Emiliano Kaptain Elite Sabre Fencer 2005-2011

Emiliano fences in North American Cup

2011-11-29T08:57:00.000-08:00

Nov. 18, 2011

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. -- Nov. 12-14: Three of the Air Force Academy fencers competed in the first North American Cup tournament of the season in Austin, Texas. In men's epee, sophomore Chase Houser went 6-0 in pools, but lost 13-15 in the third round of direct eliminations. In the pool of 220, Houser finished 34th.

In men's foil, freshman Alexander Chiang went 6-0 in pools and lost in the third round of direct eliminations. Chiang finished 33rd in the pool of 186 entries.

In the 165 men's saber pool, freshman Emiliano Kaptain went 3-3 and lost 14-15 in direct eliminations to the eventual gold medal winner.

The fencing team is in practice mode until Dec. 9-12 when they travel to Kansas City, Kansas, for the NAC Division 1 and 2 tournaments.

USAFA fencers at North American Cup in Austin, TX

2011-11-10T14:33:00.001-08:00

Three members of the USAFA Fencing Team will be competing at the North American Cup--November 11, 2011 to November 14, 2011 - Austin, Texas. Chase Houser (Epeé--229 entries), C4C Alexander Chiang (Foil--200 entries), and C4C Emiliano Kaptain (Sabre--141 entries).

Go Falcons!!!

Go Falcon Fencers! Air Force Open on October 28th

2011-10-30T09:33:00.000-07:00

HEATHER NELSON and EMILIANO KAPTAIN took the women and men’s saber titles for Air Force at the Falcon Open. Chase Houser, in winning the men’s epee title, received an A rating from the U.S. Fencing Association.

Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/force-127550-air-second.html#ixzz1cHc7mbRo

Emiliano scores First Air Force win at Amarillo Open

2011-10-02T09:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/c-fenc/spec-rel/100111aab.html

Emiliano finishes 3rd at Nick Toth open. His first tournament with the US Air Force Academy Fencing team

2011-09-22T12:23:00.000-07:00

After two years of limited training and almost no competitions (because of our move from Virginia to Louisiana), Emiliano has reemerged as a saber fencer at the US Air Force Academy. Next up--the Amarillo Open the first weekend of October.

After that--he will return to the North American Cup Circuit, fencing in Austin, TX the 2nd weekend of November.

Geaux Falcons!!!

http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/c-fenc/mtt/kaptain_emiliano00.html

Emiliano to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs

2011-04-29T08:20:00.001-07:00

Emiliano will be fencing sabre for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He will enter basic training in late June and that takes 5 weeks. He will then be taking classes in the Academy and fencing both the NCAA competition and the North America Cup circuit. He will be a cadet there for 4 years and then an officer for 5 years.... We are so grateful to everyone (all of the coaches and teachers from Missouri to Georgia to Virginia/Maryland and now Louisiana) who had any part in his life. Thank you--and GO FALCONS!!!
http://www.goairforcefalcons.com/sports/c-fenc/afa-c-fenc-body.html

Top three U.S. finishers at World Cup

2009-09-15T11:01:00.000-07:00

left to right: Will Spear (NY), Sasha Ryjik (VA), Emiliano Kaptain (LA)

Final 8 from World Cup in Poland

2009-09-15T04:52:00.001-07:00

Emiliano Kaptain, (2nd from right) top 8 at the Men's Cadet Sabre World Cup in Poland

Emiliano earns Silver in World Cup

2009-09-14T15:42:00.000-07:00

After placing 8th in the men's individual sabre competition in Konin, Poland, Emiliano won a silver medal on US Team II in the team competition on Sunday, September 13, 2009.

SZABLA MĘŻCZYZN

Miejsce - Drużyna - Kraj
1 USA I USA (Ryjik, Spear, Josephs, Chung)
2 USA II USA (Kim, Kaptain, Schneller, Hallsten)
3 NATIONAL TEAM UKR UKR
4 USA III USA
5 NOVOSIBIRSK RUS
6 MDA MDA
7 MOSKWA I RUS
8 UTE - BUDAPEST HUN
9 POLSKA I POL
10 S.PETERSBURG I RUS
11 POLSKA II POL
12 JUNOST MOSKWA RUS
13 S.PETERSBURB III RUS
14 MOSKWA II RUS
15 UKS13-KSC POL
16 S.PETERSBURG II RUS
17 NETISHYN UKR
18 PTS JAGIELOŃCZYK POL
19 KKSZ KONIN POL
20 KS KOLEJARZ 24 KATOWICE POL
21 MOS KONIN POL
22 PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY I POL
23 TMS SOSNOWIEC POL
24 PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY II POL
25 O.Ś AZS POZNAŃ POL
26 MOSKWA III RUS
27 CHERKASY UKR
28 ODESSA I UKR
29 SMS GIM 6 KONIN II POL
30 SMS GIM 6 KONIN I POL
31 MOSKWA IV RUS
32 ODESSA II UKR

USA I - MOSKWA I 45/41
NATIONAL TEAM UKR - UTE-BUDAPEST 45/10
USA III - NOVOSIBIRSK 45/35
USA II MDA 45/36

USA I - NATIONAL TEAM UKR 45/38
USA II - USA III 45/37

USA I - USA II 45/36 (walka o I miejsce)
NATIONAL TEAM UKR - USA III 45/39 (walka o III miejsce)

