@Dontholdback747 It's a team bout. Team bouts consist of nine five touch bouts; all three of team A's fencers fencing a bout against all three of team B's. In individual competition however, bouts only go to five, ten, or fifteen(depending upon the division, and stage of the competition). Hope that helps.
OMG YOU GUYS! Play this with the sound off while listening to "Te Amo" by Rihanna...give that song a couple seconds to start and it syncs up pretty well with their footwork/movements
I'm probably wrong, but watching it, it seems a bit lame. Just lunging at each other. I hope it's more fun to do it yourself, maybe I should try it out.
That is exactly the same as me i fence i have 3 foils and well the is my second and a half year
im twelve though but have you got into any major competiontions cas i got into the British Youth Championship and i kinda want to know how good i am for my age :-)
@Mujave If reach was so important... you would see armies of giant Fencers... alas the average fencer is not that much taller than the average man!
Reaction time is a legitimate area of dispute... where even at the highest levels of elite athletes... Women are still 20-30ms slower...
Power? I literally see NO use for power or strength in this sport! Perhaps explosive speed and agility... but I cant imagine how a powerful man has an advantage!
Fencing is awesome. I play foil, and really like it. My coach fenced in the 2004 Athens Olympics! If you ever see someone jumping up real high in a picture, that's my coach!
@EXTRON180 It bends to so that it doesn't hurt when you get stabbed (trust me if the swords are stiff you will get massive bruises even with fencing armour) and also the swords don't break that easily. In fact, real swords were a bit bendy for the reason it helps prevent the sword break. Even the Ancient Greeks knew this with their gladius. Any good sword made in the past were a bit bendy for this reason.
@Solombas Oh yes, I see :). Thank you! I actually only just recently learned about it in school too :D. That's why a thick, rotted log practically breaks easier than a bendy cedar stick.
@EXTRON180 Yeah it's in finding a balance in the hardness of the metal so it's sharp and stil being flexible to take a hit. You would be suprised at the sort of beating a foil can take. So yeah sword craftsmanship isn't just a skil, it's an art.
HAHA wow.. I came over here thinking I'd see some real life three musketeers type of fighting but wow is it different. Btw I honestly don't mean to disrespect fencing in anyway, just surprised at my own ignorance that's all.
@titobondito well, if you plan on using it in a competition (at least in USA) spanish grips are banned. I prefer french grips, although do what thou wilt haha
just because you add dramatic music and edit out all the off targets, does not make fencing super. what's super is that humans have the ability to manipulate and plan to trick their opponent.
right on, i've been thinking about checking out a club myself. If you don't mind me asking - how much should I expect membership/lessons to be setting me back?
Wow, awesome - I was half expecting it to be crazy expensive. That's a bargain though, hopefully rates like that are typical. Thanks for the info man.
0:20-0:26 Wouldn't the match have been halted through loss of equilibrium on the part of the French competitor? I know the three points of contact rule but surely he fell and that's an automatic halt.
@CyberSoldierGerm Is that a normal rule? I know nothing of fencing and just got interested so Im just curious. I assumed the fight went on regardless until a point was made, but then again there are lots of rules I am learning that I knew nothing about.
@attoghaveympops From what I understand the Frenchman had what is known as loss of equilibrium by being unable to move swiftly enough from the position he's in though he did have right of way as his arm was straight when he made point.
Where do you fence? I started in October in Canterbury UK.
I love foil fencing more than anything. I'm at the top of my class even though I'm in a beginner class. I'm able to go against intermediates in my college :)
@CrimsonEmpire these foils (as most you use) have a limit to how much they bend before they're classified as illegal for competition. As you get better you'll be able to flick them and make the foils bend as much as they do in this vid as you get better foil control.
@holyknight234 fencing is definitely a good sport to loose weight , because it's quite intensive( depends on how hard you participate)you should train every week twice or more, But once you're in competition , it gets harder. you also train your reflexes very well. I'm fencing for 7 years now, and I still love it. Greetz from belgium
Lastly is saber, the slashing weapon. While a lame is worn in saber too the target area is the torso up excluding the groin,but including the shoulders, arms, wrists, and neck. The footwork is often overshadowed by the quick nature of saber where a quick advance and retreat is preferable to a controlled one which is not to saw there actions are wild or random only necessary due to the nature and pace. It traces back back to mounted fencing,where the lower body is not target because it is seated.
But I digress, foil is a descendant of a more stately gentlemanly (aka lordly) fencing. It is dictated by the rules of right of way (which ill try not to get in to but basically you must counter your opponents attack before making your own in order to gain the touch) and concentration to classical footwork is more prevalent. The touch like in epee can only be awarded by contact from the tip of the weapon to the target, only in foil a lame is worn allowing only touches to the torso and groin.
