Editor Korfanty earned his fencing master diploma at the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland, under the tutelage of Zbigniew Czajkowski. He is also certified as a fencing master by the United States. Coaches Association and the Academie d"Armes Internationale.
He took second place individual three times in the Polish national championships and was team captain of the winning team four times. He was an alternate for one of the Olympic Games, but did not fence. He became head coach at the Polish Olympic Center in Katowice in 1984.
Korfanty moved to the University of Notre Dame in the United States. in 1990 as assistant fencing coach, and also coached at the Indiana Academy until 1993.
During his tenure at Notre Dame, he coached Canadian fencer Leszek Nowosielski (who was attending Notre Dame) to represent Canada at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. The change shortened the time in which the second light could fire (close out time) from 300 milliseconds to 120 milliseconds, 180 milliseconds faster than the previous rule.
The change was implemented in October 2004, immediately following the Athens Olympics. In 2005 Korfanty"s students made up 75% of the United States. Division.
1 National Women"s Saber Team (consisting of Zagunis, Ward, and Thompson - fourth team member Sada Jacobson is from another club).
Korfanty currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where he is the head coach of the Oregon Alliance and the United States. Women"s National Saber Training Center.
During his eight years on the Polish national team, he won numerous national and international medals and was a finalist at numerous World Cup and international competitions. He was appointed the United States National Women"s saber coach, and coached the first United States Women"s team (Mariel Zagunis, Christine Becker, Nicole Mustilli, and Sada Jacobson) to win the world championship in 2000. Under Korfanty"s direction in 2005, the United States women"s saber team (Zagunis, Jacobson, Caitlin Thompson, and Rebecca Ward) won the gold medal at the world championships for the second time. Editor Korfanty is also coach to Mariel Zagunis, who won the gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens - the first American to win fencing gold in 100 years. Other notable students include Olympian Seth Kelsey, Christine Becker, Sara Borrmann (2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Saber Champion), Valerie Providenza (2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women"s Saber Champion), Patrick Ghattas, Ian Farr, Caity Thompson, William Thanhouser, Lian Osier, and Diamond Wheeler. In 2006, student Rebecca Ward became the only fencer in history to win three World Cup titles in one season. Korfanty continues to compete internationally as a member of the United States. National Veterans team, and has been the 50-60 age group Men"s Saber World Champion three times (2002, 2003 and 2006). In 2004 and 2005 he won the silver medals at the Veterans World Championships. Korfanty was named the United States. Olympic Committee"s Coach of the Year in 2001, 2003, and 2004. In 2005, the United States. Coaches Association presented Korfanty with the 2005 Outstanding Coach of the Year award for his outstanding results at the international level
Korfanty was a member of the Polish national fencing team from 1972 to 1984. In October 2003, as a member of the Foundation for International Education ad hoc committee on saber fencing, Korfanty spearheaded the change with the International Federation (Foundation for International Education) in the timing in which the lights for recording a touch fired.