Nazwisko i imię - Kraj - Drużyna
KOSSUTH Balint HUN UTE - BUDAPEST
MOLNAR Mark HUN UTE - BUDAPEST
SANDOR Mate HUN UTE - BUDAPEST
TOTH Bence HUN UTE - BUDAPEST
BOTNARI Igori MDA MDA
MATEISIN Piotr MDA MDA
ZAPOROJCENCO Nicolai MDA MDA
BORKIEWICZ Bartosz POL KKSZ KONIN
CHORCHOWSKI Kewin POL SMS GIM 6 KONIN I
CZARKOWSKI Mateusz POL UKS13-KSC
DONZELLO Riccardo POL UKS13-KSC
DUDEK Maciej POL PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY II
DYNOWSKI Piotr POL MOS KONIN
DZWONIARSKI Damian POL POLSKA II
GOZDZIK Kamil POL SMS GIM 6 KONIN I
GRUDZIEN Kamil POL SMS GIM 6 KONIN II
GRYCKIEWICZ Łukasz POL PTS JAGIELOŃCZYK
JANASIK Adam POL POLSKA II
JANKOWSKI Patryk POL SMS GIM 6 KONIN II
JAROMIN Pawel POL KS KOLEJARZ 24 KATOWICE
JASKOT Jakub POL O.Ś AZS POZNAŃ
JASTRZEBSKI Filip POL POLSKA I
KACPRZAK Adam POL KKSZ KONIN
KOBESZKO Maciej POL PTS JAGIELOŃCZYK
KOCHAN Michal POL TMS SOSNOWIEC
KOLODZIEJCZAK Dawid POL MOS KONIN
KORCZAKOWSKI Sebastian POL MOS KONIN
KRAWCZYK Piotr POL PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY I
KRYGIER Lukasz POL SMS GIM 6 KONIN II
LAZAR Kamil POL UKS13-KSC
MALINOWSKI Kamil POL PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY II
MANCZAK Mariusz POL KKSZ KONIN
MARCINIAK Lukasz POL O.Ś AZS POZNAŃ
MARZEC Kamil POL POLSKA I
MATUSZAK Sebastian POL SMS GIM 6 KONIN II
OBERKIRCH Yannick POL UKS13-KSC
OCINSKI Jakub POL POLSKA I
PIEN Aleksander POL KS KOLEJARZ 24 KATOWICE
PYTEL Tomasz POL POLSKA II
PYZDER Adam POL SMS GIM 6 KONIN I
REGULSKI Marcin POL TMS SOSNOWIEC
RYNKOWSKI Kornel POL PTS JAGIELOŃCZYK
SKWARA Jerzy POL PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY II
STASZAK Artur POL MOS KONIN
STEPIEN Krystian POL POLSKA I
STUCHLIK Marek POL PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY I
SWIERK Stanislaw POL SMS GIM 6 KONIN I
SYLA Patryk POL PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY I
SZYMIK Ryszard POL POLSKA II
TUREK Maksymilian POL TMS SOSNOWIEC
WARZYCH Szymon POL O.Ś AZS POZNAŃ
WYSTEL Marcin POL KS KOLEJARZ 24 KATOWICE
ZIOLA Damian POL KKSZ KONIN
ANDREEV Ilya RUS S.PETERSBURG I
BARANOVSKIY Alexander RUS MOSKWA I
BERDIY Ivan RUS MOSKWA IV
BRAILOVSKIY Nikolay RUS S.PETERSBURG II
BRAININ Alexander RUS S.PETERSBURB III
DANILENKO Dmitriy RUS MOSKWA II
GAVRILOV Ivan RUS JUNOST MOSKWA
GORSKIY Mikhail RUS S.PETERSBURG I
ISKANDAROV Vyacheslav RUS NOVOSIBIRSK
KAZARYAN Alexander RUS MOSKWA IV
KOROBKO Andrey RUS NOVOSIBIRSK
KORSHUNOV Andrey RUS JUNOST MOSKWA
KOSHCHEEV Sergey RUS JUNOST MOSKWA
KUSHNERENKO Alexander RUS MOSKWA II
MURADYAN Artur RUS JUNOST MOSKWA
OKUNEV Artur RUS MOSKWA I
PERESKOKOV Ilya RUS MOSKWA III
PETROV Artem RUS S.PETERSBURB III
PISETSKIY Aleksey RUS NOVOSIBIRSK
PUSHKIN Ilya RUS MOSKWA IV
RAMZHAEV Vladimir RUS MOSKWA I
SERIKOV Robert RUS S.PETERSBURG II
SHABANOV Ilya RUS S.PETERSBURG II
STARSHINOV Maksim RUS NOVOSIBIRSK
SURVILLO Miroslav RUS MOSKWA II
TALYA Sergey RUS S.PETERSBURG I
TYRKIN Gleb RUS MOSKWA III
VINOKURTSEV Mikhail RUS S.PETERSBURB III
ZHITAREV Leonid RUS MOSKWA III
BAIDACHENKO Vadym UKR CHERKASY
DOBRYTSKIY Dmytro UKR ODESSA II
KAPUSTYAN Yevheniy UKR CHERKASY
KOZYARCHUK Sergiy UKR ODESSA II
MURLYAN Mykyta UKR ODESSA II
NIKITIN Iurii UKR CHERKASY
PLATONOV Bogdan UKR ODESSA I
PLATONOV Sergiy UKR ODESSA I
PLAZIY Vadym UKR NETISHYN
POLOVYI Vasyl UKR NETISHYN
RASKOSOV Dmytro UKR NATIONAL TEAM UKR
SHYMKO Oleksiy UKR NETISHYN
SMOLSKIY Vladyslav UKR ODESSA II
STATSENKO Oleksiy UKR NATIONAL TEAM UKR
SYDORENKO Roman UKR NATIONAL TEAM UKR
VORONOV Kostyantyn UKR ODESSA I
CHUNG Eugene USA USA I
COPTI Charles USA USA III
HALLSTEN John USA USA II
JOSEPHS Michael USA USA I
KAPTAIN Emiliano USA USA II
KIM Daniel USA USA II
LARSEN Jeffrey USA USA III
MORAN Sean USA USA III
RYJIK Alexander USA USA I
SCHNELLER Alex USA USA II
SPEAR Will USA USA I
TURNER Sean USA USA III

Emiliano gets 8th Place in World Cup

2009-09-12T09:55:00.000-07:00

Emiliano Kaptain finished 8th in the Cadet (Under-17) Men's Sabre competition in world cup fencing competition in Konin, Poland. From what we understand, he was seeded 40th (!) after the preliminary pools--but fought his way back into the final 8. This was held on Saturday, September 12, 2009. Tomorrow, on Sunday September 13th, he fences for the U.S. in the team competition. He placed 3rd among U.S. fencers, behind Will Spear and Sasha Ryjik.

