Lei Sheng Win's Men's Individual Foil Gold

Lei Sheng Win's Men's Individual Foil Gold - London 2012 Olympics

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Highlights as Lei Sheng Win's the Men's Individual Foil Gold during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Fencing was included for the first time at the 1896 Games in Athens, and has remained on the Olympic programme since then. The women's fencing competition entered the Games in 1924 in Paris. Today, men and women compete in individual and team events, in which three types of weapon are used: foil, epee and sabre. The foil was, at first, the only weapon used by women, until the 1996 Games in Atlanta, when women's epee was introduced. Women's sabre appeared for the first time on the Olympic programme in Athens in 2004.
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@GeoAl09 7 жыл бұрын

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.

@arasakarider8998 7 жыл бұрын

I know, this looks so awesome! :D

@ingni123456 7 жыл бұрын

You may want to look into HEMA

@WhySoSeriousHmmm 7 жыл бұрын

This is probably the best description of olympic fencing, ever.

@jean-pierrechalmessin 7 жыл бұрын

GeoAl09

@brothermaleuspraetor9505 6 жыл бұрын

shame it's technical rubbish, with French nonsense blabbering throughout it.

@xDinomanx 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@_._._._._._._._._._._._._.____ 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, both were very respectful, even Lei went over to hug Alaeeldin's coach as well. Great sportsmanship from both.

@Alex861697 Жыл бұрын

A well deserved second place..

@MQXM001 5 жыл бұрын

Announcer: "Athletes, please salute your opponent" Athletes: *stab each other*

@mypenisisunbelievablysmall7227 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that I’m late but it’s to verify that their equipment is working.

@zefanyalt5944 3 жыл бұрын

i say disarm only!

@twidrills 4 ай бұрын

They did salute each other. They "stabbed each other" afterwards to test their equipment.

@oldmanballs 5 жыл бұрын

Epee: too slow Sabre: too fast Foil: just riiiiiigghhhtttt

@roserguard7252 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Eugene Abernathy mmmmm we sabre are probably both the most aggressive but also the laziest weapon

@Udontkno7 3 жыл бұрын

as a Sabre, yeah lmao

@raupadhyaya04 3 жыл бұрын

😂 ye I prefer foil ngl

@enflamedhuevos 3 жыл бұрын

I like Epee most tbh, it really brings out the psychology of fencing

@mummeii 3 жыл бұрын

@Jackson Carpenter DIDKSKSNDBS

@ollywild925 10 жыл бұрын

Keep calm and parry on

@henrymob2651 5 жыл бұрын

Cringy

@zefanyalt5944 3 жыл бұрын

@@henrymob2651 no

@henrymob2651 3 жыл бұрын

@@zefanyalt5944 yea

@sapereaude9737 3 жыл бұрын

@@henrymob2651 no

@surge1993 2 жыл бұрын

@@henrymob2651 no

@NicCovington24 9 жыл бұрын

I love watching Fencing it is like Boxing but a battle of jabs.

@monsieurbernoulli8101 9 жыл бұрын

woah, dual-wield fencing would be so awesome

@GHuyiheng 8 жыл бұрын

brutal vs elegant

@commanderfox6143 8 жыл бұрын

+Monsieur Bernoulli that maken no sense

@damonmartin8866 5 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@synnr666 10 жыл бұрын

Sheng: AHHHHHH! AHHHHHHH! ....oh wait, I may not have won... oh, I have? AHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHH!!!

@rasmizielund4848 8 жыл бұрын

#Baldini

@icebear3281 6 жыл бұрын

AHHHHHHHH, STILL MY TOUCH AHHHHH

@katerinalung 5 жыл бұрын

AHHHHHHHH

@miahesoucovers 4 жыл бұрын

To much AHHHH and you now that you only are saying A!?

@lastbot7383 2 жыл бұрын

😂 yeah trying to convince the referee + seeing how the ref react to his AHHHHHH

@xDinomanx 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@pedrosucuri 5 жыл бұрын

10:01 this scene was actually pretty cool

@cieloz7574 4 жыл бұрын

I know right

@xFirebird925x 10 жыл бұрын

Just passing by and watching at 5am, and was falling asleep when Lei started going "AHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHH-AHHHH-AHHHH!!!!" I woke up instantly. xD

@AdaEditing 4 жыл бұрын

15:57 "INITIATE CRAB SEQUENCE"

@Sccar3 11 жыл бұрын

I'm just saying it's weird that they're both left handed, because it's not too common.

@raupadhyaya04 3 жыл бұрын

Ye fair, I’ve tried left hand once bc I’m ambi, ye I just decided to stick with the right

@shivamshankar2683 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah 1 in 100 chace that they both are

@janekhoo9999 3 жыл бұрын

I just noticed

@jakuboronowicz8421 Жыл бұрын

Much more common in fencing

@thomaskim6971 11 жыл бұрын

The guy from Egypt has some respect and honor, seeming he is respecting his winner

@sho9214 2 жыл бұрын

Same goes for Sheng Lei tho

@raskolnikovacrimson1320 11 жыл бұрын

I love how freaking awkward Sheng is. Such a big nerd. I love it.

