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athens 2004

Channel: Sports
Uploaded: June 11, 2006 at 1:24 pm
Author: tenmilewalk

Length: 00:06:08
Rating: 4.83
Views: 61771

Tags: russia italy escrime fencing

Video Comments:
HwarangOfFaith (November 17, 2008 at 10:37 pm)
wats the usefulness in fencing? i mean whats the history behind it? was it a real sword style? cuz while it has such reach advantage what can such thin, weak blade do to a protective armor? or shields for that matter.
TentacleSex (November 13, 2008 at 11:17 am)
the end one was super cool
protiiooi (October 30, 2008 at 10:33 pm)
do the olympic fencers have more bendy swords? my sword can't seem to bend enough to do a flick no matter how hard i try.
STOPm3323 (November 8, 2008 at 4:44 pm)
Well yes and no
Foil is much or flexible that an Epee
And these high rollers have the highest quality of blade that is incredibly light and flexible
Voiv (November 16, 2008 at 1:38 pm)
Its not that their foils/epees are so bendy, its just that their arms are so strong and their moving them so fast that they move much more then someone who doesn't do that much
Voiv (November 16, 2008 at 1:43 pm)
Oh and also, just remembered, this is 2004 back when flicking was easier to achieve (the timings changed, and the amount of time the tip needs to be pressed down for increased) So I suppose the foils were probably maybe more geared towards flickiness
schokoprinz (October 22, 2008 at 11:22 am)
ganeev's flick to the back at 1:48 is gorgeous. i mean going around his arm, thats incredible.
Blad0506 (September 17, 2008 at 11:30 am)
It's very exciting when you're the person fencing, not watching.

You have to think really fast what to do, and need to react pretty fast to each opponent's movement.

And this weapon is called "Foil" or "Fleuret", there are 3 different weapons: Foil, Sabre, Epee

This is foil, it's about hitting your opponent's body ( chest, upper shoulders, back, stomach) if the blade were too hard it will hurt your opponent.
SKStylez (September 18, 2008 at 7:09 pm)
i know, but not if it wasn't a sharp edge
cwiskey (October 5, 2008 at 2:17 pm)
you should watch epee fencing.. it's quite different, it's the heaviest weapon and isn't as flimsy as foil