Also you will notice that the bell is larger for "holding" your opponents weapon as your own slides down in what is called a "bind" and also to protect the wrist and hand. The weapon be it a French pistol begum grip is rather heavy comparative to the other weapons and should balance around three inches or so out from the bell (biased on preference) Footwork is not rigid like in foil but elongated and bouncing in a wider stance since one is not concerned with the the constraints of right of way
there seems to be some ambiguity on the whole what weapon is the most realistic debate. Let me shed some light-we will start with epee since i have been fencing epee on an international level for around four years now, epee is derived from a free form of fencing and while the whole body is target area precision is needed to get a touch on the hand or wrist in real time while keeping distance since it is the closest target area.
@woohoo4576 When you're attacking with the power that these guys are, your back foot will roll. Once you learn to control your body and use the power from your back leg properly its not such a big issue from an injury point of view. However for a Beginner it can cause injury because it implies poor technique. Its the difference between you dragging your back foot (bad) and your back foot being dragged by the power you're putting out (not bad)
@Voiv then i assume you are a fencer and that you've participated in multiple tournaments yourself, i've fenced someone that insisted it was all right to roll your ankle and he did a very deep lunge and as he recovered he lost his footing and as he fell broke his ankle, and i agree with what your saying on the dragging of the foot though
@woohoo4576 That's very unfortunate and must have hurt like hell! Although personally, that sounds more like over-lunging and over-balancing to me.
I wouldn't go as far as to say that rolling your back foot is"right", I would say its a side-effect of having a very powerful lunge though. Mine isn't that long or deep, but it is pretty powerful and my back foot rolls from that.
I'm thinking about taking fencing club when I'm going to university this coming year, one because I'm really into martial arts and fencing seems interesting, and two because I need to lose weight, are these two good reasons to join fencing club?
Is fewncing fun? I thought fencing looked rlly fun until I saw this video of ppl @ fencing class and the way they fenced look rlly boring so I am not so sure now....
Fencing is awesome! I do JKD Street Fighting(Bruce Lee's art) and we use 2 different footwork types....BOXING and FENCING. (^_^) I watch fencing vids for their footwork. Its just so fkin crazy (^_^) Its great for knife fighting also. JKD and FENCING...awesome!
@InfamousMindedd Haha, i also do JKD XD i've been black belt for 7 years now and i've just started fencing (been doing it for about 2 months now). If you have any experience with kali stick fighting, a lot of the motions are transposable into fencing. Also wing chun punching methods are very useful for quick thrusts ^^ You should find a club and give it a go :D
@Rahrhino when did JKD have a belt ranking system??
i think you're studying one of those fake, carbon copy JKD dude. Bruce Lee never intended his art to have a belt ranking system. And i know 'cause i don't practice "JKD", i practice the concepts and theory and make it my own. What Bruce Lee really intended.
@Nhia89 Fake carbon copies? Aside from the fact that i studied under the Bob Breen academy of JKD (one of Dan Inosato's close students as I could only assume you wouldn't know). A lot of JKD now has a belt ranking system of some kind so as to give it's students goals to achieve. Reading Tao JKD doesn't make you an expert. And yes, all blackbelts in my class knew full well tao JKD and i can only assume (not knowing your martial arts background) that we have a better understanding of it than you.
@Rahrhino when you say a lot of JKD has a belt ranking system now, right there thats definitely "fake and carbon copies". Do you guys where karate gi's too? Or do "JDK Grappling" and "JKD Kickboxing"?
Next some retard is gonna come up with "Cardio JKD". And yea i didn't say i was a expert at JKD 'cause i read the book. I study the concept and theory, everything else is me. And oh yea pretty sure your JKD black belts know more than i do because they are black belts. Totally understand.
@Nhia89 Haha cardio JKD XD That would be worse than 'Thai Bo' or 'Boxercize' lol! Hehe, we don't wear gi and the 'belts' are actually just coloured t-shirts like you'd wear on the street. As you know Tao JKD is all about progression with no fixed rules or 'style'. I cannot agree that a club system under Dan Insosanto could ever be described as a fake or carbon copy... after all, he was a key part in developing it! You seem to have a great interest in JKD, try joining a club! You may enjoy it ^^
@Notagayusername10 Bruce Lee was a martial artist, he studied under Yip Man himself. Not all martial arts actors are fake, its best to learn about the person you're talking about.
