Floppy Fencing Fotos

[Allen Johnson]

If anyone has not had the sport fencing experience- this site is a good display of how flimsy and flexible the sport tools are. All that aside it is some wonderful photography!
http://flickershutter.com/index.html

http://flickershutter.com/Gallery/pages/031.htm
http://flickershutter.com/Gallery/pages/037.htm
http://flickershutter.com/Gallery/pages/029.htm
http://flickershutter.com/Gallery/pages/017.htm
http://flickershutter.com/Gallery/pages/002.htm
http://flickershutter.com/Gallery/pages/007.htm

[JeffreyHendricks]

hmmmm....interesting....i've got a foil and it dont bend That much!!!! try this too......

http://flickershutter.com/Lightning%20Duel%20lite/de_2r019.htm

[Shane Smith]

That's a pretty spiffy maneuver there...

[Filip Pobran]

you have to be very very very fast and sure of yourself to do this in real fight.


almost suicidal <img src="/forum/images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Derek Gulas]

Why not just stab him normally and not get killed? I would never trust my life to such poor body mechanics. Or is there actually, some how, a practical reason for doing that?

[Brandon Bishop]

There isn't a reason, especially with electric.

These blades are a bit more flexy than dry fencing blades since they're electric, but those epee blades are absolutely horrible. The blades foil aren't quite as bad, but I wouldn't want to use them.

What level was this competition anyway? The fencer being hit in the photo in this thread has abysmal foot work, he's lucky he didn't damage his back ankle and I doubt he could retreat in a decent amount of time with his back foot like that.

[Filip Pobran]

it could be like some feint attack. swing widely - he expects blow from that side, continue movement behind the head and step forward - opponent's guard has to go on the other side.

i tryed to explain.




anyway.....


it has no sense <img src="/forum/images/icons/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Allen Johnson]

its unlikley that someone would "swing wide" as points are only scored with the tip- thus no reason to "swing".

[Filip Pobran]

i tryed to justify applaying of this move in real combat with c&amp;t swords, but not likely to hapen

[JeffreyHendricks]

yeah....that is some good pics...considering how fast those "fights" are... <img src="/forum/images/icons/blush.gif" alt="" />

[Allen Johnson]

Im pretty sure they have a device that hooks up the button push at the tip to the camera.

[JeffGentry]

Hey Shane

Is that a photo of a real sport fencing technique?


Jeff

[Allen Johnson]

well im not Shane but I did do sport fencing for several year. Its certainly not a frequently used move. It's one of those highlight reel moves that you only do when your up 14-0 and Sportcenter is watching.

[Brian Hunt]

It is also used by guys that are too close to each other as a technique for "in-fighting" since they are limeted in their movements by being on the strip and not be allowed to go "corp to corp" if you are quick and your timing is good you can pull this one off due to the rule set. When I used to sport fence I knew a couple of guys that could regularly pull this one off once they were on the inside past your point.

Brian Hunt
GFS

[William Ames]

I understand it to be the technique used to attack to the outside line without corps-a-corps.