HUGE Upset Bout - Kruse vs Gaganidze 🤺

In an absolutely massive upset, Luka Gaganidze, ranked 158th at the time and FRESH out of juniors, beats Richard Kruse, ranked 2nd at the time in the 64 at Saint Petersburg 2019!
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Video Thumbnail by Augusto Bizzi, you can see more photos from him here: / bizzifoto
The original bout is from the Russian Fencing Federation channel, and can be found here: • Foil of Saint-Petersbu...

[@OlympicFoil]

Anyone seen other crazy upsets? Let me know!

[@christopherrogers3069]

Kruse's style is HIS style. It only works because he has learned to own it with awesome timing and point control. All the critique of his footwork or that he only wins because of height is nonsense. The guy has multiple world titles. Today however...it didn't work.

[@dennisjin9260]

Kruse is like that annoying guy at comps who you think you could beat if he weren't that dang tall.

[@kushgroover54]

I have someone exactly like your description in my club, but ive learned to just abuse the 7th and 8th lines since super tall people have a harder time parrying them and you can get a closer, angled attack

[@jasoneel76]

Kush Groover thanks for the tip mate! I will certainly remember that one!

[@suda2849]

Dennis Jin kruse is only 6”2 though, he’s not exactly on the extreme end of tall..

[@fencingkilljoys]

Me be scared of fencing people way taller than me, and there are alot, because I'm only 5"1'

[@byrne8509]

@@suda2849 yeah idk why people went all out on kruse in the comments... ka long and marini are way better examples of tall fencers that are aware of their height advantages.

[@moXnoX1]

Love visiting this event in St. Petersburg, been there in 2018 and 2019. Did not see this particular bout though. Hope we will have it in 2021..

[@OlympicFoil]

That's cool af! St Petersburg is a great one, like the anaheim GP, you can get very very close to the action

[@moXnoX1]

@@OlympicFoil Also was surprised that it is totally free.

[@huicheng9160]

For me personally, i really dont get Kruse's fencing style. He keeps jumping around and stuff and its not only annoying to watch, but when I tried fencing like that, I basically lost all my bouts. I keep hitting off target or I get easily attacked on and counter attacked on.

[@OlympicFoil]

Practice makes perfect!