This is the most badass sport ever. Dark room...giant l.e.d floors...cool masks/getup. It looks so futuristic despite the history of the sport. Looks like something out of Tron.
Gotta hand it to Alaeeldin of Egypt, he's a damn good foilist and I love the way he applauds Sheng Lei afterwards. That to me is a fencer who has great respect for his fellow competitors.
Lei Sheng's coach you speak of is Haiben Wang who is a former Olympian himself (got silver medal in Sydney 2000 in the team Foil event against France with a close score of 44-45). He is also listed in FIE's Top 100 list.
@@commanderfox6143 actually I was taught how to use two swords in fencing using 1 as a parrying sword at the same time as attacking in a tempo. My school of fencing has old traditions.
Fascinating bout tactically. Abouelkassem was able to neutralize Lei's preparations with his stop hits, but lei was able to turn the bout around with counter time, along with a fabulous counter attack of his own on abouelkassem's flesche.
I have to fully agree with you on this statement. I'm a fairly new fencer and left handed, when I fence others that are more at my level, especially on sabre, it really throws them off, mainly cause where they have gotten use to making attacks to the unarmed arm is, well, now armed. When I fence those on a much higher level, especially on Epee, it doesn't matter because they posses the skill and knowledge in fencing other left handed fencers. So yes, we only have advantage at lower levels
Such a good competition. They were certainly a match for each other, abouelkassem was intimidating to say the least. The Chinese competitor’s reach and confidence helped, but it was close enough to be a true showcase
Wow, this really takes me back to my days of fencing in highschool, and reminds me just how screwed I was as a right-handed person, haha. It's just numbers, you'll never fence as many left handers as right handers, putting left handers at an advantage to right handers. I even went a few weeks fencing left handed just to see if I could force myself to do it, but it went terribly.
I too was for a long time struggling but after a while you find that it is actually not that bad. Wherever they can hit, so can you. The best place I find is under their sword arm. Many lefties seem to leave it unprotected. Then if they can parry in Octave/Seconde you just disengage or break time to get around that. Simple in theory, bloody hard in practice!
Same logic as boxing! Not that left-handedness is inherently superior, but by virtue of there just being less southpaws means you normally have an advantage
Angela Zhou If you want to improve your reflexes fencing is a sport that will do that for you. However like any sport you will notice improvement over time and the more miles you put in, the quicker you become better.
Wish Abouelkassem had gotten 1 more point at the end which would've put them at 14-14 with finally Lei winning the match. Would've been more epic and props to both the Lei and Abouelkassem. Great match
Why is the title spoiling it!? Did not know they used this tech, that's awesome. I'm so confused by the beeping when there is no light showing. And why is the commentary so low?
I fence foil as well and I have fenced many left handed people and let me tell you something, it may not be easy however you can beat them. The skill is what truly matters since all that is needed to beat a lefty is to fake into position four then disengage into position six. You just need to attack your attacks more to the right decisively and its as easy then as getting a point. You can also flick on them as well so you can't say he necessarily has a large advantage.
I’ve broke some fingers in my right hand over the years (not by fencing, obviously), but I’ve found that you can really learn a lot by taking some time fencing with your non dominant hand
yu can get the blades with a certain amount of flexibility. if you notice that especially with lie the blade whips up to your opponent and catches them off guard. the blade also can move faster if wielded right...
Sadly, Abou-M did not parry with his forte, and Sheng beat with the intermediate of foilble and forte, making the attack look even more like the priority. That was why the Egyptian hesitated in asking for a replay.
Yes. But, as stated from Globitsky's book, lefties only have an advantage in beginner/intermediate performance. Most people don't fence enough lefties to realize they're almost the same, with some exceptions in bladework, and as a result, distance and tactics. At the top level, the number of lefties increase due to their experience against righties, so they get farther.
You're confusing a number of issues that can be very complicated if you don't understand them. Google "fencing marching attack" and this may help you. There should be no disagreement with any foil referee over 4:16.
You’re right, Extending isAttack. But look at the situation. Also Marching is Attack. Marching without extension by today’s convention is a threatening action, because the attacker is “threatening”, though he “pulled”. Reason=by time the defender attacks into the prep, the attacker’s already lunging at the critical distance. Defender’s almost always counter attacking, since there’s no hesitation by the attacker yet, hence no tempo loss. Sheng did not pull back, it’s withheld.
Lei's blade is indeed parried. However, the parry arrives during Lei's beat, both blades contacted with opposing force. In this situation, the initiative stays with the attacker.