@FeDeX14393 The Italian Foil Team is on the right, the fencer shown the most is Salvatore Sanzo, 2001 and 2005 World Champion. The one shown in the clip where one falls down is Simone Vanni 2002 World Champion. The fencers on the right are the French Foil Team, the long right handed fencer is Brice Guyart the Athens Gold Medalist and the left handed one is Nicholas Beaudan.
i wonder how these guys would fair against a samuria samurai: unshess his sword... and puts it back in the case........ the fecner splits in two in a diagonal cut from the lower left abdomin, do the right shoulder
@CrazeKillen Well I doubt that they'd still use the fencing sword they are using now. It's hard to say. These fights would likely be done with a sabre. I think they are the rigid version of these. Looks like fencing can go on for a few seconds.
Samuria on the otherhand, the fights always end in less than a second from what I could tell. Not nearly as nimble i'd suspect when they are fully geared out.
@CrazeKillen I hope you realise theres a HUGE difference between fencing and samurai blade fighting, or whatever it's called. On even grounds, though, I'm pretty sure the person fighting with a rapier (the actual sword they would use) would fair pretty well.
@CrazeKillen There are some videos posted showing this kind of competition: a western-style sabre against a kendo (Japnese style) sword-fighter. In the ones I've viewed, the sabre does well, but I think it would really come down to how good each competitor is at his or her form of martial art. And in "real" sword-fighting, who knows? The sabre might score more, but maybe the samurai could keep fighting with a few sabre cuts, and one clean strike with a broadsword would end it.
i cant decide whether of the 3 weapons i should choose to focus on since they all have their good points sabre is alot of fun but foil is soo good too!! :( Damnit
I'd have to say to go for the épée - with double touchés allowed and no 'right of way' rules it's as close to real sword fighting as you'll really get - makes the whole thing a little more intense I'd say.
It's a close to real sword fighting as you'll get within the modern fencing discipline. There are places you can do 'proper' sword fighting as well with weapons like rapiers and longswords.
Think I am the 5th person asking about the sound track to this video and hopefully the last one, lol!! No, it is not the Matrix Revolutions, at least not according to iTunes. And if it's not Matrix, then what is it? Anyone?
How do they look hilarious? They look like serious sportsmen to me. And I know nothing about the sport. But its kind of obvious that they are at a very high level. Do you mean you think two men should take the guards of their weapons and actually kill each other to be serious? If you do, then you are a crazy idiot.
@lollipopfop I think it looks a bit funny... not hilarious, but funny a little. To be serious though, it is the sport of it that looks funny. I'm sure the "real thing" would happen in a very different way. The sport is about getting the point first, it'd be different in real life when, regardless of the hit you just did, you still have to worry about his sword after. You wouldn't be so frantic
I don't doubt the skill, they'd cut me in a million pieces before i figured out how to hold the sword.
sabre est la meilleure arme
aramistochter 1 month ago
what music from the Matrix Revolutions?btw epic playing with foil
TheChaosEmperorr 1 month ago
@TheChaosEmperorr fluke -absurd
DGOMartin 6 days ago
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Kiffmaec 1 month ago
I have a question:
does anybody know if in the Olympics fencers are separated by not only foil/epee/sabre but also by whether they use French-type or pistol grips?
thefearlessT 1 month ago
@thefearlessT No, grips are personal preference.
DWarrior666 1 month ago
0:34 41 touches for france? how high did those bouts go??
Dontholdback747 2 months ago
@Dontholdback747 It's a team bout. Team bouts consist of nine five touch bouts; all three of team A's fencers fencing a bout against all three of team B's. In individual competition however, bouts only go to five, ten, or fifteen(depending upon the division, and stage of the competition). Hope that helps.
VideoEsgrima 1 month ago
I use to fence just like you, but than i took an arrow to the knee!
ItsNOYFB 2 months ago
Quarterback club 99?? This song is engrained in my brain from when I was 10
MrChamp51 2 months ago
...okay, give the song like a second to start, not a couple
xxx6acid6blood6xxx 3 months ago
OMG YOU GUYS! Play this with the sound off while listening to "Te Amo" by Rihanna...give that song a couple seconds to start and it syncs up pretty well with their footwork/movements
xxx6acid6blood6xxx 3 months ago
I'm probably wrong, but watching it, it seems a bit lame. Just lunging at each other. I hope it's more fun to do it yourself, maybe I should try it out.
Caro2471 3 months ago
I fence!!!!!! I have 3 foils!!!! This is my 2nd year
SuperPinky678 3 months ago
@SuperPinky678
That is exactly the same as me i fence i have 3 foils and well the is my second and a half year
im twelve though but have you got into any major competiontions cas i got into the British Youth Championship and i kinda want to know how good i am for my age :-)
Thanks
fudge1and1wilbur 2 months ago
I gotta question... why is fencing gender segregated??? It's not like men have a HUUUGE advantage in this!
