6111 ODANA Rd. Madison WI, USA ph.608-274-5345 info@cracoviafoilfencing.com |
EUROPEAN STYLE OF FOIL FENCING IN MADISON WI SINCE 1997, EUROPEAN WOMEN HEAD COACH: MEMBER OF UNITED STATES FENCING COACHES ASSOCIATION & D' ARMES INTERNATIONALE . CRACOVIA is : 1.dedicated to promoting the sport of a foil fencing at both the recreational & competitive levels , 2.focuses on the sportsmanship , respect and tradition of fencing . Beginners & experienced fencers , women & man 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. GIVE IT TRY ! Cracovia Team - Proud Member of the United States Fencing Clubs. |
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" Promote Fencing in Wisconsin" , August 2008 Cambridge, WI
During the month of August, the library display window at the Amundson Center is featuring an informative presentation on the history of fencing, from battlefield to the Olympics as well as samples of actual competitive fencing weapons and gear by Alexander Shilakis, from Cracovia Olympic Foil Fencing School in Madison. Shilakis has competed in Junior Olympics (February 2008, Charlotte, N.C.) and the Summer Nationals (July 2008,San Jose, Calif.). Great job Alex !
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06/01/2008 IFC Youth Tournament Mt. Prospect, IL Mixed Foil Y14: 1.Bronze Medal for Alexander Shilakis. 05/17/2008 WFA "Montessori Challenge 101": 1. Silver Medal for Alexander Shilakis, 2. Bronze Medal for Thomas Watson. 04/19/2008 WFA Mixed Foil : 1.Silver Medal for Steven Varda , 2.Bronze Medal for Arron Finley .
03/22/2008 Wisconsin Div. Qualifiers Mixed Foil Y14 : Silver medal for Alexander Shilakis . Alexander Shilakis and Linus Marco are two Cracovia Fencers who qualified for 2008 SUMMER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in San Jose, California . 02/09/2008 WFA Mixed Foil , Bronze Medals + E rating to our two Cracovia fencers : 1. Simon Schatzberg . 2. Thomas Watson .
01/26/ 2008 Midwest High School Open, Indiana : Linus Marco in the final top 8 of the best foil fencers ! Bravo ! __________________________________________________________________________ ( June 2008 ) TINA DEWEY is back to fencing! Last fall, she suffered a massive stroke and after long recovery and still in therapy ... she is ready to fence ! Dear Tina , you are a great fencer and fantastic , strong women. We all salute you!
_________________________________________________________________________________________ COMPETITIVE FENCING at Cracovia - every last Thursday of each month from 6 - 9 pm. ( must be minimum 1 year foil fencing experience ). March 25/2008 CLICK : SHILAKIS FENCES WAY INTO JUNIOR OLYMPICS article about our fencer Alexander Shilakis. CLICK : CRACOVIA IN THE NEWS SEPTEMBER 2007 article about Cracovia Outreach Programs.
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SUCCESS ! WFA "Frozen Blade Open" ( 01/12/08 ) Gold Medal for Linus Marco and Silver Medal for Thomas Watson . Bravo !
Wisconsin Junior Olympic Qualifiers 12/16/07 for the JO National in Charlotte NC : Silver Medal for Linus Marco and Bronze Medal for Thomas Watson. Bravo ! Gold Medal + D rating for our Linus Marco. Bravo ! ( 09/30/07 WFA Wisconsin Div 3 ) .
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_________________________________________ 1. Home School Kids Program (in- session) . 2. Verona Fencing starts September 27 /08. 3. Sun Prairie Fencing starts November 06 /08. 4. Mt.Horeb Fencing starts September 25 /08. _________________________________________ In Edition To Regular and Advanced Classes Cracovia is Aggressively Dedicated to :1. CRACOVIA HOME SCHOOL KIDS PROGRAM ( since 2002 ) . RECREATIONAL FOIL FENCING : 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 and Cracovia Jr. Instructor Daniel Blackman ( since 2002 ).
4. VERONA Foil Fencing under direction Cracovia Head Coach Krystyna Kostecka ( since 2003 ).
5. SUMMER PROGRAM at Cracovia. ( 10 years tradition ).
For detail information or questions you are welcome to:
To Register for competitions go to : The Best Web Site For Fencing Results and Events Database : Local , Regional , National , International www.askfred.net ____________________________________________________________________________
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