When to Fléche: the time to be an arrow

Always wanted to surprise your opponent with a lighting fast attack? How about trying a fléche.
While it is an extremely useful and effective tool, it is important to identify the appropriate time to apply the fléche as your attack. Distance, the opponent's direction of movement, physical positioning, and your own, is vital to the success of this action.
Note: this video is not intended as a coaching lesson but as an outline for exploring the video content on your own, with fellow epeeists, or with your coach. Interpretation, instruction, and articulation of actions may differ from coach to coach.
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What happens if you do miss your fléche attack? Does the bout end since you were running?

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In the event you miss making a touch, momentum will carry you past your opponent and a halt will be ordered. However, your opponent does have the opportunity to strike you as you are passing, so best to escape the area promptly by passing as quickly as possible.

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@@osmfencing Thanks! So once you pass your opponent, do you continue fencing from the other side?

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The referee will stop the bout once one of the fencers has passed the other. Both fencers will then return to their en garde upon the referee's command and begin fencing again from where the last action ended.

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@@osmfencing Cheers!