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As a 5'3 senior fencer I'm quite good because I practiced for more than 10y and did some competitions but... but when I'm facing some 6'2 opponents or much more taller with the same skill level... is like I'm a toy against a colossal titan...
I'm reminded of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer is bragging about he can beat all the members in his Karate class, and we find out he's the only adult in a class full of little kids. "You don't need Karate. You can just wring his neck!"
As they say, the best way to referee to an epee bout is to make sure you have a lot of patience, a chair and a lot of tea, or coffee if you’re not british
Gl finding it. Fencing in Australia is hella underfunded. This was the QLD state cadet/u15 champs. Most state comps have like max of 16 people whilst national comps have like 50 max. Epee is the biggest event and much to your dismay, sabre is the least popular with some comps not having enough people to have a comp in sabre. Australia had only 1 world champion, who happens to be the guy on the rights father, and no Olympic medalists. The guy on the right is 12, was 11 at the time, and the guy on the left is 17 I think. Both fencers are amazing and lovely people.
@@samthestoryman3757 yeah sure but there won't be much out there outside of Aus fencing as most of his international stuff was pre-2010. His father's name is Seamus Robinson and he won cadet worlds in 1992 I think so your best bet is to find like a recent AFC comp on the AUS fencing page.
@@joecompany haha funny he just won the Auz Auz national competition yesterday, I was pretty sure it must be him. Wow what an achievement winning cadets
@@samthestoryman3757 Yeah it was him. He is an amazing fencer especially since he won cadets at such a young age. Tbf most cadet comps only gather 8-10 people depending on the weapon, I think men's sabre got 4 people (this is a state not national) but even still I was a horrible fencer at 12 he has a bright future ahead in fencing I think.
I was expecting Song Sera--a "short" and skilled epee fencer vs anyone else (a tall and also skilled epee fencer) but this really took me by surprise! 😂
Ohhh I love how Song fences. It's a great joy to watch her amazing skills. But when it comes to short fencers, I always think of Hyun-hee Nam. She's 155cm tall, even shorter than Song. She's a fleuret fencer though.
you'd be surprised how much of beginning/intermediate fencing is just 'waiting' or being defensive lol. But, then once it gets offensive it really gets offensive
The small one is quite good but the tall one makes a really big mistake to retreat on a '' flèche ''. And he did that a lot of times. Maybe he would win otherwise or at least it would be harder for the other one!
If there are two fencers both equal skill level one is 6'4 and one is 5'4 the one who is taller will most likely win. Physically he has more strength, reach and more stamina
i'm 17 in italy i'm tall and i got very upset seeing this video: the tall guy is good in thing that he want to do but the small guys is faster, even if some points were ugly as shit. in conclusion the tall guy is not good and the small one is fast
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If skill gap is big enough, then skill can beat anything. It's when gap is small from one side or another, when physical factors really play a role.
Yeah its really tough to score a single point when the opponent is 10cm taller and knows how to keep a distance (play to his advantage)
One of the reasons flint locks took over fencing via duels was a pound for pound factor.
It allowed older men and smaller men a more even ground
As a 5'3 senior fencer I'm quite good because I practiced for more than 10y and did some competitions but... but when I'm facing some 6'2 opponents or much more taller with the same skill level... is like I'm a toy against a colossal titan...
David vs Goliath
"Nevah give upo"
💪🇯🇵🤍❤️🤍🇯🇵
I'm reminded of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer is bragging about he can beat all the members in his Karate class, and we find out he's the only adult in a class full of little kids. "You don't need Karate. You can just wring his neck!"
except here the kid is doing better than the taller person..lol
i literally watched this episode today baha
This is the slowest goddam saber match I've ever seen. /j
As they say, the best way to referee to an epee bout is to make sure you have a lot of patience, a chair and a lot of tea, or coffee if you’re not british
It said it was epee
@@barnypeake509 /j at the end means "joke"
@@lifebeautiful6389 Interesting convention...never seen that before.