4:16 is really clear. The chinese fencer is attacking, the egyptian fencer is counterattacking. The egyptian fencer attempts to block out the attack with the counterattack but is unsuccessful.
At lower level tournaments, lefties have an advantage because many righties are not as used to having to fence a lefty. It all has to do with where the blade is and where the target area is open. This gives many lefties an edge because they are used to fencing someone with the opposite hand, since they do it all the time, but many righties are not as well adapted. So those who are left handed tend to get further.
Another thing is that his oppenent in this gold medal match was also left handed so there is no way you can say that being left handed is an advantage.
22:13 Red does not have right of way. They both beat the blades at the same time with similar force, convention is that this is given as a beat attack to the attacking fencer. The chinese fencer was attacking so he gets the point
Can anyone tell me why at 4:16, EGY has right of way yet CHI still get a point? The Egyptian straighten his arm first and the red light registered before Lei lunges.
It was Green that had ROW. His attack was not parried and the attack did not fail. Red on the other hand was retreating and failed to counter/parry Green’s attack therefore not scoring a point
Simple answer, he didn't have the right of way. Lei (green) beated Abouelkassem's (red) blade, thus giving him (Lei/green) the right of way. Abouelkassem (red) just counterattacked after his blade was beated, thus giving him mo right of way
the guy has reach over him .. attackin him will only result in counter attacks and the chinese guy jumping away .. which happened in the last 2 points when he tried to attack and lost .. reach is very problematic since the ring is one dimensional .
+Michael Ing I don't think he realizes how much skill in involved here. It might look like they are just doing fast jabs, but a lot of those attacks are very difficult to do.
+Galimah probably épée. Whilst it is slower than foil or sabre, there are no right of way/priority rules so it is much easier to understand. If both fencers hit each other at the same time, they both get a point.
+Massimo Furlotti as someone who just looked at the basic differences online and then tried watching a bit of all 3 i agree completely. foil is like precision target practice with stopping here and there and sabre is wild slashes trying to get points, epee can be watched and understood from more untrained eyes and more easily be understood what is happening and almost more importantly WHY it is happening (from a scoring perspective). so in short i agree :)
tbh, NO OFFENSE, the judge was kind of biased towards the egyptian side cuz from what I SEE, that did not deserve a red card. And the first yellow card seemed kind of misused.
Idk if you will see this because I’m a year late but basically whoever is attacking gets the point. It doesn’t matter who hits first, and usually the fencer moving forward is attacking and if they hit they have priority which means it’s their point even if the other fencer hits. If the defender parries their opponents blade, they take priority. If the fencer without priority hits, but the attacking fencer does not, then the fencer without priority can get the point. This is called a counter attack. Some people, like lei sheng, attack with their hand down. This baits counter attacks, and it works if the attacking fencer knows they can finish the attack in time.
This is the most badass sport ever. Dark room...giant l.e.d floors...cool masks/getup. It looks so futuristic despite the history of the sport. Looks like something out of Tron.
I know, this looks so awesome! :D
You may want to look into HEMA
This is probably the best description of olympic fencing, ever.
GeoAl09
shame it's technical rubbish, with French nonsense blabbering throughout it.
Gotta hand it to Alaeeldin of Egypt, he's a damn good foilist and I love the way he applauds Sheng Lei afterwards. That to me is a fencer who has great respect for his fellow competitors.
Yeah, both were very respectful, even Lei went over to hug Alaeeldin's coach as well. Great sportsmanship from both.
A well deserved second place..
Announcer: "Athletes, please salute your opponent"
Athletes: *stab each other*
I appreciate that I’m late but it’s to verify that their equipment is working.
i say disarm only!
They did salute each other. They "stabbed each other" afterwards to test their equipment.
Lei Sheng's coach you speak of is Haiben Wang who is a former Olympian himself (got silver medal in Sydney 2000 in the team Foil event against France with a close score of 44-45). He is also listed in FIE's Top 100 list.
Just passing by and watching at 5am, and was falling asleep when Lei started going "AHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHH-AHHHH-AHHHH!!!!" I woke up instantly. xD
I love watching Fencing it is like Boxing but a battle of jabs.
woah, dual-wield fencing would be so awesome
brutal vs elegant
+Monsieur Bernoulli that maken no sense
@@commanderfox6143 actually I was taught how to use two swords in fencing using 1 as a parrying sword at the same time as attacking in a tempo. My school of fencing has old traditions.
Keep calm and parry on
Cringy
@@henrymob2651 no
@@zefanyalt5944 yea
@@henrymob2651 no
@@henrymob2651 no
Sheng: AHHHHHH! AHHHHHHH! ....oh wait, I may not have won... oh, I have? AHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHH!!!
