"Fencing is an Elegant Sport"

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There is no sport with the artistry and elegance of fencing! 😭 So graceful....
Thanks to these channels for the clips:
Fencing Season: / fencingseason
Fencing Vision: / fencingvision
Fencers in this video:
Joppich GER
Braun GER
Steffen SUI
Siklosi HUN
Final 2 sabre fencers unknown to me - please comment below if you know their names
For more fails, falls, awkward and funny moments in the sport of fencing check out the video series by Fencing Killjoys here: • Try Not to Laugh: Weir...
Really great videos!

[@OlympicFoil]

Under the surface this is actually a heartwarming sportsmanship compilation, with competitors checking on their opponents' well-being 😄 ❤️🤺

[@Ridlay_]

Fr, gotta respect it.

[@darth_dan8886]

Absolutely! Tho I'm surprised that professional fencers can lose footing after a single bump.

[@agnidas5816]

Love your correct use of apostrophe

[@OlympicFoil]

@@agnidas5816 haha thank you

[@analuizafelixdesouza6336]

@@agnidas5816 Same, it's satisfying.

[@mikayla.scarlet]

i love how the two at the end just accepted their fate and decided to hug it out on the floor

[@goodguyguan3412]

Like I get falling into each other but did the dude have to wrap his leg around the opponent like they were in a committed relationship

[@goodguyguan3412]

He straight pulled him down into himself and immediately went to wrap his leg around him like "come here baby I know you had a rough day at work, I got you"

[@namelessking111]

@@goodguyguan3412 They were bestfriends tho

[@notinthemood7615]

@@namelessking111 And they were roommates

[@Takejiro24]

@@notinthemood7615 Oh god.....they were roomates

[@MinZilla]

0:08 The caster literally said "... has become a very safe sport" right before my man fell

[@OlympicFoil]

yup 😂 hilarious timing 👌

[@TeutonicKnight94]

Marius, bleib doch oben!

[@Thawhid]

No way 😂😂

[@BTSarmy-fe4wi]

Dieses 'hoppala' lmao

[@vero503]

Marius, bleib doch oben

[@agent-33]

"In this game you gonna have to use your head." 0:23 "No! Not like that."

[@UnliVW]

A iop knows how to use his head

[@SilverBull3t27]

@@UnliVW it's that a motherfucking wakfu reference

[@DiamondsRexpensive]

😂

[@mohammad_muttaqi]

🤣🤣🤣

[@areuue]

LMAO I LOVE THIS

[@poptato6426]

The way they just start cuddling in sadness

[@OlympicFoil]

😂 good description Disappointed cuddling

[@Spoeism]

The last one where they just curl up together. "Why fight when we can cuddle?"

[@OlympicFoil]

make love not war! 😄

[@ryder98307]

Love is War​@@OlympicFoil

[@liampett1313]

❤​@@ryder98307

[@ShroomF0x]

@@ryder98307 BY RYO(SUPERCELL) FT. HATSUNE MIKU?? 😧😧

[@recoil53]

The fighting was just covering up their mutual attraction.

[@Robisme]

The sport has evolved with grappling and takedowns. Cool. Should be five points.

[@OlympicFoil]

Five's a bit high don't you think? The match would be over very fast

[@hukit0]

@@OlympicFoil in real life, a good throw will end a sword fight; the person on the ground would get stabbed to death. That is the original idea behind ippon in judo, which results in an instant win (Japanese jujutsu was originally grappling for sword fighting).

[@stupidandboot4507]

@@hukit0 not me. I'd just stand up

[@AkpostedUp]

I would watch the shit out of fencing with takedowns. 😤

[@jackkardic5151]

That's called HEMA mate

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

Imagine challenging some guy to a duel because he disrespected your woman and the two of you just slammed bodily into each other and then lying there on the ground with a concussion.

[@acookie7548]

you start to notice … how warm his brown eyes are …

[@timtams_6]

@@acookie7548 or how soft his hands feel on your body

[@plague_doctor0237]

@@timtams_6 and then you discover something about yourself you didn't even think about in the slightest, until that moment, as something rises up...

[@bobstery6288]

peak shakespearean type of genre here, nothing sexual or kinky at all. Lmao

[@arandomyoutuber6634]

lmfao this comment section is gold

[@officersoulknight6321]

0:38 This is a drama in a few seconds. They initially begin with a prepared forceful lunge at eachother, however, after realizing what they are in for, they have a realization. An inward struggle unfolds between the minds now united by the calamity. They grasp onto eachother for dear life, only to fall in each other’s arms. Poetic.

