Szilagyi's Defense 

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TurkeyPenRidge I'm glad you enjoyed it! I used to spend a lot of time watching videos to analyze footwork and preparations. That's why I started making compilation videos in the first place!

itimelord I'm glad you found it helpful!

hunczar glad you liked it!

Great comment, Hunczar, I agree with you, that the "how" and "why" are where the magic happens :)

Köszi!

Mikey Hilmer thank you, however my area of expertise is currently just sabre. When I eventually expand my knowledge base to foil you can expect some analysis videos in that too but it may not be for a while

Just going to ask for an Otas attack video again since I also like him and think you can analyse it now !:)

This mega-parry is not so mysterious. On defense, Hwang's strategy was to make a bladework preparation threatening stop cut to the outside of Szilagyi's gaurd especially on Szilagyi's acceleration steps. In response Szilagyi makes the same tactical error multiple times. Szilagyi responds by cutting early with a short lunge, showing too much respect to the first intention of Hwang's threatened stop cut. You can see it's too much respect for two reasons, 1) because Hwang doesn't actually throw the stop cut into any of Szilagyi's target, 2) Szilagyi finishes out of distance where he's in range to hit at best Hwang's extended arm but not Hwang's body or mask. What Hwang is actually doing is called second intention. If Hwang were to really throw the stop cut to Szilagyi's wrist then one correct response from Szilagyi is the shorter attack we see. But anticipating the short attack, Hwang's correct response is to retreat hard off of the line of that attack (diagonally) getting the majority of his target out of Szilagyi's reach using distance and timing alone. Then Hwang actually only has to cover his arm when Szilagyi's attack is at its most extended position. To deflect a blade at extension it is sufficient to use only a little flick of the wrist, which is the "universal mega parry". But it's not the mega in Hwang's parry that "upsets" Szilagyi's attacks. It's really Hwang's use of the feint, it's timing, and his second intention action. Also I disagree with calling Hwang's tactic universal. I would say it was an uncharacteristic psychological error on Szilagyi's part that made it repeatably effective. Typically Szilagyi has shown to be more than capable of keying into a safe distance from which to build the phrase of his attack. At such range he can set up his own second intention actions that would counter Hwang's set up after seeing it once. For whatever reason, in this match, Szilagyi repeatedly became rushed into an uncomfortable distance where he gave too much respect to a second intention feint by finishing short. It was on Szilagyi to keep his mental cool and to solve the distance and the tactical problems that his opponent presented to him.

Christian Albert Jahns maybe

Everyone both thinks about their action before the touch starts and reacts in some combination. Some people think more and some people react more but it really depends on the fencer

Roma Durell you're not wrong: he's been number 1 in the world before and he's won the Olympics twice

@@CyrusofChaos and now three times

@@csuszi11 now world champ

@@aminity548 :D :D correct

Are you aware that RU-vid has slow motion and frame by frame?

@@CyrusofChaos yes ! But I want this guy in slow motion action to learn

Mave Rick forgive my ignorance, I'm simply am amateur enthusiast who is trying really hard. Any light you can shed on this precious secret would be greatly appreciated 😍

Yes I too would be intrigued as to what you know that countless dont

If anybody in HEMA could fence 1/10 as good as Szilagyi we wouldn't be having this conversation. Watch this and try to learn something.

Btw, I do both.