#Baldini
AHHHHHHHH, STILL MY TOUCH AHHHHH
AHHHHHHHH
To much AHHHH and you now that you only are saying A!?
😂 yeah trying to convince the referee + seeing how the ref react to his AHHHHHH
10:01 this scene was actually pretty cool
I know right
Fascinating bout tactically. Abouelkassem was able to neutralize Lei's preparations with his stop hits, but lei was able to turn the bout around with counter time, along with a fabulous counter attack of his own on abouelkassem's flesche.
The guy from Egypt has some respect and honor, seeming he is respecting his winner
Same goes for Sheng Lei tho
Are you kidding me? These guys are incredible.
I have to fully agree with you on this statement. I'm a fairly new fencer and left handed, when I fence others that are more at my level, especially on sabre, it really throws them off, mainly cause where they have gotten use to making attacks to the unarmed arm is, well, now armed. When I fence those on a much higher level, especially on Epee, it doesn't matter because they posses the skill and knowledge in fencing other left handed fencers. So yes, we only have advantage at lower levels
I love how freaking awkward Sheng is. Such a big nerd. I love it.
Raskolnikova Crimson Lol that’s the Chinese for you. We are all like that in China
@@yngjungwons lol
15:57 "INITIATE CRAB SEQUENCE"
I'm just saying it's weird that they're both left handed, because it's not too common.
Ye fair, I’ve tried left hand once bc I’m ambi, ye I just decided to stick with the right
Yeah 1 in 100 chace that they both are
I just noticed
Much more common in fencing
Such a good competition. They were certainly a match for each other, abouelkassem was intimidating to say the least. The Chinese competitor’s reach and confidence helped, but it was close enough to be a true showcase
Wow, this really takes me back to my days of fencing in highschool, and reminds me just how screwed I was as a right-handed person, haha. It's just numbers, you'll never fence as many left handers as right handers, putting left handers at an advantage to right handers. I even went a few weeks fencing left handed just to see if I could force myself to do it, but it went terribly.
I too was for a long time struggling but after a while you find that it is actually not that bad. Wherever they can hit, so can you.
The best place I find is under their sword arm. Many lefties seem to leave it unprotected. Then if they can parry in Octave/Seconde you just disengage or break time to get around that. Simple in theory, bloody hard in practice!
Same logic as boxing! Not that left-handedness is inherently superior, but by virtue of there just being less southpaws means you normally have an advantage
+Michael Naulls thanks for the tip I never beat leftys cx it's so hardddd
Angela Zhou If you want to improve your reflexes fencing is a sport that will do that for you. However like any sport you will notice improvement over time and the more miles you put in, the quicker you become better.
Im righthanded an spain gold medal two times, the trick is to have a lefthanded in your team to practice witth
The commentators trying to fill time while the Egyptian was getting medical attention was so funny to me
Wish Abouelkassem had gotten 1 more point at the end which would've put them at 14-14 with finally Lei winning the match. Would've been more epic and props to both the Lei and Abouelkassem. Great match
Why is the title spoiling it!?
Did not know they used this tech, that's awesome.
I'm so confused by the beeping when there is no light showing.
And why is the commentary so low?
I really miss fencing but had to give it up I still love watching matches like this tho ...anyone else gonna talk about that injury at 13:30 tho
Why did you HAVE to give it up?
good luck AlaaEldin this time...hopefully gold!
Congrats to both fencers!
they're supposed to a little skewed or bent, that extra curve gives an advantage
I fence foil as well and I have fenced many left handed people and let me tell you something, it may not be easy however you can beat them. The skill is what truly matters since all that is needed to beat a lefty is to fake into position four then disengage into position six. You just need to attack your attacks more to the right decisively and its as easy then as getting a point. You can also flick on them as well so you can't say he necessarily has a large advantage.
My club is full of lefties. There is no secret get used to parrying both ways it literally makes no difference to me just get used to them.
I’ve broke some fingers in my right hand over the years (not by fencing, obviously), but I’ve found that you can really learn a lot by taking some time fencing with your non dominant hand
Yo bro do you still fence
10:00 that scene is perfect. Lei Sheng like assasins creed bruh.
leftys do have an advantage im a lefty myself and when i went to china to train the best fencer there was a lefty
I m also a lefty foil
It means "Sound of thunder" (Last name: Thunder, First name: sound), yes, that's his real name from birth.
