06-06-2004, 02:01 PM
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| Fencing Video, Helpful or Not?
Do you think watching fencing videos, such as world championships, golubitsky's golden bout, or other high level competitions, helps your own fencing?
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06-06-2004, 02:22 PM
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| Personally - yes. I like watching how the top levels fence as it gives me new ideas for actions as well as seeing how they apply strategies. | |
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06-06-2004, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig Personally - yes. I like watching how the top levels fence as it gives me new ideas for actions as well as seeing how they apply strategies. | yeah...i agree but at the same time i sometimes fall into the trap of imitating them a bit too much. you have to find a balance between applying strategies and not changing your own style by thinking you need to fence exactly like them...
by the way craig, i didn't know you were that young!?  how do they let you compete??  | |
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06-06-2004, 03:02 PM
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| An emphatic YES!! As Craig said, it helps me to see new moves and develop new strategies. We watched the 2000 olympics video in practice and analyzed it, and the day afterwards I could see a big difference in my fencing. I've been trying to keep and make habits of the new things I was working on from the video.
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06-06-2004, 04:48 PM
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| Yes.
Where do you think all my Epee training came from? | |
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06-06-2004, 04:53 PM
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| definitely, it's great to see the reactions of top foilists to particular situations. . . When to step in, when to run away, when to make a fake parry. . .
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06-06-2004, 08:42 PM
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| It is very good to watch them, however, they must be taken as a grain of salt. If someone watches the top fencers and tries to do everything like the top fencers do they could run into some trouble. It is best to simply practice the fundamental moves and watch the videos for some tactical ideas.
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06-06-2004, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Aeric Yes.
Where do you think all my Epee training came from? | im still waiting for that bind from you :P
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06-06-2004, 09:13 PM
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| oh yeah it helps fencing video is the bomb
speaking of fencing video
does anyone would sell your uesed foil fencing CD-rom
,video,or DVD to me? 
or we can exchange fencing dvd  | |
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06-07-2004, 12:42 AM
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| Fencing videos are above all fun to watch. Sometimes they can give interesting ideas. The easiest most useful thing to discern from fencing videos is tactics I believe, noting in what situations to employ what.
If one sees a cool 'move' executed however, trying to mimick it without context is a good way to develop bad form. But going to your coach with the video and saying "teach me that" can get you started at least 
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06-07-2004, 12:57 PM
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| It's both fun and educationial. EDUTAINMENT!!
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06-07-2004, 01:05 PM
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| The videos are give me great ideas even when watching the second, third or fouth time. I try to compare their tactics with my own ideas and videos also gives me a visible goal to work towards. | |
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06-07-2004, 10:12 PM
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