Summer Nationals 2010
Congratulations! To all of the TFC members that competed at Summer Nationals.Special Congratulations to:
Jerry Chang - 6th Div I MF and 2nd U16 MF
Xander Uyleman - 5th Div III ME
The Fencing Center Featured on KTEH
You can see the full show on Wednesday evening , February 24 at 6:30.
The Fencing Center Foilists at the San Jose NAC
Congratulations to Jerry Chang for taking 6th place in Senior Mens Foil
Jerry Chang of San Jose’s Fencing Center Wins Bronze in France
Jerry Chang, 15, of The Fencing Center of San Jose, took 3rd place at the Cadet World Cup in Cabrile, France, November 29t,h. He competed with 439 fencers in the under-17 age category from all over the world. In July 2009, Chang won the gold in the Youth -14 Foil Championships at Summer Nationals in Grapevine Texas. He also placed 7th in the Division I Men’s foil.
Jerry has been at The Fencing Center, coached by Natasha Maximovich, since he was ten years old. A sophomore at Mountain View High, he is the son of Jonathan and Lucy Chang. Also on the U.S. team attending the Cadet World Cup from The Fencing Center were Jason, Jerry’s brother, Edbert Chan and Stephanie Chan in the women’s cadet foil.
Jerry Chang and other nationally-ranked fencers from The Fencing Center will be going to Pittsburg, PA for the Division I North American Cup this coming weekend, December 4 - 6.
Mountain View High Fencing Club
Jason Chang, 16, TFC's two-time NAC cadet foil finalist this 2009 season, organized a fencing club of his fellow Mountain View high students. Most of the group had never picked up a foil before, but with Jason's coaching, after a few weeks have good basics and are enjoying bouting on the electric strips. The club meets at TFC on Friday nights and is mentored by TFC volunteers. "We're having a lot of fun," says Jason, a junior, on how his classmates are taking to the sport, " and now I'd like to see us having meets with other high school clubs."
TFC Brings Home Medals at Sierra Nevada Open
Congratulations to our epee veterans who started off the season on Friday September 25th at the 2009 Sierra Nevada Open by winning the epee team tournament. Our Vets then went on to sweep the Veteran tournament the following morning taking the top 3 spots out of a field of 33 competitors. The medal count for Saturday was
- Gold - Mike Botenhagen
- Silver - Jere Bothelio
- Bronze - Mark Wheeler
Congratulations also to Kyle Yamasaki for taking Silver in
the Open Mixed Epee event out of a field of 45 competitors.
Congratulations to all our TFC fencers.
To view the complete results check out the final standings on Ask Fred.
Coach Mike Botenhagen and TFC featured in WAVE magazine
Download a copy of the cover page article featuring Coach Mike Botenhagen and TFC in Wave Magazine. A silicon Valley entertainment and lifestyle magazine. read the full story
TFC Awarded BASHOF Youth Fund grant
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Youth Fund Grants are awarded to support Bay Area youth athletics. This year The Fecning Center si proud to be a recepient. Learn more about the grants and the process at bashof.org.
TFC's Camp Winabout a Hit! 2009 Aug. 3 - 8th.
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24 well-motivated young fencers survived 6 days of rigorous training by TFC's awesome staff of Eric Hansen, Natalya Maximovich, Craig Van de Vooren, Connie Yu, & George Zee. This year's camp featured good lunches, innovative conditioning games, drills and lessons in epee, foil and sabre. At the end of camp, weary fencers agreed they improved their skills, learned training ideas for life and had a lot of fun, too.
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