About
For Love of
Fencing & Fine Wine
Fencing & Fine Wine (F&FW) began with the decades-old friendship of Lisa Bell, Thomas Theuerkauff, and Michael Marx who are fencing enthusiasts and wine connoisseurs.
F&FW is a camp that caters to veteran fencers across all three fencing weapons, with a goal to provide an outstanding international fencing environment though partnership with foreign fencing clubs. Participants of the camp get coaching advice and instruction by world renowned Fencing Masters, along with competitive bouting experience and development of fencing technical and tactical skills. The duration of the fencing program is typically six days, with the last being a competition.
The recreational aspect of the camp runs alongside the fencing program and takes place in the afternoon with scheduled sightseeing trips to cities, visits to châteaux and meals at vineyards- undoubtedly with fine wine. For this, many accompanying non-fencers have been able to enjoy the camp just as well.
F&FW has made 10 successful trips to the region of Bordeaux, France, since its conception in 2010. In 2017 we branched out to Germany with trip to Munich and Speyer. As the program gains in popularity, plans have been made for a trip to Budapest, in 2024.
“I am the best sword fighter in the world, come test me, I will be drinking wine while practicing my fencing.”
munich, germany
view the munich Event Page.
at a glance
Past
Wanderlust
From old chateaux to modern vineyards, much has been seen since F&FW began in 2010.
At the vineyards of Château de Pougnan
Chateau d'Arsac
Downtown Bordeaux
Flèche St. Michel
Podensac