[@TotallyAHuman]

Fucking art right there

[@oddspad]

We got Shakespeare in the house 😆

[@twoheads4646]

sounds like a fanfic I would read lol

[@lordsiomai]

Enemies to lovers. Fabulous

[@rker]

oh god it's the real officer from the videogame soul knight which is available for download on mobile platforms

[@CoRLex-jh5vx]

I love how in the first one he just grabs the dude's ankle after he's already fallen over like "Yep, this will help. A steady hand on your flailing ankle. Don't worry, friend, I am here."

[@crystal_gxcha44]

it appears to be because his legs were in the air and he was trying to help him sit back up

[@mohammad_muttaqi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@granityseis104]

hey,that's me

[@justinian-the-great]

0:24 Ah yes, a double knockout, no move has ever been this elegant!

[@SlicerSabre]

At this point I'm convinced that the only reason raised pistes still exist is that the organizers enjoy watching people fall from them.

[@OlympicFoil]

The commentators are actually discussing how safe fencing is in the first clip 😂 perfect comic timing

[@samsignorelli]

I've hated raised pistes ever since Young-Ho Kim's fall off one and down stairs in the gold bout against Golubitsky at 97 Worlds.

[@OlympicFoil]

Down stairs? 😬 ooof

[@samsignorelli]

@@OlympicFoil kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHmul6GAdteIkNk 14:49

[@OlympicFoil]

@@samsignorelli Wow he got kinda lucky actually, could have been way worse

[@lettuce01]

In fencing, it is customary to very quickly kiss your opponent during the match, as seen in the second shot. In the third, we see how, in rare cases, opponents fall to the floor in an immediate cuddling session after striking each other. This is considered good sportsmanship, and is a way for competitors to show their undying love for both the sport, and their opponents.

[@adrnnn_]

they were best friends said the historians

[@christianjoyce3853]

@@adrnnn_ if your lover isn't your best friend then I don't know what kind of relationship decisions you're making

[@yzabelquidebt985]

This just made my day 😂😂

[@whyparkjiminnotridejimin]

Imma start fencing now, I lack of physical touch.

[@comfycornernook]

@lettuce best and funniest comment!!!!

[@kightremin]

The art of poking

[@OlympicFoil]

The art of falling over 😂

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

Yes, poking with long pointy object 😏

[@dayuboy2770]

*poke poke*

[@yeegor4599]

*Hmmm yes. Lemme get tha poking stick.*

[@DogDogGodFog]

In old Germany, so like Weimar and the German Empire, some people actually wanted to get slashed across the bare face on purpose, because slash scars were considered a sign of masculinity.

[@zacster311]

The last one went from collision to lovers embrace. How sweet.

[@naan000]

something about the opponents checking up on each other is very sweet, especially when they're all masked and you can't see their facial expressions, but you can still tell what they're feeling

[@Apudurangdinya]

I think the only purpose for the helmets are to preventing accidental smooching from either side

[@TooSickToDressVictorian]

”accidental“ smooching

[@majestic-domination]

@@TooSickToDressVictorian You can't tell in this sensitive day and age what's accidental and not...

[@cheese5081]

@@TooSickToDressVictorian y'know, some times you just accidentally fall down on your bed at 3 am right onto your homies lips You know like out of nowhere your homies just ended up in your bed at 3am and now you fell down right on top of him and it's like oopsie

[@TooSickToDressVictorian]

@@cheese5081 Oh yes, such accidents do happen quite often!

[@moss6235]

@@cheese5081 I’m so clumsy! I keep falling out of my bed and onto my homies I think that it’s a condition

[@Konpekikaminari]

Fencing _is_ an elegant sport This does not, however, mean fencers are inherently elegant people

[@grahamhill676]

Olympic fencing just devolves into two people running at each other to get the first hit. It's basically swordplay without any swordplay.

[@johnapostolopoulos4]

@@grahamhill676 If you are a fencer and really think that "running at each other to get the first hit" has no swordplay skill....you are the one lacking.

[@grahamhill676]

@@johnapostolopoulos4 I didn't say fencing. I said olympic fencing. It's actually worse than regular fencing. There isn't enough emphasis on not getting hit. It devolves into two people trying to score the first hit without any mind to self preservation.

