Foil Fencing Attacks : How to Riposte in Foil Fencing

[adamreydeath]

Wow these fencers are bad their not even wearing gloves and i swear her riposte is messed up

[TheShieldsMD]

W-why are the top two comments the same?

[michael17415]

this is a joke right.....?

[Doodorz]

@iCheesey LOL same

[iCheesey]

dark souls :P

[fanmanabc]

why does she call lunges "thrust"? 

[blueray1969]

what's a Perry?

[georgedodia]

@blueray1969 its a... wait... are you kidding me? A parry is a type of defense. You sort of move your blade to block your opponent's blade from touching you.

[blueray1969]

@georgedodia yes, I was kidding. Just enjoying her unique way of saying 'perry' and 'ripoost'.

[blueray1969]

a repoooooooooooost? where the hell did she learn english? yeuch.

[xsmokeandmirrorsxx]

@blueray1969 French? But I agree, it grates on me XD

[adamreydeath]

@blueray1969 ikr

[PaCo12349]

0:29

WHAT KIND OF PARRY IS THAT!?

[atomicboooom]

repost lol

[matrixmentalist]

i thought it was a riposte not a re-post

[SaysLucas]

get off expertvillages' tip xD

[nxsbrute]

these are just bad videos. show actual electric fencing. put on a lame. i hate seeing this portrayal of fencing

[firewarrior776]

A repost is when someone repeats an entry in a thread. A riposte is a fencing attack following a parry.

[darkjedicasper]

like the vids i just stared and im realy like to fencs never know it this much fun : )

[jowga]

Very Cute!!!

[ala5530]

... likewise, if a person attempts to continue their attack having been parried (a remise), they had better be damn certain that their opponent's riposte is either absent or going to miss. I'll also note that dodging the tip of the opponent's blade can be a valid tactic (generally by twisting your torso, which also gives you a little extra reach), but this can only be used in foil matches. With sabre (which also uses the Right of Way rules), you can strike with the whole blade, not just the tip

[MegaPerson11111]

Hey lady, put on a glove and some fencing socks.

[Xytos]

jet le does this better in fearless

[gp680]

what ever it may be it is gay its only for scoring points. A samauri would kick its *** n0o offence to something so offencing ha

[Nerra36]

@gp680

I know it's tempting to type by dropping elbow-first onto the keyboard, but using your fingers is really helpful.

[turnerbattosai]

@Nerra36 But typing with your elbow is far manlier.

So, what's all this about Right Of Way? Does fencing actually take turns? I thought it was a combat sport, like Karate or Kendo?

[ala5530]

@turnerbattosai It is a combat sport, but the thing to remember is that it is a very stylised simulation of what were (or at least could be) duels to the death. It is therefore assumed that if someone is attacking you, you HAVE to do something about that attack before it hits. As a result, a person who "declares" their attack first (by extending the arm as in a hit or as preparation for a lunge) has Right of Way, meaning their opponent must parry rather than attempt a stop-hit

[turnerbattosai]

@ala5530 Right, fair enough. So, in the scenario, and the attacker lunges, parrying is the obvious response. However, there's also the option of lunging around the blade to go straight for the attacker's throat. A more than risky move, but is that legal or does it violate Right of Way?

[ala5530]

@turnerbattosai It would be legal, bearing in mind the legal target in foil is torso minus the area covered by mask and bib (no throat hits). Of course, you need to be certain your opponent is not going to get their point on target in time, as if they can do so and land their attack soon enough after yours, the point will be awarded to them under Right of Way. Likewise, you need to make sure they don't contact your blade, more than once, anyway (one contact would be your parry, 2, counter-parry)

[turnerbattosai]

@ala5530 Right.

So, does that mean that pushing the blade aside with the back of your hand as you circumvent their right of way is legal, as the arm isn't a score zone, or would you get penalised for smacking touching blade to arm?

[ala5530]

@turnerbattosai that's the sort of thing that would get you carded. You MIGHT get away with it once, provided you weren't blatant about it, but if the presiding ref (or one of his assistants, where applicable) catches you, there will be trouble. That said, I knew a foillist who cultivated a habit of crossing his off-hand across his torso, specifically so he could claim that sort of block was an accident. Nearly got him kicked out of at least one tournament when they didn't believe him.

[turnerbattosai]

@ala5530 HAHA, seriously?

Well, I have a lot more respect for Fencing now. That said, I'm keeping to freestyle. I keep my sword in my back hand and use my front hand for bare-handed parrying then bring my sword forward for stabbing. Completely illegal for fencing, but it works for me.

That said, I still want to learn some fencing so I can perfect my barehanded parrying technique. That, or Jeet Kune Do, but because of the nature of that martial art, no one teaches it.

[TutorialThis]

quit calling it a sward its a blade!

[usafpilot29]

Both term is acceptable.

Blade is actually used to refer to an object which has a sharp cutting side.

[0kills]

a parry riposte happens when you open this video and you see her face....

then you get pwned by AWESOEM CUTENESS!

that is parry riposte

[OAKLACLAAUSCFAN]

She can thrust with me anytime :D

[Wehrfluffi]

thanks a lot for your tutorials! I'm preparing for college championships and i have never been confident about my basic techniques :o

[wildhobby]

Wehrfluffi: Legwork think legwork. :-) I knew of an fencer who just utilised two parries and was quite successful quarte and seconde.

[cartmanchris84]

so a parry repoist is basically just retreating when qa person lunges and parry lounge

[FrigginRocker]

she is hot XD

[JSElshoff]

She definitely is. This is distracting. ;)

[coltonzors]

Sport, not meant to kill.

[statisticool]

Yeah, no one ever killed using these methods in the past...

[pinper12]

How can you stop an attack with such a bad "perry". You left open all your chest. It looks sissy. Be shure you get the foil of the oponent out of your valid area before to try to do your own attack, else is suicide. WHY the hell you want to kill your oponent if he kill your too?