Give Your Kids a Boost: Consider Fencing Camp
Our Fencing Camps are designed for Girls & Boys 6 years old and up of all skill levels, beginners to advanced.
OFC hosts training camps throughout the year including Spring Break, Winter Break, and Summer Break. Recreational club members get one free training camp per season included with their monthly subscription.
Camp #1: May 26-30 (Ages 6+)
Pre-Nationals Camp #1: June 9-13. Guest Coach Soren Thompson, two-time Olympian. (Advanced fencers ages 10+)
Pre-Nationals Camp#2: June 23-27 (Ages 6+)
OFC Youth and Beginners Camp: July 14-18 (Ages 6-14)
OFC Back in Shape Camp: August 4-8 (Ages 6+)
3200 McCullough Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78212
Family and multiple registration discounts available!
Cost: Free for OFC Members, $50 for non-members
3200 McCullough Ave.
San Antonio, TX 78212
Early bird, family, multiple registration discounts available!
If you’re tired of the same old camp options and are looking for something new, fun, and different for your kids, Olympian Fencing Club’s Camp is for you! Fencers will learn swashbuckling techniques seen in movies and shows like: Puss in Boots, Wednesday, Zorro & Star Wars. The camp will help students develop a keen focus, coordination skills, agility, balance and endurance. We will focus on tactical awareness through drills and video analyses.
The Olympic sport of epee fencing provides a great physical and mental workout and is a lot of fun. Learning to fence is a challenging mix of physical and tactical training that is equally suited to boys and girls.
Beginner students will have fencing equipment and uniforms available for use. Campers just need to bring athletic clothes, a sack lunch, a water bottle, and a lot of energy!
Head Coach Tommi Hurme has 25+ years of competitive epee fencing experience including 4 years training in Budapest, Hungary alongside the Hungarian National Team. His fencing achievements include Junior National Team member in 2004, Junior National Champion in 2003, Princeton Varsity Fencing Team Captain in 2007 and 2008, Div 1 Nationals top 8 finisher in 2007, 8th place finish at NCAA Championships 2008, Paris World Cup top 32 finisher in 2009, 1st place Kupittaa Satellite World Cup Turku, Finland in 2011, and 1st place Men’s Epee Team Nationals 2008 and 2010.
Coach Tomás Mata has a background as a physical education teacher and has 25 years of experience as an epee coach. He began fencing competitively in 1997 and competed in his first junior world cup in 1998 at the University of Notre Dame. He was a member of the Mexican national fencing team for 10 years. As a coach Tomas trained and qualified fencers for the Mexican national team in different categories such as cadets, junior, and senior. Most notably he trained and qualified Alejandra Terán for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in Women’s Epee.
Coach Claudine Barjak Cardenas has been a personal trainer for over 25 years and has been fencing since 2005. She has extensive experience in athlete development, injury prevention and rehabilitation, and positive youth coaching. Her fencing accomplishments include 2014 National Champion, December 2014 NAC Gold Medalist, 2015 National Championship Silver Medalist, 2015 Veteran Pan-American Championship Silver Medalist, and 4 Top-8 North American Cup finishes, all in the Veteran 40 Women’s Epee category.
Coach Cameron Luong is a former Olympian Fencing Club member who attends Trinity University. He is an active fencer and focuses primarily on our youth fencers.
Spring Camp was a great learning experience. I learned how to prepare and attack more effectively with excellent guidance from the coaches. The camp helped build my confidence by focusing on my weaknesses and turning them into strengths. As an older, more advanced student, I also liked that we were separated from the younger beginner fencers when needed. This allowed me to work on more advanced techniques and get the most out of the training. The workouts were intense, but I felt they really helped me improve my strength and stamina. Overall, the camp pushed me to grow as an athlete and gave me valuable skills I can continue to develop.
– Landen T.
During my time training at the Spring Camp, I found myself improving in many aspects of my fencing. I got to do a wide variety of training exercises, like weight training, situational bouting, and private lessons to really enforce what I was learning. In just three days, I became a much better fencer, and I was able to apply what I learnt by fencing the other strong fencers at the camp.
– Daniel P.
The winter camp and past camps have been really helpful for improving my fencing. Especially before a big tournament like a NAC, they can make a huge difference. The full-day training lets us focus on what we need to work on and include it into our fencing right away, which is extremely helpful, even for general practice. The more concentrated time and more rigorous training help build confidence and prepare us for competitions.
– Nationally ranked OFC member
Camp Schedule
5-day camp from March 13-17, 2023: 9am – 4pm
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Multiple and family discounts available!
May 16, 2025 - May 18, 2025
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May 17, 2025 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Dr Blakely sessions
Olympian Fencing Club, 3200 McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA
May 24, 2025
San Antonio Cup IV (Y8, Y10, Y12, Y14 & Senior)
Olympian Fencing Club, 3200 McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX 78212, USA
May 26, 2025 - May 30, 2025
OFC Summer Camp #1
June 9, 2025 - June 13, 2025
OFC Pre-Nationals Camp #1
Membership benefits include access to monthly class subscriptions, discounted private lesson packages, training camp tuition fees, local competition entry fees, armory service fees, and strip coaching fees at competitions.
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