Hey people! I say "Flouet" all the times in the video but the correct word is "Fouet" in french.

Great video man! Understanding tempo and initiative is critical for clean fencing. I like how you approached this topic. Many on KZfaq have gone the path of just bashing on modern fencing while this video is more informative.

Thanks for the great analysis. I am incorporating RoW into my longsword teaching as a training and sparring aid to increase fencing quality. Many of us reflexively attack into attacks making doubles and glancing, non-intentional hits. I am trying to break this habit as it is very boring to fence against and to watch. I'm also going to make the Zornhau the last thing I teach, rather than the first, as I think this as a core of idea to "answer an attack with an attack" is actually very advanced. Teaching it too early perhaps promotes crappy fencing.

Interesting how the same rule can lead to more defensive fencing and less double hits in training, while leading to more aggressive fighting with less care for safety, resulting in more double hits, in a tournament.

Nice vid! I teach beginners modern sabre and go by understand priority so you don't get hit. Advanced coaches can teach them how to get hit and still score a point but that isn't my "initiative".

Fleuret is "flower," the word that became our English word "foil." I believe what is being referred to here is the "flick." This is the move in which a fencer appears to be casting a fishing line! Unfortunate.

Change this boaring rules make sport fensing in another area for example in little square or round area we some times do this experiments with epee and have a lot of fun new technics and mouvments.

The right of way is simply wrong.