Classical fencing, sabre + interview

[Dimitri0809]

It's always 1 vs 1 in this sport never multiple teams vs another ream of fencers.

[sterlingsilverf]

This is not classical fencing.

And can you even excuse calling those sabres? They're more like antenae!

[jbujko]

@sterlingsilverf Sport sabres are about half the weight of a late XIXw century italian dueling sabre. It's a fair price for the safety. So what if they're light and whippy?

[sterlingsilverf]

@jbujko Using a heavier sabre change the way you fight with it. And my fencing school uses heavy sabres without anyone getting hurt.

[jbujko]

@sterlingsilverf Do You use heavy protective gear? Like shoulder pads, chest pads and so on? Heavy lacrosse gauntlets?

If You don't then not hurting anyone means You're not really fencing with heavy sabres, You just pretend to

[sterlingsilverf]

This is not classical fencing.

[jbujko]

@sterlingsilverf Then what is? :)

[Membersacc]

@jbujko Olympic style/sport fencing

[effigytormented]

@jbujko Classical fencing is the 18th century revival of Renaissance era martial arts and subsequent eras that came after that still had some "martial" application, up to and including the small sword to a lesser degree. This is modern sport fencing. If it were classical fencing these men (or women, you can never tell) would be using single sticks with cup hilts or basket hilts.

In conclusion, misleading title is misleading sir.

[magicadam2]

This is not the classic way of fencing haha

[MerlinTheDraconic]

oh good, he didn't actually have a bout with no mask. Accidents have happened.

[jbujko]

eeeer.. what?

[MerlinTheDraconic]

While admittedly fencing sabers are blunt, you could still plow through someone's eye.

[jbujko]

Yeah and that's why noone fences with no mask on - it was a demonstration :)

[lizziebaba]

sweeeeeet

[BlueBluszcz]

wyszlo ok ;] jak na spontan który dalismy ;]