@yngjungwons 5 жыл бұрын

Raskolnikova Crimson Lol that’s the Chinese for you. We are all like that in China

@user-hz6dj2vb5h 3 жыл бұрын

@@yngjungwons lol

@frenzy1225 10 жыл бұрын

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.

@zeroskie 11 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding me? These guys are incredible.

@MdrnDncr87 11 жыл бұрын

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

@dojix96 7 жыл бұрын

The commentators trying to fill time while the Egyptian was getting medical attention was so funny to me

@Robin-kp1nv 10 жыл бұрын

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

@louismendes4743 3 жыл бұрын

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

@mygetrichslowplan 8 жыл бұрын

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.

@dudeofvalor9294 7 жыл бұрын

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!

@ChompChain 7 жыл бұрын

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

@jillianmiller9214 7 жыл бұрын

+Michael Naulls thanks for the tip I never beat leftys cx it's so hardddd

@dudeofvalor9294 7 жыл бұрын

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.

@pablomartinezrojo1933 6 жыл бұрын

Im righthanded an spain gold medal two times, the trick is to have a lefthanded in your team to practice witth

@dinam5017 7 жыл бұрын

good luck AlaaEldin this time...hopefully gold!

@jasonator69er 2 жыл бұрын

I love how they played the music. The LED floor seems a bit flashy though.

@Nekotaku_TV 2 жыл бұрын

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?

@phlkchan 11 жыл бұрын

It means "Sound of thunder" (Last name: Thunder, First name: sound), yes, that's his real name from birth.

@emailmm100 10 жыл бұрын

Congrats to both fencers!

@logosao88 5 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic bout!

@ammymochi5240 5 жыл бұрын

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

@andrewsampton Жыл бұрын

Why did you HAVE to give it up?

@kevinsyz1201 Жыл бұрын

10:00 that scene is perfect. Lei Sheng like assasins creed bruh.

@UnkleRiceYo 3 жыл бұрын

Would have loved to have been able to hear the commentators properly

@arvstephenson1107 7 жыл бұрын

Great win.

@darrendong8141 11 жыл бұрын

leftys do have an advantage im a lefty myself and when i went to china to train the best fencer there was a lefty

@Fencer._.1109 4 жыл бұрын

I m also a lefty foil

@theocarvalho3787 7 жыл бұрын

Eu sou brasileiro com muito orgulho, com muito amooooor!

@michwng 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@r.b.4611 9 жыл бұрын

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.

@SPORTSAFFILIATED5 11 жыл бұрын

AWESOME MATCH

@fog541 7 жыл бұрын

I love this sport😊😊😊

@Sccar3 11 жыл бұрын

Wait a second... They're both left-handed?

@angelaw363 3 жыл бұрын

exactly what i thought bahaha

@mishtarweirdone 11 жыл бұрын

they're supposed to a little skewed or bent, that extra curve gives an advantage

@Impala-nh2qk 11 жыл бұрын

He knows he's taking somebody down with a hidden blade next time around.

@madisonthecat88 2 жыл бұрын

This could have been Jackson if he didn't pursue his kpop career.

@syamilavicenna83 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@trollallday8000 8 жыл бұрын

I love fencing it's my favorite sport yo

@ilhamfoil4611 11 жыл бұрын

lei sheng is very great

@justspenny 11 жыл бұрын

that annnouncer's "Well well well!!!" is hilarious. :D

@thomaskim6971 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@damonmartin8866 5 жыл бұрын

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.

@ericnassos7481 4 жыл бұрын

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

@ansel8 2 жыл бұрын

Yo bro do you still fence

@naga1sado 11 жыл бұрын

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...

@michwng 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@billyrain6764 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks title

@user-hz6dj2vb5h 3 жыл бұрын

amazing

@michwng 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheMrChamallow 11 жыл бұрын

Well well well ladies and gentlemen !

@lordketurah 11 жыл бұрын

Give the judges some respect and stop saying that they're bias towards Lei

@powertoiletduck 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@juneyou1200 6 жыл бұрын

I learn fencing, too!

@powertoiletduck 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@abhaygupta3577 2 жыл бұрын

Fencing is my life

@vvl4470 2 ай бұрын

egypt: i need medical help china: towel.

@kellygarris4277 5 жыл бұрын

The replay at 16:53 i'm dead 😫😂

@leosbeljimenez 11 жыл бұрын

Super galactic sport, the best

@irascib1e 11 жыл бұрын

Anyone else disagree with the call at 22:00? It looks like attack from the right is parried.

@ansel8 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@voldemort2214 5 жыл бұрын

I like his shoes

@culto_a_kill_vearncatolico876 5 жыл бұрын

Voy a comprarme unos tenis "tanque" que aguante caminatas largas. Pero en las tiendas locales, haber si encuentro en Plaza Azcapotcalco.

@iwannaspamplz 8 жыл бұрын

Is anyone else reminded of the final boss of Throne of Thunder by the name of this guy

@iwannaspamplz 8 жыл бұрын

Siamese Cats I know, that's why I said reminded..

