Lionheart Academy

The coaches at Lionheart Academy teach confidence and promote youth fitness with our fun and unique sports. Enroll your child in group classes or book a private session with any of our certified instructors. Beginners are welcome!

Lionheart Academy offers archery and fencing lessons for kids, teens and adults. We teach confidence and promote youth fitness with our fun and unique sports.

Our club offers a multi-purpose 6,000 sq. ft. gym facility that includes a 20 meter archery range and six state-of-the-art overhead scoring machines for fencing. We have a cushioned rubber floor, a full service equipment armory and a pro shop.

Our indoor archery range is perfect for tuning your skills for outdoor distances or training for Junior Olympic competitions.

We have excellent, award-winning coaches ready to help you reach your goals.

Our Coaches:

Maestro Stu - Founder of Lionheart Academy is the Owner and Head Coach Of LionHeart Fencing Academy. He is a Master of Foil Fencing, and is certified by both the British Academy of Fencing and the United States Fencing Coaches Association. Maestro has a Bachelors of Science Degree, Kinesiology (Physical Education emphasis), San Diego State, 2005, was the Former Head Coach, UCSD Men’s and Women’s Fencing, 1997 – 2004 and Founder and President of the San Diego Scholastic Fencing Conference, 2006 – 2012 (now known as the San Diego Youth Cup). Maestro has trained thousands of kids and enjoys passing on his incredible expertise, while having a little fun too.

Lee Taylor is the Office Manager, and Head Coach of Archery at LionHeart Academy. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education from Southern Connecticut State College and is Certified by US Archery as a Level 2 Instructor.

Maestro Franco Cerutti joined Lionheart Academy in the wake of coaching the Swiss team at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he was the executive director of high performance and chief-of-mission.