Direct Elimination Podcast
Where champions take off the mask.
Hosted by elite fencers Ari Simmons and Stephen Ewart, Direct Elimination brings you raw, honest conversations with top performers in sports, business and life. Each episode dives deep into what it really takes to pursue your passion with purpose.
No fluff. Just the moments, mindsets, and choices that shape a life in pursuit of something bigger.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2025
Anne Cebula on Olympic Dreams, NCAA Gold & Grit in Women’s Épée | Direct Elimination Ep. 5
🎙️ EPISODE 5 – ANNE CEBULA INTERVIEW
In this inspiring episode of Direct Elimination, hosts Ari Simmons and Stephen Ewart sit down with Anne Cebula — Olympian, NCAA Champion, and the first Barnard st…
Eli Dershwitz on World Gold, Olympic Lessons & Coaching the Next Gen | Direct Elimination Ep. 4
🎙️ EPISODE 4 – ELI DERSHWITZ INTERVIEW
In this episode of Direct Elimination, Ari Simmons and Stephen Ewart sit down with one of the greatest American fencers of all time: Eli Dershwitz.
Eli’s resume i…
Bryce Louie on NCAA Gold, World Silver & Social Media in Fencing | Direct Elimination Ep. 3
🎙️ EPISODE 3 – BRYCE LOUIE INTERVIEW
In this episode of Direct Elimination, Ari Simmons and Stephen Ewart welcome their first foil guest — rising U.S. fencing star Bryce Louie.
Bryce has quickly become…
Justin Yoo on Fencing, Finance & Fighting Through Failure | Direct Elimination Ep. 2
🎙️ EPISODE 2 – JUSTIN YOO INTERVIEW
In this episode of Direct Elimination, Ari Simmons and Stephen Ewart welcome their first official guest: Justin Yoo — one of the most accomplished U.S. fencers of h…
Why We Fence: Ari Simmons & Stephen Ewart on Purpose & Failure | Direct Elimination Ep. 1
Welcome to the very first episode of the Direct Elimination Podcast — where two lifelong fencers and friends, Ari Simmons and Stephen Ewart, sit down to talk about the stories, setbacks, and motivati…