Sabre Fencing -- Saber Basics (by The Cutting Edge)

[MrCarloArellano]

thank you, i learned so much.

[greytale]

@MrCarloArellano You're quite welcome!

[tbonenyc08]

Awesome stuff...Bruce Lee was into the art of Fencing.He also studied Wing Chun or (Chinese Boxing) amongst a few others.

"To truly and honestly be able to express one self,that my friend...is hard to do." -Bruce Lee- r.i.p.

[greytale]

Glad you liked... yup, Wing Chun was actually one of the first martial arts I ever studied (YEARS ago), and although it's true Bruce Lee implemented a lot of it--he hated the fixed stances in it. I agree.

Lee did indeed fence for 15 years, and studied a VERY wide range of martial arts... as well as philosophy, as many know! He was a great man, and I only wish he were alive for at least 10 more years or so... I might have been able to meet him... :(

[HamSTAB0i]

wow i never knew how fast fencing really is

pretty neat haha

[greytale]

I'm not even very fast, Daniel... hehhehe... :)

Not to mention, these demonstrations are indeed "static". No camera person anyhow, so... a lot of good it would have done us to start moving around, hahahah.

Maybe in future videos, I'll get "organized" enough to show some actions with movement... but... people can see THAT quite easily if they search for olympic saber footage.

Now THAT is bloody FAST. :)

[Danpaco]

Love sabres! So elegantly quick and deceptive. An acquaintance who practiced HEMA actually implemented one of my favourites against me during a shinai bout. He allowed me to begin a disarming parry, but when his wrist was facing out, his swordtip pointed at the ground, he took a sharp step forward with is leading leg, and brought his shinai directly into a vertical cut; he caught me across the entire chest and smacked the bottom of my jaw, and I didn't even graze him. Efficiency=beauty.

[greytale]

Thanks Dan! I enjoyed your videos as well... sorry I haven't gotten a chance to respond a bit more--things have been busy.

Take care, and I'll try to get back to you soon...

[navigatorhat]

Very educational!

No need to apologise for the sunlight. It just adds a dramatic edge.. plus you can't argue much with the sun.

I have to admit I only noticed your defendant was a lefty when you shook hands. I didn't know southpaw fencing was allowed (since it's sinister). For purposes of the tutorial maybe?

I'd be very interested in seeing more videos like this.

I don't suppose you know anything to help a kendo beginner, do you? ^_^;

[greytale]

LOL @ "southpaw being allowed"... of course it's allowed!!!

And btw--to me... it means absolutely nothing that someone is left-handed. As far as I'm concerned, it is a myth that they can "throw you off". I think people just get mental + "in their head" about it and it screws them up. That's their fault--it's not a skill vs. skill thing at that point if they are focusing on the different position of the sabre.

[simpsonfan272]

lol i know all this ^____^

[greytale]

Ohhh surrrre... you "bad" Marco... but you learned from some HACK at sabre fencing... didn't you??!

Wait... wait...

You learned from *ME*, hahahahah :P (JK)

[UkeDudeZero]

Nice vid and great form.

I never did sabre myself. I did foil and epee then left the strip to do historical combat studies / western martial arts.

[robodragonsdf1]

You would so kick my arse before I even realized it was kicked.

That was a great vid Nova.

[greytale]

Would you expect differently without any training?!? :)

Maybe we should do that when the July "French Connection" happens... we can all suit up and fence, hahahah...

[KillerShark73]

Very cool.

Makes me want to learn how to fence.

[ssfire8]

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!

[ddrusa]

fight ready

[Daddyezee]

nice video nova keep up the good work