Boisse Your Opponent with Bounces and Balestra's

[@chefchaudard3580]

This type of "bouncing" fencing was fashionable here in France some 20 years ago. Since 10/15 years, most fencers changed their game, because of the drawbacks: basically, a "bouncing" fencer is a sitting duck when he is "in the air". He can attack or retreat only when he is on the ground, so expect that nothing will occur outside of this moment. And you can deduce where they will "land" by looking at them. Attack or move forward when they bounce back, retreat or expect an attack when they move forward. Their game is too predictable. Never enter the rythm they try to impose. Use your own rythm to destabilize them, or use it against them.

[@rjevskyfencing777]

True. It's easier to time their bounces and catch them in weaker foot position when like you said - they are in mid-air.

[@championsforgefencing6695]

Informative as always. Just wanna say thank you for your good work! Your videos inspire me to also make foil analysis videos in a similar format.

[@bigbearfencing]

Great to hear! I watched a couple of yours and its fun to see something that feels like something I would do. PS people are going to tell you to repeat the action, before, during and after the analysis, don't listen and just do what you want!

[@championsforgefencing6695]

@@bigbearfencing Thanks for the encouragement and advice!

[@relp_lock4059]

Thank you for the great videos they help a lot. U havent posted in a while, please dont stop, i love the vids. Thank you again

[@bigbearfencing]

Thanks

[@OwMeEd]

I developed my bouncing movement quite naturally and outside of formal training - and therefore I have a lot of bad habits! - so it's really useful to be shown the strategy that informs a trained bouncing style, thank you

[@bigbearfencing]

Thanks! Its funny though, I can't say I have ever seen a coach give a formal lesson on how to bounce. It just tends to be something people pick up via osmosis.

[@coletrain]

@@bigbearfencing my club teaches bouncing. It does take a lot of discipline to keep it up when the opponent doesn't call for it

[@aayushd8533]

keep your rhythm , enjoy the game , be eqanimous even in defeats, and success will come eventually

[@rjevskyfencing777]

I got to say - it all depends if you have an opponent that sort-of match your style and can give a fun, interesting battle - then it less matters if you lose or not. Other case I hate "fencers-hermit crabs" ,who just stays in defense nearly whole match literally doing nothing but bouncing and waiting for you to commit.

[@notbored622]

do you plan on uploading more stuff? it’s just been a while and this channel is great to watch

[@bigbearfencing]

I do plan too, life and a new fencing club has just gotten in the way, but I will try to have something new out by next weekend.

[@notbored622]

@@bigbearfencing nice cool no pressure ofc, i just appreciate easy to consume analysis content bcs analyzing clips by myself is way more time consuming. keep up the good work!

[@bigbearfencing]

Thanks, I'm out of practice making these so a little push here and there will be good for me.

[@alexmk7999]

Hello man I learn so so much from Your videos! I Know you already did 2 vids on cannone, but after he won the gold medal how would you describe his fencing style? Is he more of an attacking or defensive fencer and which tactics does he generally use? Thank you for your time!

[@bigbearfencing]

Thanks, I'll try to put a profile together on him.

[@alexmk7999]

@@bigbearfencing You are amazing!

[@edusanchezcoach]

What do you mean when you say balestra? For me balestra is an attack result of combination a forward jump plus and lunge, and I think I missed an important part of the video's message

[@bigbearfencing]

I probably used the wrong word here. Its more of a preparation hop or jump.

[@edusanchezcoach]

@@bigbearfencing thank you for your aclaration