Golden Gate Fencing Center http://www.gofencing.com The Bay Area’s Premier Fencing Community Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:05:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 GGFC Summer Camp Schedule http://www.gofencing.com/2012/03/19/ggfc-summer-camp-schedule/ http://www.gofencing.com/2012/03/19/ggfc-summer-camp-schedule/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:10:28 +0000 liv2vivo http://www.gofencing.com/?p=544 GGFC 2012 SUMMER FUN CAMP!!!

GGFC offers week-long half-day camps for kids ages 8-14, taught by trained professional coaches with many years of experience working with young athletes.

All camps are coed, and require no equipment or previous fencing experience.

Camps are limited to 16 fencers per session, so please print out the enrollment form and send it in today!

Summer_Funcamp_Enrollment_Form_2012

If you have any questions please call us at (415) 626-7910.

Cost per 5 day session: $195.00

Cost per 3 day session: $145.00

Morning sessions are from 9am to 12pm

Afternoon sessions are from 1pm to 4pm

3 DAY CAMP: May 30, 31, June 1 (pm ONLY)

Camp 1: June 4 – 8 (pm ONLY)

Camp 2: June 11 – 15 (am and pm)

 

]]> http://www.gofencing.com/2012/03/19/ggfc-summer-camp-schedule/feed/ 0 Good Luck to GGFC Fencers and Coaches at NAC C in Austin, Tx http://www.gofencing.com/2011/11/11/good-luck-to-ggfc-fencers-and-coaches-at-nac-c-in-austin-tx/ http://www.gofencing.com/2011/11/11/good-luck-to-ggfc-fencers-and-coaches-at-nac-c-in-austin-tx/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:41:55 +0000 liv2vivo http://www.gofencing.com/?p=514 This weekend GGFC has many athletes travelling to Austin Texas to participate in the Y14, Cadet, and Junior North American Cup.

Below is the link to the USFA Tournament Web Page for easy access to results and other information:

http://usfencing.org/events/5861/page/13049

Good luck to the following fencers:

Stephanie Chan                  Tara Mullen

Eliza Klyce                            Gavi Strauss

Sarah Tillman                     Gabe Bronfman

Cameron Sullivan               Rand Hale

Sam Koch                              Arthur Le Meur

Coaches:   Maureen Griffin  and  Mike Pederson

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Y14 Men’s Foil

Grant Fairbarin, Jackson Miller, Matthew Glover

Y12 Men’s Foil

Henry Mattingly

Y14 and Y12 Women’s Foil

Bea Gee and Olivia Koslow

Y14 Men’s Epee

Cameron Sullivan, Jared Wong, Connor Mattingly, and Gabe Bronfman

Follow the link to askFred.net to see the complete results from this past weekend’s RYC.

http://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=15733

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Good luck at Worlds Anna!!!

“Thanks Golden Gate for giving an overweight woman who started fencing at 53 the opportunity to become an athlete and make a U.S. World Team. You are the best!”

- Anna Estrada

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Junior fencers Eliza Klyce, Stephanie Chan, and Tara Mullen-Boustiha had a very exciting match against Rhode Island Fencing Academy to make the gold medal bout.  They kept up their intensity and focus to beat Gutkovskiy Fencing Academy for the gold.

Standing Proudly on the Podium: Tara Mullen-Boustiha, Stephanie Chan, Eliza Klyce

Stephanie Chan, Coach Mike Pederson, Eliza Klyce, Tara Mullen-Boustiha, Coach Lavinia Lindsay

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Division IA Men’s Epee

3rd- Phil Hedges

9th- Gyorgy Ordody

14th- Sam Koch

Division III Men’s Epee

22nd- Rand Hale

U19 Men’s Epee

9th- Arthur LeMeur

U16 Men’s Epee

10th- Arthur LeMeur

18th Sam Koch

Y14 Men’s Epee

9th- Sam Koch

Y12 Men’s Epee

9th- Gabriel Bronfman

Senior Men’s Epee Team

12th- Hedges, Bethel, Lucasey, Ordody

DIV IA Men’s Foil

12th- Alex Gidaya

DIV IA Women’s Epee

11th- Jessica Lisagor

Senior Women’s Epee Team

4th- Lisagor, Fulghum, Tomkins, Tillman

Division IA Women’s Foil

11th- Tara Mullen-Boustiha

19th- Eliza Klyce

U19 Women’s Foil

12th Eliza Klyce

Junior Women’s Foil Team

1st- Klyce, Chan, Mullen-Boustiha

Other Participating Fencers:

DIV IA Men’s Epee

Nick McGuinness

Dylan Bethel

DIV II Men’s Epee

Jeff Woods

U19 Men’s Epee

Sam Koch

Marc Cunningham

Jeff Woods

Y14 Men’s Epee

David Krakaur

Connor Mattingly

Cameron Sullivan

Jared Wong

U16 Men’s Epee

Marc Cunningham

Y12 Men’s Epee

Connor Mattingly

Y12 Men’s Foil

Grant Fairbairn

Y14 Men’s Foil

Ofri Harlev

Grant Fairbairn

Ethan Welker

DIV IA Women’s Epee

Kate Fulghum

Sarah Tillman

DIV II Women’s Epee

Sarah Tillman

Klara Tomkins

U19 Women’s Epee

Sarah Tillman

Klara Tomkins

Gavriella Strauss

Kell Fahrner-Scott

U16 Women’s Epee

Gavriella Strauss

Y14 Women’s Epee

Gavriella Strauss

U19 Women’s Foil

Stephanie Chan

Tara Mullen-Bousthia

U16 Women’s Foil

Stephanie Chan

Y12 Women’s Foil

Olivia Koslow

Bea Gee

 

 

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The first class will be held on September 6th, 2011.

Please contact GGFC to sign up as spaces are limited!

 

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Classes will resume on the 9th of July for our Saturday classes.  Bronze and Silver class times are the same, but Team and Gold training will run from 10:30-12:30.

Please refer to our summer calendar for a complete summer schedule by clicking the link below.

GGFC Summer Calendar 2011

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Please click on the link below for the full calendar.

GGFC Summer Calendar 2011

Summer Team Training & Gold Schedule: Mon – Tues –  Wed 6:00 – 9:00 & Sat 10:30 –12:30

Summer Silver Foil: Wed 4:30-6:00 & Saturday 9:00-10:30

Summer Bronze: Saturday 9:00-10:30


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Discussion With Coach Mike Pederson
Learning to Bout
Alexandra and Lilly in Action!
Line Lesson with Coaches Mike Pederson and Lavinia Lindsay

 

 

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