[@johnathanera5863]

@@grahamhill676 facts

[@johnapostolopoulos4]

@@grahamhill676 That is correct BUT since i ve done both olympic fencing (sabre) for 16 years and hema fencing for 4 years, i can tell you that "running at each other to get the first hit" has alot more skills and tecniques involved than you think. Also alot of conditioning, training etc. The reason it has gone from "dont get hit" to "get the first hit" is mostly because its a sport and not a "martial art" where you need to survive the fight (and it also needs to be energetic, you dont want 2 fencers staring at eachother for 5 minutes just so one of them "might" make the first move), but again that takes a considerable amount of skill.

[@bushy9780]

So strange that the audience is cheering and having a good time when two people have swords pointed at each other but the minute they simply bump into each other they go "ooh" and fall silent.

[@shahidchaudhary52]

Hmmm kinda ironic

[@donalddarko5807]

Is this one of those human jokes?

[@xero9ravity150]

@@donalddarko5807 i think we're supposed to laugh at the amusing mortal jester

[@lampter6944]

Because it's not part of the game. It's like someone being kicked in the balls in a boxing match.

[@enzoqueijao]

@@lampter6944 But that's just because you'll hear a "ooh" whenever someone gets hit in the balls, doesn't matter what's going on.

[@smol.TomatenSuppe]

0:08 the fact that he says. "its a very save sport" right in that moment makes it perfect

[@thelastd4rk440]

The funniest is the first scene. The Commentator just said a second before „fencing became a really safe sport“ and out of nowhere the guy just fell down.

[@ArcFixer]

I had quite a few collisions fencing epee. But the worst was fencing foil. I collided with my best fencing friend in a tournament. His foil broke and I took the stub in the thigh. No one realized it at first. My friend grabbed a new foil and we went en garde. Then the director called halt and pointed at my leg. It was starting to bleed pretty good. Got the bleeding stopped and continued. Needless to say, my friend had to buy the beer after the tournament. :)

[@OlympicFoil]

You just fixed it up and kept fencing? damn man that's hardcore af

[@ArcFixer]

@@OlympicFoil I won the tournament. No brain, no pain. :)

[@OlympicFoil]

@@ArcFixer 💪 💪 💪 💪

[@davidcraft7376]

'Tis just a flesh wound.

[@ariahazelwood3842]

@@davidcraft7376 "'Tis a scratch!"..."A scratch? Your arm's off!"

[@hermitcard4494]

0:37 most romantic KO ever ❤️

[@ps.frompavi]

IKR!! That romantic hug was everything. Damn it’s the start of a life changing book.

[@itdobelikedattho8112]

Ship😍

[@majestic._]

They probably would've kissed if it wasn't for the masks

[@cyberdollxo]

My new OTP

[@foggyfrogy]

When you fight for the heart of the princess but notice your rival is actually much cuter than her

[@APKSBD]

Imagine this, back then, in a real sword fight

[@redacted9164]

this is absolutely what Miyamoto Musashi envisioned the future of armed combat to be

[@harrihaffi2713]

I can’t… my imagination ain’t that good!

[@lastyhopper2792]

In real sword fighting, the head bump would probably be a head-butt.. Then the head-butter would stab the now fallen enemy.

[@SuperSohaizai]

Unfortunately this and real sword fight don't mix well together. Rushing in like this is asking for a death wish, and I doubt you would want to be the one on the ground...

[@IsraelCountryCube]

Yeah not that cool Real Sword Fight would be cooler

[@The_True_Mx_Pink]

I love the mental image of two nobles fighting in a duel only to smash into each other when they strike at the same time.

[@OlympicFoil]

hahaha nobody expects it but this happens alllll the time

[@Batters56]

I like the Hungarian teammate coming in at 0:30 like, “Up you get it was just a minor clash of heads! Get on with it!”

[@OlympicFoil]

"come on we have a match to win" lol

[@yujinyi6099]

A stark contrast to how he checks on the Swiss competitor, “You okay there?”

[@BluefishRedfish]

“And they were teammates!” “Oh my god they were teammates”

[@OlympicFoil]

😂 lmaoooo perfect

[@homelanduniversitypress1150]

The layers mason....