Gooseman2k2 3 months ago
@Gooseman2k2 What? Men have longer reach, faster reaction times and are more powerful. Women would be completely destroyed by men in this sport :D
Mujave 3 months ago
@Mujave If reach was so important... you would see armies of giant Fencers... alas the average fencer is not that much taller than the average man!
Reaction time is a legitimate area of dispute... where even at the highest levels of elite athletes... Women are still 20-30ms slower...
Power? I literally see NO use for power or strength in this sport! Perhaps explosive speed and agility... but I cant imagine how a powerful man has an advantage!
Gooseman2k2 3 months ago
@Gooseman2k2 Chum, I think the word you're looking for is finesse. Fencing finesse.
IndianaJonny 2 months ago
Someone needs to rotoscope this into lightsaber action.
dante144 4 months ago
Fencing is awesome. I play foil, and really like it. My coach fenced in the 2004 Athens Olympics! If you ever see someone jumping up real high in a picture, that's my coach!
fencing4life1 4 months ago 2
@fencing4life1 OMG That picture is so awesome! I see it at many fencing clubs. Your coach is awesome!
abstraektiivanz 1 week ago
so, how would one of these actually kill someone in real life? all bendy and such?
EXTRON180 4 months ago
@EXTRON180
These are practice ones with dull tips, if you want to look at what a fencer uses in combat look up a "rapier", it will rape your face off.
Breakneckhydra1 4 months ago
@Breakneckhydra1 lol I did, and I have to say they're pretty wicked :D
EXTRON180 4 months ago
@EXTRON180 It bends to so that it doesn't hurt when you get stabbed (trust me if the swords are stiff you will get massive bruises even with fencing armour) and also the swords don't break that easily. In fact, real swords were a bit bendy for the reason it helps prevent the sword break. Even the Ancient Greeks knew this with their gladius. Any good sword made in the past were a bit bendy for this reason.
Solombas 1 month ago
@Solombas Correction: Ancient Romans not Ancient Greeks.
Solombas 1 month ago
@Solombas Oh yes, I see :). Thank you! I actually only just recently learned about it in school too :D. That's why a thick, rotted log practically breaks easier than a bendy cedar stick.
EXTRON180 1 month ago
@EXTRON180 Yes it's true even katana and claymores are very flexible when hit hard, without the flexibility the sword would snap in two
TenebrusI07 1 month ago
@TenebrusI07 really, even claymores? They're so huge though! I guess that's where the skill in crafting them comes huh :D?
EXTRON180 1 month ago
@EXTRON180 Yeah it's in finding a balance in the hardness of the metal so it's sharp and stil being flexible to take a hit. You would be suprised at the sort of beating a foil can take. So yeah sword craftsmanship isn't just a skil, it's an art.
TenebrusI07 1 month ago
im listening to hardstyle while watching this.... its epic as fuck
gc02345 4 months ago
@gc02345 i'm listening to dubstep :{P
brednbudder 4 months ago
now THIS is fencing.
xy2z1997 4 months ago
i love fencing ;D lol i still remember that day i did a random back flip... too bad i dont do it anymore :(
lifesaprize 4 months ago
If i was fencing, i would get a shield first...
Baldoxxx4000 4 months ago
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firethower99 4 months ago
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firethower99 4 months ago
lol, real swords would be awesome, but i guess simulated sword fighting like fencing will do for now.....
nateparedes44 4 months ago
HAHA wow.. I came over here thinking I'd see some real life three musketeers type of fighting but wow is it different. Btw I honestly don't mean to disrespect fencing in anyway, just surprised at my own ignorance that's all.
squishynoodle22 4 months ago
I got back into fencing!
I fenced for about a month 4 years ago.
I really enjoyed it but I wasn't committed enough.
I really love how both fencers do their footwork!
ART!!!
hyungsup2 5 months ago
0:25 Execution xD
valttu94 5 months ago
i love fencing because i learned that most of JKD came from fencing, and its true!! Fencing is not a foolish sport and not to be deceived
joetheazl 5 months ago
How does the point system work
Notagayusername10 7 months ago
i'm thinking about buying a gloden spanish foil. 10 thumbs up if you think i should get it.
titobondito 8 months ago 36
@titobondito well, if you plan on using it in a competition (at least in USA) spanish grips are banned. I prefer french grips, although do what thou wilt haha
psycho81212 4 months ago
yep dito!
markjohndyer 8 months ago
Although I haven't began to start fencing yet, I am amazed at the art of it. I hope I can be as great as those two!
Youtubifymyname 8 months ago
i just got past the british youth championships for U12 foil and now i now going to the england youth championships for U13
Phones4me123 8 months ago
Wow and Italian and a Frenchman, excellent. How does scoring work in fencing?
