2010 International Elite Epee Camp

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. Due to a change in the Pan American Games schedule, Sebastien will be unable to attend the camp.

International Staff and Students:

• Remy Delhomme is a 2-time French national champion, champion of Europe and winner of both the tournament of Heidenheim and Poitiers. He was a member of the French team which won both the French National Championship and the European Championship along with numerous other wins throughout Europe.

• Jean Francois Di Martino is a French national coach and a former French national team member. The French team, with Di Martino as a member, won the gold medal in the 1999 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics. He has won numerous world cups and has coached some of the top fencers in the world, such as Laura Flessel.

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

Athletes currently registered (as of June 20th):

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