Leon
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Feb 20, 2005 19:43:27 GMT -5
Post by Leon on Feb 20, 2005 19:43:27 GMT -5
Here's my small contribution to the board: some highlights of 2002 men's championships: www.fencing.net/videos/2002MEDVDClip.wmv3 highlights of Canadian women's epee: www.sherrainemackay.com/multimedia.htmFencing videos aren't widely available on internet, these are a few that i've managed to find. About Epee: it is a point weapon, meaning that you strike with the tip only. Epee is my favourite weapon because there are hardly any rules: Hits to all parts of the body count, and the first to score the hit gets the point. In case you aren't familiar with watching fencing competition: there is a button on the tip of the sword which registers successful hits; and the wire behind the fencer is connected to the scoring equipment. Epee rules come from a rule called "first blood", the first to draw blood wins. Speed and accuracy is very important, also anticipating our opponents moves.
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Feb 21, 2005 2:05:52 GMT -5
Post by diligentmantis on Feb 21, 2005 2:05:52 GMT -5
Hi leon.
Fencing is very good art i studed it myself for a while. But I prefer my Dao ( Chinese broad sword ) There are no rules in fighting I use the cutting edge the reverse edge and the side of the blade along with the hilt to hit any part of the body i can. The use of this sword is swfit and powerful, There are no sporting applications , My broad sword is razor sharp and weighs over 4lbs ,
Do you also train in foil and rapier?
sean
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Leon
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Feb 21, 2005 7:19:14 GMT -5
Post by Leon on Feb 21, 2005 7:19:14 GMT -5
Hi! I also do a bit of sabre (not rapier . I don't do much foil, I find epee much more interesting. I'm just a beginner, and have been learning for around 7 months. About the videos; it seems that at high level fencing, the favoured 'form' is a forward stance with a 'bouncing' rythm which allows the fencer to zoom front and back. In classes, I have been taught to fence with a more traditional 'en guard' stance. (I have also fenced with experienced students from Austria, Spain, New York, and they have also been taught to fence with the regular 'en guard') I guess that is the evolution of fencing, as people discover improved ways of scoring and winnig.
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Feb 21, 2005 15:14:01 GMT -5
Post by konghan on Feb 21, 2005 15:14:01 GMT -5
Here's my small contribution to the board: some highlights of 2002 men's championships: www.fencing.net/videos/2002MEDVDClip.wmv3 highlights of Canadian women's epee: www.sherrainemackay.com/multimedia.htmFencing videos aren't widely available on internet, these are a few that i've managed to find. About Epee: it is a point weapon, meaning that you strike with the tip only. Epee is my favourite weapon because there are hardly any rules: Hits to all parts of the body count, and the first to score the hit gets the point. In case you aren't familiar with watching fencing competition: there is a button on the tip of the sword which registers successful hits; and the wire behind the fencer is connected to the scoring equipment. Epee rules come from a rule called "first blood", the first to draw blood wins. Speed and accuracy is very important, also anticipating our opponents moves. If there is a button at the tip of the sword, does this mean that if you stab or hit the opponents hands, arms or weapon guard it will register as a hit too?
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Leon
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Feb 22, 2005 9:53:56 GMT -5
Post by Leon on Feb 22, 2005 9:53:56 GMT -5
The Epee works like this: all hits to all of the body count (including fore arm, fingers,legs and feet). As long as the button is pressed there will be a point. But whenever you hit the opponen't guard, or sword, the thing is both of the fencer's swords are connected to the scoring equipment, so when touching the opponent's sword, the circuit is designed to ground (earth) the signal and regognize it as a miss.
Another weapon is foil; Foil only allows hits around the chest area; for fencers have to wear a special suit which is connected to the scoring circuitry, only when the button connects with the suit will a legal point be registered, all hits outside the suit will be scored as miss.
Since both fencers are connected to the same scoring box, the score box can read both the inputs and give 'time delay' between the fencer's points.
(i'm not really an electrician, so the above is merely my understanding of the system)
The system used is really quite effective and clever. It's also fun. I always wonder if this system could be applied for OTHER weapons?? Are there any Chinese weapon styles that include real sparring in the sylabus?
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Fatman
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Feb 22, 2005 22:39:07 GMT -5
Post by Fatman on Feb 22, 2005 22:39:07 GMT -5
I fenced foil for a year. Good fun, but hard to pick up at first because of the rules of right of attack. Once you understand that though, it becomes much more enjoyable. The target area is actually the torso and the groin. The head and limbs are off target.
I was taught a more classical stance as well, but I noticed the better fencers all had their own personal style.
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Mar 11, 2005 18:07:35 GMT -5
Post by konghan on Mar 11, 2005 18:07:35 GMT -5
The Epee works like this: all hits to all of the body count (including fore arm, fingers,legs and feet). As long as the button is pressed there will be a point. But whenever you hit the opponen't guard, or sword, the thing is both of the fencer's swords are connected to the scoring equipment, so when touching the opponent's sword, the circuit is designed to ground (earth) the signal and regognize it as a miss. Another weapon is foil; Foil only allows hits around the chest area; for fencers have to wear a special suit which is connected to the scoring circuitry, only when the button connects with the suit will a legal point be registered, all hits outside the suit will be scored as miss. Since both fencers are connected to the same scoring box, the score box can read both the inputs and give 'time delay' between the fencer's points. (i'm not really an electrician, so the above is merely my understanding of the system) The system used is really quite effective and clever. It's also fun. I always wonder if this system could be applied for OTHER weapons?? Are there any Chinese weapon styles that include real sparring in the sylabus? This is as real as it can get for now becuase to use real martial weapons like kwandao, broadsword, chain whip, swords and etc. would mean somebody is going to get bloodily hurt and seriously injured.
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