SpadaccinoLuciano 8 months ago
whats the strong on their backs?
as2711 8 months ago
@lagraf05 My favorite was the animals weapon (sabre im guessing?)
bigvuch 10 months ago
I miss fencing foil. :(
sixteenthstar718 10 months ago
Fencing is so intense!
headlessgirl1394 10 months ago
Awesome!!!
23T7GF8346215H 11 months ago
@nievestwi foil ftw!
beatleskid97 11 months ago
really cool, wish there were more of these
Shadismount 11 months ago
Vive La France
sain0777 1 year ago
I wish i hadn't stopped fencing. :(
bigvuch 1 year ago 49
@bigvuch Same train hahaha, did it for 6 years and wanted to do track instead. Wish I would have stuck with it :(
Ratchet315 6 months ago
@bigvuch Holy shit, you too ? xD
I now look at my old team mates who I used to own, they are now junior champions all over Europe.
masterprayer 5 months ago
@bigvuch i wish to start fencing again. :)
meesbroersen 4 months ago
@bigvuch time to start fencing :D
Kiffmaec 1 month ago
far out i cant find a fencing studio in nelson >:O
MrLXZANDER 1 year ago
Impressive, now lets see you do it without the suits....
TheSirQueefington 1 year ago
@TheSirQueefington hmmmm riiiight.
thebluemantis 1 year ago
@thebluemantis
Do know what this guy is going on about? I fail to see any signifigance in what he said.
Erectoralporicy 1 year ago
These guys where very fast, but kind of brutal, sometimes they just flopped their weapons around and then attacked.
n00bieo 1 year ago
just because you add dramatic music and edit out all the off targets, does not make fencing super. what's super is that humans have the ability to manipulate and plan to trick their opponent.
TheMrParky 1 year ago
I'm having my first class on monday! :D
cowmaster5000 1 year ago
I'm checking out some fencing place this monday. I hope it's legit, not one of those soccer mom bullshit karate schools you see around.
jarheadkauai 1 year ago
@jarheadkauai
Well, how did it turn out?
Erectoralporicy 1 year ago
@Erectoralporicy
I love it, I like everything about.
jarheadkauai 1 year ago
@jarheadkauai
right on, i've been thinking about checking out a club myself. If you don't mind me asking - how much should I expect membership/lessons to be setting me back?
Erectoralporicy 1 year ago
@Erectoralporicy
my club is 50 bucks per month, and that's like 4 classes a week at an hour 1/2 each. I dunno what most places charge though
jarheadkauai 1 year ago
@jarheadkauai
Wow, awesome - I was half expecting it to be crazy expensive. That's a bargain though, hopefully rates like that are typical. Thanks for the info man.
Erectoralporicy 1 year ago
having my first class next wednesday *o*
Tsuki28 1 year ago
0:20-0:26 Wouldn't the match have been halted through loss of equilibrium on the part of the French competitor? I know the three points of contact rule but surely he fell and that's an automatic halt.
CyberSoldierGerm 1 year ago
@CyberSoldierGerm Is that a normal rule? I know nothing of fencing and just got interested so Im just curious. I assumed the fight went on regardless until a point was made, but then again there are lots of rules I am learning that I knew nothing about.
attoghaveympops 1 year ago
@attoghaveympops From what I understand the Frenchman had what is known as loss of equilibrium by being unable to move swiftly enough from the position he's in though he did have right of way as his arm was straight when he made point.
Where do you fence? I started in October in Canterbury UK.
CyberSoldierGerm 1 year ago
I was in a Foil tournament just today.
mendigo445 1 year ago
This was pretty brutal to my matches :'}
Cookieekat 1 year ago
I love foil fencing more than anything. I'm at the top of my class even though I'm in a beginner class. I'm able to go against intermediates in my college :)
MarinVillalpando15 1 year ago
Guyart = Sanzo's nightmare.
Blad0506 1 year ago
they move fast
TOWinkworthIpswich 1 year ago
As a classical italian fencer its crazy to see how thin and whippy the foils theyre using are.
brousc20 1 year ago
why are these foils so thin? I'm new to the sport but the foils we use are much stiffer than these appear to be.
CrimsonEmpire 1 year ago
@CrimsonEmpire these foils (as most you use) have a limit to how much they bend before they're classified as illegal for competition. As you get better you'll be able to flick them and make the foils bend as much as they do in this vid as you get better foil control.
TheGreatBreadFan 1 year ago
@CrimsonEmpire It's all about the skill and strenght.. These aren't any special foils or something.
