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Fencing Camps

Key Benefits of Fencing Camps

Great Introduction for Beginners — Learn equipment, footwork, blade skills, rules, and fencing etiquette in an immersive environment.
Faster Skill Development — Consecutive days of focused training allow athletes to progress more quickly than through weekly lessons alone.
Build Confidence & Experience — Beginners quickly become comfortable fencing real bouts while making friends and experiencing the excitement of the sport.
Intensive Technical & Tactical Training — Coaches can identify weaknesses, make corrections, and reinforce improvements through repetition.
More Competitive Experience — Fence different opponents and learn from different coaching perspectives.
Develop the Complete Athlete — Improve conditioning, tactical awareness, mental resilience, and confidence under competition-like conditions.
Training for Every Level — BAFC camps help beginners discover fencing, developing athletes build stronger foundations, and competitive fencers prepare for the next level.

Young fencers training together at a Bay Area Fencing Club camp

Masters' Clinics/Camps

FIVE DAYS. THREE EXTRAORDINARY MENTORS. ONE RARE OPPORTUNITY.

* Learn from an Olympic coach.
* Train with international champions.
* Fence with a Princeton varsity athlete.
* Take your fencing to the next level.

Epee Master's Winter Camp Los Gatos More Than a Camp. A Master-Class Experience.

December 26 – 30, 2026

Train with an Olympic Coach. Fence with International Champions.Experience five days of high-level épée training led by an exceptional coaching team with credentials spanning the Olympic Games, Chinese National Team, World Cup, Canadian National Team, NAC Division I, and Princeton University varsity fencing.MASTER JIAN XIAOTwo-Time Olympic Coach | Former Chinese National Team Head CoachCoach at the 2008 Beijing and 2016 Rio Olympic Games, former Head Coach of the Chinese National Team, and Vango Sports Technical Director. Master Xiao has decades of elite coaching experience and has mentored numerous student-athletes who went on to be recruited by Ivy League and other leading universities.Master Xiao will also share his experience mentoring young fencers toward Ivy League and NCAA opportunities, combining his perspective as an Olympic-level coach with his personal experience as a fencing parent.LEO XIAOCanadian National Team | World Cup Top 16 | NAC Division I ChampionAn accomplished international competitor and member of the Canadian National Team, Leo brings current high-level competitive experience directly onto the strip. Camp participants will have the rare opportunity to train, bout, and learn alongside an elite international fencer.ANGEL XIAOParis 2024 Olympian | World Cup Medalist | Princeton Varsity FencerA Paris 2024 Olympian representing Canada, World Cup Individual Bronze Medalist, NAC Division I Gold Medalist, and Princeton University varsity fencer. Angel offers participants a unique perspective on the path from youth fencing to international competition and NCAA/Ivy League fencing.Participants won't simply listen to elite coaches—they will train with them.Through intensive technical instruction, tactical development, footwork, bladework, competition preparation, supervised bouting, and direct interaction with international-level athletes, fencers will experience the standards and training methods required at the highest levels of the sport.Learn More about the Epee Master's Camp schedule, program, and coaches' credentials.

Spring Break Camps

Los Gatos

4/12 – 4/16, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Pleasanton

3/29 – 4/2, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
4/5 – 4/9, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
4/13 – 4/17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Pre-Nationals Intensive Training Camps

Summer Camps

Pleasanton

6/8 – 6/12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
7/12 – 7/16, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
7/19 – 7/23, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
7/26 – 7/30, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Winter Camps

Epee Master's Winter Camp Los Gatos

December 26 – 30, 2026

This five-day intensive epee camp is designed to develop the fencing-specific athletic abilities required for competitive success. Athletes will strengthen blade control and blade awareness, distance and timing, footwork, attacking ability, tactical adaptability, and competitive endurance.The program combines technical instruction, structured drills, situational fencing, physical conditioning, and high-intensity competition. Throughout the camp, coaches will help athletes understand not only how to execute techniques, but also when and why to use them in competition.The coach will also share his extensive experience in mentoring student-athletes on their journey to becoming Ivy League varsity fencers, offering valuable insights into balancing competitive fencing, academics, and long-term athletic development. As a fencing parent himself, he will also share his personal experience guiding his own children through the sport, providing a unique perspective that combines the expertise of an elite-level coach with the understanding and experience of a parent.