6111 ODANA Rd. Madison WI,  USA ph.608-274-5345              contact us: info@cracoviafoilfencing.com

        Last Update: 01/07/2012

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                                 2nd Annual Midway Fencing Classic at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.

                                           January,07,2012  

          WOMEN'S FOIL  BRONZE MEDAL for NATALIE HAGOPIAN and  5-th place  for KALI THIBAULT !

    

                                          Another busy weekend of November 19-20, 2011 full of success for Cracovia fencers,

                                 2 GOLD MEDALS , 1 SILVER

                                           CMHS MIDWEST HIGH SHOOL  INVITATIONAL Waukesha, WI   Nov, 19, 2011

          WOMEN'S FOIL ( 49 competitors )    GOLD MEDAL  for NATALIE HAGOPIAN  ! ... SILVER MEDAL for KALI THIBAULT  !

                                       Busy weekend of November 12-13, 2011 full of success for Cracovia fencers,
                                           2 GOLD MEDALS, 2 SILVER MEDALS , 1 BRONZE MEDAL.

                                Stevenson High School Open Lincolnshire, IL Nov 12, 2011

             WOMEN'S FOIL ( 44 competitors )    GOLD MEDAL  for NATALIE HAGOPIAN  ! ... SILVER MEDAL for KALI THIBAULT  !

                                                         Big hug...  after final gold medal bout .

REDSTAR FENCING CLUB: CHICAGO  Turkey Meet Open,   WAUKESHA, WI
Y12 Mixed Foil Nov 13, 2011                                                                                                         Women's Foil Nov 20,2011

Rastegar Linus GOLD MEDAL                                                                                                     Natalie Hagopian GOLD MEDAL .
Sharpswain Tennyson SILVER MEDAL
Y10 Mixed Foil Nov 13, 2011

Sharpswain Simon BRONZE MEDAL.

                                          EUROPEAN STYLE OF FOIL FENCING IN MADISON WI SINCE 1997

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Cracovia is dedicated to promoting the sport of a foil fencing at both the recreational & competitive levels.

CRACOVIA SCHOOL OF FOIL FENCING is an insured, USFA-sanctioned facility engaged in providing a safe, clean, supportive environment for fencing instruction and competition for young people (10 years and up) and adults.

Basic armory training is a part of Cracovia's normal class curriculum.

CRACOVIA COACH believes that anyone who has the desire to learn should have the opportunity to fence. Even those with physical limitations should have the opportunity to learn fencing, her goal is to assist you in developing a program around any limitations you may have.


HEAD COACH Krystyna Kostecka, member of The United States Fencing Coaches' Association.

" The USFCA is dedicated to developing and maintaining the quality of fencing instruction, and to serve the many needs of fencing coaches in the United States.   A USFCA member shares a commitment with hundreds of others who are devoted to the improvement of US fencing though the associations' activities.

The United States Fencing Coaches' Association is a national academy of the Academie d'Armes Internationale, (AAI), the world organization of fencing masters.   There are currently more than 20 members nations in the AAI.  The diplomas awarded through the USFCA are recognized by the AAI and its member national academies throughout the world. "

  

                     

           Beginners & experienced fencers , women & men are welcome equally .

           Students with accent & no accent are welcome equally (our Coach speaks in five languages) .

                                    

           We are a " Community " of fencers that support each other both on and off the strip.

                                                                                                                                          Cracovia Team. 

        

         YOUTUBE :   foil fencing duel

         YOUTUBE : Practice at Cracovia School of Foil Fencing   (Part 1 ) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) .

      

                              

                                                                             2006-2011  CRACOVIA COMPETITIVE TEAM    

                                      participated in more than 100 competitions winning more than 100 medals !    

            Natalie Hagopian                              Freya Hambrick                                   Kali Thibault                                        Reilly Gurl

             Linus Marco                                  Linus Rastegar                                     Tim Watson                             Cracovia School Officer   

            Haverford College                                                                                                                                                Mr. Christopher Bundy

                       NCAA                                                                                                               

            Fencing Team Member.           

                                                                                                

Promote Foil Fencing in Wisconsin

Deerfield , February 22/2010.

350 kids attended the Foil Fencing Demonstration along with the speech "Never Give Up On Your Dreams"

presented by our Coach.

            

                     Promote Foil Fencing in Verona,WI                         

 

01/29/2011 MIDWEST HIGH SCHOOL OPEN, Culver IN :

More Success... !

Natalie Hagopian is truly an unstoppable force ! With insight, elegance and simplicity she has won her bronze medal.
        

01/15/2011 GREAT LAKES JUNIOR VARSITY CHAMPIONSHIP, Woodstock IL:

The Cracovia Women's Foil Fencing Team picked up three medals !

1.Natalie Hagopian won in convincing fashion her gold medal  fencing bout.                    

2.Reilly Gurl won bronze medal.

3.Kali Thibault won bronze medal. 

4.Freya Hambrick came in 10th place of the 34 competitors.

        

11/06/2010 CMHS MIDWEST INVITATIONAL Waukesha, WI:

1.Silver medal for Natalie Hagopian,

2.Bronze Medal for Kali Thibault.

 01/30/2010  GREAT LAKES HIGH SCHOOL MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIP, Winnetka IL:

 3rd place and Bronze Medal for Reilly Gurl (41 WF-fencers).

In Edition To Regular and Advanced Classes Cracovia is Aggressively Dedicated to :

1. SUMMER PROGRAM at Cracovia ( 12 years tradition ).

PROMOTE FOIL FENCING in WISCONSIN:

2. SUN PRAIRIE Foil Fencing under direction Cracovia Head Coach Krystyna Kostecka ( since 2007).     

3.MT. HOREB Foil Fencing under direction Cracovia Head Coach Krystyna Kostecka ( since 2002 ).

    

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