Ayy we love to see Australian Fencing. We need to see more of this.
Gl finding it. Fencing in Australia is hella underfunded. This was the QLD state cadet/u15 champs. Most state comps have like max of 16 people whilst national comps have like 50 max. Epee is the biggest event and much to your dismay, sabre is the least popular with some comps not having enough people to have a comp in sabre. Australia had only 1 world champion, who happens to be the guy on the rights father, and no Olympic medalists. The guy on the right is 12, was 11 at the time, and the guy on the left is 17 I think. Both fencers are amazing and lovely people.
@@joecompany hi what was his fathers name? I'd be very interested to see what he fenced like, his son's incredible
@@samthestoryman3757 yeah sure but there won't be much out there outside of Aus fencing as most of his international stuff was pre-2010. His father's name is Seamus Robinson and he won cadet worlds in 1992 I think so your best bet is to find like a recent AFC comp on the AUS fencing page.
@@joecompany haha funny he just won the Auz Auz national competition yesterday, I was pretty sure it must be him.
Wow what an achievement winning cadets
@@samthestoryman3757 Yeah it was him.
He is an amazing fencer especially since he won cadets at such a young age. Tbf most cadet comps only gather 8-10 people depending on the weapon, I think men's sabre got 4 people (this is a state not national) but even still I was a horrible fencer at 12 he has a bright future ahead in fencing I think.
I was expecting Song Sera--a "short" and skilled epee fencer vs anyone else (a tall and also skilled epee fencer) but this really took me by surprise! 😂
Ohhh I love how Song fences. It's a great joy to watch her amazing skills. But when it comes to short fencers, I always think of Hyun-hee Nam. She's 155cm tall, even shorter than Song. She's a fleuret fencer though.
The fencer on the right, Sora, is incredible. I've seen him fence in person and his fencing is gorgeous, his fleches are so pretty 😭
The tall one's skill is obvious worse than the short one......
you'd be surprised how much of beginning/intermediate fencing is just 'waiting' or being defensive lol. But, then once it gets offensive it really gets offensive
The small one is quite good but the tall one makes a really big mistake to retreat on a '' flèche ''. And he did that a lot of times. Maybe he would win otherwise or at least it would be harder for the other one!
yeah, the small one is quite good but the tall one… let’s say he has a lot of road
it seems he is getting the reach but his pointwork let's his down over and over... this kid is very good....
if the tall guy didn't take a hand on himself and met him harshly, then the short one wouldn't have a chance
Dude i struggle soo much fencing people taller than me but they make it look easy :,)
Don't forget Daryl Homer is known for being a short fencer and it hasn't stopped him.
It's like trying to fight yoda, such a small target area....
Nah this is surreal. Know these guys and my old coach was reffing. Trippy as fuck to see this recommended to me.
It's just distance and training hard
The small guy fences cool
It would be completely different in sabre
Master Yoda?
hasbulla?
The tall guy never tried to poke foot or leg which is strange. And some short is borderline blocking too.
Kid Goku takes up fencing.
i was there watching this
yes
Even sabre fencers can beat the tall guy, like the first time I watched this I was in disbelief 💀
If there are two fencers both equal skill level one is 6'4 and one is 5'4 the one who is taller will most likely win. Physically he has more strength, reach and more stamina
just goes to show there's always some little kid out there who's going to be better than you
The question in the video title is just plain silly. How can anybody in their right mind would argue for "No"? Clickbait?
On sabre it would be much harder. Contra attacks would be so much easier for the tall guy
Height matters most for epee because reach and short timing
@@Jake-qo8mz yeah it matters way less in Sabre, and evidently from what I hear foil too.
i'm 17 in italy i'm tall and i got very upset seeing this video: the tall guy is good in thing that he want to do but the small guys is faster, even if some points were ugly as shit. in conclusion the tall guy is not good and the small one is fast
Is this a reupload? I have seen this somewhere...
i think from the Australian national fencing vids.....
It’s from a Queensland state competition