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Fencing Lesson with Olympic Coach Akhi Spencer-El from the Peter Westbrook Foundation and Autobiography of Fencing Legend Peter Westbrook (Autographed Copy)

Private lesson in the eclectic and trending sport of fencing!

Akhnaten (Akhi) Spencer-El is an Olympic Fencing Coach and World Champion.

The Peter Westbrook Foundation is renowned for sending numerous fencers to national and world championships and the Olympics. Founded in 1991 by legendary sabre fencer and Olympic bronze medalist Peter Westbrook, the foundation is committed to empowering participants with essential life skills.

PWF is a not-for-profit organization that uses the sport of fencing to enrich the lives of young people from underserved communities in the New York metropolitan area.

Our Saturday Fencing Program and Academic Enrichment Program are the
cornerstones of the organization, and to date have served more than 4,000 participants. Over the years, we have had tremendous success helping the young people that we serve reach their athletic, academic and personal potential.

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The autobiography of six-time Olympian, Olympic Bronze Medalist, and 13-time U.S. National Champion Peter Westbrook and the only book on his amazing life overcoming strong adversaries on and off the fencing mat.

Westbrook tells how he came to be the first African American to win a national gold title in the predominantely white sport of fencing. The son of an African-American father and a Japanese mother, Peter was raised by his mother alone in poverty in a Newark ghetto. Becoming a fencer at an early age gave him the confidence and the discipline to use an ancient martial art to his advantage both in swordplay and when facing the vicissitudes of daily life in the inner city.

Reaching back to the community, Westbrook went on to found the Peter Westbrook Foundation in 1991 - a not-for-profit organization that uses the sport of fencing to enrich the lives of young people from underserved communities in the New York metropolitan area.

PWF is committed to empowering participants with essential life skills. Their Saturday Fencing Program and Academic Enrichment Program are the cornerstones of the organization, and to date have served more than 4,000 participants. Over the years, they have had tremendous success helping the young people they serve reach their athletic, academic and personal potential. For the past several decades, they have consistently sent numerous athletes to national and world championships and the Olympics.

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