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		<title>2012 Summer Camps</title>
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		<title>Lotus Fencing&#8217;s 2012 Summer Camp Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s 2012 Lotus Fencing Summer camps are here! Below is a quick rundown of the schedules. The Darlington Camp takes place at the Darlington School [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This year&#8217;s 2012 Lotus Fencing Summer camps are here!  Below is a quick rundown of the schedules.  The Darlington Camp takes place at the Darlington School in Rome, GA.  The Athletic Club Northeast (ACN) camps take place at the ACN facilities in Atlanta, GA. </p>
<p>2012 Darlington Camp:<br />
Camp Dates: June 15 – 20</p>
<p>2012 Athletic Club Northeast Camps:<br />
Camp 1: May 28 – June 1<br />
Camp 2: June 4 – June 8<br />
Camp 3: June 11 – June 15<br />
Camp 4: June 25 – June 29<br />
Camp 5: July 16 – July 20<br />
Camp 6: July 23 – July 27<br />
Camp 7: Aug. 6 – Aug. 10 </p>
<p>More details can be found in the flyers here:<br />
<a href='http://www.lotusfencing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/camp-Darlington-flyer-2012.doc'>2012 Darlington Camp Flyer</a><br />
<a href='http://www.lotusfencing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Camp-flyer-2012.doc'>2012 ACN Camps Flyer</a></p>
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		<title>Feb 11-12, 2012: ACN Foil &amp; Epee Tournament</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Events Scheduled: Saturday, 02/11/2012 09:00 AM Y14 Mixed Foil 11:00 AM Y12 Mixed Foil 11:00 AM Senior Mixed Foil 02:00 PM D &#038; Under Mixed Foil [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Events Scheduled:</p>
<p>Saturday, 02/11/2012<br />
09:00 AM Y14 Mixed Foil<br />
11:00 AM Y12 Mixed Foil<br />
11:00 AM Senior Mixed Foil<br />
02:00 PM D &#038; Under Mixed Foil</p>
<p>Sunday, 02/12/2012<br />
09:00 AM D &#038; Under Mixed Epee<br />
12 Noon Senior Mixed Epee</p>
<p>Cost: For each tournament, the cost is $25 for the first event and $20 for each additional event and college students</p>
<p>At-the-door registration is welcome.</p>
<p>Preregister today on AskFRED! http://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=17416</p>
<p>Directions to the gym: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1515+Sheridan+Road%2C+NE,%20Atlanta,%20GA%2030324</p>
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		<title>2011-2012 Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back, everyone! Classes are now in full swing for the 2011-2012 season. For more information, see the Classes section, contact your coach, or drop by [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome back, everyone! Classes are now in full swing for the 2011-2012 season.  For more information, see the Classes section, contact your coach, or drop by during regular hours.</p>
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		<title>Oct 8/9, 2011 &#8211; ACN RYC and Open Foil &amp; Epee</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come join us for our first RYC of the year, and the first Open Epee event held at ACN!</p>
<p>For more information, you can contact us (See the contact section on the sidebar to the left) or visit the AskFRED page:  <a href="http://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=15877">http://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=15877</a></p>
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		<title>Sep 10, 2011 &#8211; ACN Foil Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come join us for our first Foil event of the season on Saturday, September 10th!  More information can be found on AskFRED here:<br />
<a href="http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=15750">http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=15750</a></p>
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		<title>2011 Summer Nationals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Craig Harkins &#8211; Vet40 Men&#8217;s Foil- Gold Medal Madeleine Girardot &#8211; Div1A Women&#8217;s Foil &#8211; Finalist And lots of other great non-medal showings by our fencers!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craig Harkins &#8211; Vet40 Men&#8217;s Foil- Gold Medal<br />
Madeleine Girardot &#8211; Div1A Women&#8217;s Foil &#8211; Finalist</p>
<p>And lots of other great non-medal showings by our fencers!</p>
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		<title>2011 Darlington Summer Camp</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer Fencing Camp Darlington School in Rome, Georgia Fencing is an official Olympic sport that requires quickness and strength. It is a challenging and rewarding sport, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Summer Fencing Camp</h2>
<p><b>Darlington School in Rome, Georgia</b></p>
<p>Fencing is an official Olympic sport that requires quickness and strength. It is a challenging and rewarding sport, both physically and mentally.<br />
On the athletic side, speed and endurance are foremost, followed by strength, precision, and flexibility.<br />
On the intellectual side, a good focus combined with strategy and tactics is essential.</p>
<p>For more information and the application for the camp, please <a href="http://www.lotusfencing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/camp-Darlington-flyer-2011.doc">click here to download the full flyer</a>.</p>
