1924 French Olympians Demonstrate Fencing

1924. French. Silent. Examples and demonstrations of fencing and fencing actions as shown by Lucien Gaudin, Roger Ducret and Capt. Perrodon.
For some perspective...
Four years after this video, Gaudin won the gold medal in both men's foil and epee at the 1928 Olympics.
In 1924, the same year as this video, Ducret won gold in foil and silver in epee and sabre at the 1924 Olympics.

[@Toghebon]

Awesome historic document! I absolutely love the slow-mos in this!

[@bullyt2170]

Impressionnant 😍💪🏻🧐

[@ThatHabsburgMapGuy]

Fascinating to see! It was such a different sport back then. Sabre engagements were so much longer and with an extraordinary amount of incidental contact. I'm curious when then would consider calling a stop to the bout. Were they looking to score a clearly good hit?
Also it seems like epee hadn't yet invented in-fighting.

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

Excellente classe 😎👍🏻

[@IaMaPh1991]

1:50
Boy that Italian foil has seen better days. Bell's collapsing and the guard's bent backwards and everything.

[@ochs-hema]

Best sparring video ever 😊❤

[@tomsimpson5317]

The sport that ruined my life

[@calvinosaurus4514]

How?

[@fred5399]

But I did meet some really attractive women fencing

[@pectenmaximus231]

2nd to ask… how?

[@abomarsyr103]

someone stabbed you in a duel right should've never took it personal