Introduction to Beginners Epee - Part III. Defence

Introduction to Fencing: Beginners Epee (controlling distance and making parries in inside, outside, and low lines: parries two, four, six)
OSM Fencing Intro to Fencing series provides an overview of what fencing is like as well as instruction and drills to help get ready for learning this amazing Olympic sport!
Part III. Defence:
Defence - 00:25
-Arm Positioning - 01:22
Controlling Distance - 03:15
-Point-in-Line Retreat - 03:54
-Point-in-Line Advance - 04:16
Parries - 04:41
-Lines for Parries - 05:49
-Parry Four (Inside Line) - 06:14
-Parry Six (Outside Line) - 06:47
-Parry Two (Low Line) - 07:29
Drills - 08:15
-Drill I. (Retreating Distance) - 08:50
-Drill II. (Advancing Distance) - 09:10
-Drill III. (The Four & Lunge) - 09:28
-Drill IV. (The Six & Lunge) - 09:46
-Drill V. (The Two & Lunge) - 10:06
Annex Note - 10:25
Note: Introduction to Fencing series are not meant to be taken in place of actual lessons but in conjunction with fencing lessons. Coaches are invaluable to learning any sport!
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[@python8233]

This was super useful. I will use point in line retreat + lunge in my next practice bout!

[@osmfencing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nigar16khan]

It helped me a lot 👍👍

[@osmfencing]

Glad to hear it!

[@ColinSkateFilms]

Thank you!!!

[@osmfencing]

You're welcome :-)

[@zilliq]

Thanks for the tutorial, it helped a lot, I'm slightly confused with the distinction between 7th and 2nd though and why only 2nd was shown. At 4:46 7th and 8th are shown on the drawing

[@osmfencing]

Glad to hear you found the tutorial helpful. Apologies for the absence of 7th and 8th, the tutorial was only intended to cover the basic essentials for the weapon and 2nd is typically a stronger parry at a Beginner level. 2nd has a full pronation of the hand while keeping the blade level with the floor. 7th and 8th have the thumb push the blade down so as to have the tip drop enabling a low line parry.

[@zilliq]

@@osmfencing thank you so much for your explanation, it's very clear now!

[@zethron1173]

Excellent 👌

[@osmfencing]

Thank you!

[@pattywilkens5996]

Point in line retreat and point in line advance the students is advancing in each example. Are you showing the move from the coaches perspective in the first one and the student in the second?

[@osmfencing]

Yes, that is correct.

[@pattywilkens5996]

@@osmfencing I did this exact lesson today, thank you.

[@pareekshit2446]

Very informative 🤺
But What's wrong with the elephant?

[@osmfencing]

Pleased you found the instruction informative. The students kept shifting the painting between shots and no one noticed during filming.

[@fencerhanwoolkim2953]

👍🏻

[@johncalcott2089]

The elephant picture keeps changing,

[@osmfencing]

Quite right! The lesson was shot over two separate days and someone apparently hung the picture upside down for a laugh on the second day. Completely forgot about it until you pointed it out - good eye!

[@zilliq]

@@osmfencing that's awesome :D

[@frogwiththeperson]

I have an épée competition today

[@osmfencing]

Good luck at the tourney!

[@aggroalex5470]

Historically I like the practicality of sabre but for sport epee seems to be best for spectators. I wanted to like sport sabre but it's nothing close to real sabres like epee is to epee de combat. I know there is HEMA but sport sabre seems very far removed when compared to foil/epee:smallsword/epee de combat.

[@osmfencing]

Good observations. Olympic fencing is certainly removed from its traditional roots and has evolved into a very fast moving and dynamic sport. That said, it is quite marvelous in what it has evolved into. Best to view Olympic fencing as a sport rather than a martial art.

[@cartoonsgaming29]

Indian 🤺
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