Romankov vs Schreck 1988 Olympics

[@aliocha35]

Romankov c'était quand même quelque chose, une référence encore aujourd'hui

[@sanchan1293]

Info 2m: if you leave the planche with one feet at the side within 2m to 1m the match is stopped and you take position (en garde - prets- allez) at 1m I've seen Romankov life (and Schreck) at Barcelona 1985 and 1992

[@thomascreeley867]

I wish there was a video online of Romankov winning one of his individual world championships. If anyone knows of such, please let me know.

[@LafayetteCCurtis]

Actually more fun to watch than most of today's foil

[@CZOV]

Absolutely.

[@christianalbertjahns2577]

So back then if your light was on then you are touched by your opponent rather than touch them? Interesting

[@ericdew2021]

The lights were reversed in 2000.

[@femmesec8968]

@Maitre Mark Oh, is that what the totally random halts were for?

[@ericdew2021]

@Maitre Mark It's actually 1-meter warning. The 2 meter was for epee, I believe. Maybe it was for saber, I forget.

[@ericdew2021]

@Maitre Mark I fenced only foil when the meter-rule was still around. It was 1-meter for foil. I didn't fence the other weapons often enough to recall what the rule was for them.

[@donaldbadowski290]

@Maitre Mark , I started fencing in 1994, so I missed all that 2 meter warning pain. But here's the thing. How did you fence at club with this? Let's say you and I are fencing for practice with no referee (director). I step past the 2 meter warning line. Do you stop the bout and put my back foot on the line?

[@gleblenin5195]

Somebody once told the world is gonna roll me....

[@sanchan1293]

If you leave the planche with one feet at the side in the last meter you are "touché" = go back 1m = you are out of the planche with both feets = point for the other one

[@oscararribas]

THE TZAR!!!

[@flaze3]

Why does the ref stop them every 30 seconds or so?

[@wk3004]

I don’t know for sure but I think it used to be a more popular way of encouraging continual action. If neither side seemed to initiate aggression, then the ref would just call halt and resume the bout so someone would do something. The practice became especially common in épée, but épée bouts eventually got their time shortened from like 7 or 6 minutes to 3, and they have this noncombative rule now that you can get carded for doing nothing, which used to be a popular strategy. Check out the team épée events from the same Olympics. Ridiculously slow

[@flaze3]

@@wk3004 no apparently it's because they crossed a particular line. Every time someone did that, the ref stops them

[@wk3004]

@@flaze3 You’re right, he does stop them there every time. I did some research, apparently they used to do that literally just to warn the fencer he only had so much space left before the end of the strip so they wouldn’t fall off (I’d think a good enough fencer should have good enough spatial awareness to know himself, but whatever). They stopped doing it pretty soon after the 1988 Olympics because fencers would deliberately retreat to that point to stop their opponent’s attack

[@flaze3]

@@wk3004 makes sense as a tactical move!

[@sanchan1293]

Info: if you leave the planche with both feet behind 1m the other fencer got 1 point. Stop at 1m = warning "1m left"

[@dogestranding5047]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY SWAMP?

[@вовасаулаев]

USSR super !!!