Foil Camp with Olympic/Harvard Coach Jed Dupree

July 15 - 19 2019
Registration Closes July 14, 2019

Durkan Fencing Academy
60 Saddle River Ave, Unit E, South Hackensack, NJ 07606 USA Map
Online Payments Not Accepted
Join Olympian and Harvard foil Coach JED DUPREE for a real training experience. Location features 18 FIE strips, 15,000 sq/ft fully AIR CONDITIONED fencing room. Day Camp 9am-4pm
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Experience training in our elite fencing facility with Olympic Coach Jed Dupree. July 15th-19th 2019 ***More Camp Weeks are available July through August*** SLEEP AWAY OR DAY CAMP OPTIONS AVAILABLE See: www.durkanfencing.com/camps Open to Beginner, Intermediate and Elite foil fencers.  Fence on 20 FIE real fencing strips, train in our fully air conditioned 15,000 sq/ft facility with other amenities such as locker rooms, showers, classroom and free wi-fi. REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IS ONLINE: www.durkanfencing.com/camps Day Camp Hours: 9am - 4pm The club will be open at 8 am for early drop-off Camp Day Schedule: Warm-up Conditioning/Stretching Fencing Drills or footwork Lunch Warm-up activity Strength Training, Yoga, or Mental Training Fencing Drills/Footwork Structured Bouting Lunch included Daily ----DAY CAMP----- $500/week for DFA Members $600/week for Non-Members (Day rates available: $150/day for non-DFA members) ----SLEEP AWAY CAMP---- $1600/week (July 14th-July 20th; Sunday to Saturday) Includes Room and board, Air Conditioned Dorms and daily training at Fencing Facility Email for additional info:  info@durkanfencing.com Website: www.durkanfencing.com/camps ABOUT COACH JED Jed was a 2012 US Olympic Foil Coach at the London Games. He began his coaching career in 2007 after seven years as a member of the US Men's Foil National Team. As a competitor, Jed was a 2004 Olympian (earning a team 4th place finish in Athens), a two time National Champion, and an NCAA Individual Champion while at Columbia University. He was a bronze medalist at the Senior World Cup in La Coruna, Spain and a team Gold Medalist at the Pan American Games. As a collegiate competitor, Jed was an All-American and All-Ivy fencer at Columbia. Jed's training philosophy is based on his belief that the primary goal of a coach is to continually foster an inquisitive love for the sport in his students. He began coaching Men's Foil National Team member Race Imboden at the age of 14 and coached him to a top 8 finish at the Senior World Championships, a bronze medal at the Paris CIP World Cup, an Olympic berth, and a Senior World Ranking as high as 4th in the World. He has produced Senior, Junior, and Cadet National Champions in addition to Senior, Junior, and Cadet World Team Members. His students have earned medals at Cadet, Junior, and Senior World Cups. Jed created his training regimen to include elements of yoga, feldenkrais, meditation, mobility flow, functional strength, and periodization techniques. He was introduced to yoga during his preparation for the Olympic games in 2004 and has been a practicing yogi for eleven years and is a certified yoga teacher. Jed is the former Foil Coach at Harvard University. Now, He coaches at Durkan Fencing Academy full time. Preregistration opens on 03/19/2019. Preregistration closes on 07/14/2019.