Dorina and David Vaccaroni Foil and Epee Clinic

1 day clinic for all ages - Foil and Epee only. Class will be separated by skill. 10am-4pm Join 4 time Olympian (Gold, Silver, Bronze) and World Champion Maestra Dorina Vaccaroni and her brother David (former Italian National Epee champion) for a one day clinic for foil and epee. This is a very unique opportunity to train with Italian fencing royalty. Payment instructions will be sent out to all registrants separately. • Physical conditioning, cardiovascular health, stretching, and exercise techniques. • Footwork drills • Blade drills • Competitive sports psychology • Competitive “theme” bouts with on strip critique • Tournament like event to complete the clinic. Please bring a lunch or plan to purchase a lunch at one of our surrounding cafes. Maestra Vaccaroni is a legendary fencing maestro and cyclist from Mestra, Italy. She began competing at the international level in the late 1970’s. A pupil of the great Maestro Livio Di Rosa, she first participated in the World Championships in 1977, at the age of 13. She won the Italian youth title the following year, and the prestigious New York Martini Trophy. At 16 Dorina competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics, placing 4th in individual and 5th in team. In 1981 she won the World Cup, followed a year later by her first of several European and World Championships. She continued her Olympic careers in Los Angeles (Bronze), Seoul Korea (Silver) and 1992 Barcelona (Gold). After the bronze in the World Cup team of 1993, Dorina left competition, only to return in 1998 to win the Italian title. Dorina began to devote herself to competitive cycling in 2000, taking many marathon victories and winning a master Italian title in the world category. She continues today competing in long distance road racing, including Ultra Cycling, winning the female division of the recent Ultracycle Dolomitica in August of 2016. MFA has a seven strip salle located on famous 4th Street in downtown San Rafael. We are surrounded by world class theaters, galleries, and restaurants. It’s a great area to spend a couple of days training with an internationally acclaimed Maestra and national and international fencers. $75. Payment due 2 weeks prior to class Preregistration opens on 10/20/2016. Preregistration closes on 05/28/2017.