subsequently
won that U.S. National Women's Foil Championship.
Maestro
North has produced a composite of many Divisional, Regional, National, and some International Champions, and medal winners,
that the Salle de Nord Alumni list reads like a Who's Who list of modern American Fencing. And, most recently in 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000, Barry Tompkins of Canada, won Gold and Silver medals in the Pentathlon World Cups. Bronze in Pan Am Games, Mexican
National Pentathlon Championships, and more.
Nestor
Rosario, National Foil Champion, a long time protégé, trained as a master by Mel North, formed several Clubs in Mexico…His
Juniors, in 2003 won the Epee Team event and repeated in 2004. In 2005 his juniors won the Individual Foil, Individual and
Epee Team Junior National Championships…Nestor continues to train with North. He returned to competition, winning the
Gold in the Mexican Veteran’s Open Championships… The three weapons…Foil, Epee, and Sabre.
Jo
Redmon, trained with North, and fenced for Salle de Nord, was the successful Head Coach at Cal State Long Beach. Most of the
Collegiate Coaches in Southern California were trained by Mel North: Jim White, Jo Redmon, Randy Mc Kenzie,(also won the women’s
Sabre National Championships) Kim Ortega, Stewart Lee, Hasan Ali, J.L.Jackson, Peter Schffrin( San Jose), Eric Pommer, Ken
Morgariedge( UCLA)…
In
1999, Mel North's new fencers dominated the Nevada Division's Championships: Michelle Brinlee winning the Women's Epee. In
2000, Michelle, then 14, won the Foil, Epee, and the Sabre Senior Championships. Kimberlee Montoya, was another star ascending...Being
a constant medallist and ranked 4th in the Country in Youth 14 Epee… Kian Ameli, ranked 2nd in the United States, in
the Youth 10 epee, won the Gold in Sarasota New York in February 2002. His sister, then eight-year-old Nicole Ameli was 12th
in youth 10 Epee. Then she won the Gold. Continuing under the guidance of North, both Kian and Nichole have medalled 19 times
each, winning gold most of the time and had ranked first in the United States in their respective age groups. North was the Division Chair in 1998 and is once again the Nevada Division Chair ( 2007-3008)
Mel North has trained, from the beginning, every junior fencer in the State
of Nevada that has obtained Gold in Divisional and NAC competition.
Some of his students (the former Who's Who) have been and still are Officers of The U.S.F.A, including Carl
Borack, former National Foil Champion, Maccabiah Games Sabre Champion, 4 times Olympic Team Captain, and present representative
to F.I.E. Peter Schffrin, who was a National Epee Champion and Silver medallist in Foil. Donald
Alperstein, former President of U.S.F.A...Now the Legal Consul of U.S.F.A, Gerry Baumgart, U.S.F.A. Vice President and representative
to F.I.E.
Sherry (Rose) Posthumous, U.S.F.A...Vice President,
Sam Cheris, Former President of U.S.F.A, now Vice President... and representative to F.I.E....Robert Block who writes the
Veteran’s page for USFA and there is more, too much to write here.
NESTOR ROSARIO, NATIONAL FOIL CHAMPION,
THE MAESTRO AND JON DRIMBA
1968 OLYMPIC OIL CHAMPION
GREAT FENCER. AND NOW A CREATOR OF CHAMPIONS, MEXICO
 
BARRY TOMPKINS, 5 GOLD MEDALS, PENTATHLON WORLD CUPS
Fencing Master, Mel North
NFCAA, F.I.E.,
USFCA, USFA, BAF
Maker of Champions, Choreographer, Director, Author
775-727 -0162 702-743-8502
  
SOME THEATRICAL CREDITS
Fencing Chorographer, UCLA opera workshop: 1964- 1974
Don Giovanni
The Mask Maker, Japanese Premier.
La Forza Del Destino
Infidelity Foiled
Marriage of Figero, Director
Barber of Seville, Director
STUDIOS AND PROJECTS
Fencing Consultant, CBS, VPS, KTTV, Four Star Productions, 20th Century
Fox, Universal Studios, Warner Bros Studios, MGM, Republic Studios.
