Wow, very nice to watch. As I understand it, the foil was the training implement for smallsword fencers, at least originally. If two fencers were armed with a smallsword, would they use the same techniques? Or, is this type of fencing meant for use of the foil?
@MrPotatoesLatkie I believe you have that right. You would have to talk to the school for specifics but the classical fencing style seems to me to be mainly focused on the short sword and uses the foil just as a training weapon. This is why you don't see the modern olympic, electric style movements that utilize the bending of the bade or charging at each other with the hope of getting the hit first. The idea is that getting hit second still means you die, so you don't want to get hit at all.
is the real version of these kind of swords only pointy at the end and no edges?
rootiest 5 months ago
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rootiest 5 months ago
Oh, how I love this. ;D
VisualKeiCupcake 5 months ago
Is this full speed?
dscoblen 5 months ago
I enjoyed the guy dressed like Jack Sparrow, watching in the background with a blank look on his face.
TheMackinawPeaches 6 months ago 2
Wow, very nice to watch. As I understand it, the foil was the training implement for smallsword fencers, at least originally. If two fencers were armed with a smallsword, would they use the same techniques? Or, is this type of fencing meant for use of the foil?
MrPotatoesLatkie 7 months ago
@MrPotatoesLatkie I believe you have that right. You would have to talk to the school for specifics but the classical fencing style seems to me to be mainly focused on the short sword and uses the foil just as a training weapon. This is why you don't see the modern olympic, electric style movements that utilize the bending of the bade or charging at each other with the hope of getting the hit first. The idea is that getting hit second still means you die, so you don't want to get hit at all.
MrWindfall 5 months ago