Fall Veteran Sabre Intensive with David Sierra

All Veteran Sabre Fencers are invited to Atlantic Fencing Academy for our Fall Veteran Sabre Clinic! Our Weekend Intensives bring together veteran age sabre athletes for training, bouting, and fellowship. Taught by our experienced Sabre Coach, Fencing Master David Sierra, you will leave this weekend a better sabre fencer than you started! Maestro Sierra is committed to expanding access to training opportunities for Veteran Fencers, and brings a dynamic and exciting focus with a deep understanding of the modern sabre game. Maestro Sierra's veteran age sabre athletes have earned more than 30 medals in North American Cups including multiple team championships. The Theme of the Fall Clinic will be "Simple and Complex Preparations in the Off-The-Line Sabre Game" Ages 35 and up. Full uniform and bouting equipment is required for participation. Cost

• $50 for the Training Clinic - please Preregister on FRED!
• Private lessons for clinic participants are available for $50. Please email sierra.sabre@gmail.com for a slot.
• Registration for the Sunday tournament is separate. https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=48996

Schedule Saturday:

• Optional Morning Practice: Fencers who are pre-registered for the clinic are also welcome to attend Saturday Morning Practice at Atlantic Fencing Academy. Footwork is at 10 AM and Power Bouting is at 10:30. Open fencing takes place until noon.
• Training Clinic: 2 PM - 5:30 PM The training will include a mix of footwork exercises, partner drills, and tactical bouting exercises.
• Plans are in the works for a fellowship dinner afterwards.

Sunday

• Tournament! Sunday will feature a Veteran Sabre tournament! https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=48996

Fencers attending from outside the area, please reach out regarding lodging assistance! About Atlantic Fencing Academy: The state-of-the-art facility of the Atlantic Fencing Academy is only couple of minutes away from GSP Exit 109. It is also an easy 1.5 hour train ride on the North Jersey Shore Line from NYC Penn Station to the Little Silver Train Station (a short uber ride away or we can assist with transport from there). Slightly shorter train ride from Newark Airport on the same line. We have eleven grounded strips, ample space for social distancing, seating for competitors and parents, and climate control! Restrooms, hand sanitizers and vending machine with water and Gatorade are available.