Very interesting. Two things stand out 1. The importance of building skills through sequences and patterns. Performed at speed, moving out of conscious thought into habit. Influenced by Rene Geuna and the Tarbelais way of learning sabre? 2. Learning to be quick. Neuroscience suggests we learn to do things quickly in a very different way to generalised learning. Huge implications for coaching in speed-reliant sports.
I love that his main point of reference is the tension/relaxation contradiction and, therefore, his teaching is applicable to all martial arts. Old Man Wang Xiangzhai would've approved 😅
It's really brave to upload a video like this as being a non professional fencer, but you did a great job. Hard to judge it though since I guess it's a one time thing, but we got a glance on what he things about certain technical elements. I definitely heard many wild things, which would make me to avoid his classes, however it was quite interesting. I would love to see more videos like this.
Like what? You shouldn’t avoid things because they’re different. There is a deep plethora of different fencing styles and approaches that are equally effective.
@@suda2849 Like not initiating with hand, starting with feet before making the cut in retreat, increasing speed before correcting technique, this kind of things. I don't mind it, I don't say it cannot be effective, I just don't think this approach leads to long term success, I was taught differently, that's all.
Same, he's super-critical too. A lot of what he's saying is pretty counter-intuitive, speed over technique for example. It's a tough ask to teach a very different style to an experienced fencer in a single lesson and a lot of this is spent trying to fix the step lunge technique here. But this lesson style wouldn't work for me I don't think. There are definitely some elements that were interesting though, "front foot for timing, back foot for power" is a very interesting way of looking at the prep/step.
The first comment. Do you want to do it well or you want to add some speed. Bro like you know immediately that this guysknows what actual figthing is about :D I mean ofc at the begining you learn movement slowly but from there there is no point. You need to adapt to do it fast and well. Only then it will work.
Because that was the exercise. Always a bit tricky doing subtitles for these things, some words don't translate directly. He asks me to do "banderole" which is a through cut to chest. I just put "chest" in the subtitles for sake of simplicity.
