Over 50 fencers came to Salle Mauro this past week to train with some of the world’s top men’s and women’s foilists and coaches in preparation for Summer Nationals/NAC-F. Training strategies, tactical bouting, one-on-one work, and situational games helped hone the minds and bodies for their final push.

The camp was headlined by Italian Men’s Foil team members Giorgio Avola and Valerio Aspromonte and French Women’s Foil team members Corinne Maitrejean and Astrid Guyart. Also joining us were Martin Bundschuh, member of the bronze medal German Junior Men’s Foil Team, and Greg Birck, silver medalist in the French Cadet Mere’s Foil Championship. These fencers trained with us and also worked extensively with our youth fencers to show them the steps necessary to achieve their full potential.

Coaches Mauro Hamza, Director of Foil, USA Fencing, and Edouard Dumont, a French national coach, led additional coaches in giving lessons to students, leading training exercises, and giving strategic and tactical advice.

Thanks to all our participants, and especially our guests, Astrid, Corrine, Edouard, Giorgio, Greg, Martin, and Valerio.

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Extended galleries of the camp can be seen here, here, here, and here.

A video of the camp is up here.