SZABLA MĘŻCZYZN

Miejsce - Nazwisko i imię - Klub - Kraj - Data urodzenia

1 SZATMARI Andras VASAS HUN 1993-02-03
2 RYJIK Alexander USA USA 1993-07-21
3 STARSHINOV Maksim NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-12-25
3 RASKOSOV Dmytro KIEV UKR 1993-07-21
5 SPEAR Will USA USA 1993-04-17
6 ZAPOROJCENCO Nicolai SCOALA DE SCRIMA MDA 1994-10-13
7 SZLAMA Akos DIAK VE HUN 1994-08-16
8 KAPTAIN Emiliano USA USA 1993-03-30
9 ANDREEV Ilya NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-02-13
10 KOVACS Vince VASAS HUN 1993-04-15
11 HALLSTEN John USA USA 1994-08-05
12 SCHNELLER Alex USA USA 1993-07-30
13 LARSEN Jeffrey USA USA 1993-05-13
14 CSABA Marton Bence VASAS HUN 1993-06-24
15 SZABO Tony BSE HUN 1994-07-03
16 PISETSKIY Aleksey NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1993-10-27
17 KOROBKO Andrey NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-08-29
18 JOSEPHS Michael USA USA 1993-04-02
19 KIM Daniel USA USA 1993-12-12
20 OKUNEV Artur NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1993-05-19
21 SINGER Martin BSE HUN 1994-10-24
22 KESSLER Dennis CTG KOBLENZ GER 1993-02-24
23 OCINSKI Jakub KS DRAGON ŁÓDŹ POL 1993-03-30
23 BARANOVSKIY Alexander NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-08-27
25 GORZEN Thomas FC - GOPPINGEN GER 1994-08-02
26 GORSKIY Mikhail NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-03-14
27 SYDORENKO Roman CHERKASSY UKR 1993-09-07
28 BURNEV Lyuboslav SVECHNIKOV BUL 1994-01-26
29 STATSENKO Oleksiy KIEV UKR 1994-03-17
30 MARZEC Kamil TMS SOSNOWIEC POL 1993-10-07
31 DZWONIARSKI Damian KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-03-10
32 COPTI Charles USA USA 1993-06-26
33 POLOVYI Vasyl KHMELNICKIY UKR 1993-03-25
34 CHUNG Eugene USA USA 1993-08-06
35 GRZEGOREK Mikolaj UKS VIKTOR WARSZAWA POL 1994-07-22
35 STEPIEN Krystian OS AZS POZNAŃ POL 1993-01-24
37 BAZADZE Sandro KUTAISI GEO 1993-07-29
38 EHREMANN Alexander FC - GOPPINGEN GER 1993-06-03
39 PETROV Artem NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-11-01
39 KUSHNERENKO Alexander NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-09-25
39 PASKOV Pancho SLAVIA BUL 1994-05-09
42 DANILENKO Dmitriy NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-05-29
43 SANDOR Mate UTE HUN 1994-07-19
44 BOTNARI Igori CHISINAU MDA 1993-02-14
45 MATEISIN Piotr SCOALA DE SCRIMA MDA 1994-04-17
46 SZCZEPANIAK Hubert AZS-AWF WARSZAWA POL 1994-09-11
46 MORAN Sean USA USA 1993-04-15
48 KOSSUTH Balint UTE HUN 1996-07-28
49 GAVRILOV Ivan NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1993-04-12
50 RYNKOWSKI Kornel KS JAGIELLOŃCZYK BIAŁYSTOK POL 1993-03-05
51 TURNER Sean USA USA 1993-02-22
52 KUN Kolos BVSC HUN 1993-04-26
53 DONZELLO Riccardo KSC KOBLENZ GER 1994-03-20
54 PYTEL Tomasz PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1993-08-23
55 SZYMIK Ryszard PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1993-04-28
56 OLEJNICZAK Mateusz KS DRAGON ŁÓDŹ POL 1994-01-09
57 CSJERNYIK Janos GEAC HUN 1993-03-19
58 KANAREK Krzysztof AZS-AWF WARSZAWA POL 1994-05-19
59 KOSHCHEEV Sergey NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-07-17
60 ISKANDAROV Vyacheslav NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1993-07-31
61 RAMZHAEV Vladimir NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-03-30
62 GRYCKIEWICZ Łukasz KS JAGIELLOŃCZYK BIAŁYSTOK POL 1993-11-21
63 VINOKURTSEV Mikhail NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-02-19
64 BRAILOVSKIY Nikolay NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-02-01
65 JANASIK Adam KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-05-08
66 OBERKIRCH Yannick KSC KOBLENZ GER 1994-11-23
67 LUBLOVARI Soma KARPATI VE HUN 1994-07-03
68 KACPRZAK Adam KKSZ KONIN POL 1993-10-13
68 MANCZAK Mariusz KKSZ KONIN POL 1993-05-21
70 PIEN Aleksander KS KOLEJARZ 24 KATOWICE POL 1994-09-12
71 SHYMKO Oleksiy KHMELNICKIY UKR 1993-12-22
72 KRAWCZYK Piotr PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1993-11-29
73 RACZ Viktor KARPATI VE HUN 1994-05-14
74 SHABANOV Ilya NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-03-17
75 STUMPP Julian TSG - EISLINGEN GER 1993-04-06
76 STASZAK Artur KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-03-18
77 MURADYAN Artur NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-05-06
78 SERIKOV Robert NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-08-15
79 TALYA Sergey NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-01-02
79 JASTRZEBSKI Filip KKSZ KONIN POL 1993-04-01
81 KOCHAN Michal TMS SOSNOWIEC POL 1993-08-16
82 VAN DUYN Florian KARPATI VE HUN 1995-01-09
83 KORSHUNOV Andrey NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-04-30
84 PERESKOKOV Ilya NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-03-30
85 BRAININ Alexander NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1994-06-25
86 VOROS Balint BVSC HUN 1995-03-02
87 KOZIEL Lukasz KS DRAGON ŁÓDŹ POL 1993-12-11
88 WYSTEL Marcin KS KOLEJARZ 24 KATOWICE POL 1994-12-03
89 LATZKO Bastian TSG - EISLINGEN GER 1995-05-09
90 BAIDACHENKO Vadym CHERKASSY UKR 1994-08-14
91 CZARKOWSKI Mateusz UKS 13 BIAŁYSTOK POL 1993-01-30
92 MARDALEISHVILI Mikheil KUTAISI GEO 1994-06-07
93 BORKIEWICZ Bartosz KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-02-03
94 WARZYCH Szymon OS AZS POZNAŃ POL 1993-03-28
95 TOTH Bence UTE HUN 1993-02-28
96 DYNOWSKI Piotr KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-08-14
97 PLAZIY Vadym KHMELNICKIY UKR 1994-02-07
98 HORVATH Domonkos VASAS HUN 1994-02-21
99 DUDEK Maciej PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1993-04-02
100 KOBESZKO Maciej KS JAGIELLOŃCZYK BIAŁYSTOK POL 1995-03-09
101 HAUX Felix FC - GOPPINGEN GER 1993-02-16
102 LAZAR Kamil UKS 13 BIAŁYSTOK POL 1993-06-18
103 SLAGERS Ivo DEVENTER SV NED 1994-02-06
103 STUCHLIK Marek PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1994-05-27
105 ZIOLA Damian KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-10-15
106 KIPPER Bartlomiej OS AZS POZNAŃ POL 1995-10-21
107 SKWARA Jerzy PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1993-09-13
108 MARCINIAK Lukasz OS AZS POZNAŃ POL 1994-06-25
108 KORTVELYESI Lorinc BSE HUN 1994-05-05
110 SURVILLO Miroslav NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-05-29
111 KORCZAKOWSKI Sebastian KKSZ KONIN POL 1995-04-28
112 NIKITIN Iurii CHERKASSY UKR 1996-09-25
113 PLATONOV Sergiy NIKOLAEV UKR 1995-07-18
114 VORONOV Kostyantyn NIKOLAEV UKR 1996-09-17
115 SYLA Patryk PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1993-09-20
116 MOLNAR Mark UTE HUN 1994-04-25
117 ZHITAREV Leonid NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-09-05
118 JAROMIN Pawel KS KOLEJARZ 24 KATOWICE POL 1994-02-15
119 GOZDZIK Kamil KKSZ KONIN POL 1995-06-03
120 GRUDZIEN Kamil KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-10-16
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121 REGULSKI Marcin PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1994-09-04
122 TUREK Maksymilian TMS SOSNOWIEC POL 1995-01-14
123 MALINOWSKI Kamil PAŁAC MŁODZIEŻY KATOWICE POL 1994-01-12
124 MATUSZAK Sebastian KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-11-29
125 ALKONYI Vilmos BVSC HUN 1995-10-24
126 MARCZEWSKI Dominik AZS-AWF WARSZAWA POL 1994-10-25
127 BERDIY Ivan NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-12-05
128 HORVATH Barnabas KARPATI VE HUN 1995-07-13
129 JASKOT Jakub OS AZS POZNAŃ POL 1995-09-02
130 KUBACKI Sebastian KS DRAGON ŁÓDŹ POL 1993-02-03
131 KAZARYAN Alexander NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1996-04-28
132 PYZDER Adam KKSZ KONIN POL 1995-02-28
133 BIALECKI Andrzej AZS-AWF WARSZAWA POL 1994-09-24
134 SMOLSKIY Vladyslav ODESSA UKR 1998-03-18
135 PUSHKIN Ilya NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-05-15
136 PLATONOV Bogdan NIKOLAEV UKR 1996-10-12
137 SWIERK Stanislaw KKSZ KONIN POL 1995-11-04
137 KOLODZIEJCZAK Dawid KKSZ KONIN POL 1995-09-11
139 LABEDA Paweł OS AZS POZNAŃ POL 1995-01-28
139 KOZYARCHUK Sergiy ODESSA UKR 1996-05-30
141 TYRKIN Gleb NATIONAL TEAM RUS 1995-08-24
142 KAPUSTYAN Yevheniy CHERKASSY UKR 1995-12-05
143 LADORSKI Konrad OS AZS POZNAŃ POL 1995-11-28
143 JANKOWSKI Patryk KKSZ KONIN POL 1995-11-01
145 CHORCHOWSKI Kewin KKSZ KONIN POL 1995-02-16
145 KOWALEWSKI Aleksander AZS-AWF WARSZAWA POL 1995-04-19
147 MURLYAN Mykyta NIKOLAEV UKR 1995-12-16
147 LADORSKI Adam OS AZS POZNAŃ POL 1995-11-28
147 KRYGIER Lukasz KKSZ KONIN POL 1994-05-05
150 DOBRYTSKIY Dmytro ODESSA UKR 1996-08-06

