Jair Cortázar Zambrano
(Colombia)
Head Coach - Sabre, Foil, Epee

 

 

 

Coach Cortázar is a registered coach with the United States Fencing Coaches Association (USFCA), United States Fencing Association Certified Referee, and a compatitive registered athlete with the United States Fencign Association. He, has been training in the United States since 2002. He is founder of the UVU Fencing club and also served as a volunteer coach for the BYU Fencing Club Rebel Swords under the presidency of Emily Cluff and Owen Merkling. Jair is also the founder of the former Utah Valley Fencing Academy Inc; nowadays known as Musketeers Fencing Alliance.

 

Coach Cortázar has trained athletes of all ages to compete locally, regionally and nationally. Coach Cortázar himself if an active fencing athlete who represents the Utah South Idaho Division and his native country Colombia in fencing competitions such as North American Cups and divisional events.

 

Before comming to the United States to complete his educational goals, coach Cortázar was a member of the Colombian Army for 3 years. After leaving the Colombian Army he served as a missionary for two years for The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints in the Colombia Bogota South Mission.

 

After the completion of his mission, Coach Cortázar attended Utah Valley University, UVU, and obtained a bachellors degree in International Business with emphasis in finance and economics. Coach Cortázar also studied computer science, web development, computer graphics and currently is pursuing an associates degree in exercise science at UVU while he is getting ready to take the LSAT.

Coach Cortázar has knowlege of several languages including Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Latin, and Italian.

 

Some of his acomplishments:

• UVU Student Success Story (Visit link here)
• Best Athletic Club of the Year Award 2004 – 2005 Utah Valley University
• Scholar Researcher of the Year Award 2006 Utah Valley University
• Excellence Performance Scholarship (2005 – 2007)
• Adams, Lynn, and Cortázar, Jair (2007), Utah Valley State College, Center for Engaged Learning, CEL (research grant)
• USFA Ratings in all three weapons

 

Publications and presentations

• Chidziva Lewis, Jair Cortázar, and Letty Workman, (2006), "An Exploratory Investigation of the Role of College Professors in Facilitating International Student Transition, "First Annual Scholarly and Creative Activities Showcase, Utah Valley State College, April 3, 2006.

• Chidziva Lewis, Jair Cortázar, and Letty Workman (2006), "An Exploratory Investigation of the Role of College Professors in Facilitating International Student Transition," National Conference on Undergraduate Research, NCUR, Utah University of North Carolina, April 6 - 8, 2006.

• Jair Cortázar, Lynn Adams, and Nathaniel Adams, (2007), "Colombia: Indications of a Never- Ending Conflict in Relation to the Adams Revolutionary Model," Annual Business and Leadership Symposium, Hays University, Hays, Kansas, 2006.

• Jair Cortázar, Lynn Adams, and Nathaniel Adams, (2007), " Colombia: Mechanical Stage and Elements of a Never-ending Conflict," Applied Business and Entrepreneurship Association International (ABEAI) conference, Maui, Hawaii, 2006.

• Indian Journals of Business and Economics – Colombia: indications of a never-ending conflict based on the Adams Revolutionary Model.

• Werner Institute for Dispute and Resolution - Creighton University. Colombia: indications of a never-ending conflict based on the Adams Revolutionary Model three-dimensional representation of the model and mathematical functions.

 

Hobbies

• fencing
• piano
• violin
• viola
• videogames
• writing essays
• marketing research
• swimming
• traveling
  

 

For more information about camps and any other questions please contact us at:

Phone: 801 380-3461 or email us at uvfencing@gmail.com to set up your class today!

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