Classical fencing, sabre + interview

A short clip on the local network. At the end I show a bit of archaic sabre fencing based on italian sabre fencing from the book printed in 1929 by inż. Mańkowski.
I'm the guy without the mask and the rest are my bestests fencers :)

Szczecińska Grupa Fechtunku Salut

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• martial
• arts
• sabre
• saber
• classical
• fencing
• szczecin
• duel
• szczecińska
• grupa
• fechtunku
• salut
• SGF
• szermierka
• fechtunek
• epee
• smallsword
• zawody

[sterlingsilverf]

This is not classical fencing.

And can you even excuse calling those sabres? They're more like antenae!

[jbujko]

@sterlingsilverf Sport sabres are about half the weight of a late XIXw century italian dueling sabre. It's a fair price for the safety. So what if they're light and whippy?

[sterlingsilverf]

@jbujko Using a heavier sabre change the way you fight with it. And my fencing school uses heavy sabres without anyone getting hurt.

[jbujko]

@sterlingsilverf Do You use heavy protective gear? Like shoulder pads, chest pads and so on? Heavy lacrosse gauntlets?

If You don't then not hurting anyone means You're not really fencing with heavy sabres, You just pretend to

[sterlingsilverf]

This is not classical fencing.

[jbujko]

@sterlingsilverf Then what is? :)

[effigytormented]

@jbujko Classical fencing is the 18th century revival of Renaissance era martial arts and subsequent eras that came after that still had some "martial" application, up to and including the small sword to a lesser degree. This is modern sport fencing. If it were classical fencing these men (or women, you can never tell) would be using single sticks with cup hilts or basket hilts.

In conclusion, misleading title is misleading sir.

[Dimitri0809]

It's always 1 vs 1 in this sport never multiple teams vs another ream of fencers.

[Membersacc]

@jbujko Olympic style/sport fencing

[magicadam2]

This is not the classic way of fencing haha