[@sketchyghost_yt]

“Das ist ein sehr sicherer Sport geworden. Na hoppala!” (-from the first clip, which translates to:) “Fencing has become a very safe sport. Oops! (in a casual, childish manner)” Definitely my favourite quote

[@OlympicFoil]

literally the greatest timing i've ever seen

[@ingridsommer2232]

Honestly 😂

[@flo-ni3wc]

"marius bleib doch oben" "markus just stay up there" was also pretty top tier🤚

[@Whatareevenbirds]

this happened to me several times 😭. There were also accidents where I accidentally "stabbed" guys in the balls. Happened only twice, but sadly, happened twice on the same dude. My teammates started calling me "The Nutcracker" after that :')

[@Whatareevenbirds]

We were fencing with foil. I was left handed, he was right. I lunged towards him, he parried my sword, but because he did that, my sword aimed at his groin. Alas, it was too late. The sword hit his balls. Poor lad crawled under a table cried for 20mins. He went to the bathroom to check on it and said I marked it... The second time was almost like the first, except I didn't lunge, so I didn't his his groin as hard as the first time

[@OlympicFoil]

oof 😂

[@MasonGreenWeed]

That's sad story Mr nutcracker

[@GrogCavemanson]

Damn that sucks Mr nutcracker

[@popojelly1895]

hope you're doing well Nutcracker

[@jomy10-games]

I love how they immediately ask the other person if they’re alright

[@OlympicFoil]

same 🙏

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

Beekeepers are really ferocious in their feuds over beehives.

[@stivenBermeo]

We've come this far only to realize we only need each other's embrace

[@prim_bot2437]

This is so poetic and romantic

[@RobinMcBeth]

The self-defence aspect in this style is obviously still a top priority.

[@lounaannajung4454]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@duweisstgarnichts]

The german commentator is the funniest. His reaction is basically "Oh no! Anyway..."

[@minzimoonling4812]

"Marius, bleib doch oben" (Marius, stay up there) is the funniest line to me

[@sylvestercat1898]

You know this happens a lot when the two other teammates in the back don’t even flinch when they went down like that.

[@OlympicFoil]

"not again guys" 😂

[@noot3315]

“Not again! We’ve fallen onto each other and have unintentionally started a cliche wattpad fanfiction trope! Oh dear gods!”

[@iffyfox9749]

From viciously shanking your enemy, to making sure he's okay after his fall. Fencing, the sport of goobers.

[@210rebelboy]

Can you imagine how many actual, real-life, to-the-death duals ended with both opponents killing each other?

[@ZachHixsonTutorials]

From what I've heard, many (if not most) duels someone would get stabbed in a fight, lose, but walk away from it. They would then die in the following days usually from infection.

[@fredericororiz6500]

From what I've learned that sort of thing used to happen a lot when young unexperienced nobles would fight each other. When the fight was between experienced ppl they would almost always avoid that sort of risk cus if both of them died then everyone looses, so the fight would mostly be solved with a first blood drawn and deaths were avoided, cus those ppl were important members of society (being nobles)

[@broadbandislife]

@@fredericororiz6500 Well, that was why dueling got legally banned in most places by like the 1600s since people who actually mattered dying from it caused all kinds of inconveniences. Which in no way stopped people from doing it illegally anyway until the end of the 19th century or so because _muh honour_ was SRS FKN BZNS and law enforcement was whatevs so, yeah. (It's been said the Great War put the final nail in its coffin because after such industrialised mass slaughter the whole concept became patently ridiculous.) But yeah duelists who had any idea what they were doing took some care to avoid "mutual kill" scenarios - European ones anyway, the Japanese notoriously regarded that sort of thing as a pretty acceptable outcome.

[@Astropeleki]

Double hits are quite common in HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts), which is a sport that strives to replicate Late Medieval or Early Modern sword fighting, certainly more accurately than Olympic fencing.

[@edanlikesmovies8896]

Most of the time people actually trade hits at the same time so it was probably very likely.

[@Titolius]

The last clip with that music was brilliant 😂

[@OlympicFoil]

Thanks 😄

[@AlbertChyn]

Two great teammates. Hugging and then taking a nap together ^.^

[@OlympicFoil]

@7keldio Not sure of the real name actually, I looked up "sad meme violin music" to get it if you want to try that

[@unknowncloak2073]

That was just some homie love

[@noided4230]

they looked so sad in their embrace

[@thepixelatedpie]

I love how in the last one it just looks like their hugging as they fall to the ground.