Another fantastic bout!
yu can get the blades with a certain amount of flexibility. if you notice that especially with lie the blade whips up to your opponent and catches them off guard. the blade also can move faster if wielded right...
Would have loved to have been able to hear the commentators properly
Sadly, Abou-M did not parry with his forte, and Sheng beat with the intermediate of foilble and forte, making the attack look even more like the priority. That was why the Egyptian hesitated in asking for a replay.
Also for the commentators: Give the Egyptian a break about the injury time out, I'm sure he can feel his body better than you can.
Yes. But, as stated from Globitsky's book, lefties only have an advantage in beginner/intermediate performance. Most people don't fence enough lefties to realize they're almost the same, with some exceptions in bladework, and as a result, distance and tactics. At the top level, the number of lefties increase due to their experience against righties, so they get farther.
You're confusing a number of issues that can be very complicated if you don't understand them. Google "fencing marching attack" and this may help you. There should be no disagreement with any foil referee over 4:16.
Wait a second... They're both left-handed?
exactly what i thought bahaha
You’re right, Extending isAttack. But look at the situation. Also Marching is Attack. Marching without extension by today’s convention is a threatening action, because the attacker is “threatening”, though he “pulled”. Reason=by time the defender attacks into the prep, the attacker’s already lunging at the critical distance. Defender’s almost always counter attacking, since there’s no hesitation by the attacker yet, hence no tempo loss. Sheng did not pull back, it’s withheld.
Anyone else disagree with the call at 22:00? It looks like attack from the right is parried.
Lei's blade is indeed parried. However, the parry arrives during Lei's beat, both blades contacted with opposing force. In this situation, the initiative stays with the attacker.
Give the judges some respect and stop saying that they're bias towards Lei
Great win.
4:16 is really clear. The chinese fencer is attacking, the egyptian fencer is counterattacking. The egyptian fencer attempts to block out the attack with the counterattack but is unsuccessful.
Eu sou brasileiro com muito orgulho, com muito amooooor!
Is anyone else reminded of the final boss of Throne of Thunder by the name of this guy
Siamese Cats I know, that's why I said reminded..
+Jesus Christ that's lei Shen, not lei sheng
Jesus Christ it’s lei shen not lei sheng
Jesus Christ, it's Lei Shen not Lei Sheng
haha yeah us WoW players gotta stick together
I love this sport😊😊😊
lei sheng is very great
He knows he's taking somebody down with a hidden blade next time around.
Why do most fencing guys use their left hand ? is is better than using ones right hand? or are they just left handed?
At lower level tournaments, lefties have an advantage because many righties are not as used to having to fence a lefty. It all has to do with where the blade is and where the target area is open. This gives many lefties an edge because they are used to fencing someone with the opposite hand, since they do it all the time, but many righties are not as well adapted. So those who are left handed tend to get further.
Cannonhead2 yeah, lefties always wreck our team XD
Bear Merryfield Actually, most people don't realize that a lefties target area is closer to a right-handed fencer because of the inverted angles.
mostly it depends on the fencer if he's left handed or right handed and some coaches manipulate their students to what hand they will use
oh yeah, the target area is closer, bu tif you are used to fencing righties, lefties can really throw you off. Unless your parry 6 is THE SHIT.
32:03 that was so cool
that annnouncer's "Well well well!!!" is hilarious. :D
I love fencing it's my favorite sport yo
I like his shoes
This could have been Jackson if he didn't pursue his kpop career.
Lol
The replay at 16:53 i'm dead 😫😂
Another thing is that his oppenent in this gold medal match was also left handed so there is no way you can say that being left handed is an advantage.
22:13 Red does not have right of way. They both beat the blades at the same time with similar force, convention is that this is given as a beat attack to the attacking fencer. The chinese fencer was attacking so he gets the point
Fencing is my life
The name of the music in 34:50 doesn't led zepelin, it's other song, but i don't know what it is....
Abouelkassem was way more fun to watch though!
Can anyone tell me why at 4:16, EGY has right of way yet CHI still get a point? The Egyptian straighten his arm first and the red light registered before Lei lunges.
It was Green that had ROW. His attack was not parried and the attack did not fail. Red on the other hand was retreating and failed to counter/parry Green’s attack therefore not scoring a point
名字和人都好帅。
What's that kickass music that plays during the very beginning?
+Snowybird77 A cover of Led Zeppelin: Kashmir
Aww thanks a lot! That song is awesome.
AWESOME MATCH
14:37 he spun it around and then stabbed him lmao
egypt: i need medical help
china: towel.
I keep forgetting about right of way.
