Advanced Epee Camp 2010

Dates: August 1, 2010 - August 7, 2010

Objective:
This camp's objective is to provide a superior fencing environment with an emphasis on competitive bouting (both team and individual) and technical and tactical skills. Athletes will be grouped by skill levels, and will receive both group and individual instruction.

There will be two camp sessions each day with optional evening bouting. In addition, camp will include a day-trip to an Oregon tourist site, two scheduled evening activities (such as paintball, laser tag or a swing dance night) and the River Run Epee tournament on August 7th. There will also be an optional whitewater rafting trip on the White Salmon River on August 8th.

Coaches:

• Michael Marx earned his Master of Arms degree in Poland in 1992. Michael is a five-time U.S. Olympian and the only male fencer in the last 50 years to make the U.S. Olympic team in two weapons: foil and epee. He is a five-time USOC Athlete of the Year and earned a record eight U.S. national championships in foil. He has coached the 1997-2003 Cadet, Junior and Senior World Championship teams and has had students on four of the previous Olympic teams. He has been inducted into both the USFA and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

• Sebastien Dos Santos is the current U.S. National Coach for Men's Epee. He was a member of the French National Modern Pentathlon team and is a four-time national champion and international gold medalist. Sebastien was the head coach for the 2004 French Women's Modern Pentathlon Olympic team and the 2008 Brazilian Modern Pentathlon team.

• Carlos Bruno has been fencing for the past 15 years and is nationally ranked in Men's Epee. He has been coaching at NWFC for the past four years.

International Staff and Students:

• Remy Delhomme is a world class athlete, former French National Team member, European Champion and winner of many prestigious world cup events.

• Jean Francois Di Martino is an Olympic champion, winner of numerous world cups and French National Coach; Jean Francois will be accompanied by several top French athletes.

Additional coaching staff/athletes will include: Franco Cerutti - Swiss coach who will be bringing students from Switzerland, The Chinese B-team, and the U.S. Men’s National Epee Team.

Register: To register, please download the registration form here.

If you have any questions, please call us at 503-277-SABER (503-277-2237)!