'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:

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

Really great videos!

[OlympicFoil]

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

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

[agent-]

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

[mikayla.scarlet]

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

[poptato]

The way they just start cuddling in sadness

[Spoeism]

The last one where they just curl up together.

"Why fight when we can cuddle?"

[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.

[Apudurangdinya]

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

[amanofnoreputation]

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.

[CoRLex-jhvx]

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."

[zacster]

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

[lettuce]

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.

[officersoulknight]

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.

[justinian-the-great]

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

[naan]

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

[Konpekikaminari]

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

[APKSBD]

Imagine this, back then, in a real sword fight

[Robisme]

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

[smol.TomatenSuppe]

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

[thelastdrk]

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.