How To Fence: The Basics of Fencing, Taught by Olympians

Top-ranked US Fencer Race Imboden and his teammate Miles Chamley-Watson demonstrate three fencing fundamentals to get you moving like an Olympic athlete. En garde!

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[honestsignalz]

Second rule of fencing: Don't talk about fencing

[surprisedkim]

i’ve recently come across fencing and im already very invested in how it works ! i’d love to try it in person some day

[jayernster]

Fencing is an AWESOME sport! It is taxing both mentally and physically, but a person can, (and many do) fence well into their 80’s. This a very well done video by two excellent fencers…EN GARDE!

[HitByRock]

To all the people here saying that fencer would be killed in an actual sword fight is the same to comparing a boxer to dirty street fighters. Both Fencing and boxing has set rules and regulations. As soon as those rules are dropped most training is loss.

[rebeccagutierrez]

I used to love fencing when I was a little girl. My siblings and I would pretend like we were fencing all the time. I think had I taken it up as a sport I would have been good at it. I'm now almost 59 years old.

[loranddeka]

One of the things I found in my brief experience with fencing is that it's a very equal opportunity sport.  You don't have to be football player strong or basketball tall to be a good fencer.  Plus it's a great workout....physically and mentally.

[araMannA]

Fencing with no masks... my trainer would have made them do 150 abs as penalty

[carlwheezerthinksyouarenice]

Used to fence with miles at our club. Great to see him succeed!

[Lightclops]

It may be a weird lunge, but hes one of the best in the world, so he has the talent to back it up

[Wolfylink]

I've been fencing for about a year and I still need to improve a hell of a lot more. I love fencing, it's the best sport in the world!

[Sansb]

“I know something you don’t!
What’s that?
I’m not left handed!”

[justinryder]

My girlfriend is a gold medal fencing champion three times in a row...i am doing this for her..cuz she means a lot to me..XD

[luniversbrahma]

I do fencing, I believe it’s pretty hard just like other sports but it’s very fast which can be confusing to people who go on with their daily lives. When I started off fencing I cried blood and tears because I was not quick enough to take down anyone I went against. My reflexes were slow. But I have now improved and I think fencing is usually about reflexes. My opinion. Foil is the hardest one I had been through. Frankly because my weapon had seemed to always hit the leg or head. But Epee is important with defence. I mean all are but defence is not my strongest skill. Keep in mind fencing is not about hurting each other

[realrobh]

It is amazing the similarities between all the different combat sports. Im an amateur boxer and a pro MMA fighter told me to watch this vid.

[tibormalinsky]

This video was great. Well explained, very brief and informative, well structured, and I feel smarter (meaning: I found what I was looking for).

[jillianmiller]

I'm a 11 year old fencer! And I want to go to the Olympics😸

[tenaciousjoda]

I would be banned from my club if i even pointed a sword at someone without a mask on

[xiaohu]

Thank you for the video! My 6 yrs old just started fencing class. I want to learn the basics so I can help him practice at home.

[froshwriter]

To all the idiots saying that fencing shouldn't be an olympic sport:
1. I'd like to you try it
2. Before you all start ripping on fencing why don't we considering getting rid of things that really aren't sports *cough cough ping-pong*

[LarsSeprest]

Cool vid, love it when high level fencers give back to the community with this content.