TRENDING NEWS:

( December 2018 | Windy City SYC Chicago, Illinois )


Let's make it a December to remember. Congratulations to Zak Latif who just turned 12-years-old two months ago for his 8th place finish in Y14 this weekend at the Windy City SYC in Chicago, Illinois.  He followed it up by going undefeated in Y12 Men's Epee two days later.  Zak also earned his E Rating so it  was a double medal and 3-in-1 weekend for Zak,   Congratulations to Zak and to our winter camp coach Jason Pryor.  Jason has few remaining spots available for private lessons in both our San Jose and San Diego camps. Register now, private lessons are capped at 15 fencers per week. 


  

( December 2018 | Windy City SYC Chicago, Illinois )


Congratulations to both our winter San Diego camp fencers Vasil Ivakimov ( Chicago) and Zak Latif (Los Angeles). Vasil took 6th and Zak took 8th place finish in Y14 Men’s Epee at the Windy City SYC. And the icing on the cake? They also won their E Rating today! Jason, Vasil and Zak are all going to be at the San Diego camp with Maestro Diego Confalonieri and UCSD Fencing Head Coach Juan Ignacio Calderon from Dec 26-30. 



( November 2018  | Berne Men’s Épée World Cup, Switzerland ) 


Maestro Diego Confalonieri's student, Frederico Vismara, on the podium in his first Senior Team competition.  After his individual bronze, Frederico won his second medal this weekend in Berne by taking  2nd place at the Senior Men's Epee World Cup Team Event. 


(Photo Credit: FIE/ Pavía / Bizzi Team)

( November 2018  | Berne Men’s Épée World Cup, Switzerland )


Congratulations to Maestro Diego Confalonieri's student, Frederico Vismara, for his 3rd Place finish at the 2018 Senior Men's Epee World Cup Individual Event


 (Photo Credit: FIE/Eva Pavía / Bizzi Team)


(November 2018 | Berne Men’s Épée World Cup ( November 2018  | Berne, Switzerland)



Epee fencers from Great Britain, USA, Israel, Italy, Argentina, Switzerland, and Denmark made a pit stop at MilanoScherma on their way to Coupe du Monde in Berne, Switzerland this week!  Lucky for us because we don’t have to make a trip all the way to Europe to learn from Maestro Diego Confalonieri. In just 3 weeks more, we will be training and receiving the same level of elite Epee coaching from Milano Scherma Head Coach Diego Confalonieri at The Fencing Center and San Diego Fencing Center with UC San Diego Fencing Team #UCSD  Head Coach Juan Ignacio Calderon.
 

(November 2018 | Umbria, Italy)

Coach Confalonieri's and Coach Mazzoni’s students Matteo Tagliariol,  Enrico Garozzo, and Isabel Di Tella all took third place at the First National Qualification for Italian Championships. Coach Confalonieri will lead both our December camps in San Jose and San Diego, California and Coach Mazonni will be speaking in both camps.




(October 2018 | Geneva, Switzerland)

Coach Confalonieri's student Vismara Federico wins FIE Senior Satellite World Cup Title.


Meet these awesome athletes!

One of the most exciting elements of this camp is getting to meet fencers from other countries and other teams and learn about them, hear about their experiences and build bonds with others across the world. Meet our heart and soul- here are some of the athletes you will fence at the camp:

Jason- Rio Olympian and 5-time US World Championships Team member

Ethan- 2018 October North American Cup Cadet Champion

Diego- 2018 Junior National Champion, Spain

Ziad- 2018 Battle of the Bay 2nd Place, Former Blade Runner Champion

Bryce- 2018 VA Beach NAC 6th Place in JME, World Cup Helsinki 9th place in Cadet ME

James- Vet Fencer, C Rating

Sandor-DIV 1 NAC Top 32



COACHES

Maître D'Armes Diego Confalonieri Camp Director & Technical/Tactical Coach

• Five times Gold medal in Individual Italian National Championships (Senior)

• Ten times Gold medal in Team Italian National Championships (Senior, Team: Carabinieri Rome)

• Bronze medal Olympic Games Beijing 2008 - team

• Bronze medal World Championship St.Petersbourg 2007 - Individual

• Silver medal World Championship St.Petersbourg 2007 - Team

• Three times Bronze medalist European Championships – Team

• Gold medal Individual Military World Championships

• Lugano Scherma Head Coach (2016-2018) and Technical Coach (2018- to present), Switzerland

