Mariel Zagunis - Fencing, Slide, Jump, Lunge

In this Pro Tips 4U sports training fencing video, Mariel Zagunis, World and Olympic Champion Fencer, goes over How To Perform the Slide, Jump, Lunge. This is a great fencing tip to use when you have a longer distance to travel to get to you opponent. Mariel shows you the steps involved to perform this move where you take a big step, jump and spring into your lunge. Mariel also teaches you key tips to remember when performing this move and common mistakes to avoid.
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Mariel Zagunis is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist in sabre fencing. Zagunis was the first American fencer to hold the Jr. World Cup Champion title, which she held from 2002-2004. She hold seven FIE World Cup Champion titles.
Mariel's sabre fencing videos focus on proper techniques, including advice on the proper footwork, how to slide, jump and lunge, different methods of attacking your opponents, proper parries as well as basics like the en garde position. In the Pro Tips store, you'll also be able to purchase an autographed poster from Mariel Zagunis.

[@itinerantpoet1341]

In wudang we call the slide "follow step" and it works great for closing distance both in swordplay and boxing. We also use springing steps to cover ground and get inside fast. I love seeing the similarities in the art between these two great sword traditions. Great vid!

[@andrewimms7676]

Good comment about distance as the slide is preparation, and a good fencer will attack on that

[@ytusername4656]

Thanks!!!!!

[@cartoonsofinsanity8007]

In french we call it a marché fente. Which basicly translates to walk and lunge. However I dont believe the spring comes from your legs but rather your hips.

[@esminblackwood1432]

THANK YOUUUUUU

[@duben55]

please, explain why in the old pictures from around 1900's, fencers' free hand is in their waist? for support , perhaps? Thanks.

[@dudeofvalor9294]

Indeed it is to help keep balance and keep the arm free from being hit. When it comes to lunging the non sword arm is thrown backwards to act as a counter weight to the lunge.
In modern foil you need to keep your non sword arm away from the target area. Should you fail to do this you will be carded for covering (first is a yellow = warning, second is a red = point to the opponent).
Hope this helps

[@samsignorelli]

Of course, she's STILL going a LOT slower than if she was facing Olga Kharlan on the piste in a real competition....

[@Fantastic_Timez]

Oh she's a lefty as well :O

[@itinerantpoet1341]

Love lefties. My left isn't quite as good as my right, but I practice with both hands equally. It's allowed me to fence ambidextrously with longsword, such that there is no inside or outside line.
Because it was a new weapon for me, I took the opportunity to favor what is considered the "left handed" grip, purely to mess with people 😁
But it also occurred to me that because my left is a little weaker, it can use the extra boost of the dominant hand position for difficult cuts and counters (parries), where the right can afford to lose a little on those cuts and counters.

[@marksteven6116]

get a real sword- not car aerial

[@user-dg7sg6ei4f]

You dont know what fencing is about , right?

[@jamesm3142]

My Way. No he doesn’t lol

[@firstnamelastname7298]

Lmao

[@itinerantpoet1341]

lol. I've watched the HEMA videos, and as an instructor, I can see how little they actually train compared to Olympic fencers, who are **actually** world class. I'll take the person who trains harder over the cosplayer who thinks a few hours a week is sufficient.
(4 to 5 hours daily training, minimum, would be my recommendation if you want to talk about real swordplay, but 8 to 10 is better. That's the kind of time real wudang masters put in, and the same goes for top FIE competitors.)