I am a saber referee, but was asked to referee épée for a small championship since there were too many children for only a few epee referees. I almost cried on my way home. I didn't believe that épée referees are not under constant pressure and i was calm during the bouts since there was no controversy. And i couldn't believe i could have been doing this for the same money 😂

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Will be interesting to see if he replies to your comments. He definitely favors France. Also zip about Bauer's influence / power that crosses nation states. They can do no wrong in his eyes. As pure as a new driven snow. LOL! If you don't mind, list all the other matches you had issues with.

I recommend you follow my instagram because I have indeed highlighted instances where Italians, French, Romanians and Hungarians have benefited. I even highlighted recently an incident where an Uzbek fencer lost out. Also, I do not "attend all FIE competitions" and the fact you would make such an assumption devalues your otherwise valid point.

​@@SlicerSabre I am not on Instagram. So why not do feature KZfaq videos about them? Side notes: Other than USA Fencing, what other major fencing federations (have made official complaints) are involved in these latest (yes latest) saber refereeing controversies, that you and other Internet Influencers are making KZfaq videos about? What about Christine Bauer? He worked for the Russian Fencing Federation for years (also French, Italian and Chines Federations). By the way as of February this year Bauer is also Iranian National Saber Team coach. You can search the following. Who is with Bauer in the photo? Christian Bauer Named Iran’s Sabre Coach TEHRAN (Tasnim) - French coach Christian Bauer was named the Iran national team sabre coach. February, 10, 2024 - 12:42

​@@steveheck4348I was replying to the original commenter. Look, I'm sure like everyone, I have biases. Making KZfaq videos takes a lot of time and effort, maybe I will make a video covering the concerns you have raised, but even then maybe you will find another case that I haven't and continue to call me biased. Ultimately it is impossible to cover everything. If you want a more complete view of my coverage then I will once again point you towards my Instagram account, which has highlighted many more things than my KZfaq, including a case where one of Bauer's fencers had a french referee.

@@SlicerSabre Thank you for the reply. Bauer is coaching fencers from multiple countries. Now he is also the Head Coach of the Iranian National Saber Team (have you mentioned that?). How are referees assigned with all these conflicts of interest? By the way I am not accusing Bauer of anything but just raising questions. Other than USA Fencing have any of the major Fencing Federations filed complaints against the specific people mentioned in your latest video (and other videos and by other Internet Influencers)? Have you tried to interview the accused? Side Note: There has been little transparency in the USA NAC situation. Did the same referee assistance take place in other matches at the competition? When will an official report be made available?

that was the way it was but somewhere at sometime somebody said no more simos

It's an underlying game design problem with the sport of sabre, there should be incentive to do something other than run to the middle. Fix that and there won't be as many grinding actions in the first place, which is better both for competitors and spectators.