Saber Fencing Basics

[@feelingcrafty]

This is great for a fencing parent like myself, thanks! Things happen so quickly that many times it's impossible to understand why one fencer is awarded the point and not the other one. :)

[@algore92]

Great video. I use to fence some time ago and this was a great recap.

[@DJSalm0n]

thank you for this video! helped me to understand the "right of way" rule

[@samsignorelli]

Y'know....the action at 2:00 I'd give to right...their feet were together, but on the final, right's weapon clearly started extending toward target first, even at real speed. Then again, I'm a FAR better armorer than I am a sabre fencer or ref. And Eigertek boxes....could Deiter have made the lights any smaller??? Give me a Favero any day (and don't get me going on Uhlmann reels).

[@marmor1703]

Thank you for the video ❤

[@TommyXuesheng]

Informative and fun, thanks!

[@princebhurkunde126]

This was a good video can you make a video of point in line rules it will be helpful for me and others

[@epiccraftful]

00:15 shorts?

[@rozazafriz]

Thanks for this video.

[@CDI647]

song at the end?

[@00Fiddlesticks00]

nightmare on wax-you wish

[@hermes_logios]

Electronic fencing is tippy-tappy shit.

[@cybersasho]

nice

[@BERMUDA1149]

Just because a fencing is advancing does not give them the ROW only when the sword is going forward and the point is on a valid target has the ROW been established. Advancing with sword point to the floor is Not ROW.

[@charlierohrlack4116]

In sabre, advancing with the sword held low is absolutely considered threatening the target, and very common. Take a look at any footage of sabre at the Olympics on KZbin, to get an idea of what the current conventions are.

[@inscrutablemungus4143]

This is the rationale behind modern ROW calls: Marching with a bent arm/with blade absence is a preparation. By definition it doesn't have ROW. Only attacks have ROW, not preparations. If the opponent is retreating without establishing PIL or is ducking/dodging/evading when the fencer launches their final action (bent arm or otherwise), that action has priority. If you're running away from me or otherwise trying to dodge, you're not attacking. If you're not attacking, you can't have ROW. It's literally as simple as that. If you back up far enough away and launch a fully committed attack into my march, that's a different story. If you did it right, I'd call attack into prep in your favor. The specific details in the referee manual in relation to arm extension are for situations where neither fencer is obviously trying to retreat/defend. So, let's say we both start off the line at the same time. Your arm is extended, mine isn't. Your touch.

[@Braindazzled]

Nice video, but it's mostly about saber scoring, not saber fencing.