Ćwierćfinały:
Maksim Starshinov - Emiliano Kaptain 15/8
Alexander Ryjik - Will Spear 15/12
Dmytro Raskosov - Akos Szlama 15/2
Andras Szatmari - Nicolai Zaporojcenco 15/13

Półfinały:
Alexander Ryjik -Maksim Starshinow 15/13
Andras Szatmari - Dmytro Raskosow 15/7

Finał:
Andras Szatmari – Alexander Ryjik 15/7

http://www.kksz.lm.pl/?co=news&id=211

We hope to have photos of the trophy ceremony within a few days. Emiliano returns to the U.S. late Monday, September 14th.

Geaux Emiliano!!!!

Summer Nationals 2009

2009-08-08T17:54:00.001-07:00

Well, Spring/Summer 2009 were full of highs (Gold medals at Cherry Blossom Open in DC and at the Mexican National Olympics) and lows (16th in Cadet at Summer Nationals). Summer Nationals 2009 didn't go Emiliano's way.

After a few weeks off, he's starting training again and will fence on the U.S. side in Poland at the X President of Konin City’s Cup Sabre Tournament. This is a designated European Cup Circuit tournament. He fenced there last year.

Summer National Championships this weekend

2009-07-01T19:18:00.000-07:00

Emiliano fences at the United States Summer National Fencing Championships:

Men's Cadet Sabre (U16) Friday, July 3 (afternoon with semis and finals at 6:00 p.m)

Men's Junior Sabre (U19) Sunday, July 5 (afternoon--unsure of semis and finals times)

Venue:
Gaylord Texan Convention Center
Longhorn Hall A-F
1501 Gaylord Trail
Grapevine, TX 76051

(suburban Dallas--near DFW)

Emiliano gets Gold Medal in 2009 Mexican Olympics

2009-06-20T13:11:00.000-07:00

There was a Olympic competition (with all of the summer Olympic sports) in Mexico that goes on for several months at different sites.

http://prueba.conade.gob.mx/eventos/on2009/paginas/deportes.asp

Each state has its own qualifying and sends their best athletes.

There is an organization called IME (English translation is "Mexicans Living Abroad"). They competed as a Mexican "state" and sent Emiliano to the fencing competition that was held in Mexicali, Baja California. He fenced in the older Cadet Saber category (ages 16-17) and won the Gold Medal, on June 19, 2009.

http://prueba.conade.gob.mx/eventos/on2009/resultados/base_resultadosxprueba.asp?Evento=52&pru_id=13555

Emiliano was born in the U.S., but his mother (Dolores) is from Mexico, so Mom, Emiliano and brother Diego each have dual citizenship and carry two passports.

We were surprised at the number of fencers who were entered. It looked like several hundred registered and competed.

We are still waiting for photos to be posted:

http://prueba.conade.gob.mx/eventos/on2009/paginas/fotografias.asp

((As of Saturday afternoon, at 2:00 pm CST there were 2,703 photos posed on 108 pages. Click on "Ultima" and then "Anterior" when they post addition photos. We hope that he will show up soon.))

He comes back to the Washington, DC area to continue training for the USFA Summer National Championships in Dallas, at his club in Silver Spring, Maryland--DCFC.