Blad0506 1 year ago
hope to me gunna see some at the london 2010 games
thehobbit03 1 year ago
@holyknight234 fencing is definitely a good sport to loose weight , because it's quite intensive( depends on how hard you participate)you should train every week twice or more, But once you're in competition , it gets harder. you also train your reflexes very well. I'm fencing for 7 years now, and I still love it. Greetz from belgium
Pietrdude 1 year ago
French and Italian are definitively the best fencers!
RattlesHead 1 year ago
Lastly is saber, the slashing weapon. While a lame is worn in saber too the target area is the torso up excluding the groin,but including the shoulders, arms, wrists, and neck. The footwork is often overshadowed by the quick nature of saber where a quick advance and retreat is preferable to a controlled one which is not to saw there actions are wild or random only necessary due to the nature and pace. It traces back back to mounted fencing,where the lower body is not target because it is seated.
Krazzyzzable 1 year ago
But I digress, foil is a descendant of a more stately gentlemanly (aka lordly) fencing. It is dictated by the rules of right of way (which ill try not to get in to but basically you must counter your opponents attack before making your own in order to gain the touch) and concentration to classical footwork is more prevalent. The touch like in epee can only be awarded by contact from the tip of the weapon to the target, only in foil a lame is worn allowing only touches to the torso and groin.
Krazzyzzable 1 year ago
Also you will notice that the bell is larger for "holding" your opponents weapon as your own slides down in what is called a "bind" and also to protect the wrist and hand. The weapon be it a French pistol begum grip is rather heavy comparative to the other weapons and should balance around three inches or so out from the bell (biased on preference) Footwork is not rigid like in foil but elongated and bouncing in a wider stance since one is not concerned with the the constraints of right of way
Krazzyzzable 1 year ago
there seems to be some ambiguity on the whole what weapon is the most realistic debate. Let me shed some light-we will start with epee since i have been fencing epee on an international level for around four years now, epee is derived from a free form of fencing and while the whole body is target area precision is needed to get a touch on the hand or wrist in real time while keeping distance since it is the closest target area.
Krazzyzzable 1 year ago
For those complaining about fencing being easy and about slow reflexes e.t.c, stfu,
1) Try Fencing, and you'll die of exhaustion because you've neglected to ever work out your legs by dunno, walking!
2) IF Fencing was ever about swinging a sword around to slice somebodies throat off, why aren't you in the olympics?!
noaccount4 1 year ago 2
I do fencing :D
xDSilverRain 1 year ago
of course the guy from france rolls his ankle way too much
woohoo4576 1 year ago
@woohoo4576 When you're attacking with the power that these guys are, your back foot will roll. Once you learn to control your body and use the power from your back leg properly its not such a big issue from an injury point of view. However for a Beginner it can cause injury because it implies poor technique. Its the difference between you dragging your back foot (bad) and your back foot being dragged by the power you're putting out (not bad)
Voiv 1 year ago
@Voiv then i assume you are a fencer and that you've participated in multiple tournaments yourself, i've fenced someone that insisted it was all right to roll your ankle and he did a very deep lunge and as he recovered he lost his footing and as he fell broke his ankle, and i agree with what your saying on the dragging of the foot though
woohoo4576 1 year ago
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Voiv 1 year ago
@woohoo4576 That's very unfortunate and must have hurt like hell! Although personally, that sounds more like over-lunging and over-balancing to me.
I wouldn't go as far as to say that rolling your back foot is"right", I would say its a side-effect of having a very powerful lunge though. Mine isn't that long or deep, but it is pretty powerful and my back foot rolls from that.
Voiv 1 year ago
Drury University is starting a fencing club
Halfmorne 1 year ago
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killpops 1 year ago
real jedis!!!!!
steak158 1 year ago
I'm thinking about taking fencing club when I'm going to university this coming year, one because I'm really into martial arts and fencing seems interesting, and two because I need to lose weight, are these two good reasons to join fencing club?
holyknight234 1 year ago
i trian fencing.
this is very nice sport
poland
Azuxet 1 year ago
@Azuxet I have to agree with you and I love Poland!!!! <3 -I'm from greece-
lovefencingandhorse 1 year ago
Is fewncing fun? I thought fencing looked rlly fun until I saw this video of ppl @ fencing class and the way they fenced look rlly boring so I am not so sure now....
daphnela98 1 year ago
@daphnela98 watching without knowing the real concept can be boring. #LOL
dont worry, go join one club. its really fun. ;)
Naton 1 year ago
Fencing forever!!!!!
montyhund 1 year ago
best viewed LOUD!!
Zenkitty26 1 year ago
I think he was referring to the fact that they both were hesitating to go for the strike. I dont see the hilarity but what ever.
dom1785 1 year ago
Fencing is awesome! I do JKD Street Fighting(Bruce Lee's art) and we use 2 different footwork types....BOXING and FENCING. (^_^) I watch fencing vids for their footwork. Its just so fkin crazy (^_^) Its great for knife fighting also. JKD and FENCING...awesome!