Fencing Master, Choreographer: 1978 , The Colorado Shakespeare Festival,
Production of Romeo And Juliet. UC Boulder Deama Students
Fencing Master, Choreographer for the La Jolla Production of Romeo and
Juliet, Tim Matheson…
Consultant: Diet Rite Cola Commercial, Artistic Fencing Consultant, Vogue
Magazine, Germany.
Fencing Master, Stage Director Bonfils Theatre, Denver, “ Taming of the
Shrew”
Ghost Chorographer for the New York Stage Production of Cyrano de Bergerac,
Creator and Director, Riviera Fencing
Classic, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas,
Nevada. Billy Eckstein’s Revue,
Moulin Rouge, Cavalcade of Blades,
Tropicana and Riviera Hotels, Las
Vegas, Nevada..
First Unit, Spartacus, Universal Studios, Toni Curtis, Laurence Olivier, Kurt
Douglas
You asked for it, Fencing Ballet…Art Baker
Guest appearance, Noonday, Channel 7, Denver
Guest: Lyle Alzado & Bill Thompson shows, KWBZ, Denver
Fencing Master, Caraval Candy Commercial
Fencing Master: Max Shulman’s pilot, Zelda
Associate Master to Ralph Faulkner. And the Choreographer
for “The Patio Scene,” Danny Kaye & Basil Rathbone, “The Court Jester” 1956
Fencing Master, Choreographer, Actor, “Mark of Zorro”…Frank Langella, 20th Century Fox Studios,
1974. Fencing Master to Alan Alda for “Sweet Liberty” 20th Century Fox Studios, 1984. Fencing Master, Choreographer
for Arsenio Hall’s TV Special…Fencing Master for Max Shulman's Zelda, Author, “Thieving Magpie, Author,
Producer, Director. Author, The Ballet, “The Three Little Pigs Visit Father Frost,” Author:
The Ballet, “Inside Aladdin’s Lamp”…
Author, The Epic novel,” Jodi.”
The sequel, “Tatania”…and much more.
COACH TO THEATRICAL PERSONALITIES
Tony Curtis
Neil Diamond
Frank Langella
Alan Alda
Ross Martin Tim
Matheson
Dean Jones
Patti Page
Richard Devron
Denny “ Scott” Miller
Yvette Mimeu Annette Funcicello
Irish McCalla
Elana Eden
Jo Morrow
Danny Kaye Basil
Rathbone Ricardo Montelbaum
Zaza Garbor,
Laurence Olivier,
Excalibur Knights, Las Vegas, Nevada… and many more…
"A MAID AND THE ROBYN"
A MUSICAL COMEDY SPOOF ON ROBIN HOOD. ENTERTAINING, EXCITING,
FUNNY,GREAT FENCING AND A PLAY FOR ALL AGES
A NORD/BOWEN INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
(C) 1990, MEL ROBERT NORTH
WGAw REGISTRATION # 888615
Mel Robert North is a not only a World renowned Fencing Master, Olympic and World teams Coach.His
diversified talents produced several Ballets and musical comedies. His children’s book "When the three little Pigs visit
Father Frost," was used to teach English in the Ukraine. His training manual, "Arti, Darti, and Smarti" is loved by Children.
He creates acts for theatrical fencing, and worked on and in movies.
And now, we have "Jodi."
JODI....IS AN UNFORGETABLE
STORY OF
LOVE, LUST,SWIRLING BATTLES,
HISTORY,MAGIC ...
Beautiful ,dangerous and sometimes wanton...
Her heritage the Ukraine. Deep-rooted in family and friendships, forged
by generations of survival in the chaos of the middle ages...
She, is "Jodi"
JODI (C) 2004, Mel Robert
North, all rights reserved,ISBN-1-4181-9885-8 (sc)ISBN-1-4181-9885-8 (sc)
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