@ruixu8407 8 жыл бұрын

+Jesus Christ that's lei Shen, not lei sheng

@jordaniumjordanicus 6 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ it’s lei shen not lei sheng

@evanpeterson7585 5 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ, it's Lei Shen not Lei Sheng

@nallaparker9077 5 жыл бұрын

haha yeah us WoW players gotta stick together

@ammymochi5240 5 жыл бұрын

That yellow card was allot of BS he literally just lost his balance great job at showing off referee 🙄

@darren970 7 жыл бұрын

i love fencig

@untiltheend2812 2 жыл бұрын

32:03 that was so cool

@fungibu7184 4 жыл бұрын

Abouelkassem was way more fun to watch though!

@Dookiii 10 жыл бұрын

Why do most fencing guys use their left hand ? is is better than using ones right hand? or are they just left handed?

@cannonhead2 10 жыл бұрын

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.

@darthawesomness 10 жыл бұрын

Cannonhead2 yeah, lefties always wreck our team XD

@lenakim268 10 жыл бұрын

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.

@psalmco2425 10 жыл бұрын

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

@darthawesomness 10 жыл бұрын

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.

@cfort924 11 жыл бұрын

Does the intro song have a name?

@MistycFanny 11 жыл бұрын

The name of the music in 34:50 doesn't led zepelin, it's other song, but i don't know what it is....

@thomaskim6971 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@Flyingdragon71 8 жыл бұрын

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

@casadebang6590 8 жыл бұрын

Sure... It's *that* easy to shoot a gun

@chimniestchump5740 8 жыл бұрын

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

@fanmanabc 8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@casadebang6590 8 жыл бұрын

fanmanabc I think you are making assumptions on what I think and know.

@fanmanabc 8 жыл бұрын

CasaDeBANG was referring to OP, not you.

@queNWS 4 жыл бұрын

Whats the name of song at start

@JamesMateyeaaaahmate 10 жыл бұрын

That was a miracle GO CHINA!

@joshuapatrick682 3 жыл бұрын

I keep forgetting about right of way.

@TheHoundII 10 жыл бұрын

Anyone no the opening song for this what the name

@TheAdamHawk 11 жыл бұрын

I lol'd @14:35

@mimimiaw06 Жыл бұрын

can someone pls explain how thet got scored i mean when they are hit by the blade who gets the red light?

@powertoiletduck 11 жыл бұрын

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

@michwng 11 жыл бұрын

I think that's just you at the time. That's their one foil coach btw.

@cziboklacikaracsonyfaja1100 4 жыл бұрын

beautiful

@MistycFanny 11 жыл бұрын

What's the name of the music??

@jinakim8478 3 жыл бұрын

My daughter fences foil. She says its great!!

@h.p.734 6 жыл бұрын

I can't tell from his reaction if he won or lost

@mayleetieu 11 жыл бұрын

knowing aboulkassem, i want to fence like him some day :3 except righty 0.0

@Silphanis 8 жыл бұрын

What's that kickass music that plays during the very beginning?

@shawncowden3909 8 жыл бұрын

+Snowybird77 A cover of Led Zeppelin: Kashmir

@Silphanis 8 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks a lot! That song is awesome.

@franimatics2292 3 жыл бұрын

so the Egyptian saw that Lei Sheng was very aggressive, and he basically waited for an opening?

@Island728 11 жыл бұрын

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.

@vegandonut5456 2 жыл бұрын

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

@mcloughlinguy4127 5 ай бұрын

14:37 he spun it around and then stabbed him lmao

@raupadhyaya04 3 жыл бұрын

Ngl the Egyptian guy looks like nas daily

@Galimah 8 жыл бұрын

wich principle are most fun to watch for a noob, fol, sabre or epee?

@massimofurlotti5527 8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@whiteboye37 8 жыл бұрын

+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 :)

@kaiofficial7168 5 жыл бұрын

Saber is a confusing boring over in two seconds mess. Épée is long and basic and extra boring. Foil is the perfect in between

@xDinomanx 8 жыл бұрын

What is the victory music that plays at the end of this bout, does anyone know?

@xDinomanx 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah I like the music that plays hence why I'm asking.

@Tsar_Waddles 8 жыл бұрын

+Luke Mitchell led Zeppelin kashmir

@xDinomanx 8 жыл бұрын

No, that was from the beginning of the bout, not the END of the bout.

@nikemir5383 8 жыл бұрын

+Luke Mitchell darude-sandstorm

@MistycFanny 11 жыл бұрын

Name of music 34:50 minute??

@MarkSilverHorn 3 жыл бұрын

WOW

@herbertaloysreinders5883 2 жыл бұрын

My Sport

@user-wi5ic2zg3w 9 жыл бұрын

名字和人都好帅。

@averysumner1369 6 жыл бұрын

Alaaeldin went for waaaaay too many counter attacks

@ranurez 5 жыл бұрын

A lesson on why counterattacks should NEVER be your main scoring method.

@user-og1dw7hn1i 3 жыл бұрын

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 .