French Saber Fencing c. 1880

[lazarus921]

I enjoyed this 12 sec. more than any video of todays fencing competitions. They fight with smth that at least resembles a real weapon. And it looks like it used to look when it wasn't just a sport.

[KOFLabsTV]

amazing time trip



[lemarc1234]

one thing that you have to understand is that sport fencing is practiced stuck on a trail , you cant move all the way around and make a 360 degree around youre openant. It changes things very much when you can be mobile and can use force to , parrys the sport fencing way attacks that come whit force and you will see you will get hit anyway . modern fencing is just touch and go whit to persons that cant do lateral movements, its not bad but i think sport fencing its for playing not for fighting

[DiabolusIgnis]

@lemarc1234 I think sport fencing is what it's called; a sport. Of course, it has roots in fencing, but then again, so does padded swordfighting, too. But that's hardly real fencing either =) But it's not playing, IMHO.

[lemarc1234]

@DiabolusIgnis i agree, whit you but remark that we say a hockey player or a baseball player so in that sense a sport is a playing , its a confrontation that is not to serious. fighting sports are not so much of a play even if its a sport but i dont know if olympic fencing is a real fighting sports since nobody get hurts except when accident happens.So i mean playing in that sense , my mother rongue is not enflish so maybe signification can change a little bit from a language to an other

[DiabolusIgnis]

@lemarc1234 Well yeah, you play sports of course. By playing, I meant like how you played as a kid with toys and such. People sometimes seem to think that sport fencing is just kid's play or some such, as they do regarding padded swordfighting. Neither of them are, and in Finland, padded swordfighting is just another sport with a national tournament even =) I guess you're French... Je parle francaise un peu ^^ C'est une langue etrangere pour moi. Was that right? xD

[KnightoftheSky]

Good Lord...

The weapon certain has come a long way since then

[ClassicHorrorDB]

How was this recorded? I thought the earliest movie was made in 1888, Roundhay Garden Scene.

[lockbreak12]

@ClassicHorrorDB flipbook

[Rennanzinho100]

onde q arrumam esses videos cara?

[Lyonn211]

con un total de 120 capturas!!!!!

como seria en las peliculas de antes???

[MartialValor]

samurai > french sword playing

[AttackTheGasStation1]

@MartialValor useless comment. Troll.

[Caoimhinism]

If they are wearing armor, sure. But without I'd choose French small-sword. As would most experts, I'm sure. Europeans have a very rich and well documented martial tradition.

[The1NAUTILUSMAN]

interesting!!!

[SkateOgge95]

this is so fucking scary i cant belive it this is the scariest shit ive ever seen :O

[ThirdEyeLight]

Who won?

[SkateOgge95]

this is fucking scary

[leongteckseng]

@SkateOgge95

lol.. me too

[fencingclassics]

Unfortunately, there is no further information available on this flip book, as it doesn't contain any further information as to printer, publisher, or year.

[jheld6557]

I would absolutely love to get some background/historical context for this video.  What's the reference? Thanks for putting it up!

[rmckim]

yup, agree with the above, looks a lot like hutton

[nnikb7]

this does not look like sabre. i am not a pro, but foil maybe?

[Dylan5131]

it absolutely looks like saber combat. true, it's not really like modern saber, but foil combat is thrusting only at center mass. They are using cutting blows to the head, legs, and attacking in very dynamic fashion. It's not what you'd expect to see in a modern saber tournament. This is more like what they would use on the battlefield when these weapons were still valuable to cavalrymen.

[nnikb7]

thx. you fence?

[Dylan5131]

yeah...though all of what I do is Italian rapier. I don't bother with epee, foil, or what is known as saber. I like to keep it to the weapons that were actually used to kill people when they were in use.

[JakeSaevitzon]

@Dylan5131 all those weapons were used to kills some one

[brad768284]

No, it's sabre. If it was English I'd almost want to say Hutton, but it's French so I'm not sure what style.

[MarkHolgate]

too many voids for hutton. i imagine the styles were very similar across europe. french baton has more use of voids too - i wonder if it is national characteristic?

[OlympicGamesTV]

rare footage - 5 star!

[fansdihamsik]

wa forte, penso ke sia il video piu vekkio di youtube

[Aleolex]

Sabres were always long

[MacDragard]

Is it just me, or are those sabres longer than the normal length?

[TodaysFinancialNews]

probably wooden weapons that made it easier to show in each of the 120 photographic images

[schlager7]

Wonderful, Chris. You've done it, again!!!

[youngbloodtim]

Wonderful example of sabre. 5 stars and highly recommended!

[schlingel041]

Thank you for uploading - 5 stars!

[Kunstdesfechtens]

What a wonderful piece of history! :)

[marozzo]

Amazing!!!