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3 Weapon High School Clinic w/ Kamali Thompson
Dec 1, 2018
Escrimeur Fencing Club: East Brunswick, NJ
Join Kamali Thompson and several elite Division I athletes for an intensive high school fencing clinic focusing on footwork and fencing drills as well as a discussion preparing the students for fencing in college.
Age: 9th-12th grade
Fee: $125
Join Kamali Thompson and several elite Division I athletes for an intensive high school fencing clinic at Escrimeur Fencing Club. The camp is all 3 weapons and will consist of conditioning, footwork, and drills specific to each weapon. The preparation for college segment will instruct the fencers how to use fencing to boost their resumes and personal essays, how to approach college coaches, and expectations as a student athlete.
Kamali is a 4th year M.D/M.B.A student at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey. She began fencing her freshman year at Teaneck High School and became a member of the Peter Westbrook Foundation (New York, NY) in 2006. She graduated with honors from Temple University with a B.S in biology and as an All-American and 4x NCAA qualifier. During the 2015-2016 Olympic qualifying year, she was a two-time national silver medalist and finished the season in 6th place. She is the 2016 Division I Women’s Saber National Champion and finished 2nd at the 2018 Division I National Championships.
Clinic Schedule:
11 - 12 30 Warm up, conditioning, footwork
12 30- 1 Lunch
1 - 4 Separate into groups for drills, free fencing, college
discussion
330 - 4 Parent Q&A about college fencing
Fencers must have minimum 1 year of fencing experience. Fencers must be able to provide their own fencing equipment.