Epee Clinic with Michael Marx - all ages

Epee Clinic with Michael Marx Join The Bay Cup and the Academy of Fencing Masters for an epee clinic featuring five-time Olympian and Fencing Hall of Fame member Michael Marx. Sunday September 15, 2013 9AM to ~6PM Location: Academy of Fencing Masters 86 Railway Ave., Campbell, CA 95008 website: http://academyoffencingmasters.com/ Fee: $135 Please register on AskFred and mail check made out to The Bay Cup to: The Bay Cup 4 North Second St., Ste. 650 San Jose, CA 95113 Fees due by September 11, 2013. Minimum signup required for clinic to be held = 17. Fees will be fully refunded if clinic is cancelled. Your registration will not be complete until we receive payment. Maximum for this clinic is 40 fencers, so mail your check soon! Recommended for Intermediate/Advanced Fencers. This clinic is open to ages. The proposed topics are: Mental game, Tactical bout analysis, Footwork tempo and tactics, Foot/hand tempo, Technical refinement, and Moment-to-Go. This is your chance to train with one of the world’s best fencers and coaching instructors. Michael Marx earned his Master of Arms degree in Poland in 1992. A five-time Olympic team member in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996, Michael is the only man in the last 60 years to make the U.S. Olympic team in two weapons: epee and foil. Michael has been enshrined in the U.S. Fencing Hall of Fame, and is a five-time USOC Athlete of the Year. In other international honors, Michael earned the silver medal at the World University Games in 1985, the highest finish ever for a U.S. team member, and the bronze medal in the 1987 Pan American Games. At the national level, Michael earned a record eight U.S. national championships in foil in 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990 and 1993. He served as vice president of the U.S. Fencing Association from 1992 to 1996 and has served as the national women's epee coach. Michael’s students have earned more than 1000 national medals, and have competed in four Olympic teams in both epee and foil. Michael was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003, the first fencer to be so honored. Preregistration opens on 08/02/2013. Preregistration closes on 09/11/2013.