• Milano Scherma Owner and Head Coach, Milan, Italy

Student Achievements:

1. Federico Vismara (ITALY)

• Gold medal team competition Junior World Championship Plovdiv 2017

• Silver medal individual competition Junior European Championship Plovdiv 2017

• Gold medal Junior World Cup in Basel 2017

2. Elia Dagani (SWITZERLAND)

• Gold medal team competition U23 European Championship 2018

• Gold medal individual competition Junior Switzerland Championship 2018

• Number 1 ranking Junior in Switzerland, 2017-2018

3. Virginia Romeo (SWITZERLAND)

• Silver medal individual Cadet Switzerland Championship 2018

• Bronze medal individual Junior Switzerland Championship 2018

• Gold medal team Cadet Switzerland Championship 2018 with Lugano Scherma

4. Troels Robl (DENMARK)

• Denmark epee team in Senior European and World Championship 2018

• Top 16 in Senior World Cup in Paris 2018

Fencing Prévôt Juan Ignacio Calderon Head Coach

• Head Coach, University of San Diego California

• Head Coach, San Diego Fencing Center

• 35+ years of fencing experience across Spain, Germany, and the United States

• Founded the Global Fencing Network, a non-profit that fosters collaboration between fencing clubs. Currently, it includes 200 clubs enrolled across 40 countries

Jason Pryor Guest Coach

Jason Pryor is a Cleveland, Ohio native competing for the 2020 Olympic Team. Accolades include 2016 Olympian, Bronze 2015 Pan Am Games, and member of 5 Senior World Championship teams.

Diego Calderon Assistant Coach

• SPAIN: 2018 Junior National Champion

• SPAIN: Member of the National Men’s Epee Team

Speakers, Video Conference and Informative Talk Contributors

Maître D'Armes Angelo Mazzoni Two-time Olympic Champion and six-time Olympian

December 30

Topic:

Milano Scherma Maestro Angelo Mazzoni was the eighth fencer, and the first Italian fencer, to compete in six Olympic Games. Compete in six Olympic Games in Fencing? Some athletes think it's impossible. But Mazzoni doesn't agree- "Impossible is Nothing."

In February 2008, he was hired by the Fencing Federation of Switzerland to be in charge of coaching the Switzerland men's and women's team for the 2012 London Olympics. After the 2014 World Fencing Championships, the Russian Fencing Federation announced Mazzoni as the new coach of the Russian senior men's épée team.

Reaching the peak of any sport takes years upon years of focus and proper preparation. Champions, as the familiar adage preaches, aren't born- they're made! The world sees the triumphs, but few people appreciate the work that goes into becoming an Olympic champion. Milano Scherma Co-Founder, Co-Head Coach, two-time Olympic Champion and six-time fencing Olympian Angelo Mazzoni will talk about turning points to greatness using his personal experience competing in multiple Olympic Games.

Duration: 15 minutes, 5 minutes Q/A

Soren Thompson Two-time Olympian, World Champion, 2018 US National Champion and USA Fencing Hall of Fame Honoree

December 29

Topic Title: "How to get in the zone and stay there from pools to DE's to the championship bout."

The past and the next bout do not exist— focusing only on the present fight. A fencer immediately knows when they made an incorrect move. How did Olympian Soren Thompson use this feedback as information to help negotiate changing demands and make quick and necessary adjustments to maintain flow during the 2018 US National Championships?

Duration: 15 minutes, 5 minutes Q/A

Marco Fichera 2016 Rio Olympic Games Silver Medalist in the team event, 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games Gold medalist in both the individual and team events , 2018 Italian National Champion, Member of the Italian National Men's Epee Team, 2018 European Championships Bronze medalist in the Team event

December 27

Topic: On-the-Strip Power Moves. The Flèche. The Flicks. And all things power!

Marco Fichera and Andrea Santarelli will be joining us for our "Elite Epee Clinic" from February 11-15, 2019. Venue: TBD. Registration will open soon.

Duration: 15 minutes, 5 minutes Q/A

(Photo Credit: Augusto Bizzi and Marco Fichera)

Enrico Garozzo 2016 Rio Olympic Games Team Silver Medalist, 2014 World Championships Bronze medalist in the Individual event, Member of the Italian National Men's Epee Team, 2018 European Championships Bronze medalist in the Team event

December 28

Topic: Big Match Preparation

A good nights sleep, pre-competition warmup music, meals, review of competitive tactics, physical warm-up, technical warm-up, equipment check, and mental preparation. Enrico will teach us ways to improve our competition outcome using a strong pre-competition routine.