Gold Medal at Cherry Blossom Senior Mixed Sabre Tournament at the University of Maryland

2009-03-30T05:18:00.001-07:00

Emiliano went in seeded 9th and finished the day with the Gold Medal in a mixed Senior competition (75 adult, collegiate, and elite fencers). In the final eight, he fought a tough match with Eugene Chung (a member of DCFC), then came from 8-2 down at the break to beat Sasha Ryjik 15-14 in a thrilling come from behind victory. In the final bout he defeated Brad Baker (assistant fencing coach at Temple University). He earned his "A" Classification. For the purpose of distinguishing between levels of performance and providing an objective scale for the seeding of competitions, fencers are classified nationally on the basis of competitive experience and achievement into the following classifications: A (highest), B, C, D, E, U (Unclassified, lowest).

Junior Olympics in Albuquerque

2009-02-20T18:37:00.000-08:00

Emiliano had a good outing at the Junior Olympics Feb. 14-16, 2009 in Albuquerque. He placed 25th in the Junior level (under 20), and 9th in the Cadet Level (under 17).

New photos

2009-02-04T04:41:00.001-08:00

Emiliano at Division I in Colorado Springs

2008-12-28T12:16:00.000-08:00

Emiliano fenced very well at the Division I North American Cup competition in Colorado Springs on December 12. He is 15 years-old and this is the adult division (he is Cadet U-17, then there is Junior (U-20), and Division I is the senior grouping talent wise.

He came in 4th among kids his age (Cadet).

Emiliano in St. Louis for North American Cup "B"

2008-11-06T17:53:00.000-08:00

Emiliano will be fencing in the North American Cup "B" Saturday Nov. 8 (Cadet--under 17) and Monday November 10 (Junior--Under 20). The likely start times will be Saturday 1:00 p.m. and Monday 9:00 a.m.

AMERICA'S CENTER CONVENTION COMPLEX
Halls 4&5
701 Convention Plz.
St. Louis, MO 63101

2008-10-29T09:42:00.001-07:00

Emiliano Top 16 in World Cup

2008-10-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

Emiliano fenced for the U.S. Men's Sabre Under 17 World Cup competition in GÖDÖLLÕ, Hungary on October 18, 2008. He finished 15th, and his teammate Michael Joseph's finished 14th. A great showing for coach Dariusz Gilman and the DC Fencing Club of SIlver Spring, Maryland.

More than 180 fencers from 16 countries competed.

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1 VALKAI FerencGÖDÖLLÕ HUN

2 KINDLER MaximilianEISLINGEN GER

3 LEHNERT FlorianEISLINGEN GER

3 SZATMÁRI AndrásVASAS HUN

5 SCHMELZER MaxEISLINGEN GER

6 ATHANASOPOULOS Geor GREGRE

7 OKUNEV Artur RUS

8 RYJIK Alexander USA

9 ERMAKOV Mikhail RUS

10 LE MOAL Qventin SUI

11 MILLS Michael USA

12 LI Nikita ST PETERBURG RUS

13 WÜST Carsten KOBLENZ GER

14 JOSEPHS Michael USA USA

***15 KAPTAIN Emiliano USA USA

16 TOM Michael USA USA

Emiliano Bronze in Division II

2008-10-20T10:28:00.000-07:00

Emiliano won the Bronze at the North American Cup "A" in Columbus, Ohio.

Most of Emiliano's competitions are age based. There is an "open" competition that they do as part of the North American CUp called Division II. It's fencers of the C and D classifications (earned through age-based competitions) that fence against each other at all ages.

Emiliano Schedule

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Upcoming competitions for Emiliano Kaptain:

Penn State--27th PSU Junior Championship Oct 4, 2008

North American Cup "A" in Columbus, OH October 12-13, 2008

World Cup in Godollo, Hungary October 18-19, 2008

North American Cup "B" St. Louis November 8-10, 2008

Emiliano results from European Cup I in Poland

2008-09-23T03:19:00.000-07:00

Emiliano had a good outing in his first international/European competition. He finished 33rd (out of 140 fencers) in the individual competition, and then his team (USA III Josh Hammond, Michael Joseph and EK) finished 7th in the team Men's Sabre. That was a good result.

Individual Men's Results Konin, Poland

Kolejność: (Men's Team)
1 Niemcy
2 Rosja
3 USA
4 Rosja III
5 Vasas SC Budapeszt
6 Polska II
7 USA III (Hammond, Joseph, Kaptain)
8 Rosja IV
9 USA II
10 Rosja V
11 Niemcy II
12 Polska I
13 Warszawa-Szczecin
14 Niemcy III
15 Niemcy IV
16 USA IV
17 UTE Budapeszt
18 Holandia
19 Pałac Młodzieży Katowice
20 Rosja VI
21 Rosja II
22 TMS Zagłębie Sosnowiec
23 Niemcy V
24 OS AZS Poznań
25 Pałac Młodzieży Katowice II
26 Rosja VII
27 PTS Białystok
28 Pałac Młodzieży Katowice III
29 KKSz Konin
30 Kolejarz 24 Katowice
31 Gimnazjum nr 6 Konin
32 MOS Konin
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Emiliano to European Cup competition in Poland

2008-09-02T05:36:00.000-07:00

Emiliano will be fencing in the individual and team competitions in the EUROPEAN CADET CUP in Konin, Poland.
IX President of Konin City’s Cup Sabre Tournament

The United States Fencing Association is sending 12 young men and 10 young women--all ages 16 and under (Cadet age group).

http://www.international.usfencing.org/NWP/ms.htm

Emiliano leaves on September 10 to Warsaw and will fence individual in Konin on Saturday Sept. 13 and in the team competition on Sunday the 14th.

Last year, this competition drew fencers from Hungary, Germany, Russia, USA, Ukraine, Latvia, Czech Republic, Denmark and Poland.

Beijing 2008 Olympics

2008-08-14T10:40:00.000-07:00

While Emiliano didn't get to go to the Olympics this year--he got to train in Portland, Oregon with Gold Medalsist Mariel Zagunis and Bronze Medalist Becca Ward at the Oregon Fencing Alliance. It was his third summer in a a row at this elite camp.

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2 events down and 2 to go

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Things didn't go our way in the Y14, and Emiliano finished 9th, losing to John Hallsten (Sacramento) in the top 16.

The next day in Cadet (Y16) things went much better. He went 5-1 in the pools and earned a bye--which put him in the top 64. In the final 32, Emiliano came back from an 2-8 deficit to win 15-13 against Larsen (Portland). But then he drew (the eventual champion) Michael Mills, and was knocked out--finishing 11th (an excellent result--all things considered). Two more years in the Cadet level to move up.

