How Great the Howes - Pictured is the 2007 / 08 Tommy Smart Cup Winner - OCdt Brendan Kilburn with David and Patricia Howes - Assistant and Head Coaches respectively of the RMC varsity Fencing teams (M) & (W). Brendan is just one of the many fencers from across Canada attending the RMC High Performance Fencing Training Camp. The “Howes” are quickly earning a national reputation as elite leaders in the sport. Patricia as a head coach and husband David who is a crucial component as an assistant - and without a doubt a major factor into the success of the RMC Fencing program.

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The 5th annual RMC High Performance Fencing Training Camp is taking place this week in the home of the men’s and women’s fencing teams, the Old Gym. Organized by Paladin Head Coach Patricia Howes and Asst Coach David Howes, this camp is attended annually by RMC OCdts, other military fencers that are members of the CF’s CISM fencing program, members of RMC’s Cutting Edge Fencing youth program, and civilian fencers from across Canada. Over the years the camp has attracted young athletes from Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, NB, NS, and across Ontario, as well as from the US. For the past two years, special guest coach Felix Becker, an Olympian and 1994 World Champion from Germany, has been brought in to bring an international flavour to the camp. The athletes are provided with a wide variety of training sessions including fencing-specific circuit and core strength training, as well as technical, tactical and sport psychology training to name a few.

This camp not only provides excellent training for the athletes attending, it also serves as a recruiting tool for those fencers who might be interested in coming to RMC in the future. Current OCdts Liam Roach and Brendan Kilburn (formerly of Cutting Edge), both attended the camp as civilians, and Andrew Sheahan (another Cutting Edge alumnus) who is currently busy enjoying RMC’s recruit camp, has attended the camp the past four years. Hopefully we’ll see some of the athletes from this year’s camp march through the arch in the next few years as well!

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