Enrico Garozzo, his brother Rio Olympic Games Gold Medalist Daniel Garozzo, and their coaches Diego Confalonieri, Angelo Mazzoni and Fabio Galli will be joining us next year for our "2019 Fun in the Sun Foil and Epee Summer Camp in California" after the 2019 World Championships and 2019 Future Champions Camp 2 in Sicily. Date and Venue: TBD.

Duration: 15 minutes, 5 min Q/A

(Photo Credit: Enrico Garozzo)

Juan Ignacio Calderon Head Coach, University of San Diego Fencing

December 26

Topic: Schools are being inundated with applications from qualified candidates. The number of fencers in high school reached an all-time high in between 2015-2016 at 2,196 for boys and between 2016-2017 at 1,944 for girls. With 667 USA Fencing Member clubs and an additional 13 clubs from Canada (Reference: National Fencing Club Rankings), merely being qualified won’t get you in the university you aspire for. Standing out is the key they say, but do we understand what that means? This talk hopes to provide some clarity on how to get recruited as a college athlete and offer parents and athletes a view of the recruiting process.

Jurgen Reus, MD, PhD Über 23 Jahre Berufserfahrung machen uns das was wir tun zum Vergnügen

December 29

Topic: Visualization

Dr. Reus has been a surgeon for 23 years; he was also a parachuter with the German military. Being a very successful surgeon means doing your job well for an extended period while also accomplishing feats along the way that make you a household name, just like athletes. Taking, for example, Vinatieri who is arguably the most famous kicker in NFL history, thanks to the three field goals that sealed Super Bowl wins for New England three different times. Watching NFL kickers before a kick, we can see they are mentally rehearsing their kick before they physically act. Playing, then repeating, the kick perfectly over and over. Surgeons mentally rehearse before an operation. If NFL kickers and surgeons are using visualization to help them succeed when faced with impossible situations, so can we! The key to achieving what we want may lie in our ability to visualize it. Dr. Reus has done hundreds of surgical operations; he will share with us how he uses mental imagery in surgery in the past 23 years.

Duration: 15 minutes, 5 mins Q/A

Here's your camps tentative schedule:

Dec 26, Wednesday

14-14.30 Lunch, Check-In

14.30-15 Opening Ceremony

15-15.30 Footwork (Explosiveness, acceleration and faster first step)

15.30-17.30 Lessons and Free Matches (5 touches)

17.30-18.30 Tactical Clinic 1

18.30-19 Stretching/ Cool Down

19-20  Private Lessons with Videos

Dec 27, Thursday

9-9.15 Informational Talk, Discuss Lesson Plan

9.15-9.30 Warm-up  (Balance, Hand-Eye coordination) 

9.30-10.30 Group Lesson

10.30-12.30 Lessons and Tactical Clinic 2

12.30-13  Stretching and Private Lesson with Video

13-14 Lunch

14-14.15 Informational Talk, Introduce Team Matches

14.15-14.30 warm up

14.30-16.30 Lessons and Team Matches

16.30-17 Stretching, Cool Down and Private Lessons with video

Dec 28, Friday

8-11 Beach Day, Warm-up and Footwork at Solana Beach

11.30-12 Lunch

12-14 Video Analysis: FIE International Competitions

14-16 Lessons and Free Matches (5 Touches)

16-17 Video Analysis of Lessons    

Dec 29, Saturday

9-9.30 Informational Talk, warm up

9.30-10 Footwork

10-10.15 Introduce Tactical Clinic 3

10.15-11.30 Lessons and Tactical Exercises

11.30-13 Video Analysis: FIE International Competitions

13-14 Lunch

14-14.30 Warm-up

14.30-16.30 Lessons and Free Matches (15 touches)

16.30-17 Stretching, Cool Down and Private Lessons with video

Dec 30, Sunday

9-9.15 Informational Talk, Introduce Tactical Competition

9.15-10 Warm-up and Footwork

10-12.30 Lessons and 5-touch Poules

12.30-13 Stretching and Private Lessons

13-14 Lunch

14-14.30 Warm-up

14.30-17 Lessons and Direct Elimination

17 Closing Ceremony 

Things to Bring:

1. Extra lunch and extra snacks 

2. Extra water

3. A light sweater to wear at Solana Beach (it can still get a  bit cooler down in San Diego..sometimes!)

4. Extra t-shirts

5. Towel


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Location Information

  • San Diego Fencing Center
  • 1770 S Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA, 92025 US
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Camp Details

Five-day January NAC & February JO's Div. 1, Junior, and Cadet Elite Epee Preparation Camp at the San Diego Fencing Center featuring Guest Coach Diego Confalonieri. Check-in will start at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, December 26 and the camp will officially start at 2:30 pm that day. The camp will end on Sunday, December 30 at 5 pm.  The cost of the five-day camp is $700 (lunch included).  Early registration fee is $650 and  $550 for SDFC club members. Early registration ends October 31, 2018. A non-refundable deposit of $200 is required to hold your spot. Payments may be made by Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.  This camp is capped at 30 fencers. We will begin a wait list the moment we received the 31st registration. 

Don't forget to complete the waiver, insurance, treatment authorization form and the questionnaire. We will be setting up the training groups in the coming weeks; the questionnaire will help us organize our bouts and competitions.  

We created a system to facilitate our group's communication,  once you have completed the registration process, use the QR code below to download our group app on Band.  

Thank you for making time for this, and we look forward to seeing you in December!


FOR QUESTIONS:

LIZ BARDELAS, PT, MBA

Email: [email protected]

Cell Phone/Text/Whatsapp: +1 (559) 212-0728

San Diego Fencing Center:  [email protected] 

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Hotel Information

If you do not live in the area, there is an opportunity to pair fencers up for a small fee with a local host family who is a member of The San Diego Fencing Center.  If this is something that interests you, let Coach Juan Calderon know at the San Diego Fencing Center.  


Best Western Hotel

Multiple room options are available. 

Amenities: Wireless High-Speed Internet Access, Hairdryer, Coffee Maker, Microwave And Refrigerator, Non-Smoking, Iron And Ironing Board, Full Breakfast, Hot Tub, Pool and Free Parking.


San Diego International Airport:

Address: 3225 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101

Code: SAN


 
 

NEARBY ATTRACTIONS

  • Legoland -35 minutes
  • La Jolla Cove (Diving/ Snorkeling) -31 minutes
  • Sea World -29 minutes
  • Gas Lamp Quarter- 32 minutes
  • Menehune Surf School -28 minutes

Volunteers

Whether it is a random, spur-of-the-moment snapshot or well-thought-out compositions, do you know how to take Instagram feeds to the next level? Is your phone constantly buzzing with Twitter notifications and Facebook updates?  Are you an avid list maker?  Do you have a passion for fencing? Do you start every morning with a cup of coffee?  In addition to an invaluable behind-the-scenes camp experience, all volunteers receive free camp t-shirt and lunch based on shifts worked. To volunteer, contact Coach Juan Calderon at the SDFC or send an email to [email protected].

Special Thanks To

Olympians Angelo Mazzoni, Soren Thompson, Marco Fichera and 

Enrico Garozzo 


 

 


"Developing athletes. Delivering results."



Call For Videos

VIDEO CLINICS

To maximize our camps training value to its attendees, we are offering fencers an opportunity to share unique, interesting and rare fencing videos during the upcoming camp. We are looking for videos  3 minutes or less in length. If accepted they will be pre-loaded to ensure format conversion and playback capabilities. 

PRIVATE LESSONS

For an in-depth guide helping you prepare for your next competition, we encourage you to bring a video of your most current match, if available, to your private lesson. 


Upcoming Events

Fun in the Sun Fencing in the San Series

#1 NorCal:

January NAC & February JO's  Div. 1, Junior, and Cadet Epee Preparation Camp 1

Coaches: Beijing Olympic Games Bronze medalist Maestro D'Sherma Diego Confalonieri
Date: December 19-23, 2018
Venue: The Fencing Center, San Jose, California

Register here for NorCal: https://zgla.regfox.com/fun-in-the-sun-fencing-in-the-san-part-1 

#2 SoCal: 

January NAC & February JO's  Div. 1, Junior, and Cadet Epee Preparation Camp 2

Coaches: Beijing Olympic Games Bronze medalist Maestro D'Sherma Diego Confalonieri, University of San Diego Fencing Head Coach Fencing Provost Juan Ignacio Calderon and Spain's 2018 Junior National Champion Diego Calderon. 
Date: December 26-30, 2018
Venue: The San Diego Fencing Center, Escondido, California





     

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