Saturday is Junior Team competition with his DC Fencers teammates Peters Souders (Boston College), Aaron Ruby (Haverford College), and Michael Josephs.

Sunday is the wrap up with Junior (Y19) individual competition.

Emiliano's Fencing dates at Summer National Championships

2008-06-18T17:43:00.000-07:00

Friends and Family,

Emiliano will be competing in the US Fencing Summer National Championships in San Jose, CA July 1-July 6 in four events.

Y14 Men's Sabre (his last match at this age group)
Cadet (16 and under)
junior (18 and under)
and as a member of the DC Fencers Junior Men's Sabre Team

http://www.usfencing.org/usfa/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,95/func,startdown/id,1776/

2008-05-21T17:13:00.001-07:00

Emiliano gets Silver in North American Cup--4.27.08 in Portland, OR

2008-04-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

In the two Y14 Men's Sabre events this season, Emiliano got bronze in Dallas( November), Silver in Portland (April) and will fence his final Y14 event at the Summer National Championships in San Jose, California in July.

The Portland North American Cup "F" brought all the top age 15 and under sabre fencers to a spirited competition. Emiliano lost to Alexander "Sasha" Ryjik 15-8 in the Gold Medal Round.

Coming up: Portland--North American Cup and USFA Summer National Championships

2008-04-04T08:36:00.000-07:00

Emiliano will be fencing at the North American Cup for Y-14 Sabre on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the Portland Convention Center in Portland, OR. The starting time will likely be around 9:00 a.m.

He will be competing in the men's sabre events at the USFA Sumer National Championships at the San Jose (CA) Convention Center on the following days:

Wednesday, July 2 Y-14
Thursday, July 3, Cadet
Sunday, July 6, Junior

Cherry Blossom Tourney at Univ. of Maryland

2008-04-04T08:23:00.000-07:00

(fellow DC Fencers Club members, Dr. Laura Johnson, Peter Souders (gold medalist) and brother Diego)

Emiliano had a good result at an open (all ages and genders) sabre competition at the University of Maryland on Sunday March 30, 2008. He placed 5th http://askfred.net/Results/roundResults.php?event_id=23938&seq=2&highlight_competitor_id=

Emiliano lands Gold in Super Regional

2008-02-23T06:19:00.000-08:00

Emiliano Kaptain won the Gold Medal in the United States Fencing Association Super Youth Circuit competition in Jersey City, New Jersey on Friday, February 22. An international field of fencers assembled (in horrible weather/travel conditions) for a spirited competition. Last week Emiliano moved from 7th to 6th in the national rankings. A good week! Next up--North American Cup "E" in Chicago on March 8.

After that it's the National Youth Championships on Aptil 27 in Portland, OR and the USFA Summer National Championships in San Jose July 1-10, 2008.

Junior Olympics in Charlotte

2008-02-19T15:35:00.001-08:00

This past weekend Emiliano fenced in the Junior (20 and under) and Cadet (16 and under) in the United States Fencing Association Junior Olympics held in Charlotte, NC. He finished 28th in the Cadet competition which earned him additional national points. By finishing 28th--he was actually 4th for boys in his age group (14 and under).

Emiliano gets Bronze in New Hampshire

2008-01-21T05:35:00.001-08:00

January 13, 2008. At the Swords in the Snow Super Regional Tournament, held at the University of New Hampshire, Emiliano scored bronze for Y14 Men's Sabre. It was a good result.

Quiet December--big January and February

2008-01-06T14:41:00.000-08:00

December was filled with training and a holiday camp with Mr. Ma and his team of coaches and fencers at the Fencing Academy of Southern Jersey, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

January Tournaments:

Super Regional in Durham, New Hampshire

North American Cup "D" in Atlanta (Y20)

February Tournament:

Junior Olympics in Charlotte, NC

Emiliano 3rd at North American Cup

2007-11-12T04:14:00.000-08:00

Emiliano Kaptain won Bronze at the North American Cup Y14 Men's Sabre competition held in Dallas, TX on Sunday, November 11, 2007. He had quite a run--beating two fencers ranked ahead of him in the ratings. Teammate Michael Josephs took Silver--so it was a banner day for DC Fencers and Coach Dariusz Gilman.

Dallas North American Cup Junior (Under 20) Men's Sabre

2007-11-11T05:00:00.000-08:00

Go figure.....Emiliano (age 14) was seeded 145 out of 179 fencers (under 20). Since he was only fencing "for experience" and at the orders of his coach "just to have fun", of course he did super. He finished 32. That's big, because he gets Junior points. He was the only Y14 fencer in the top 32 and the only "D" classification (there were no "C" fencers in the top 32).

He has two more days of fencing. Today (Sunday Nov. 11) he fences in his own age group (Y14) and then tomorrow, Monday, he fences in Cadet (Y16).

TUCSON NORTH AMERICAN CUP "A"

2007-10-19T11:13:00.000-07:00

Tough time in Tucson fencing Cadet (Y16) and Division II--but getting closer on those older fencers. #29 in Division II (out of 109) and #47 in Cadet out of 116 (he has 3 more years in Cadet).

Emiliano and Coach Gilman at Winchester, VA Rotary

2007-10-03T14:23:00.000-07:00

Emiliano and his coach, Dariusz Gilman, made a presentation on sabre fencing at the Winchester, Virginia Rotary Club on September 27, 2007. Coach Gilman talked about being a world champion and European Champion, and they did a demonstration in full gear with a scoring machine.

Emiliano captures Bronze at Penn State Junior Championships

2007-10-03T14:16:00.000-07:00

September 29 and 30, Emiliano fenced at the Nittany Lion Cup Open & PSU Junior Championship in State College, Pennsylvania. He placed 3rd (Bronze) in the Junior Championship on Saturday--and earned his "C" classification. On Sunday he finished 8th in the Mixed Sabre Open Competition.

Penn State won the 2007 NCAA National Championship in fencing.

Emiliano wins Gold in Virginia Senior Competition

2007-09-05T17:58:00.001-07:00

Emiliano won the Mixed Sabre Gold Medal at the Back to School Brawl August 26 in Charlottesville, sponsored and hosted by the United States Fencing Association--Virginia Chapter.

Emiliano surprises at Summer Nationals--7th Place

2007-07-01T04:34:00.000-07:00

Miami Beach Convention Center. Saturday, June 29, 2007.

