Author: Claus Janka

Dr. Berndt Barth headed the DFB”s (German Fencing Federation) committee for education and training science, and served as the DFB”s secretary general. His teaching activity at the Coaches Academy Cologne and the College of Sports Management in Potsdam, Germany, and being on the editorial board at the magazine Leistungssport, allow him to stay current on all the latest sports science research. Claus Janka was a successful long-time association coach for the German Fencing Federation in former East Germany. He was a category A international umpire, served as president of the FIE”s promotion committee and the FIE”s Fencing Officials Commission. Emil Beck passed away in 2006. Still, today, his name is considered a trademark in the world of fencing.