Mangiarotti & The Italian Fencing Team 1987

[SFfencer]

There are some clips of National Geographic on Assignment "Mangiarotti & The Italian Fencing Team 1987" on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1F0IWoKxEg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6gmM20ft7E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gg1hI4nZeU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqAqo-RECDU




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I don't know if I should post this here, or someplace else.

[noodle]

no mask

[keith]

no mask

and at speed.

....if a coach really wants to prove his students are well trained.....

[edew]

I don't think it's so uncommon to give lessons without the mask in Europe. I remember seeing Mihaly Csikany giving a lesson to John Hallsten with John not wearing a mask. I asked him to put one on, as they were doing the lesson in my club.

I have my fencers have mask and jacket. I hit, and sometimes hard, when I give a lesson.

[fencerbill]

When I was coached by Maestro Lejos Csiszar at Penn in the 50's it was not unusual for the student not to wear a mask. Maestro did, but then I was fencing Sabre.

BTW, Mangiarotti is head of the FIE Disciplinary Commission.

[Garrison]

SF Fencer,
Thank you so much for posting these wonderful videos. My first coach studied with Mangiarotti, among others, so it warms my heart to see these images.

Thanks again,
Mike