<p>The camp includes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Fencing Fitness training</li>
<li>Fencing drills</li>
<li>Fencing Footwork lessons</li>
<li>Bouting </li>
<li>Fencing tournament games</li>
<li>Electric fencing </li>
<li>Private lessons </li>
<li>All necessary fencing equipment</li>
<li>Room and board available</li>
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<p>Beginners welcome!</p>
<p><b>Camp Dates: June 17 – 22</b></p>
<p>Location:<br />
Darlington School<br />
1014 Cave Spring Road<br />
Rome, GA 30161<br />
www.darlingtonschool.org</p>
<p>Times:<br />
Training times differ each day.<br />
Friday: 7:30 pm to 9 pm<br />
Saturday: 9am-12pm, 2pm-4pm, 7pm-9pm<br />
Sunday: 6am-8am, 10am-12pm, 2pm-4pm, 7pm-9pm<br />
Monday: 6am-8am, 10am-12pm, 2pm-4pm, 7pm-9pm<br />
Tuesday: 6am-8am, 5pm-9pm<br />
Wednesday: 9am-4pm	Contact: </p>
<p>Contact:<br />
Walid Mahran<br />
(404) 808-5991<br />
lotusfencing@hotmail.com</p>
<p><b>COACHES</b></p>
<p>WALID MAHRAN was a three time member of the Egyptian Olympic fencing team and has won numerous national and international competitions. Mahran also has exemplary coaching credentials; he has attended various esteemed coaching schools in Germany, Hungary, Greece, Egypt, and France. He also earned a certificate in fencing instruction from the highly respected Bordeaux Academy in Bordeaux, France.</p>
<p>KHALED SOLIMAN was a member of the Egyptian Epee National Fencing team for fifteen consecutive years. He is the epee national coach of the Egyptian National Junior team. He was also the gold medalist in the Tunisia World Cup for Epee fencing. </p>
<p>SERENA PIVOTTI is currently working with the Italian National foil team coach Giovanni Bortolaso in Como, Italy. Serena has won numerous medals in 3 weapons including the latest individual foil gold medal in Flawil World Fencing Championships 2010.  Website:  <a href="http://www.comense.it/scherma/">http://www.comense.it/scherma/</a></p>
<p>Update:  We&#8217;ll also be joined by 3 Italian fencers &#8212; Luisa Montalto,  Elena Zambra, and Felix Bianchi</p>
<p>For more information and the application for the camp, please <a href="http://www.lotusfencing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/camp-Darlington-flyer-2011.doc">click here to download the full flyer</a>.</p>
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		<title>Guest Fencers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This weekend, several guest fencers will be arriving from Egypt and Russia to train at ACN.  They will be here for about 10 days.  They were originally scheduled to arrive early in February, but the protests in Egypt made it so they had to cancel the original trip.  However, they are now on their way.  </p>
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		<title>2011 ACN Summer Fencing Camps</title>
		<link>http://www.lotusfencing.com/303/2011-acn-summer-fencing-camps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><a href='http://www.lotusfencing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Camp-flyer-2011.doc'>Click here to download the flyer and application in DOC format</a></p>
<p>Fencing is an official Olympic sport that requires quickness and strength. It is a challenging and rewarding sport, both physically and mentally. </p>
<p>On the athletic side, speed and endurance are foremost, followed by strength, precision, and flexibility.</p>
<p>On the intellectual side, a good focus combined with strategy and tactics is essential.</p>
<p>The five day camp includes:<br />
• Fitness training<br />
• Fencing drills<br />
• Footwork lessons<br />
• Bouting<br />
• Games<br />
• Swimming<br />
• Lunch<br />
• All necessary fencing equipment</p>
<p>Beginners welcome!<br />
</p>
<h2 style="padding-top: 10px;">Camp Dates</h2>
<p>Camp 1: May 23 – May 27<br />
Camp 2: May 30 – June 3<br />
Camp 3: June 6 – June 10<br />
Camp 4: June 13 – June 17<br />
Camp 5: June 27 – July 1<br />
Camp 6: July 18 – July 22<br />
Camp 7: July 25 – July 29	</p>
<p>Time:   9 am to 4 pm</p>
<p>Cost: $325 per camp (Apply for a second camp and receive a 10% discount!)</p>
<p>Location:<br />
       Athletic Club Northeast<br />
       1515 Sheridan Road NE<br />
       Atlanta, GA 30324	Contact:<br />
       Walid Mahran<br />
       (404) 808-5991<br />
       lotusfencing@hotmail.com<br />
</p>
<h2 style="padding-top: 10px;">COACHES</h2>
<p>WALID MAHRAN was a three time member of the Egyptian Olympic fencing team and has won numerous national and international competitions. Mahran also has exemplary coaching credentials; he has attended various esteemed coaching schools in Germany, Hungary, Greece, Egypt, and France. He also earned a certificate in fencing instruction from the highly respected Bordeaux Academy in Bordeaux, France.</p>
<p>KHALED SOLIMAN was a member of the Egyptian Epee National Fencing team for fifteen consecutive years. He is the epee national coach of the Egyptian National Junior team. He was also the gold medalist in the Tunisia World Cup for Epee fencing. </p>
<p>JENNY MONCADA has won numerous National Championships in Colombia. She was a four time member of the Colombia National Fencing Team. She won a gold medal in the South America Championships a bronze medal in the Pan-America Games.</p>
<p><a href='http://www.lotusfencing.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Camp-flyer-2011.doc'>Click here to download the flyer and application in DOC format</a></p>
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