Watch Emiliano on You Tube fencing in the round of 16. He came back from 10-14 to win 15-14 and advanced to the medal round. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdN52ICq-64

USFA Summer Natioanl Championships--RESULTS.

Emiliano started out VERY slow in the first round (seeded 22 out of 117 qualifying fencers). After the first round, he was number 42 in the seedings for direct eliminations. He came out with a new determination and was down 14-9 against Popochin (NYC) and ralied to win 15-14. Next up was Colter (Texas) and again, he fell behind 14-10 and rallied to win. In his next match to progress to the final 8 (medal round) he came up against Copti (NJ)--a very tough and skilled opponent. By this time, many teamates, friends and fans had gathered to cheer him on. It was nip and tuck coming down to 14-14 and he got th final touch. JOY!

In the medal round he came up against 4th ranked Robert Stone (IL) and lost 15-6.

Emiliano finished 3rd among fencers his age--and he has another year to fence in Y14.

Thank you Coach Dariusz Gilman

Slide show.

Practice at home (that old water softener has come in handy)

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DC Fencers Y14 and Y12 at Northeast Super Regional, NJ April, 2007

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Emiliano in April, 2007

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North East Regional Super Youth Circuit. The Cobra Fencing Club, Jersey City, NJ. April 13, 2007. 12 out of 62 (5th 13-year old)

Cherry Blossom Open 2007, College Park Maryland April 15. Senior mixed sabre (all ages/genders) 24th out of 59.

North American Cup "F" Division I - Youth 10, 12, 14 April 20-23, 2007 Tucson, AZ. Y14 Men's Sabre, 21 out of 70 (7th 13-year old).

A very tough month, but now gearing up for the Summer National Championships in Miami, June 30, 2007

DC Fencers Cadet entries for Junior Olympics--Men's Sabre

2007-03-11T16:27:00.000-07:00

Denver, Colorado. February 16, 2006. These fencers are ages 13-16 and all are members of DC Fencers from Silver Spring, Maryland and coached by Dariusz Gilman. They are from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

Emiliano at 2007 Junior Olympics

2007-03-09T19:35:00.000-08:00

Emilano had a good outing in his first major Cadet Tournament (under 17). He finished tied for 54th out of 169 competitors. He came in 4th among 13 year olds. Next major tournaments--Super Regional in New Jersey and North American Cup in Tucson--both in April.

Diego will also be fencing in both of those.

Emiliano Qualifies for 2007 Junior Olympics

2006-11-27T10:03:00.000-08:00

On November 19, 2006 Emiliano won a Silver Medal in Cadet, and Bronze in Junior at the Capitol Division Junior and Cadet Championships in Silver Spring, Maryland on November 19, 2006. Emiliano wll fence in the Junior Olympics in Denver, Colorado in February, 2007.

Emiliano in Albuquerque North American Cup

2006-11-27T09:42:00.000-08:00

Emiliano with his coach Dariusz Gilman.

Emiliano fenced well in Albuquerque at the Cadet (under 17) and Y14 age levels. He finished 47th in the Cadet (#2 for 13 year olds), and 16th in Y14 (#4 for 13 year olds). Current national ranking for Y14 is #12 (#3 for 13 year olds).

Tournaments in October, 2006

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October, 2006 DC Fencers Club Emiliano Gold Medal

October, 2006 Baltimore Fencing Club Emiliano Gold Medal

October 2006 North American Cup ("A") Emiliano competed in Cadet (under 17, and he's 13) and Division III (open age range)

US Fencing Summer National Championships: Diego 5th in Youth 10 and Emiliano 3rd (Bronze medal) in Youth 12

2006-07-06T09:48:00.000-07:00

Diego and Emiliano had a great time at US Fencing Summer National Championships. Diego also fenced up at age level in Y12 and finished in the top 32 (out of 90+) and Emiliano finished in the top 32 of Y14 (out of 120+).

US Fencing Summer National Championships

2006-06-18T19:20:00.000-07:00

Family friends--Here is the schedule for Diego and Emiliano in the US Fencing Summer National Championships at the Georgia World Congress Center Building "B" (the boys will arrive there on June 30):

Sunday, July 2--9:30 am (approx. start time) Diego in Men's Sabre age 10 and under

Monday, July 3--9:30 am (approx. start time) Diego and Emiliano in Men's Sabre age 12 and under

Tuesday, July 4--9:30 am (approx. start time) Emiliano in Men's Sabre age 14 and under

Boys move to Virginia and join DC Fencers

2006-06-18T19:07:00.000-07:00

The Kaptain family has moved from Columbus, Georgia to Winchester, Virginia. They are also shifting their club affiliation from Nellya Fencers and Maestro Arkady Burdan to DC Fencers and Coach Dariusz Gilman.

Diego takes 3rd and Emiliano gains 6th place at North American Cup, Sacramento

2006-04-23T17:43:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, April 23, 2006, Emiliano Kaptain earned a 6th place finish out of 44 U12 Men's Sabre entrants at the US Fencing North American Cup in Sacramento, California.

Sunday March 19--Kaptain Boys in Colorado and Georgia Tourneys

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Sunday, March 19 Atlanta Regional Youth Circuit at Nellya Fencers
Emiliano Kaptain, Y12 Men's Sabre Gold Medal, Y14 Men's Sabre Silver Medal

Diego Kaptain at the Colorado Springs Super Regional, Y10 Men's Sabre Bronze Medal

This was a rough outing for Diego. Not only did he have to face his old coach Kelly Williams, but a former classmate of his from Kansas City beat him in the semis and went on to win the gold. Coach Kelly is a wonderful person and a fantastic coach--witness today's result.

The boys schedule

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Diego will fence in:

San Jose Super Regional, March 18, 2006
Colorado Springs Super Regional, March 26, 2006

Both boys will fence in:

North American Cup (Sacramento) April 21-24, 2006
New York Super Regional, May 10, 2006
National Championships in Atlanta, June 30-July 9, 2006

The Caviar Cup, December 31, 2005

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Both boys fenced in the Caviar Cup, which was hosted by Nellya Fencers and held at Maestro Burdan's Salle on the western side of Atlanta. These were open (really open) competitions with many older and experienced fencers. Emiliano came in 8th place in the morning bouts and both boys fenced well throughout the day.

5 Medals in two days

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Atlanta RYC on December 17, 2005--Atlanta Fencers Club

Men's Y 14 Sabre
Emiliano Kaptain--Silver Medal
Men's Y 12 Sabre
Emiliano Kaptain--Gold Medal
Diego Kaptain---Bronze Medal
Men's Y 10 Sabre
Diego Kaptain--Bronze Medal

Charlotte, NC on December 18, 2005 Knights of Sienna--KOS Jack Frost Mixed Sabre Tournament

Emiliano Kaptain--Bronze Medal

Photos from April, 2005 New York City Super Regional

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Sabres of the Russian Revolution--Emiliano's 1st medal

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This is a great shot. Emiliano scores a touch--look at the red light!

