Sabre Strategy: Aggressive Parries in the Box

Taking risky parries like this in the middle of the piste (a.k.a first zone, 4m, box etc...) can be a good way to throw off the opponent.
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[@IngnisCrystalus]

The timing on this kind of parry is incredibly tight and very unlike any other type of parry timing. It tends to work out more as a beat-attack timing than just a purely aggressive parry timing. If the thought is like a parry "I see them attack so I parry" vs a beat thought "I'm beating where their blade will be to better attack them" you run the risk of mal parry or counter-attack parry riposte as you end up too low on their blade.

[@ryanschultz9037]

This is the only channel where I check to see if my Playback Speed setting is still at 2x.
And I'm suprised it is at 1x.
Saber.

[@battleempoleon3714]

Oh, hey, somehow I missed this!
I think one of the other benefits for parrying on the lunge is the really weird angle and distance at which people may not be used to parrying, and just the sheer unexpectedness of someone doing so in a simul.

[@albertbresca8904]

these are nice to watch.. makes me want to get into fencing shape and fence sabre!!!!

[@OlympicFoil]

I love it 😍

[@Dancingtuna]

Oh hey you have Tokyo footage too. Eli Schenkel v Andrea Cassara highlight pls

[@krishnapal7633]

Daning tuna can you upload all oh sanguk Olympic bouts
I want to know who defeated oh

[@Dancingtuna]

@@krishnapal7633 Bazadze in the T8

[@krishnapal7633]

@@Dancingtuna thanks bro 🥂

[@Demphure]

I do this a lot, you’d think I’d be better at it. That jump forward parry 2 though...

[@Druid_Ignacy]

It is said that an offensive fencer needs good defence on reaction, in case if is suprised. Is it what we see in the video? Just good fencing? Or is it just another option in ,,simple->holding->defence" game of guess?

[@SlicerSabre]

It's possible that some of these touches are more reactive, but from my experience these work very well preplanned and can be done with "closed eyes". The idea is that you draw in the attack on prep in a way that to the opponent it looks like you are making a mistake and at the last second you slam the door in their face.

[@Druid_Ignacy]

@@SlicerSabre So its a good fencing anyway, and whats holding rock-paper-scissors game is still box of death.

[@iainmcclure416]

0:15 What’s the Georgian for “Not again!”

[@roitester166]

Triggered so bad by your use of Scissors for the simple attack - That's Rock for me, hence defensive action becomes Paper and holding attack is scissors. What could be simpler than a rock? ;)
James Honeybone has a variant of this attack where he fully lunges at you but closes the quarte line instead of extending his arm, and ripostes off that.

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