STEPIO

Meet with The Shanghai Pro Foil Team, ever in Hong Kou!

Fencers across the globe is now having a chance to have training with one of the best professional foil team in China -- Hong Kou Mens and Womens Foil Team.

As the most reputable city foil team in China, Hong Kou is always an incubator for future national foil fencers, in the most competitve and highly selected fencers among the best.

Usually you meet them in national and regional competitions, instead of at their training venue.

You will also meet with your idols in China Fencing Arena, Ye Chung, Yuan Li and Chen Biao, who are the legend fencers in the 90s. They have been giving guidance, coaching and advising the Pro Team 365 days a year to ensure that the National Team has the best new blood to select from in consideration of the Olympics nominees.

There are 3 events with the ASIA CADET CIRCUIT (fencers born in 2002-2005, as FCA required) in Wuxi, China, Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand in July, August and September. The camps are scheduled based on the ACC Calendar to ensure that you meet your potential opponents before the games. If you miss the chance pisting with them in Shanghai, you would meet them on the stage.

The first time ever the Pro Team accepting the idea of exchanging skills internationally will do good to them, rather than harm!

You will experience the most competitive fencers of whom you might ever tried in your fencing years!

To get the best out of this camp, we also invite the Italian Olympic gold medalist, Valerio Aspromonte, and Russian Nationl team foil fencer, Natalia Ardentova, to fence with you in some of the days in camps.

Yes, you are experiencing TOP Italian, Chinese and other national fencing in ONE EVENT!

With the closed door approach, this half day training everyday from 2:30pm to 7:30pm, you can have a relax morning to cruise around Shanghai and put yourself in tough, concise, fruitful training in the afternoons and evenings. At night time, the venue will be open till 10pm, for free fencing and private lessons. Well equipped Gym facilties will also open for our campers.

You will be gaining skill exchange, understanding China training culture, making new friends with the best fencers in Asia..


CAMP DETAILS

Duration : 4 Camps; 5-Day each.
08-12 July 2018
13-17 July 2018
19-23 August 2018
24-28 August 2018

Venue : Hong Kuo Fencing Training Center, 444, Hong Kuo, Shanghai, CHINA.

Purpose : Experience and Skill Sharing & Preparation for ASIA CADET CIRCUIT in Summer and Fall 2018.

Feature : Cross-Border Group Practice and Experience Sharing Sessions

Program (daily program to-be-confirmed)
Indoor Training : Warm-up, Group drill, Group fencing, Individual fencing with Aspromonte
Outdoor Training : Group drill; location to be confirmed
Private Lesson : 30-minute; before and after sessions and after session 2; Available upon prior arrangement

Session : 2 nos. per day, 2.5 hours afternoon and evening, 30 mins recess;

COACH

Coach In-Charge : Ye Chung, Yuan Li and Chen Biao, the Shanghai pro team coaches.
Local Coach : Leo Xu, coach of Pro Men's Foil Team.
Staff & Volunteer : care-taking (volunteer parents), coaching (volunteer fencers), translation (STEPIO staff), referee (fencers & club coaches) by a group of trainers, tutors and support coaches.

PARTICIPANT

Weapon : Foil.
Gender : Male and female.
Age Limit : Age of 12 (U12) or above.; ACC fencers in priority.
Group : Athletes will be divided based on age and technical abilities.
Maximum No. of Fencers : 40 (70% from USA)
Nationality : 50% Asian, 20% European, 20% American, 10% Other countries

COST

Camp Fee : USD70 per session; USD140 per day; USD700 for 5 days.

Private Lesson
USD90 per 30-minute lesson, with your selected Coach;
reserve with STEPIO earlier once completing pre-registration;
subject to in-advance booking and availability.

Deadline of Accepting Fencers : 30 June 2018 or while seat lasts

Registration Confirmation : All US fencers to extend the final list of applicants to Salle Mauro FC on or before 30 June; International fencers to extend your registration to STEPIO on or before 30 June 2018.

OTHERS

Accommodation
Not included;
Bed-and-Breakfast or hotel can be arranged for foreign fencers and local fencers from remoted areas;
Nearby Bed & Breakfast, nearest hotel, rates to be confirmed (with and without breakfast).

Meal
Not included; self-arranged;
Lunch : USD8 per box.

Airfare, Local Transport & Other Expenses
Not included;
expenses related to airfare, dining-out, private gathering among athletes, local transports and suveniors are NOT included. 

Souvenirs & Prizes
All fencers will be offered camp specific souvenirs and prizes from the competition;
Don't forget you can always get special gifts from coaches they brought from their countries if you perform well in camp!

Insurance 
Public indemnity insurance is managed for the event;
foreign fencers to manage their own insurances.

Accompanied STEPIO Coach : STEPIO arranges accompanied coach with the athletes who register with STEPIO from Hong Kong, Macao, Korea, Singapore, Taipei, Taichung and Moscow. It is USD60 per day EXTRA to the Camp Fee.