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I am a fan who supports him in Korea. Thank you and I'm glad you made this kind of video!

Thank u for great video. What is CQC?

The constant wheel of rock paper scissors makes this resource invaluable. Thanks for going over the role of the finger vs wrist movement. It's an excellent drill.

Thank you for this content. I'm working on improving my own role as a coach, having spent a LOT of time in Saber but not foil. As a bladeless drill, I also really like the idea of making things smooth before making them fast.

Fencing in shorts is an interesting choice, I can respect it.

We need to actually enforce black card rulings again. Refs have become way to lax

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did he slash him

Honestly looked to me like the kid was a sabre fencer who did a foil competition because his coach wanted him to and he was going for low but legit sabre targets. I've seen many people move from one weapon to another and in the heat of competition, forget what's legit target. I agree, with an adult, this should be seen as preventable and intentional. But with a youth, you don't know what their training has been and it might have been instinct. Still, as a ref I would not have given one black card, but would have continued to card the action and increase the penalties over time and inform the fencer clearly what actions were leading to the cards so they could learn and self-correct. That said, a welt or bruise or two is to be expected. I have three lovely deep bruises on my leading thigh right now from last Saturday's epee bouting. I don't complain - I should have defended better.

Black.

That's just dirty play on the opponent's part. Shame on him and, especially, his coach for not making amends.

It should be black card in my opinion

This really helped me!

Damn that intro hits a little close to the bone 😅

Thank you so much! As this has always been my problem… much appreciated!

I really enjoyed this one a lot! At 5 ft tall a lot of my classmates are taller so I need to be more strategic. Liked how you explained all the different options Kazuki Iimura can take (if the hop bait doesn’t work was awesome)! It’s clear a lot of hard work went into analyzing the bouts and editing in the clips too! Thank you! ❤

I greatly appreciate your continuous efforts in thoughtfully analyzing the principles of both sides’ strategies in fencing. This is truly fencing with the mind. I believe many coaches have similar reflections, but you are the only channel I know that is willing to openly share fencing techniques and the strategic thinking behind them. My son and I are both loyal fans of yours.

Video quality is increasing exponentially.

3:10 amen brother

great video. in future maybe try balance the music audio a little more as it can be hard to hear your voice at times. :)

Loved the explanation, please get more active with your breakdowns and tutorials again

For those who use the middle of their finger, I this this is far more suitable for Belgian grips

I trained professionally for several years. When you say "as a lot of people like to do" in regards to putting tape on your handle... I literally NEVER saw a single person in my entire fencing studio do that, regardless of which style they fenced. I have no idea who taught you that, but that is absolutely not typical practice. Good luck finding an Olympian who does it.

Do you recommend to cut the noze of the grip to have thumb tip, and index knuckle resting on the pad?

Is this also true for epee? Always used the middle of my finger

im going to try that today

Does it also apply to epee ?

wow love the superimposition piece

That's me! Thanks for the response. To continue the discussion, are you saying that Macchi had started his "take over" too slowly after the search, or do you have issue with the withheld blade after the takeover making it seem like he isn't committing as much as Cheung? Or is it the fact you don't see macchi as "avoiding" the search at all?

I would be hesitant to call an evasion attack that crosses lines a search (unless against PIL). I've heard FIE directors say "I will not PRESCRIBE the path your tip must take to the target..."

Nice video, it's interesting hearing others opinions on this, for me personally, I would still call it Macchi. Cheung searching for the blade made his attack a preparation like you say. Machi pulls the trigger the moment that search misses. (See the fight between Safin and Avola for similar hit) He has a slight withheld of blade, but he has taken up the tempo and is wanting to avoid a quick parry back from Cheung. This is where I think watching in slowmo doesn't show the true intentions of the fencers. At full speed it shows Machi committing almost as soon as he can. For me, Cheung was just hoping Macchi was too late, and that he would get reprise attack (not quite reprise, but retaking the tempo after his missed search).

Wise words from coach Eli

3:41 lmao get em

Good breakdown. I wasn't a fan of the simultaneous call at all before this and I still wouldn't say I like it, but I understand where it's coming from now.

are fencing swords flimsy to avoid any accidental force when the sword is pushed into the enemy for safety?

I watched this video yesterday and implemented the defensive measures highlighted against my opponent during some club bouts last night. The techniques really worked. Previously, I would rush in to close and mess up their distance, but showing the threats was even more effective as, I would feint my threat and retreat at times and this threw off the timing of their march. I appreciate your different approach on your videos. Keep it up!

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Nice action

Could you make a video about how to deal with someone who is significantly taller than you and knows how to use their reach really well

Could you post a video on how to deal with fencing someone who is significantly taller than you and uses their reach really well

One question about defence tactics and 'priority of the hit' rules! Defender cannot beat attack ( and win the point with two lights) but his searching for the blade changes priority. Skimming the FIE rules I only see T.87, 'When a compound attack is made, if the opponent finds the blade during one of the feints, he has the right to riposte.' So why is it (which rule determines) that the defender's finding the blade gives him priority? Am I wrong about the beat attack in preparation?

Hi eil

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Nice an unnamed how pesific

Let's gooo! New video!

Fantastic video. I love the format of focusing on a small set of tactics in a high level bout. Please do more.

Is there any reason why Garozzo doesn't just change his primary action? I can't grasp why one of the best fencers in the world gets hit more than five times in a row trying to execute the same attack without ever trying a something else. Saw the same thing in the men's team foil bronze medal match a day or so ago and couldn't understand why the USA team almost completely refused to try any attacks besides what seems to be a slow push and let the French wise up to it and run circles around them.

I'm ready to practice it.🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺🤺

Can you make a video about when your opponent push you fast and takes foil hidden?😢