[@zookeethehunter7790]

Those last ones were so shocked that they just started cuddling and thought "yeah, this feels right"

[@mrmagdump9085]

I like seeing sports that still got good sportsmanship. Every time someone went down the opponents instantly checked on em, even when both went down checked on eachother. Wholesome

[@mrmagdump9085]

Nothing like autosports. Wreck ur bike get ran over by the whole pack

[@OlympicFoil]

jesus thats crazy

[@mrmagdump9085]

@@OlympicFoil there's many vids on utube of riders going down. And having other rider land bikes on them, its not something u can really change in the moment, and once it happens there no real point to stop unless the flaggers missed rider down "rare as hell" to move bikes to one side or other while they get downed rider out. Some riders stop but those are usually close friends or family.

[@OlympicFoil]

that is intense I've always loves fencing's sportsmanship, it's really sweet

[@definingspeed]

I remember this one time I was fighting this dude twice my size (Like literally, I'm an average 14 but been fencing for 5+ years so pretty decent) and we were fencing epee, this guy is known for being super aggressive, because he's ex-sabre. Anyway, we got going and he soon hit me on my neck. He hit me on the leather coating of the helmet+ the leather neck lining underneath. Dude hit me so hard my neck started bleeding, was on the floor for about 2 mins unable to breath properly, rethinking life choices lmao. Got so pissed with him that I made sure I beat him that day. I've seen this same dude break his Epee on people... multiple times... because he hits so hard. Not to mention his swords are always by Leon Paul so they ain't cheap, or Chinese for that matter. My mom would whoop my ass if I did that ;-;

[@OlympicFoil]

OMG 😱 now i feel lucky nothing like that has happened to me, damn

[@snowblow1984]

Leon Paul blades aren't exactly very light or flexible either. That's my experience with their saber blades tho.

[@definingspeed]

@@snowblow1984 Flexible or not, How hard must one hit for a thick piece of metal to snap, I mean like I've been fencing for 5+ years and have never broken anything except the soles of my shoes lol, Maybe that's cuz' I've been raised asian and if I break anything my mum will break me but that's not the point I'm tryna make. As a fencer you must know how hard you can push a sword until it's breaking point, like c'mon that's pure common sense imo.

[@uso5269]

@@definingspeed tbh most sports like idk boxing leave someone bleeding after every single match so if you do sports then you have to prepare mentally that something like that might happen sometimes lol. for example my fellow fencers actually break each other's hips from time to time. it happens. i'd actually love to spar with that aggressive dude because he sounds like a challenge

[@uso5269]

@@definingspeed btw me and my other friends break our swords from time to time to pieces. it doesn't take that much power, it's more about bad landing technique. so if he breaks his swords constantly he probably sucks at landing his sword properly lol

[@somekid7867]

my favorite thing about fencing is no matter how accidental or unintentional a fall or collision is, the fencers will always apologize and make sure the other is ok edit: i had zero expectations to get this many likes, but thank you all regardless

[@OlympicFoil]

yes! Same here

[@kennethfung3618]

I guess that’s what’s so elegant

[@eggmeister6641]

@Storm Singh🥇 wtf is kbd

[@ProdicleSon.]

Yeah definitely a lot of sportsmanship

[@carnificina300]

@Storm Singh🥇 wtf is kbd

[@downfallmandf9705]

I love how the ones in the third shot just give up and cuddle like "fuck this we already got humiliated enough might as well"

[@edoppelle]

The German moderator said "Marius, just stay up there" right when he fell down :'D

[@Carmonyos]

I love the last clip. Teammate vs teammate and they go for the exact same lunge and collide with eachother

[@endefire139]

Nice to see the genuine concern when their opponent falls or when they collide

[@bigdad1211]

I fenced in high school. In a inner city school. We were the only black fencers in our school district. I love fencing. We were city Champs, losing state by one point. I fenced for 2 years.Two years after I graduated, fencing was removed from inner city schools. So sad. Those were good times.

[@OlympicFoil]

that's a shame they removed the program 😕

[@MirrenTheDragonKnight]

Its not relevant to mention your race, mate. Stop being so shallow. Your achievements are what matter in this concept. That is an deep, meaningful thing, not your skin colour.

[@xjar215x]

@@MirrenTheDragonKnight why are you so offended? It does matter.

[@cameronschyuder9034]

@@OlympicFoil it’s relevant in this context because they want to imply that there likely weren’t any more black fencers in the district after the school removed in the inner city schools. And skin color does have importance, because representation matters to some people

[@ea.fitz216]

@@MirrenTheDragonKnight Their race is entirely relevant you utter gammon.

