1967 Epee Duel Deffere vs. Ribiere

Narration is in French. This is newsreel footage of one of the last (if not THE last) epee duels in France. The duel was in 1967 between Gaston Deffere, Mayor of Marseille and Rene Ribiere.

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Education

Tags:

• duel
• france
• epee
• fencing

[schlager7]

Il me plaît que vous avez aimé la vidéo.

Le plaisir est le mien.

[CaradocOlafson]

@LaughatNAZIs

Yes, Ribiere was touched twice.

[themaddorian]

+1 si le Grand Journal de Canal+ t'a amené ici.

[sarge6925]

now this is a real duel not a crazy slash hit and run... . as if your life is not endangered!

[VacuumTrubador]

This is for all the fencers, not the SCA trolls, but when they hold their arms out fully extended, don't you feel the demand for a prise du fer, either a bind or transfer?

[Sykermeetikko]

@jasonjmj Lol, fencing ain't about things that are flashy, it's about things that work. It's a sport, and usually people prefer winning over losing.

[krislesheitan]

Moi j'aime bien... Je me vois bien contre certains baveux....

[ADirtDiggler]

@xenadon

Another thing...if you were in an actual "duel" with a person, using sharp weapons and no mask and padded jacket, would you perform the manuevers of the modern fencing game?? No, of course not. Modern sport fencing has its place, I just like to distinguish it from classical and traditional fencing because they are two COMPLETELY different martial forms.

[ADirtDiggler]

@xenadon

I'm mad because modern sport fencing is a bastardization of a once glorious and revered art form...

[xenadon]

@jasonjmj Are you just mad because you're not good at fencing?