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Tampa School Group & Home school students, Fencing Program with CoachGerryD
Fencing Club and Camps, Small group fencing lessons, Individual fencing lessons. HAVE SWORD & ARMORY, WILL TRAVAL. Recreational Fencing training, Competitive Fencing training, Epee, Foil, Saber (Sabre)

WHAT IS OLYMPIC SPORT FENCING?

 

Coach Gerardo (GerryD) Duran Jr. 

"Working with people that strive for personal excellence in the practice of Recreational Olympic Sport Fencing".  

Coaching recreational sport fencing has been part of Coach Gerardo's life since 1987. In that year he attended a  fencing coach's Foil and Sabre seminar in Orlando FL. From that day on, he knew that “he was a Fencing Coach". All that was needed now : the skills of "the Fencing Coach".To start his new career, he attended in 1991 and 1992 the United States Fencing Association's (USFA) Coaches College at the Olympic Training Center (OTC), Colorado Springs, founded “Tampa's Fencing Academy” Tampa Florida, and became a lifetime member of the U.S. Fencing Coaches Association. Ten years later at age 62 it was time to retire from his day job to dedicate 25 hours a week in teaching and coaching sport fencing at the Academy and local private schooled. CoachGerryD revisited the Coaches College in 2005 for 3 weeks of coaches training (EPEE, FOIL,SABRE) and was privileged to attended a seven day seminar “Sport Fencing- The Unity of Theory and Practice”, with renowned Polish Fencing Master and Coach Professor Zhigniew Czajkowski.          

"There is always something more to learn in this sport: better techniques, tactics, pedagogy. Now that the USA has earned there first gold fencing metals at the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics, more people are attracted to fencing as a recreational sport.
Everyone can succeed in the sport of fencing. All that's needed is love for the game".
by WMD
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On October 2007 CoachGerryD transferred his job of Head Coach and Director of Tampa's Fencing Academy to Coach Boyco Krastavich, a Bulgarian educated fencing coach and Sports Educator with international competitive experience. 
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CoachGerryD continues teaching at the Academy, spends more time developing Sport Fencing Programs in Epee, Foil and Sabre for private schools and Internet Video sport fencing tutorials for this web sites.

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Recreational Olympic Sport Fencing group classes are offered by CoachGerryD to Tampa School and Home School, students age 12 and older. These classes are conducted Monday through Fridays during the morning hours, at the Tampa Fencing Academy facilities located North of Tampa International Airport on West Hillsborough Ave.  The group training consists of 5 one hour classes for a minimum of 6 participants, cost: $210. The cost for additional students over 6 is $40 each additional student. CoachGerryD and the Academy will provide fencing equipment.  For more information contact CoachGerryD at:  CoachD@TampaBay.rr.com. or 813.767.1722

LINK TO: Tampa Fencing Academy Location Map.