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2010 "Fencing and Wine" Veterans Camp

Dates: August 22, 2010 - August 29, 2010

Objective:
This camp's objective is to provide a superior international fencing environment with an emphasis on competitive bouting (both team and individual) and technical and tactical skills. However, the staff plans to be flexible to meet the needs of each camper. There will be both group and individual instruction. There will be one camp session each day. In addition, camp will include trips to Bordeaux tourist sites, two scheduled wine tastings, a dinner out in the wine country and the “Competition des grand vins de Bordeaux” tournament on August 29th.

Cost:
The camp fee is $980, which includes camp, housing, meals, afternoon-trips, scheduled wine tastings and the dinner in the wine country. A nonrefundable $100 deposit is required to register; the balance of the camp fee is due upon arrival. Transportation from and to the airport of Bordeaux will be arranged at no cost. Campers will be housed at the Bordeaux CREPS (www.creps-aquitaine.fr). Housing is limited. For more info on Bordeaux visit (www.bordeaux-tourisme.com).

Staff:

  • Jean-François Di Martino is the French national coach. Jean-François won the World Championships in 1999 and ranked 2nd in the 2000 Olympics with the French team. Since 2000, he has coached the Women's Epee Junior and Senior World Championship teams. His students have won the World Championship three times in 2005, 2007 and 2008 and the Junior World Championship in 2001.

  • 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.

  • Thomas Theuerkauff earned his Master of Arms degree in Germany in 1982. He is a four-time German Champion and winner of the Champions League (Coupe d'Europe des Clubs) in 1989. Thomas made several World-Cup Finals and was ranked for over 10 years in the World Top-Twenty. He has been coaching at the Medoc Fencing Club in France since 2000.

  • Dan Dechaine is coming as our personal armorer. For those of you who have been living in a cave for the last 50 years, Dan is to armory as Michael Jordan is to basketball, and Chateau D'yquem is to wine. Obviously Dan is not writing this as he would have said he is the Guinness of armoring.

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

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

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