Sabres of the Russian Revolution--Atlanta, Georgia--November 6, 2005

Emiliano Kaptain surprised everyone (including himself!) by winning the 3rd place medal (out of 22 entrants). He also received his "E" classification.

Diego did well too, against much older and experienced fencers. He was the next to youngest out of about 75 fencers for the day.

Diego Ranked No. 1 by US Fencing Association

2005-11-03T09:14:00.000-08:00

Diego fencing in the New York City Super Regional April, 2005.

After fencing for 3 years in the Y10 Men's Sabre (ages 10 and under) Diego moved from 23-12-11, and in October 2005 to No. 1.

US Fencing National Rankings Y10 Men's Sabre

Diego with national US and Russian coaches

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Maestro Arkady Burdan U.S. Olympic Coach and head of Nellya Fencers (Emiliano and Diego's coach), Dmitry Ronzhin, two-time World Champion, the Senior Coach of the Russian Sabre Team, and Ed Korfanty, U.S. Olympic Coach (2004 Gold medalist).

Elite Saber Camp action

2005-07-24T09:24:00.000-07:00

Maestro does a demanding hand-eye agility drill with Diego, infront of 3 members of the Japanese National Saber Fencing Team.

After Summer Nationals--a cruise in Frisco Bay

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Diego moves up in national rankings

2005-07-18T20:06:00.000-07:00

Diego Kaptain moved up to No. 11 in the Men's Saber Y10 National Rankings.

Emiliano is attending the Nellya Fencers International Elite Sabre Camp, along with 2004 Olympians Mariel Zagunis, Sada and Emily Jacobson.

2005-07-08T12:32:00.000-07:00

Y12 Men's Saber Results
92 entrants

Emiliano Kaptain #36
Diego Kaptain #72 (fencing "up" 3 years)

Y10 Men's Saber Results
41 entrants

Diego Kaptain #12 (top 16 get points toward national rankings)

Saturday morning July 9--back to work at Nellya Fencers!

Final Results Y12 Men's Saber--July 4

2005-07-05T16:34:00.000-07:00

92 entrants

Emiliano Kaptain #36
Diego Kaptain #72 (fencing "up" 3 years)

Y10 Men's Saber Results
41 entrants

Diego Kaptain #12 (top 16 get points toward national rankings)

Saturday morning July 10--back to work at Nellya Fencers!

Y12 Competition for Emiliano and Diego

2005-07-04T17:57:00.000-07:00

Well, Monday (July 4) was quite a day for the Kaptain boys. Emiliano and Diego both fenced on the Y12 (12 and under) saber competition at the Summer National Championships. 92 boys qualified--with Emiliano fencing at age and Diego (just turned 10) fencing much older, larger and experienced competition.

Emiliano went 4-2 in the first round--good enough to earn a bye in the Direct Elimination series. Diego had a tougher road and was eliminated in the 2nd round. We haven't seen the results, but Emiliano likely finished in the top half--a great accomplishment, since he has only been fencing for 5 months.

Maestro had about 6 fencers competing at the same time. Dr. David Jacobson (supreme fencing Dad and 1974 U.S. National fencing team member) stepped in and coached both boys. When they were both fencing at the same time an elite saberist from Nellya, Stas Krivosheev, also directed.

Dr. Jacobson told Emiliano that patience is the No. 1 quality to get ahead in elite fencing--and that one learns more from losing than winning.

We walked out of the venue upbeat, feeling that this experience was one of advancement.

The other parents from Nellya were great support, as were the other fencers. Dolores and I try not to be intimidated that of the 4 sets of parents that made the trip--3 were elite fencers themselves and know the technique, procedures, and culture very well because they have lived it.

The location for the 2005 Summer National Championships? Atlanta. Andele!

Larry Kaptain

Diego with Maestro and Sada

2005-07-04T10:13:00.000-07:00

After the Y10 competition on Sunday, Diego ran into Maestro and Sada Jacobson (2004 Olympic Broze medalist) outside the competition venue in Sacramento.

Emiliano and Yury Gelman

2005-07-04T10:11:00.000-07:00

In early June, Emiliano and Diego trained at Fencer's Club in New York with a colleague of Maestro's--Yury Gelman. He's also the fencing coach at St. John's University. Here's Emiliano with Coach Gelman at Summer Nationals.

Sunday in Sacramento--Diego in the Nationals

2005-07-04T10:00:00.000-07:00

Sunday July 3rd was a wonderful day for Diego. After 6 months and 9,000 miles of driving to training in Atlanta from Columbus he set foot on the strip for the USFA Summer National Championships. He did very well and finished 12 out of 39. The year before he finished 40 out of 41.

His coach, Maestro Arkady Burdan, told some of the parents, "I don't understand it, Diego doesn't do anything that I tell him, yet he comes from behind and wins."

In the direct eliminations, Diego fought back from being down 4-1 (5 points win a bout) to win 5-4 aginst a tough competitor from Houston.

Saturday in Oakland

2005-07-04T09:35:00.000-07:00

The Kaptain family set up training camp in the Hilton Oakland Airport outdoor garden area. It was about 72F and very sunny. The boys worked hard and it was a great tune-up for the tournament.

Diego's first post rev

2005-07-01T12:33:00.001-07:00

Kaptain Family

Diego's first report. Thursday: Today we went on two airplanes and arrived in Oakland. We took the shuttle to the hotel, checked in, and then took the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to San Francisco. We had lunch and then went to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art .

I fed some pigeons with some chocolate. We came back to the hotel, went swimming (fun!) watched some of Cold Mountain and went to sleep.

Kaptain Family

2005-06-27T14:56:00.000-07:00

Kaptain Family
Well, it's the end of June and we are just finishing our first year in Columbus, Georgia. We are about to travel to Sacramento for the United States Fencing Association Summer National Championships.

This is Diego's fourth year of fencing, and he is currently ranked #12 in the nation for 10 and under Men's (!) saber.

Emiliano just started fencing in February and is working very hard. He is going to fence in the Y12 Men's Saber.

Watch this blog for updates and news from our trip.

Diego's Current National Ranking

Nellya Fencers--Emiliano and Diego's home club

Maestro Arkady Burdan--Diego and Emiliano's coach

On to Summer Nationals

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