InfamousMindedd 1 year ago 33
@InfamousMindedd Haha, i also do JKD XD i've been black belt for 7 years now and i've just started fencing (been doing it for about 2 months now). If you have any experience with kali stick fighting, a lot of the motions are transposable into fencing. Also wing chun punching methods are very useful for quick thrusts ^^ You should find a club and give it a go :D
Rahrhino 1 year ago
@Rahrhino when did JKD have a belt ranking system??
i think you're studying one of those fake, carbon copy JKD dude. Bruce Lee never intended his art to have a belt ranking system. And i know 'cause i don't practice "JKD", i practice the concepts and theory and make it my own. What Bruce Lee really intended.
Nhia89 1 year ago
@Nhia89 Fake carbon copies? Aside from the fact that i studied under the Bob Breen academy of JKD (one of Dan Inosato's close students as I could only assume you wouldn't know). A lot of JKD now has a belt ranking system of some kind so as to give it's students goals to achieve. Reading Tao JKD doesn't make you an expert. And yes, all blackbelts in my class knew full well tao JKD and i can only assume (not knowing your martial arts background) that we have a better understanding of it than you.
Rahrhino 1 year ago
@Rahrhino when you say a lot of JKD has a belt ranking system now, right there thats definitely "fake and carbon copies". Do you guys where karate gi's too? Or do "JDK Grappling" and "JKD Kickboxing"?
Next some retard is gonna come up with "Cardio JKD". And yea i didn't say i was a expert at JKD 'cause i read the book. I study the concept and theory, everything else is me. And oh yea pretty sure your JKD black belts know more than i do because they are black belts. Totally understand.
Nhia89 1 year ago
@Nhia89 Haha cardio JKD XD That would be worse than 'Thai Bo' or 'Boxercize' lol! Hehe, we don't wear gi and the 'belts' are actually just coloured t-shirts like you'd wear on the street. As you know Tao JKD is all about progression with no fixed rules or 'style'. I cannot agree that a club system under Dan Insosanto could ever be described as a fake or carbon copy... after all, he was a key part in developing it! You seem to have a great interest in JKD, try joining a club! You may enjoy it ^^
Rahrhino 1 year ago
@InfamousMindedd
It's not shocking - Bruce's older brother (just died a couple of years ago) was a national level fencer
MrWombatula 8 months ago
@InfamousMindedd bruce lee was an actor enjoy your fake art
Notagayusername10 7 months ago
@Notagayusername10 Bruce Lee was a martial artist, he studied under Yip Man himself. Not all martial arts actors are fake, its best to learn about the person you're talking about.
BlackKingOfLords 7 months ago
fencing is well hard but when u get used to it(like me) you'll be awsome
SuperVva 1 year ago
who are they?
FeDeX14393 1 year ago
@FeDeX14393 The Italian Foil Team is on the right, the fencer shown the most is Salvatore Sanzo, 2001 and 2005 World Champion. The one shown in the clip where one falls down is Simone Vanni 2002 World Champion. The fencers on the right are the French Foil Team, the long right handed fencer is Brice Guyart the Athens Gold Medalist and the left handed one is Nicholas Beaudan.
Voiv 1 year ago
so classy and elegant
rcmontecalvo 1 year ago
I have 3 years learning fencing and is the best sport-
Legendaryzantroy 1 year ago
@Legendaryzantroy skateboarding is
barneymilk2k5 1 year ago
0:26 is hilarious... but I guess it didn't count
imonex 1 year ago
whats the background music??
It sounds cool :)
it makes them fence epicly lol
EmoSannin 1 year ago
i wonder how these guys would fair against a samuria samurai: unshess his sword... and puts it back in the case........ the fecner splits in two in a diagonal cut from the lower left abdomin, do the right shoulder
CrazeKillen 1 year ago
@CrazeKillen Well I doubt that they'd still use the fencing sword they are using now. It's hard to say. These fights would likely be done with a sabre. I think they are the rigid version of these. Looks like fencing can go on for a few seconds.
Samuria on the otherhand, the fights always end in less than a second from what I could tell. Not nearly as nimble i'd suspect when they are fully geared out.
mcboon 1 year ago
@CrazeKillen I hope you realise theres a HUGE difference between fencing and samurai blade fighting, or whatever it's called. On even grounds, though, I'm pretty sure the person fighting with a rapier (the actual sword they would use) would fair pretty well.
narutokun5790 1 year ago
@CrazeKillen There are some videos posted showing this kind of competition: a western-style sabre against a kendo (Japnese style) sword-fighter. In the ones I've viewed, the sabre does well, but I think it would really come down to how good each competitor is at his or her form of martial art. And in "real" sword-fighting, who knows? The sabre might score more, but maybe the samurai could keep fighting with a few sabre cuts, and one clean strike with a broadsword would end it.
