Coach Maksim Pinchuk, born in Belarus, is a Master of Sports, an honor reflecting his significant accomplishments in national and international fencing. His talent for sabre fencing, apparent from an early age, led him to repeated World Cup medals and a ranking among the strongest cadet sabre fencers in Europe. In 2018, he won a silver medal at the Junior European Championships, where he was also a finalist in the team event. That same year, he was fourth in the Junior World Championships.

After his 2019 victory at the Y-23 European Cup in Sosnowiec, Poland, Maksim was ranked number one in the world in the U-23 category, a European classification for fencers younger than 23 years. At the senior level, he was National Champion of Belarus multiple times in individual and team competitions and a silver medalist at the National Championships in 2020. As a member of the Belarusian national team, he competed for qualification in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. A regular participant in World Cup, Grand Prix and other elite events, he won the prestigious Tournament of the Strongest in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Maksim holds a degree in Physical Education from the Belarusian National University of Physical Education and Sports. After concluding his active athletic career, Maksim

dedicated himself to coaching, first in Belarus, where he helped prepare cadets and juniors for World and European Championships. He coached at Bergen Fencing Club in New Jersey before joining the team at Manhattan Fencing Center. Within two years of his arrival at MFC, his students have earned medals at regional, national, and international events, evidence of his exceptional coaching skills and unique approach to athlete development.