Adapting during a bout - Shikine vs Choi Analysis 2023

Ryan Choi vs Takahiro Shikine at the Acapulco World Cup turned into an interesting bout!
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Leave your thoughts on the fencing & the bout in the comments 😃 I would love to hear.
Two of the most interesting men's foil fencers on the circuit for their creative and modern approaches to fencing, this bout is a rematch of the Table of 16 bout at the Tokyo Olympics where Shikine beat Choi to advance to the quarter finals.
The photo in the thumbnail is by Alexander N Walson Yeung.
Fencers in this video:
Choi HKG
Shikine JPN
Voiceover done by James Wyatt

[@chunchoy496]

I like it a lot it really helps me fence and pls do more on different types of fencers

[@OlympicFoil]

Thanks that's great to hear 😃 I'll look for some interesting bouts at the world championships

[@ttw111]

I love watching choi!! His style is really cool,unique and creative:)

[@OlympicFoil]

yep facts 💪

[@OlympicFoil]

Glad you like the Imboden highlights 💪 feel he really inspired the young generation like Choi 😃

[@ttw111]

Sorry I accidentally deleted my comment 🥲glad you saw it! Looking forward to seeing more analysis videos:)

[@OlympicFoil]

@@ttw111 💪😃

[@grocharon7000]

Excellent analysis! I was a little curious on the first point though. I note the call was overturned on review, however for me, Choi loses his PIL priority as soon as he withdraws his arm. Shikine thereafter immediately attacks, so I think the original call was the correct one.

[@OlympicFoil]

The ref didn't give that hit to Choi as a point in line hit. The logic is:
-Choi puts out the point in line, so shikine searches for his blade and stops for a bit.
-Choi takes the opportunity while Shikine is searching to start his own attack (the searching is a preparation which can be attacked into).
-Shikine tries to attack too late after Choi started.
To be fair to both sides it's a close call, I agree to give it it Choi personally.

[@coborn7459]

Where do you find the unedited bouts?

[@OlympicFoil]

@CyrusofChaos clipped them out of the livestream and uploaded them on his channel, here's the original: th-cam.com/video/xovur_vgMmg/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=CyrusofChaos

[@coborn7459]

@@OlympicFoil thanks!

[@pangpang1770]

Choi style is so unique! I love watch Choi, many inspiration

[@OlympicFoil]

Nice! His fencing is so cool 🔥

[@PhoenixWyatt]

Nice analysis!

[@OlympicFoil]

Thanks 🙌

[@BrianGollnick-v7p]

Shikine's first hit really is one of those ones where you wonder yourself how you got that to work. Nice video on a great topic: what to do when nothing seems to be working.

[@noelabsol2834]

❤❤❤

[@chingman727]

very good

[@OlympicFoil]

Thank u 💪

[@garchompdude]

Say what you want about how he fences but Choi had a plan and he followed through