[@juno1915]

When you and your opponent are on the same wave length and go for the same move at the same time.

[@OlympicFoil]

they really were vibing

[@GravitasZero]

They just violently try to hug each other, as it should be.

[@johanandhira5429]

Got it, when you can't touch your opponent with your sword, touch then with your entire existence

[@yeegor4599]

The have them kill themselves because of the depression

[@DemMedHornene]

The only thing this taught me about fencing is that the competitors aren't assholes or at the very least there's a human compassion to them and their treatment of opponents

[@OlympicFoil]

yeah it's great

[@korwynze6288]

fencing always seemed like such a great sport to me since you get to swordfight but everyone seems so supportive and full of sportsmanship

[@OlympicFoil]

the camaraderie is for sure one of the biggest highlights ❤️

[@JBproductions.]

KZbin: Time to recommend a random video to everyone on the platform Also KZbin: yAy.

[@rainyfriday6175]

“How goes the duel, Sir Hallsworth”? “I don’t want to talk about it.” “Since you are here, I take it you won”? “I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT”!!

[@vinnyferr7249]

0:51 a mimir

[@salmagosantialanca703]

two mimir

[@durum8656]

Fun fact: this back then happened sometimes in real duels

[@JetFalcon710]

Brilliant lmao

[@valmid5069]

*The sportsmanship here is underrated; they ask themselves what are the odds something funny is gonna happen*

[@angela_merkeI]

"Marius, bleib doch oben" 😂

[@sarahmccabe8908]

Oh my god they were TEAMMATES

[@OlympicFoil]

😂

[@tycho_Grayken]

My dad always said this was a "dainty" sport. I always thought it was a boss sport Based off speed and motion detection skill

[@OlympicFoil]

it's very fun

[@cuddly8demon245]

The last one looked so romantic like if you cut out the fall irs just some guys hugging on the floor

[@lucystorm7047]

YES! THIS IS THE FENCING REPRESENTATION I WANT TO SEE!!! THANK YOU

[@OlympicFoil]

😄 glad you like it so much

[@killme9909]

In the last shot i feel like the second guy was gonna stay standing but really wanted a hug

[@daniellaufer9774]

In much medieval European swordplay, especially outside of the rapier and in longer swords, grappling was often used as swords would be locked for long periods of time allowing grapples to be quite viable as a win option.

[@ALF8892]

That "drunken feet tactic" worked well for a while. Falling overs got to come with the territory

[@JoltFlyer]

Translation of first clip: „[…] not due to injuries caused by fencing. It has become a very safe sport.“

[@OlympicFoil]

..."a very safe sport" *crash* *bang* 😂

[@JoltFlyer]

@@OlympicFoil Yeah exactly xDD

[@schmitzvi]

The last scene *Shhhhhh baby, just let it happen. Cradle me in your arms as you have done so many times in the past*

[@audrey2658]

whoever said bouncing at each other while waving spaghetti noodles for swords is elegant clearly has never left the house

[@ahmadtajy7178]

I like how they're all so concerned about each other's safety. It's really sweet.

[@bluejjay]

Weaponry AND grappling. We're getting closer to the true MMA.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

Well at that point, it’s more just fighting. MMA would be hand to hand

[@bluejjay]

@@Jonathan-A.C. That's because you're only thinking of its current form, but I say true MMA because the techniques of weaponry are also martial arts.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

@@bluejjay MMA is simply martial arts though. I wouldn’t conflate a weapon art with that, because it’s different. For example, HEMA isn’t MMA, although they share similarities

[@bluejjay]

@@Jonathan-A.C. Martial arts is a broad umbrella term that includes weaponry and strategy. Again, you're thinking only of the current trademarked version of MMA.

[@Jonathan-A.C.]

@@bluejjay MMA as it entirely stands is solely hand to hand. Yes, this is more of an expanded martial arts setting, but it’s not how anyone would quantify MMA

[@connorkitchen7285]

So, I’ve done combat sports for a while, and one thing I’ll never understand is how falling out of the designated area somehow turns athletes into sandbags. Like, I get it if the fall was high or the collision was rough. I’ve fallen out of a few rings and it sure as hell doesn’t feel good. But a lot of fighters react to falling out of the ring like being hit by a freight train.

[@thebionicvet8674]

I think it's mostly the unexpected shock factor.

[@TheFleeingPhoenix]

Real athletes who have taken a tumble learn to relax when they lose control of their body instead of seizing up and flailing like a panicky child. Relaxed bodies are hurt far, far, far less from falls and this is extremely common knowledge.

