Aron Szilagyi Szilagyi Wins Fencing Sabre Gold - London 2012 Olympics

Full highlights of Hungary's Aron Szilagyi's Gold medal win against Italy's Diego Occhiuzzi in the Men's Fencing Sabre at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Fencing was included for the first time at the 1896 Games in Athens, and has remained on the Olympic programme since then. The women's fencing competition entered the Games in 1924 in Paris. Today, men and women compete in individual and team events, in which three types of weapon are used: foil, epee and sabre. The foil was, at first, the only weapon used by women, until the 1996 Games in Atlanta, when women's epee was introduced. Women's sabre appeared for the first time on the Olympic programme in Athens in 2004.

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[jukijunk]

So this is why Bruce Lee studied fencing and incorporated it into his footwork and martial arts. The way they fencers close in a gap to reach there opponent is really amazing to watch!

[willowf]

I’m very happy to see the kind of sportsmanship these two athletes displayed. From my untrained eye, I can see a lot of respect between them.

[AudioMayhem]

Fencing: The Art of Poking your opponent before he pokes you

[glaxglax]

I've never watched fencing before but I found this exciting to watch.  The mind games make it really unique and their agility and reaction time is insane.

[legolasstudios]

For those who do not know: They are using a saber, meaning that to win, they must touch the opponent above the waist. There are two other types of sword: épeé (you can touch any part of the opponents body) and foil (you can only touch the chest. usually foil is the type of sword everyone thinks about when asked what fencing is, it is kind of the classic)

[erikorcutt]

This seems like it'd be incredibly difficult to judge before all of the convenient electrical components were invented

[familyofturkeys]

quarantine has got me watching fencing

[ttkim]

I hope japan would make a sports anime based on fencing...with all the drama and the epicness...

[basedbattledroid]

I feel bad for the Italian guy, he was really going for it but the Hungarian guy had such precise strikes, would have been nice to see him parry them

[magicscreenman]

This was not nearly as entertaining to watch as I had hoped it would be.

[diana__s]

Szilagyi is so talented - it was clear from the very beginning that he would win (aside from the title lol) 👍🏻 he is a big inspiration

[ancient]

Gloves ✔
Mask✔
Don't get too close✔
The covid sport.

[xDinomanx]

You gotta love the hungarian fencers, they are like no other nations out there in terms of their technique (respect of course to Italy, Russia and Korea and so on). Especially Szilagyi here, fantastic technique and timing.

[HipposHateWater]

I'm sorely disappointed. What kind of Olympic piste doesn't have a single chandelier in sight? How will the fencers swing about?! 
At least put an overly-stylized Medieval staircase in there!

[sophiewen]

To everyone who says fencing is boring:
Here's something to consider, with all of your preconceived notions that fencing is simply "sword fighting" such as that in movies, it's not. Take it or not, fencing is far more intricate than swinging around a heavy sword in an attempt to look cool.
In the real world, spinning around would simply waste time if you'd want to make a hit, doing back and front flips and dangerous stunts like in Pirates of the Caribbean (no hate, I love and watched all the movies) would be confusing and make you lose accuracy.
Now, onto the real deal. Fencing is my favorite sport. I've tried a variety of different sports: swimming, ice skating, golf, table tennis, karate, dance, etc. However, fencing is what stuck with me for over 5 years.
It requires both athleticism and intelligence.
Obviously, speed, agility, reaction time, flexibility, strength are all parts of being good in fencing, it's what makes the sport a sport. When you're actually under the mask, it's exhilarating and invokes feelings of anticipation, fear, yet excitement all together.
But then when we look at the intelligence point of view, we can see fencing isn't just a few moves randomly tossed together. We analyze our opponents on the spot and through their patterns and moves, we deduct which strategies we should use and which we should avoid. This is crucial. I have lost plenty of bouts where in a technical standpoint, I was far better experienced with my moves, and should have won, however, the strategy I used simply clashed with theirs, causing me to lose a bout.

It's both a body and mind game. Think physical chess. Fencing was not meant to look aesthetic. It was meant to exercise the mind, strengthen the body, and in combining these two components together, it truly transforms into such an enticing and lovely experience.
I respect all other sports, and everyone has different opinions. But personally, fencing asks for it all. It's not just who's the most elegant, the strongest, the fastest, the smartest, it's a combination of all of these elements.
Fencing is a huge passion of mine, the more you understand and participate in the sport, the more you like it. It's a fact. So don't disregard it due to some unrealistic misconceptions, look at the fencer's point of view.

[taylorahern]

What INCREDIBLE speed, agility and nimble footwork! AMAZING!! What skill!! What explosive fierceness, power and attacking prowess. Great job, each of them. For that is a sport that I believe I could have excelled in 20 years ago, while I believe that my sweet faced and beautiful dream girl could have gone very far as well, nimble, quick, powerful, athletic, graceful and smart as she is. Awesome stuff!!

[wbm]

I'm trying so hard to see the points he scored and i can't, i need to watch more fencing, this sport looks amazing

[uhuju]

Christ you people. Look at how god damn fast they are going. I want to see any of you who claim fencing is boring to have reflexes as lightning-quick as these guys
Also, I wish there were fencing schools around here 

[mortivoe]

And he won again in Tokyo 3 time olimpic champion incredible

[nathanieldeschant]

OMG i've been a fencer for years and these comments are so wierd