RavenclawCT 1 year ago
These guys are incredible fencers.
Stethacanthus 1 year ago 2
awesome... what is the name of this song it is not on the matrix revolutions soundtrack
jphil317 1 year ago
do they have swords like Zorro used in the 1950's Disney production?
TheNewRiflemanBob 1 year ago
anyone know of a real fancy posh club in london?
trigga1uk 1 year ago
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spartin1100333 1 year ago
Omg awesome^^
aublitius 2 years ago
i cant decide whether of the 3 weapons i should choose to focus on since they all have their good points sabre is alot of fun but foil is soo good too!! :( Damnit
nievestwi 2 years ago 7
I like foil the best.
toomuchcoffee911 2 years ago 2
My favourite was épée but I was best at foil and I never really got into sabre
jonnyalford 1 year ago
@nievestwi
I'd have to say to go for the épée - with double touchés allowed and no 'right of way' rules it's as close to real sword fighting as you'll really get - makes the whole thing a little more intense I'd say.
BloodyBritsGaming 2 years ago
@BloodyBritsGaming
It's a close to real sword fighting as you'll get within the modern fencing discipline. There are places you can do 'proper' sword fighting as well with weapons like rapiers and longswords.
Mistwraith99 1 year ago
@BloodyBritsGaming
I like foil a bit... just because its more 'difficult'... in a manner of rules and such.
Also, you gotta have a good director... a blind man could direct epee XD
PaCo12349 1 year ago
@nievestwi FOIL!
olympiafencing 1 year ago
@nievestwi
Train in all of them, in this order:
Foil, Sabre, maybe epee
TGfeore 10 months ago
Think I am the 5th person asking about the sound track to this video and hopefully the last one, lol!! No, it is not the Matrix Revolutions, at least not according to iTunes. And if it's not Matrix, then what is it? Anyone?
kasiaurbaniak 2 years ago
sounds hella 80's...im 99.9% sure its the song Fluke by Absurd
Zmw192 2 years ago
Spot on! It's indeed Fluke by Absurd, also themed in Sin City. Thanks ever so much!! x
kasiaurbaniak 2 years ago
your welcome!
Zmw192 2 years ago
This would be better if they wore no mask
Delibirate 2 years ago
im having my first class on saturday ! :D
hedleysstranger 2 years ago 41
@hedleysstranger Are the classes expensive?
fortuitousnisa 2 years ago
That's gay. In my son's school, Fencing is taught as a CCA. It's free.
usafpilot29 2 years ago
You're a 13 year old boy, you just said that in another video.
So you have a son... and you're 13 year old? lmao..
Blad0506 2 years ago
Wtf? I don't have a son.
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That's gay. In my son's school, Fencing is taught as a CCA. It's free.
yihd 2 years ago
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Wow dude you're dumb. You just said you had a son and then you're saying you don't. Lmao, yihd is right.
"That's gay. In my son's school, Fencing is taught as a CCA. It's free."
sebastianave 2 years ago
@hedleysstranger how was it?
thirtytwo32 1 year ago
@hedleysstranger how did it go mate?
animalnt 1 year ago
i just had a sports try out earlier today on fencing i think i sucked i need to improve my movement
ma251 2 years ago
Looks like I've gotta lotta learn lol but all in good time
dondigem 2 years ago
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UnrealK9999 2 years ago
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They look hilarious poking each other with their sticks XD
SinisterAppleJuice 2 years ago
How do they look hilarious? They look like serious sportsmen to me. And I know nothing about the sport. But its kind of obvious that they are at a very high level. Do you mean you think two men should take the guards of their weapons and actually kill each other to be serious? If you do, then you are a crazy idiot.
lollipopfop 2 years ago 29
I hate people who try to be smart asses. That was a sexual joke.
SinisterAppleJuice 2 years ago
@lollipopfop Let him volunteer first lol! Probably some kid.
myspacejamesphoenix 1 year ago
@lollipopfop I think it looks a bit funny... not hilarious, but funny a little. To be serious though, it is the sport of it that looks funny. I'm sure the "real thing" would happen in a very different way. The sport is about getting the point first, it'd be different in real life when, regardless of the hit you just did, you still have to worry about his sword after. You wouldn't be so frantic
I don't doubt the skill, they'd cut me in a million pieces before i figured out how to hold the sword.
mcboon 1 year ago