[@firstnamelastname7124]

@@TheFleeingPhoenix fun fact it's also why drunk drivers tend to walk away while those who they hit tend to not

[@acorr14]

@@firstnamelastname7124 I think if you're walking along and you get hit by a drunk driver, your sobriety is gonna be low on the reason you aren't walking away from the collision

[@firstnamelastname7124]

@@acorr14 I think you misread this if you are driving drunk and crash into another car you have better odds of making it living than the person who you hit

[@laughthis138]

Wow I didn’t realize they could achieve double knockouts in fencing

[@SixDigitOsu]

Dudes really decided to cuddle mid-fight

[@sygmarvexarion7891]

At a certain point in history, people realized that there is no need for heavy and cumbersome swords when all you need is a long and thin pokey stick.

[@fimethr6248]

I love the first clip when hes like "u ok bro ? -nah bro i hit my head and it hurts broooo 😭🥺🥺" Pure humans being bros moment

[@SDayle]

Two out of three were matches between a left-handed fencer and a right-handed one, so not surprising at all.

[@OlympicFoil]

oh good point

[@Towkeeyoh]

That second collision had me bursting

[@anthonyhayes1267]

I need a compilation of duels ending in cuddle sessions.

[@s.e.e455]

“You’ll look cool” they said. “It’ll be fun” they said…

[@jero37]

I appreciate the good sport behavior of the fencer who remained standing.

[@dendenmars]

fencing just looks like beekeepers who found metal wire lying around and started having a go at eachother

[@spartakusrangel987]

oh they fall with such grace, what a elegant sport

[@Vespyr_]

Didn't realize you could just go in for the shoryuken. That startup invincibility is going to be useful.

[@Exist64]

I can't stop laughing at the second clip. It looked too real, and too funny in this serious competition context.

[@suntidetheartist5912]

I’ve fallen so many times while fencing oml- 😂😂

[@OlympicFoil]

ikr 😅

[@yanichu3800]

This used to be a dangerous sport when it was first introduced (real swords, not enough safety equipment, high risk of injury etc). The olympics have really gone a long way That is to say that is also gone a long way with funnily awkward moments between atheletes and they still own the moment regardless.

[@youngdon3123]

When your playing an online fighting game and you and your opponent uses the same charge

[@OlympicFoil]

👆 very accurate 😂

[@CriMeARiverrr]

Not only the sport *is* elegant, but also both the opponents way of showing interest for each other, and they showed it while using this sport to smooth it up.

[@cristiannicolas5349]

This video is: ✔ Life changing ✔ Informative ✔ Inspiring ✔ Heartwarming ✔ Useful ✔calming ✔Enjoyable ✔ Other

[@jasonwalker4003]

I love a good Other video after a long day

[@KittSpiken]

"Perfectly symmetrical violence never solved anything."

[@hollydot9245]

You can tell it's a elegant sport when two boneheads accienetally knock each other out and the crowd isnt cheering.

[@jhuinomagpantay3161]

They should add different variety of weapons to this sport such as Long Sword, Axe, Spears, Morning Star and all Dark Souls and Bloodborne weapons.

[@screamindog8772]

dual wielding light sabers

[@Avi-rn6ei]

@@screamindog8772 has one opponent the highground when start duelling or what?

[@screamindog8772]

@@Avi-rn6ei depends on whether or not they’re like brothers to each other

[@alexsm3882]

@@screamindog8772 I usually go full on dual brass knucles, or caestus for the pretentious...

[@petejohnes8442]

0:23 I fkcing laughed my ass off when the crowd went "Yaahh!!" to "Ooowh" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@luvbug2079]

i like how they check on their opponent to make sure they’re ok. it’s sweet.

[@blueeyes6852]

I fenced epee and miss it so much! It's wonderful when someone uploads some competition! Thank you! 🤺🤺

[@JonatasAdoM]

This would never have occurred to me. I'm now imagining two enemies charging at each other, hitting each other like trucks and falling to the ground both a little disoriented.

[@mabimabi212]

That's some lovely sportsmanship

[@magiv4205]

The deadpan german commentator on the first one is killing me lmao "Fencing, by itself, has become a very safe sport- Whoops. Marius (guy who fell), just stay up there."

[@theusher2893]

When we were kids my brother and I played at swords, but he would always fence while I pretty much went full Conan the Barbarian.