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It's late and I can't sleep, and this thread got me all worked up about fencing, so here's a tasty link for you all:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...ideo&hl=en
2005 Men's sabre championship. Check out the parry-riposte at 4:30.
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It seems that ties are won by the first person to shout at the judge...
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There were no ties. Right of way, nigga! The slo-mo illustrates who began their attack first, which is the key to everything.
Man, these guys' guards are wild. I'm a nit about these things, but the hand positions I see in this tape are almost insolent. Guess it's good to have an awesome sense of distance.