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Well well well ladies and gentlemen !
Which kasmir version with that violin intro ..plz
22:13, red has right of way, why green was given score?
Simple answer, he didn't have the right of way. Lei (green) beated Abouelkassem's (red) blade, thus giving him (Lei/green) the right of way. Abouelkassem (red) just counterattacked after his blade was beated, thus giving him mo right of way
Super galactic sport, the best
A lesson on why counterattacks should NEVER be your main scoring method.
the guy has reach over him .. attackin him will only result in counter attacks and the chinese guy jumping away .. which happened in the last 2 points when he tried to attack and lost .. reach is very problematic since the ring is one dimensional .
I think that's just you at the time. That's their one foil coach btw.
Yo I did not understand one word if the referee
I love fencing because it goes back to when fighting took skill with swords to hit without getting hit. Now it's just pull a gun out and point...smh
Sure... It's *that* easy to shoot a gun
I don't think he is saying it's easy I think he is trying to say that they could just shoot from a distance instead of having a fair fight
+Michael Ing I don't think he realizes how much skill in involved here. It might look like they are just doing fast jabs, but a lot of those attacks are very difficult to do.
fanmanabc I think you are making assumptions on what I think and know.
CasaDeBANG was referring to OP, not you.
That yellow card was allot of BS he literally just lost his balance great job at showing off referee 🙄
My Sport
wich principle are most fun to watch for a noob, fol, sabre or epee?
+Galimah probably épée. Whilst it is slower than foil or sabre, there are no right of way/priority rules so it is much easier to understand. If both fencers hit each other at the same time, they both get a point.
+Massimo Furlotti as someone who just looked at the basic differences online and then tried watching a bit of all 3 i agree completely. foil is like precision target practice with stopping here and there and sabre is wild slashes trying to get points, epee can be watched and understood from more untrained eyes and more easily be understood what is happening and almost more importantly WHY it is happening (from a scoring perspective). so in short i agree :)
Saber is a confusing boring over in two seconds mess. Épée is long and basic and extra boring. Foil is the perfect in between
tbh, NO OFFENSE, the judge was kind of biased towards the egyptian side cuz from what I SEE, that did not deserve a red card. And the first yellow card seemed kind of misused.
That was a miracle GO CHINA!
4:30 erm...is that a legit defensive maneuver? or is he just panicking?
He was waiting for the lunge to parry it and quickly riposte but he was likely bricking it too.
Thanks title
can someone pls explain how thet got scored i mean when they are hit by the blade who gets the red light?
Idk if you will see this because I’m a year late but basically whoever is attacking gets the point. It doesn’t matter who hits first, and usually the fencer moving forward is attacking and if they hit they have priority which means it’s their point even if the other fencer hits. If the defender parries their opponents blade, they take priority. If the fencer without priority hits, but the attacking fencer does not, then the fencer without priority can get the point. This is called a counter attack. Some people, like lei sheng, attack with their hand down. This baits counter attacks, and it works if the attacking fencer knows they can finish the attack in time.
Thank you so much @000-chatGPT
amazing
LEI SHENG is so hot.
fencers are always good looking
Cassara, Le Péchoux, Cheremisinov, Baldini. They all are!
+Alizèe Fan You got weird tastes
Why’s alaaeldin carded at 24:45?
He turned his back which is not allowed
i love fencig
I learn fencing, too!
so the Egyptian saw that Lei Sheng was very aggressive, and he basically waited for an opening?
Lei Sheng 太帅了吧！
Whats the name of song at start
What does the white light means?
Hitting off of target, parts that aren't silvery like the legs arms and mask.
knowing aboulkassem, i want to fence like him some day :3 except righty 0.0
Can anyone explain why Lei got a red card at 23:47 ? 0_0
he got carded for covering his target with his non fencing hand, which is a yellow but Lei was already sitting on a yellow card. 2 yellows is a red.
Covering his target. -- The move is known as 'chinking'
@@qqqqqqqqqq7488 fvck you
What's the name of the music??
Does the intro song have a name?
he has the coolest name ever! Either that's like one of those made up names, or he's born with a name actually meaning thunder.
Jack Johnston Bob Yep that’s his real name
What is the victory music that plays at the end of this bout, does anyone know?
Yeah I like the music that plays hence why I'm asking.
+Luke Mitchell led Zeppelin kashmir
No, that was from the beginning of the bout, not the END of the bout.
+Luke Mitchell darude-sandstorm
I feel bad that the guy is solo-commentating this.
Ngl the Egyptian guy looks like nas daily